HERBERT FRIEDMAN

The Astronomer's Universe

Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmos
Revised and Updated

"One of the most engaging popular science introductions to astronomy to come along in memory.... A superb book."-Publishers Weekly

Herbert Friedman draws on a lifetime of experience and enthusiasm in unfolding the history of astronomical research-the new knowledge, the technology, and the sheer human genius of this thrilling branch of science.

"Surveys the whole sweep of modern astronomy... for those who would like to sit down with one of the leading postwar researchers who could explain what the new astronomical knowledge is all about."-Christian Science Monitor

Herbert Friedman is emeritus director, Space Science Program, Naval Research Laboratory. For the Norton paperback edition he has added new material on the latest findings, including coverage of the Hubble Telescope.

1998 / paperback / ISBN 0-393-31763-3 / Photographs, charts, drawings / 384 pages / SCIENCE/ASTRONOMY