Colin Stuart
Price: £8.99
Imprint: O'Mara Books
Publication date: 01/09/2022
ISBN: 9781789295023
Subject: Non-Fiction
Category: Science - History - Philosophy
Binding: Paperback
Size: 198 x 129 mm
Extent: 240 pages
Illustration: diagrams and images throughout
Territorial Rights: World (All Languages)
Imprint: O'Mara Books
Publication date: 22/03/2018
ISBN: 9781782438649
Subject: Non-Fiction
Category: Science - History - Philosophy
Binding: Hardback
Size: 198 x 129 mm
Extent: 240 pages
Illustration: diagrams and images throughout
Territorial Rights: World (All Languages)
Edition Status: Out of Print
Imprint: O'Mara Books
Publication date: 22/03/2018
ISBN: 9781782438663
Subject: Non-Fiction
Category: Science - History - Philosophy
Size: EPUB 2
Extent: 240 pages
Illustration: diagrams and images throughout
Territorial Rights: World ex EU
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Enquire nowIf you're new to the subject... or are trying to spark the astronomy bug in someone else, then this volume is an excellent place to begin your adventure
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
This book is a goldmine for anyone seeking to understand the present state of astronomical science, cosmology and how we arrived here from the earliest wonderings of our ancestors about the things they saw in the sky
Astronomy Now
Fascinating overview of our universe and the discoveries astronomers have made over the centuries, written in clear, accessible language for the non-scientist
Covers all the major milestones of scientific discovery since we first turned our faces towards the stars
Colin Stuart lectures at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, and is the author of 13 Journeys Through Space and Time, also for Michael O’Mara, which has sold over 12,000 copies to date
The Michael O'Mara Books 'Bite-sized Chunks' series has sold 657,000 copies worldwide in all formats to date
Comparative Titles: Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil DeGrasse Tyson (WW Norton, 2017): 7,800 copies sold to date The Universe in Your Hands by Cristophe Galfard (Pan, 2016) Ask an Astronaut by Tim Peake (Century, 2017)
Colin Stuart is an astronomy journalist, author and science communicator. He has written twelve science books to date, which have been translated into seventeen languages, as well as articles for the Guardian, European Space Agency and New Scientist, among others. He is a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, and has had an asteroid named after him in recognition of his efforts to popularise astronomy. He has talked about the universe on Sky News, BBC News and Radio 5Live. He is the author of 13 Journeys Through Space and Time: Christmas Lectures From the Royal Institution and The Universe in Bite-sized Chunks, also published by Michael O’Mara Books.