
Practical Astronomy
A User-Friendly Handbook for Skywatchers
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1994
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Author: H R Mills
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 7 8 2 4 2 - 4 9 1 - 8
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Request a sales quoteThis 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
Non-professional astronomers
The celestial sphere; The sun and sundials; Star positions, star maps, planispheres and nomograms; Light and basic optics; Miscellaneous calculations; Appendices and useful information; Index.
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 1994
- No. of pages (eBook): 240
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN: 9781782424918
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H R Mills
H. Robert Mills, The British Council, UK
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