--- product_id: 50742537 title: "The Astronomy Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained" price: "14076 Ft" currency: HUF in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.hu/products/50742537-the-astronomy-book-big-ideas-simply-explained store_origin: HU region: Hungary --- # Explores 95% unknown universe Chronological cosmic journey Dark matter & energy insights The Astronomy Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained **Price:** 14076 Ft **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🌠 Illuminate your place in the universe — don’t just look up, understand! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Astronomy Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained - **How much does it cost?** 14076 Ft with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hu](https://www.desertcart.hu/products/50742537-the-astronomy-book-big-ideas-simply-explained) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Visual Feast for the Curious Mind:** Rich, colorful graphics and diagrams make complex ideas effortlessly engaging. - • **Master the Cosmos, One Page at a Time:** Chronologically laid out for intuitive learning from ancient myths to modern astrophysics. - • **Perfect for Lifelong Learners & Stargazers:** Ideal companion for adults and older children craving clear, concise astronomy knowledge. - • **Unlock the Universe’s Greatest Mysteries:** Dive deep into dark matter, dark energy, and cosmic expansion with accessible explanations. - • **Your Cosmic Passport to the Stelliferous Age:** Join the elite few who understand the universe’s past, present, and accelerating future. ## Overview The Astronomy Book by DK is a visually stunning, chronologically organized guide that simplifies complex cosmic concepts—from ancient astronomy to cutting-edge discoveries like dark matter and gravitational waves. With 4.6-star reviews and a top ranking in young adult encyclopedias, it’s the perfect intellectual companion for professionals and curious minds eager to decode the universe’s biggest mysteries. ## Description Learn about planets, stars and black holes in The Astronomy Book. Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Astronomy in this overview guide to the subject, brilliant for beginners looking to learn and experts wishing to refresh their knowledge alike! The Astronomy Book brings a fresh and vibrant take on the topic through eye-catching graphics and diagrams to immerse yourself in. This captivating book will broaden your understanding of Astronomy, with: - More than 100 big astronomical ideas, theories and discoveries - Packed with facts, charts, timelines and graphs to help explain core concepts - A visual approach to big subjects with striking illustrations and graphics throughout - Easy to follow text makes topics accessible for people at any level of understanding The Astronomy Book is the perfect introduction to the story of our ideas about space, time, and the physics of the cosmos, aimed at adults with an interest in the subject and students wanting to gain more of an overview. Here you'll discover more than 100 of the most important theories and discoveries in the history of astronomy and the great minds behind them. If you've ever wondered about the key ideas that underpin the wonders of the universe and the great minds who uncovered them, this is the perfect book for you. Your Astronomy Questions, Simply Explained How do we measure the universe? Where is the event horizon? What is dark matter? If you thought it was difficult to learn the science of celestial objects and phenomena, The Astronomy Book presents key information in an easy to follow layout. Learn ancient speculations about the nature of the universe, through the Copernican Revolution, to the mind-boggling theories of recent science such as those of Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking, with superb mind maps and step-by-step summaries. And delve into the work of the scientists who have shaped the subject, with biographies of key astronomers such as Ptolemy, Copernicus, Galileo, Newton, Hubble, and Hawking. The Big Ideas Series With millions of copies sold worldwide, The Astronomy Book is part of the award-winning Big Ideas series from DK. The series uses striking graphics along with engaging writing, making big topics easy to understand. Review: Homecoming - We are living through a portion of time on the cosmic calendar called the Stelliferous Age — the Age of Stars (which began more than 13 billion years ago). Stars produce energy in the form of light, heat and warmth. They also double as chemical factories, laboratories for stirring and mixing the elements, the birthplace of life, or the place where life’s ingredients are made. So when the Stelliferous Age passes (some 100 trillion years hence), life will too. A famous book says there is a season to everything. The season for life and living is now. Yet we inhabit a tiny portion of cosmic real estate in the visible universe, an area whose dimensions encompass only five percent of the cosmos. That portion looks boundlessly immense to us — so immense that no one can properly picture it mentally. Yet most of the universe, roughly 95 percent, is totally unknown, as we haven’t yet solved the puzzle and paradox of how to see the invisible. Even so, not knowing its composition and properties, we can gauge its impact on the visible universe through gravity, observing the effects of light as it bends through spacetime. We know this strange world is there and that it’s extremely powerful. The laws of physics, including those of thermodynamics, say inertia in the form entropy should be slowing the speed of our expanding universe, still growing 13.8 billion years after creation in the form of the Big Bang. But it isn’t slowing down. In fact, quite the opposite: it’s accelerating. How can this be? The answer is dark matter and dark energy, vague labels for properties or qualities of