This book is part of a book series called Young Oxford .

This book has been graded for interest at 10+ years.

There are 160 pages in this book. This book was published 1998 by Oxford University Press, USA .

Dr. Jacqueline Mitton holds an M. A. in physics from the University of Oxford and a Ph. D. in astrophysics from the University of Cambridge. She works as a Public Relations Officer for the Royal Astronomical Society in England. She is the author of several books for children including Zoo in the Sky: A Book of Animal Constellations. Asteroid 4027 was named Mitton for Dr. Mitton and her husband, astronomer Simon Mitton. She lives in England. Dr Jacqueline Mittion is a highly respected writer of books on astronomy. She is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and speaks regularly at schools on the subject of astronomy. She has also contributed frequently to radio and television programmes. Her publications include The Young Oxford Book of Astronomy and Galileo: Scientist and Stargazer (Oxford University Press). Dr Simon Mitton is the Director of Science Publishing at Cambridge University Press and has a PhD Physics in Radio Astronomy. ; He has authored numerous books on astronomy, including Exploring the Galaxies (Faber). Since 1993 Dr Mitton has been physics consultant for Science Watch, published by the Institute for Science Information in Philadelphia.