Practical Astronomy: A User-Friendly Handbook for Skywatchers - Softcover

Mills, H R

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1898563004 ISBN 13: 9781898563006

Publisher: Woodhead Publishing, 1994

Synopsis

This practical manual provides essential material for the extensive world-wide community of non-professional astronomers. Every page of the book is alive with the infectious enthusiasm of the author whose expertise, knowledge and teaching experience provides easy access to the fascination and enjoyment of sky-watching.

• Provides essential material for the extensive world-wide community of non-professional astronomers
• The author’s enthusiasm is reflected in every page, and his expertise, knowledge and teaching experience provides easy access to the fascination and enjoyment of sky-watching
• Includes chapters on the celestial sphere, the sun and sundials, star positions, star maps, planispheres and nomograms, and light and basic optics

About this title

About the Author:

H. Robert Mills, The British Council, UK

Review:

Excellent basic material for assembling practical and experimental projects easily conducted at home. Many of the ideas are original and well presented with simple instructions and perfectly clear illustrations., Spaceflight Magazine
A unique compendium of do-it-yourself projects and a vast store of general astronomical information. Get this book, and revel in the good things in it., British Astronomical Association Journal
This excellent book describing scores of simple observations and experiments, profusely illustrated with photographs and diagrams and dealing at length with many topics, is very aptly entitled Practical Astronomy., Daily Telegraph (Night Sky)

About this edition

• Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 1898563004
• ISBN 13: 9781898563006
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240