reality we do not understand. Yes, we know little about our cosmic home, yet we know more now than our ancestors who preceded us over thousands of generations. We live in a great age of discovery, or at least one great to us, although the age may look like one of ignorance and superstition thousands of years from now if our descendants and their developing technologies are still here. They will be the ones to decode the composition and properties of dark matter and dark energy, each of which respectively makes up roughly 25 and 70 percent of the universe. These ideas and many other fascinating ones are contained in this wonderful new book (2017) produced by DK Publishing in London. “The Astronomy Book” is part of a series DK is calling “Big Ideas Simply Explained”. Many people are probably thankful for this series, myself included. As such, the volume at hand here is a collection of knowledge that can teach one much about our cosmic home. The book is laid out chronologically, as this is probably the best way to grasp its concepts (the logical linear order of before and after). ‘Before’ of course makes up most of the book, what we knew then (in the past) compared to what we know now. It begins in a section called “From Myth to Science, 600 BCE-1550 CE”. Some sections that follow are: “The Telescope Revolution, 1550-1750”; “The Rise of Astrophysics, 1850-1915”; “Atoms, Stars and Galaxies, 1915-1950”; “New Windows on the Universe, 1950-1975”; and “The Triumph of Technology, 1975-Present”. The final section is the most recent of course (and perhaps most fascinating). A few of its subsections are: “Most of the Universe is missing (Dark matter)”; “Stars form from the inside out (inside giant molecular clouds)”; “Wrinkles in time (Observing the CMB)” — cosmic microwave background noise, echoes of the Big Bang; “Cosmic expansion is accelerating (Dark energy)”; and “Ripples through spacetime (Gravitational waves)”. Each section is laid out simply with an easy-to-follow, eye-pleasing design that includes “In Context” sidebars; quotations from famous astronomers; colourful graphics, diagrams, illustrations; very little math and complicated equations; brief sidebar biographies of astronomers; and a “See Also” reference guide at the bottom of many pages, directing the reader to additional, relevant material by subject heading and page numbers. Reference sections at the end of the book include a Directory of famous or influential astronomers (laid out chronologically), a Glossary of important terms, an Index, and an Acknowledgements page for editorial assistance and photo credits. This isn’t a book to be read in one go, just as the night sky does not invite one long, sustained glance. Instead, it’s one to return to time and again as certain ideas and questions arise in the mind. The best questions usually begin with ‘How’. This is the basis or foundation of science. Then many ‘w’ questions may follow: ‘what’, “when’, ‘where’, ‘who’, ‘why’. It’s a primer for understanding home, your place in the cosmos: what this place is, where it came from, how and why it’s here, how you and life could ever come to be. So naturally it’s philosophical as well, as many of the best questions we ask ourselves are. We want to know things. Why? Science tries to answer this question too by studying the structure and evolution of the human brain. It’s part of our Faustian pact with the universe. It made us — or allowed us to become — thinking reeds, as Pascal loved to say. We are wanderers, nomads, explorers on a long journey out of Africa, a journey that has now taken us intellectually to the heavens and stars in our desire to emotionally go home, retracing our steps to our birthplace. In a way, life is exactly this — one long homecoming, coming to terms with who you are and where you come from. This book, a wonderful thing, will hold your hand on the journey back through time. Review: Great quality, clear and concise suitable for adults and children - Great quality book that arrived promptly. Bought for my husband along with a monthly star gazing book. It was the perfect companion. My husband is intreiged by the stars and does know some information. This book was perfect for deepening his understanding without getting too complex. The illustrations are fabulous too. Overall the book is very information and keeps the reader interested by all the facts and information without being too scientific. Perfext for older children and adults alike. ## Features - Warning:Not suitable for children over 36 months - Warning:Not suitable for children under 3 years. For use under adult supervision - New Store Stock ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 27,553 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 8 in Encyclopaedias for Young Adults | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 1,447 Reviews | ## Images ![The Astronomy Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81wQCiOGDHL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Homecoming *by J***T on 22 September 2018* We are living through a portion of time on the cosmic calendar called the Stelliferous Age — the Age of Stars (which began more than 13 billion years ago). Stars produce energy in the form of light, heat and warmth. They also double as chemical factories, laboratories for stirring and mixing the elements, the birthplace of life, or the place where life’s ingredients are made. So when the Stelliferous Age passes (some 100 trillion years hence), life will too. A famous book says there is a season to everything. The season for life and living is now. Yet we inhabit a tiny portion of cosmic real estate in the visible universe, an area whose dimensions encompass only five percent of the cosmos. That portion looks boundlessly immense to us — so immense that no one can properly picture it mentally. Yet most of the universe, roughly 95 percent, is totally unknown, as we haven’t yet solved the puzzle and paradox of