Comets, Cosmology and the Big Bang: A History of Astronomy from Edmond Halley to Edwin Hubble

by Allan Chapman

This book will take the story of astronomy on from where Allan Chapman left it in Stargazers, and bring it almost up to date, with the developments and discoveries of the last three centuries.

He covers the big names - Halley, Hooke, Herschel, Hubble and Hoyle; and includes the women who pushed astronomy forward, from Caroline Herschel to the Victorian women astronomers.

He includes the big discoveries and the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745980317
• ISBN13: 9780745980317
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Lion Books
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.5"