In Quest of the Universe

by Karl F. Kuhn

Updated and revised, the new Fifth Edition of In Quest of the Universe is a comprehensive introduction to astronomy designed for nonscience majors. The book uses the development of astronomical... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0314787003
• ISBN13: 9780314787002
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: West Publishing Company
• Length: 550 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.

Customer Reviews

In Quest of the Universe

this is the best and cheatest that u can get mann

A high and clear path through the jungle of details.

I taught from this book (in 2 editions) for 6-7 years. Market forces assure that the content of college level astro books is quite uniform, but what sets Kuhn apart is his strong conceptual approach--he does a better job than most competitors in NOT BURYING the student under a welter of suffocating detail. He also tries to keep vocabulary to the minimum necessary. In other words, he works hard to combat that #1 demon infesting intro. college courses: factual overload. In recent years, other authors have jumped on the bandwagon of making astro texts more concise and focussed--beginning to cater to one of the strongest needs of the typical student--but Karl Kuhn was one of the first and best to blaze the conceptual trail. Highly recommended.

good price, clear explanation

This book is significantly cheaper than the competing books, but more important, it does a better job of explaining many topics.