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{{short description|Book about astronomy}}

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| name = A Question and Answer Guide to Astronomy

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| image_captioncaption = Front cover of A Question and Answer Guide to Astronomy

| author = [[Pierre-Yves Bely]], [[Carol Christian]], and [[Jean-Rene Roy]]

| country = [[United States]]

| language = [[English]]

| subject = [[Astronomy]]

| genre = [[Science]]

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| media_type = Print (paperback)

| pages = 294 pages

| isbn = 9780521180665978-0-521-18066-5

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'''''A Question and Answer Guide to Astronomy''''' is a [[book]] about [[astronomy]] and [[cosmology]], and is intended for a general audience. The book was written by [[Pierre-Yves Bely]], [[Carol Christian]], and [[Jean-Rene Roy]], and published in English by [[Cambridge University Press]] in 2010. It was originally written in [[French]].<ref name=AstronomyNow>{{Cite web|url=http://www.astronomynow.com/books/A%20Question%20and%20Answer%20Guide%20to%20Astronomy.html|title=A Question and Answer Guide to Astronomy|first=Alice|last=Sheppard|work=[[Astronomy Now]]|access-date=13 February 2011|archive-date=23 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123214917/http://www.astronomynow.com/books/A%20Question%20and%20Answer%20Guide%20to%20Astronomy.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The content within the book is written using a question and answer format. It contains some 250 questions, which ''[[The Science Teacher]]'' states each are answered with a "concise and well-formulated essay that is informative and readable." ''The Science Teacher'' review goes on to state that many of the answers given in the book are "little gems of science writing". ''The Science Teacher'' summarizes by stating that each question is likely to be thought of by a student, and that "the answers are informative, well constructed, and thorough".<ref name=SciTeacher>{{Cite journal|last1=Seidman|first1=Cary|monthdate=January|year= 2011|title=A Question and Answer Guide to Astronomy|journal=[[The Science Teacher]]|volume=1|series=78|page=70|url=http://find.galegroup.com.ezproxy1.onlib.org:8080/gtx/infomark.do?&contentSet=IAC-Documents&type=retrieve&tabID=T002&prodId=SPJ.SP13&docId=A246253486&source=gale&srcprod=SP13&userGroupName=nysl_ce_ocpl&version=1.0}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

The book covers information about the [[planets]], [[the Earth]], [[the Universe]], practical astronomy, history, and awkward questions such as [[astronomy in the Bible]], [[UFO]]s, and [[Extraterrestrial life|alien]]s.<ref name=AstronomyNow/> Also covered are subjects such as the [[Big Bang]], comprehension of [[large numbers]], and the [[Moon illusion]].<ref name=AstronomyNow/><ref name=SciTeacher/>

==See also==

*[[Bibliography of encyclopedias: astronomy and astronomers]]

==References==

{{Reflist}}

;Additional reviews

*{{cite journal |title=Book Review—A Question and Answer Guide to Astronomy |journal=Astronomy Education Review |author=Wolff, Sidney |volume=9 |number=1 |date=July 8, 2010 |page=010501 |url=http://aer.aas.org/resource/1/aerscz/v9/i1/p010501_s1 |doi=10.3847/aer2010018|bibcode=2010AEdRv...9a0501W |doi-access= free|url-access=subscription }}

*Mutel, R. L. "A question and answer guide to astronomy", ''Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries''; Jan2011, Vol. 48 Issue 5, p920-920

*Whitt, April S. "A Question and Answer Guide to Astronomy", ''Planetarian''; Sep2012, Vol. 41 Issue 3, p60-60

*Mizon, Bob "A question and answer guide to astronomy", ''Journal of the British Astronomical Association''; Jun2010, Vol. 120 Issue 3, p186-186, 1/2p

*Zetie, Ken "A Question and Answer Guide to Astronomy", ''Contemporary Physics''; Sep/Oct2011, Vol. 52 Issue 5, p482-482, 1p

*"A Question and Answer Guide to Astronomy", ''MNASSA Monthly Notes of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa''; Aug2011, Vol. 70 Issue 7/8, p159-161, 3p

==External links==

* [http://www.cambridge.org/us/knowledge/isbn/item2705034/A%20Question%20and%20Answer%20Guide%20to%20Astronomy Cambridge University Press — A Question and Answer Guide to Astronomy]

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