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Beschreibung
For the beginning astronomer here is a comprehensive book covering everything from the difficult task of selecting an instrument to the equally daunting choices that arise when a telescope is turned to the heavens.
For the beginning astronomer here is a comprehensive book covering everything from the difficult task of selecting an instrument to the equally daunting choices that arise when a telescope is turned to the heavens.
Über den Autor
James Muirden is the author of eleven books on astronomy, including The Amateur Astronomer's Handbook. He spent nine years working as an astronomical optician making telescopes before receiving a teaching degree at Exeter University, and is now Project Publications Officer for the Schools Health Education Unit at Exeter. He lives with his wife and two children in Exeter, England.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Contents

Preface

1 Astronomical Telescopes

2 How the Sky Moves

3 How to Start Observing

4 Daytime Astronomy -- the Sun

5 The Dead World of the Moon

6 Observing the Planets

7 How to Observe Comets

8 A First Look at the Stars

9 Observing Double and Multiple Stars

10 Observing Clusters, Nebulae, and Galaxies

11 Windows into Space

Appendixes

Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 1988
Fachbereich: Astronomie
Genre: Importe, Physik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780671664046
ISBN-10: 0671664042
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Muirden, James
Hersteller: Fireside
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 24 mm
Von/Mit: James Muirden
Erscheinungsdatum: 15.06.1988
Gewicht: 0,653 kg
Artikel-ID: 101059279