books to recommend?

[tian]

Any nice astronomy books or beginner star-gazing books to recommend?

[rlow]

I recommend "Nightwatch" by Terence Dickenson. Covers theory and practical topics, including equipment discussions, skymaps, etc. Available from Borders, Kinokuniya (Orchard) or borrow from the National Library.

[boothee]

Hi Tian,

Have a look at the following topic!

Astronomy: The Definitive Guide

I bought that book from Chris and I really like it. If you want it, check with Chris, he might have some more copies.

Cheers !!!

;O)
boothee

[tian]

hmmm, would try and look for this 2 books when i go to sch library, but this 2 is about star gazing, any books about astronomy or cosmology about facts or theorems? (black hole, white hole, worm hole etc....) coz i have a strong intrest for astronomy and cosmology since young

[gwenyi]

try wikipedia and the other websites very useful for obtaining theoretical stuff.

[ALPiNe]

Suggestions:

Astronomy Hacks: Tips and Tools for Observing the Night Sky
Robert and Barbara Thompson
O'Reilly
2005
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/astronomyhks/

A Brief History of Time
Stephen W. Hawking
1998
(Can be found at Borders or Kinokuniya)

The Theory of Everything: The Origin and Fate of the Universe
Stephen W. Hawking
2002
(Can be found at Bedok Library)

Also see Ned Wright's Cosmology Tutorial:
http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~wright/cosmolog.htm
http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~wright/cosmology_faq.html

WMAP: Foundations of the Big Bang theory
http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/m_uni.html

WMAP: Tests of Big Bang Cosmology
http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/m_uni/uni_101bbtest.html


Cheers,
- ALPiNe
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[weixing]

Hi,
Or you can read the "Astronomy Theory Lecture Notes for beginner" website from the link at this thread: http://www.singastro.org/viewtopic.php?t=3246

Or you can go library to borrow this book: "Astronomy a Self Teaching Guide"

By the way, Welcome to SingAstro!!

Have a nice day.