The Starspotter's Guide

Sheila Kanani

£18.99


It was a story about space - Apollo 13 - which first hooked Sheila Kanani, and now, decades later, after achieving a PhD in Saturn's magnetosphere and working as an outreach officer for the Royal Astronomical Society, she has made a career of weaving together the science and tales of the stars. In 'The Starspotter's Guide', her first book for adults, Sheila pulls together the rich tapestry of the night sky for the armchair stargazer, sharing the stories that cultures across the world have told about the stars for millennia - and how these have shaped our exploration and understanding of the Earth, from astrologers in ancient India using the stars to calculate the length of the year, to Polynesian explorers using them to navigate far beyond their homes.


Author(s): Kanani, Sheila
Binding: Hardback
Date of Publication: 11/09/2025
Pagination: 272 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Bloomsbury
Published By: Bloomsbury
Book Classification: Astronomy, space & time
Dimensions: 234 x 178 x 28
Weight: 860
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781526664594

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