cover image The Astronomer's Universe: Stars, Galaxies and Cosmos

The Astronomer's Universe: Stars, Galaxies and Cosmos

Herbert Friedman. Ballantine Books, $14 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-345-37248-2

Friedman details observation techniques; covers topics that include stellar evolution, quasars and post-Big Bang nucleosynthesis; and profiles pathfinders such as Edwin Hubble, Jan Oort and telescope-builder George Hale. ``One of the most engaging popular-science introductions to astronomy to come along in memory,'' said PW. Illustrated. (July)