A Complete Manual of Amateur Astronomy: Tools and Techniques for Astronomical Observations
- ISBN-10
- 0486152162
- ISBN-13
- 9780486152165
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 335
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-11-13
- Publisher
- Courier Corporation
- Authors
- P. Clay Sherrod, Thomas L. Koed
Description
Concise, highly readable book discusses the selection, set-up, and maintenance of a telescope; amateur studies of the sun; lunar topography and occultations; and more. 124 figures. 26 halftones. 37 tables.
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Other editions
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- 2003-04-07
- 340 pages
- Paperback
- Courier Corporation
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- 1981
- 319 pages
- Paperback
- Prentice-Hall
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