The Practical Astronomer: A Handbook for Observers - Hardcover
Designed for amateur astronomers, especially beginners, this volume provides practical advice on how to look at the heavens and what to look for, throughout the yearly cycle of the sky. Although it is pre-eminently a "how-to-do-it" book, there are special boxes and features in each chapter which amplify the descriptions of heavenly bodies that readers can see for themselves with explanations provided by modern astronomers. The text also describes and explains such curiosities as the strange history of the belief in Martian canals, and the discovery of Neptune on paper, by means of its disturbance of Saturn's orbit, before it was first seen through a telescope.
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About the Author:
Brian Jones, the author, is a dedicated amateur observer who has written widely on sky-watching and space exploration. He is also the author of The Guide to Astronomy and a regular contributor to Popular Astronomy, newspapers, and other periodicals.
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- PublisherFacts on File Inc
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 081602362X
- ISBN 13 9780816023622
- BindingHardcover
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