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Offers a unique combination of informative text, magnificent illustrations and stylish design Examines the 100 most important discoveries since the invention of the telescope Features spectacular photographs, taken with the largest telescopes on Earth and in space, that portray distant corners of the universe Author Govert Schilling is a renowned astronomy journalist and science communicator In his Atlas of Astronomical Discoveries, astronomy journalist Govert Schilling tells the story of 400 years of telescopic astronomy. He looks at the 100 most important discoveries since the invention of the telescope. Doing what Schilling does best, he takes the reader on an adventure through both space and time. Photographs and amazing pictures line the pages of this book, offering the reader an escape from this world and an invitation to a world far beyond what the unaided human eye can detect.

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From the reviews: The Atlas of Astronomical Discoveries is a timeline book with a difference. ! it's a truly handsome book, illustrated in full colour on very high quality paper, making it more like a coffee table book ! . Schilling has done a fine job, and in the process has written a delightful book which has something for everyone interested in astronomy ! . Sooo, if you want a book that will lead you through the history of astronomy ! this is definitely a book you'll enjoy. (Cumbrian Sky, July, 2011) Atlas of Astronomical Discoveries takes one hundred of the most significant ! breakthroughs and tells the story behind the science. ! provide the reader with brief snapshots of the most spectacular Astronomical discoveries since the invention of the telescope, in a format that is comfortable both visually and in prose. ! Just an enjoyable book that you will pick up from time to time and wonder at Galileo's excitement observing mountains on the moon for the very first time ! . (Best Astronomy Books Newsletter, September/October, 2011) A large-format hardback with lavishly printed full-page photographs ! . Each item is illustrated with a high-quality picture and a page of text. ! a source for facts and more a repository to scan for your own stunning discoveries. (Kate Oliver, Sky at Night Magazine, October, 2011) If you like your astronomical history delivered in a visually appealing fashion, you need look no further than the Atlas of Astronomical Discoveries, a new book by Dutch astronomy journalist Govert Schilling. ! Each breakthrough is presented in a two-page spread, with one full page devoted to a gorgeous color photograph, brought to us by the finest astronomical instruments available to us today, and a second page devoted to two columns of text, with space allotted for a smaller illustration. (Naomi Pasachoff, IAU Commission 46, Issue 75, October, 2011)

From the reviews: The Atlas of Astronomical Discoveries is a timeline book with a difference. it 's a truly handsome book, illustrated in full colour on very high quality paper, making it more like a coffee table book . Schilling has done a fine job, and in the process has written a delightful book which has something for everyone interested in astronomy . Sooo, if you want a book that will lead you through the history of astronomy this is definitely a book you ll enjoy. (Cumbrian Sky, July, 2011)

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Govert Schilling (1956) is the Netherlands’ most renowned astronomy journalist. He has written nearly fifty books on a wide variety of astronomical subjects. For lecture bookings, please contact Govert at: mail@govertschilling.nl.

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