Patrick Moore Allan Chapman (16 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Patrick Moore's Millennium Yearbook: The View From Ad 1001 This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: New. In a year that will probably be remembered almost as much for books about the millennium as for the turn of 2000 A.D itself, Patrick Moore's Millennium Yearbook celebrates.well, the wrong millennium! This thoroughly entertaining book - which is for everyone, not just astronomers - contains articles on King Alfred's chronological work, reviews of the new Star Catalogue by the Arab Al-Sufi and the latest edition of Ptolemy's Almagast. And foreshadowing the change to metric units by 1000 years, the book uses arabic numbers instead of Roman - but there is a conversion table if you have trouble with the idea of "zero" and prefer the older system. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Light remainder mark on bottom. Otherwise text is unmarked and unread.

Large Soft Cover. Condition: Near Fine. First. Some very minor shelfwera to the corners, otherwise fine. 208 pages including the index. This twenty-ninth editiob of the Yearbook contains the usual variety of articles by major contributors from the international community of astronomers - including experts from Australia, California and Cape Town. There is a major article on recent novae by one of the world's leading amateur observers of variable stars; an historical article; and Austin's Comet also features on the list. As always, this universally esteemed guide includes the invaluable star charts for both northern and southern hemisphere observers, backed up by useful information lists on planets, phases of the moon, comets, meteors, eclipses, nebulae, variable stars, Mira stars and double stars. The seven articles are: The Supernova that Won't Go away by David Allen; The Biggest Structures in the Universe by A. P. Fairall; Jeremiah Horrocks and the Transit of Venus by Allan Chapman; The ROSAT Mission by Barry Welsh; The Stars of Intergalactic Space by Paul Murdin; Recent Novae by John Isles; Austin's Comet by Harold Ridley. Size: 8" x 5 1/2". Book.…

Condition: Used. pp. 114.

Condition: Used. pp. 114 Illus.

Condition: Used. pp. 114.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 99 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.25 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New. This is a Brand-new US Edition. This Item may be shipped from US or any other country as we have multiple locations worldwide.

Paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Paperback. Condition: New. In a year that will probably be remembered almost as much for books about the millennium as for the turn of 2000 A.D itself, Patrick Moore's Millennium Yearbook celebrates.well, the wrong millennium! This thoroughly entertaining book - which is for everyone, not just astronomers - contains articles on King Alfred's chronological work, reviews of the new Star Catalogue by the Arab Al-Sufi and the latest edition of Ptolemy's Almagast. And foreshadowing the change to metric units by 1000 years, the book uses arabic numbers instead of Roman - but there is a conversion table if you have trouble with the idea of "zero" and prefer the older system. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000.…

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Condition: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Patrick Moore is Britain s most widely known astronomer and television personalityHis current regular TV show, The Sky at Night is the longest-running television programme in the worldThe book contains History, Astronomy and humour in equal p.…