Making & Enjoying Telescopes: 6 Complete Projects & A Stargazer's Guide

Robert Miller, Kenneth Wilson

ISBN 10: 0806912774 / ISBN 13: 9780806912776

Published by Sterling Publishing Co. Inc., 1899

Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Seller Inventory # C11A-03181

Synopsis:

This instruction book shows how to make home-made telescopes. It has six different sizes and styles, from a small hand-held device to a large mounted telescope. All are made with readily-available, inexpensive materials, and will provide information on stars, comets, eclipses and constellations, and other phenomena. The authors claim that these telescopes are far better than the instruments used in Galileo's or Newton's time. The guide is free of cumbersome technical jargon, and should be accessible to anyone interested in understanding the skies. The book also traces the development of the telescope, and teaches the principles and variations of design, basic construction techniques and materials. It shows how to repair and adapt older telescopes and how to take photographs through a telescope.

About the Author: Ian Wilson was born in London in 1941 and educated at Emanuel School, Wandsworth, and Magdalene College, Oxford, where he graduated in History in 1963. His previous books include The Turin Shroud, which became a worldwide bestseller when published in 1978 and Jesus: The Evidence (1984), a companion to the major three part TV series of the same name and another bestseller. The Blood and the Shroud was published in 1998. His biography of Shakespeare, Shakespeare: The Evidence was published in 1993 and The Bible is History in 1999. All of his books have attracted critical acclaim.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Making & Enjoying Telescopes: 6 Complete ...
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Co. Inc.
Publication Date: 1899
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included