Description: Weird Astronomy : Tales of Unusual, Bizarre, and Other Hard to Explain Observations, Paperback by Seargent, David A. J., ISBN 1441964231, ISBN-13 9781441964236, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Weird Astronomy appeals to all who are interested in unusual celestial phenomena, whether they be amateur or professional astronomers or science buffs who just enjoy reading of odd coincidences, unexplained observations, and reports from space probes that "don’t quite fit." This book relates a variety of "unusual" astronomical observations – unusual in the sense of refusing to fit easily into accepted thinking, or unusual in the observation having been made under difficult or extreme circumstances. Although some of the topics covered are instances of "bad astronomy," most are not. Some of the observations recorded here have actually turned out to be important scientific are some amusing anecdotes (such as the incident involving "potassium flares" in ordinary stars and the story of Abba 1, the solar system’s own flare star!), but th’s purpose is not to ridicule those who report anomalous observations, nor is it to challenge scientific orthodoxy. It is more to demonstrate how what's "weird" often turns out to be far more significant than observations of what we expect to see.
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Book Title: Weird Astronomy : Tales of Unusual, Bizarre, and Other Hard to Ex
Number of Pages: Xiii, 304 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Weird Astronomy : Tales of Unusual, Bizarre, and Other Hard to Explain Observations
Publisher: Springer New York
Publication Year: 2010
Subject: Physics / Astrophysics, Astronomy
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 17.4 Oz
Subject Area: Science
Item Length: 9.3 in
Author: David A. J. Seargent
Item Width: 6.1 in
Series: Astronomers' Universe Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
