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100 1 _aRatcliffe, Martin.
245 1 0 _aState of the Universe 2008 :
_bnew images, discoveries and events /
_cMartin Ratcliffe.
260 _aNew York :
_bSpringer ;
_cc2008.
300 _aviii, 183 p. :
_bill. ;
500 _aPopular treatment.
520 _aThis 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.
650 0 _aAstronomy
_vPopular works.
650 0 _aSpace sciences
_vPopular works.
942 _cBK
050 0 0 _aQB44.3
_b.R38 2008