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Article: Raymo, Chet. An intimate look at the night sky.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
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Walker. 242p. illus. Bibliog. index. c2001. 0-8027-7670-1. $16.00. SA
Chet Raymo. professor emeritus of physics and astronomy at Stonehill College, gives new life to the 100 billion anonymous galaxies in our universe. Of course, as with any good star guide he's got the basics here: 24 star maps arranged by season with helpful pronunciations of difficult star names, information on planets and meteor showers, comets, the moon and eclipses, galaxies, and how the universe will end. What makes this book different is that Raymo accompanies the cold facts with poetry, history, religion, philosophy, and mythology. His essays are informed with enthusiasm and ...