New Guide to the Planets

Patrick Moore

Sidgwick & Jackson, 1993 - Science - 228 pages

This study of the solar system takes into account all the latest findings of radio astronomy, the space programmes of Russia and America and the work that is still being done with optical telescopes. It describes our planetary system in detail and discusses all the latest findings on the planets.

About the author

Patrick Moore was born on March 4, 1923. He is one of the most prolific authors of popular astronomy books. He began publishing astronomy books in 1950 and has been extremely active ever since. He is director of the lunar section of the British Astronomical Association and was director of the Armagh Planetarium in Northern Ireland from 1965 to 1968. Moore has been the host of a television program, "The Sky at Night," which appeared first on BBC in April 1957. He was awarded the Order of the British Empire in 1968 for his work in astronomy. Patrick Moore died December 9, 2012.

Bibliographic information

• Title: New Guide to the Planets
• Author: Patrick Moore
• Edition: 2, illustrated
• Publisher: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1993
• ISBN: 0283061456, 9780283061455
• Length: 228 pages
• Subjects: Science / General