Contains 250 questions and answers about astronomy, particular for the amateur astronomer.

This book gives simple yet rigorous answers to hundreds of astronomical questions, for anyone who has ever wondered about the cosmos.

The latest edition of this handbook provides answers to questions on astronomy and the universe and contains the answers to ten new questions. DeYoung explains

"The entries follow an elaborate organizational plan, which amounts to a new classification of knowledge, its institutional settings, and its applications. This