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Author: Florian Freistetter
Publisher: Experiment
Imprint: Experiment
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 20.80cm
Weight: 0.318kg
ISBN: 9781891011115
ISBN 10: 1891011111
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 07 November 2023
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
2021 Foreword Indies Finalist A good introductory read for those who are interested in the stars and looking for something that is not technical. --Seattle Book Review Useful for public libraries and amateur stargazers who want to learn more about some key stars and their contribution to knowledge of the universe. . . . Recommended. --Choice Reviews An ingenious basic course in astronomy. --Die Welt Delightful . . . an excellent diversion for people of all levels of astronomical knowledge. --BBC Sky at Night Magazine Our cosmic narrative is told in a very different, inventive manner by the Austrian writer and astronomer Florian Freistetter, who examines it through the device of providing short portraits of his hundred favourite stars. It's the classic trick of focusing on the particular to tell a wider story, and here it is done beautifully. --Times Literary Supplement
"An ingenious basic course in astronomy.-- ""Die Welt"" Delightful . . . an excellent diversion for people of all levels of astronomical knowledge.-- ""BBC Sky at Night Magazine"" Our cosmic narrative is told in a very different, inventive manner by the Austrian writer and astronomer Florian Freistetter, who examines it through the device of providing short portraits of his hundred favourite stars. It's the classic trick of focusing on the particular to tell a wider story, and here it is done beautifully.-- ""Times Literary Supplement"" Useful for public libraries and amateur stargazers who want to learn more about some key stars and their contribution to knowledge of the universe. . . . Recommended.-- ""Choice Reviews"" 2021 Foreword Indies Finalist ""A good introductory read for those who are interested in the stars and looking for something that is not technical.-- ""Seattle Book Review"""
Author Information
Florian Freistetter, PhD, is a freelance science journalist and the author of several popular science books on astronomy, including Isaac Newton: The Asshole Who Reinvented the Universe. He has published more than five thousand articles on his blog, Astrodicticum Simplex, which is one of the most-read German-language science blogs. He writes a weekly column about mathematics for spektrum.de, as well as many other articles for a variety of publications. He lives in Germany
