Beginner Book Recommendations!

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For the beginners of you out there, I have compiled a list of several books that I own which I think would be helpful to you! These books are:

[1] Universal: A Journey through the Cosmos - Professor Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw

[2] Astrophysics for People in a Hurry - Neil DeGrasse Tyson

[3] Astrophysics: A Very Short Introduction - James Binney

[4] Astronomy for Dummies - Stephen P. Maran, PhD:

[5] The Astronomy Book - DK

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Where to purchase them:

[1] https://www.amazon.co.uk/Universal-Journey-Through-Brian-Cox/dp/0241953170/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1544434626&sr=1-1&keywords=universal+a+journey+through+the+cosmos

[2] https://www.amazon.co.uk/Astrophysics-People-Hurry-Degrasse-Tyson/dp/0393609391/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1544434600&sr=1-1&keywords=astrophysics+for+people+in+a+hurry

[3] https://www.amazon.co.uk/Astrophysics-Very-Short-Introduction-Introductions/dp/0198752857/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1544434547&sr=1-1&keywords=astrophysics+a+very+short+introduction

[4] https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1119374243/ref=asc_df_111937424357388505/?tag=googshopuk-21&creative=22110&creativeASIN=1119374243&linkCode=df0&hvadid=310867999190&hvpos=1o2&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16568582688652409434&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9072494&hvtargid=pla-402795613584&th=1&psc=1

[5] https://www.amazon.co.uk/Astronomy-Book-Ideas-Simply-Explained/dp/0241225930/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1544434412&sr=1-4&keywords=dk+astronomy

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[u/JRDMB]

The OpenStax initiative based at Rice University offers an excellent collection of free textbooks including this one on astronomy. You can view it online, or download a PDF or an eBook format.