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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Bert Schneider (illustrator). 5th or later Edition. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. No dust jacket. 9th edition (1971). Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 74-127649. Light shelf wear to boards with rubbing and wear at corners and spine ends. Light toning to pages and light spotting to the page edges. Binding is sound and secure. Pages are clean and unmarked. Illustrated throughout with photographs, charts, diagrams, spectral images, and review questions. Listing photos show the exact copy included in this sale. Classic university-level astronomy text covering the solar system, stars, galaxies, spectroscopy, celestial mechanics, stellar evolution, observational techniques, and astrophysics. Written by Robert H. Baker and Laurence W. Fredrick, this extensively illustrated reference reflects astronomy education during the early space age and includes discussions of astronomical observation, variable stars, spectra analysis, and modern astronomical theory as understood in the Apollo-era period. A useful reference for astronomy enthusiasts, science historians, educators, collectors of vintage textbooks, and readers interested in the development of modern astronomical science.