The Sky Observer's Guide (Golden Guide)
Language: English
Published by St. Martin's Press, New York, 2002
- Softcover
- Used
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Unsold copy has crisp, tight pages. Would be brand new except for one defect: upper-right corner is bent, and bend extends into the book. 160 pages.
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- Title
- The Sky Observer's Guide (Golden Guide)
- Author
- R. Newton Mayall, Margaret Mayall and Jerome Wyckoff
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press, New York
- Publication year
- 2002
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1582381550
- ISBN 13
- 9781582381558
- Illustrator
- John Polgreen
Filled with practical information for the amateur astronomer, this Golden Guide explains:
-How to select and use binoculars and telescopes
-How to best observe stars, the moon, planets, comets, meteors, and other celestial objects
-How to use star charts
Profusely illustrated with photographs, diagrams, charts, and tables, this guide is recommended by leading astronomers.
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About the Author
Golden Guides first appeared in 1949 and quickly established themselves as authorities on subjects from Natural History to Science. Relaunched in 2000, Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press feature modern, new covers as part of a multi-year, million-dollar program to revise, update, and expand the complete line of guides for a new generation of students.
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