Eclipses by Frank Close
100 questions about eclipses--each answered succinctly to create a comprehensive description of the wonder of this natural phenomena.
Frank Close is an eminent research theoretical physicist in nuclear and particle physics. He is Emeritus Professor of Physics at Oxford University and a Fellow of Exeter College, and was formerly the Head of the Theoretical Physics Division at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. He served as Chair of the UK Space Exploration Working Group 2007 which culminated with Tim Peake's launch to the ISS. He is the author of several books, including the best-selling Lucifer's Legacy (OUP, 2000), and was the winner of the Kelvin Medal of the Institute of Physics for his "outstanding contributions to the public understanding of physics." His other books include The Cosmic Onion (1983), The Particle Explosion (1987), End (1988), Too Hot to Handle (1991), and The Particle Odyssey (OUP, 2002). In 2013 Professor Close was awarded the Royal Society Michael Faraday Prize for communicating science.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780190902469 |
| ISBN 10 | 0190902469 |
| Title | Eclipses |
| Author | Frank Close |
| Series | What Everyone Needs To Know |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 2019-11-14 |
| Number of pages | 200 |
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