COSMIC ESSAYS

 

A collection of popular essays on astronomy, written to mark the International Year of Astronomy 2009

 

by John Hearnshaw,

The University of Canterbury

New Zealand

 

 

 

COSMIC ESSAYS

 

A new book by John Hearnshaw

 

Cosmic Essays – a collection of 53 popular essays in astronomy, written to celebrate the International Year of Astronomy 2009, and originally published electronically as the Cosmic Diary as a cornerstone project of IYA2009.

 

The 53 essays cover a wide variety of topics. The project was conceived to portray the lives of professional astronomers during 2009. The articles in Cosmic Essays include topics such as:

·         Mt John University Observatory, New Zealand

·         The search for extrasolar planets

·         The history of astronomy

·         Astronomy in developing countries (such as Mongolia, Cuba, Paraguay, Uzbekistan, Mauritius and Laos)

·         Observatories in remote corners of the world (including those in Spain, Uruguay, Thailand and the Czech Republic)

·         Astronomical libraries

·         Astronomical spectrographs

·         Astronomy and society (including astro-publishing and the relationship between astronomy and the economy)

·         Famous astronomers of the twentieth century

·         Astronomical conferences

·         The Starlight Reserve Initiative

and many more!

 

The book is richly illustrated with over 150 full colour illustrations. pp 105 + vi

Cosmic Essays is published by the author, who is Professor of Astronomy at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. Published May 2010.  

See www2.phys.canterbury.ac.nz/~jhe25/CosmicEssays/COSMIC_ESSAYS.htm

 

To order a copy, email john.hearnshaw@canterbury.ac.nz and include your name and mailing address. Or go to ORDER FORM

( http://www2.phys.canterbury.ac.nz/~jhe25/CosmicEssays/COSMIC_ESSAYS_order.htm )

Price $NZ25.00. Packaging and postage $5 in New Zealand; $18 international