01134cam a22001937a 4500 33172 33172 120627s2008 gw a 000 0 eng d 9780387716749 0387716742 Ratcliffe, Martin. State of the Universe 2008 : new images, discoveries and events / Martin Ratcliffe. New York : Springer ; c2008. viii, 183 p. : ill. ; Popular treatment. This annual astronomy review covers all major astronomical news on topics beyond the Solar System and includes web links for all major news stories, providing a bridge between the public news stories and the actual research web sites. The set of appendices at the end of the book include a list of launches of major astronomical observatories/satellites during the past year; a list of planned future astronomical satellites; basic data on all astronomical observatories currently in operation with web links for the reader who wishes to find out more. Astronomy Popular works. Space sciences Popular works. BK QB44.3 .R38 2008 0 0 lcc 0 0 NFIC MAIN MAIN OOWR 2019-03-18 GFT 0 QB 44.3 .R38 2008 0039041 2019-03-18 00:00:00 3 2019-03-18 BK 0 0 lcc 0 0 NFIC MAIN MAIN OOWR 2019-03-18 GFT 0 QB 44.3 .R38 2008 0039042 2019-03-18 00:00:00 3 2019-03-18 BK 0 0 lcc 0 0 NFIC MAIN MAIN OOWR 2019-03-18 GFT 0 QB 44.3 .R38 2008 0039043 2019-03-18 00:00:00 3 2019-03-18 BK