how to see the invisible. Even so, not knowing its composition and properties, we can gauge its impact on the visible universe through gravity, observing the effects of light as it bends through spacetime. We know this strange world is there and that it’s extremely powerful. The laws of physics, including those of thermodynamics, say inertia in the form entropy should be slowing the speed of our expanding universe, still growing 13.8 billion years after creation in the form of the Big Bang. But it isn’t slowing down. In fact, quite the opposite: it’s accelerating. How can this be? The answer is dark matter and dark energy, vague labels for properties or qualities of reality we do not understand. Yes, we know little about our cosmic home, yet we know more now than our ancestors who preceded us over thousands of generations. We live in a great age of discovery, or at least one great to us, although the age may look like one of ignorance and superstition thousands of years from now if our descendants and their developing technologies are still here. They will be the ones to decode the composition and properties of dark matter and dark energy, each of which respectively makes up roughly 25 and 70 percent of the universe. These ideas and many other fascinating ones are contained in this wonderful new book (2017) produced by DK Publishing in London. “The Astronomy Book” is part of a series DK is calling “Big Ideas Simply Explained”. Many people are probably thankful for this series, myself included. As such, the volume at hand here is a collection of knowledge that can teach one much about our cosmic home. The book is laid out chronologically, as this is probably the best way to grasp its concepts (the logical linear order of before and after). ‘Before’ of course makes up most of the book, what we knew then (in the past) compared to what we know now. It begins in a section called “From Myth to Science, 600 BCE-1550 CE”. Some sections that follow are: “The Telescope Revolution, 1550-1750”; “The Rise of Astrophysics, 1850-1915”; “Atoms, Stars and Galaxies, 1915-1950”; “New Windows on the Universe, 1950-1975”; and “The Triumph of Technology, 1975-Present”. The final section is the most recent of course (and perhaps most fascinating). A few of its subsections are: “Most of the Universe is missing (Dark matter)”; “Stars form from the inside out (inside giant molecular clouds)”; “Wrinkles in time (Observing the CMB)” — cosmic microwave background noise, echoes of the Big Bang; “Cosmic expansion is accelerating (Dark energy)”; and “Ripples through spacetime (Gravitational waves)”. Each section is laid out simply with an easy-to-follow, eye-pleasing design that includes “In Context” sidebars; quotations from famous astronomers; colourful graphics, diagrams, illustrations; very little math and complicated equations; brief sidebar biographies of astronomers; and a “See Also” reference guide at the bottom of many pages, directing the reader to additional, relevant material by subject heading and page numbers. Reference sections at the end of the book include a Directory of famous or influential astronomers (laid out chronologically), a Glossary of important terms, an Index, and an Acknowledgements page for editorial assistance and photo credits. This isn’t a book to be read in one go, just as the night sky does not invite one long, sustained glance. Instead, it’s one to return to time and again as certain ideas and questions arise in the mind. The best questions usually begin with ‘How’. This is the basis or foundation of science. Then many ‘w’ questions may follow: ‘what’, “when’, ‘where’, ‘who’, ‘why’. It’s a primer for understanding home, your place in the cosmos: what this place is, where it came from, how and why it’s here, how you and life could ever come to be. So naturally it’s philosophical as well, as many of the best questions we ask ourselves are. We want to know things. Why? Science tries to answer this question too by studying the structure and evolution of the human brain. It’s part of our Faustian pact with the universe. It made us — or allowed us to become — thinking reeds, as Pascal loved to say. We are wanderers, nomads, explorers on a long journey out of Africa, a journey that has now taken us intellectually to the heavens and stars in our desire to emotionally go home, retracing our steps to our birthplace. In a way, life is exactly this — one long homecoming, coming to terms with who you are and where you come from. This book, a wonderful thing, will hold your hand on the journey back through time. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great quality, clear and concise suitable for adults and children *by J***N on 4 October 2020* Great quality book that arrived promptly. Bought for my husband along with a monthly star gazing book. It was the perfect companion. My husband is intreiged by the stars and does know some information. This book was perfect for deepening his understanding without getting too complex. The illustrations are fabulous too. Overall the book is very information and keeps the reader interested by all the facts and information without being too scientific. Perfext for older children and adults alike. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Stevo *by S***E on 30 January 2024* Interesting topics but everything put in the correct context with timelines shown with significant corresponding facts such as who made discoveries related to the subject and when. ## Frequently Bought Together - The Astronomy Book - The History Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained - DK The Science Book (Big Ideas Simply Explained) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.hu/products/50742537-the-astronomy-book-big-ideas-simply-explained](https://www.desertcart.hu/products/50742537-the-astronomy-book-big-ideas-simply-explained) --- *Product available on Desertcart Hungary* *Store origin: HU* *Last updated: 2026-06-15*