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Practical skywatching / Robert Burnham [and 5 others]

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: [Place of publication not identifed] : Fog City Press, c2002Description: 480 pages : color illlustrations ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 9781876778910
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QB 64 .B87 2002
Contents:
Introduction -- Chapter 1. Early Skywatching -- Chapter 2. Modern Astronomy -- Chapter 3. Skywatching Tools -- Chapter 4. Understanding the Changing Sky -- Chapter 5. Sun and Moon -- Chapter 6. The Planetary System -- Chapter 7. Stars, Galaxies and Other Lights -- Chapter 8. The Constellation -- Chapter 9. Starhopping .
Summary: How many backyard naturalists know the sky as well as they know their local trees, birds or animals? Its surprising how few nature-minded people do more than glance occasionally at the sky overhead.
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Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Annex II General Circulation Gen. Ed. - CBA GC QB 64 .B87 2002 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available NULIB000016276

Includes index.

Introduction -- Chapter 1. Early Skywatching -- Chapter 2. Modern Astronomy -- Chapter 3. Skywatching Tools -- Chapter 4. Understanding the Changing Sky -- Chapter 5. Sun and Moon -- Chapter 6. The Planetary System -- Chapter 7. Stars, Galaxies and Other Lights -- Chapter 8. The Constellation -- Chapter 9. Starhopping .

How many backyard naturalists know the sky as well as they know their local trees, birds or animals? Its surprising how few nature-minded people do more than glance occasionally at the sky overhead.

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