Download or read book Discovering the Essential Universe written by Neil F. Comins and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-12-15 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Freeman’s briefest, least expensive introductory astronomy text. Discovering the Essential Universe, Fourth Edition (DEU 4e) is designed to help students overcome common misconceptions about astronomy. It provides up-to-date explanations of core concepts in a flexible and student-friendly text, supported by an impressive collection of multimedia resources developed by astronomy education researchers.