Sky Phenomena: A Guide to Naked-Eye Observation of the Stars: With Sections on Poetry in Astronomy, Constellation Mythology, and the
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Sky Phenomena leads the student/reader from the stars as seen from earth, through the sun, moon, and planets, to the Copernican revolution, comets and meteors, and the Southern Hemisphere sky. The... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0940262568
ISBN13:9780940262560
Release Date:April 1993
Publisher:Lindisfarne Books
Length:228 Pages
Weight:0.99 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 7.0" x 9.9"
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A guidebook for anyone who enjoys gazing at the heavens
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
Sky Phenomena: A Guide To Naked-Eye Observation Of The Stars is a well written guide by Norman Davidson for the nonspecialist general reader seeking to observing the wonders of the heavens without the expense of elaborate or expensive telescopes. Individual chapters expertly cover various stars and constellations, the moon, eclipses, the planets, the Copernican revolution, comets and meteors, the southern hemisphere sky, and so much more. Appendices round out the simple guidelines and black-and-white diagrams with technical data, reference charts of astronomical symbols, star maps for observers at the equator, and much more. A superb guidebook for anyone who enjoys gazing at the heavens, Sky Phenomena is enthusiastically recommended for personal, school, and community library Astromony reference collections.
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