Brandt, John C. <br/><br/>
New horizons in astronomy / 
John C. Brandt and Stephen P Maran. 
 - San Francisco, California :  Freeman and Company,  c1972 
 - XII, 496 pages :  illustrations ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes index. 
<br/><br/>1. Introduction -- 2. Our planet earth -- 3. Evolution and life -- 4. Historical astronomy - sky and no telescope -- 5. Matter, heat and light -- 6. Telescope and observatories -- 7. The solar system - an overview -- 8. The planets and their atmosphere -- 9. Our sun -- 10. The stars - a census. 
<br/><br/> The aim here is not to emphasize novelty for its own sake, but to portray astronomy as the living subject that it really is. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>716703386 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>ASTRONOMY
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QB 432 .B73 1972