A Walk through the Southern Sky - Milton Heifetz

A Walk through the Southern Sky

A Guide to Stars, Constellations and Their Legends

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Buch | Softcover
126 Seiten
2012 | 3rd Revised edition
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-107-69898-7 (ISBN)
43,60 inkl. MwSt
This new edition of A Walk through the Southern Sky is a beautifully illustrated guide to the stars and constellations of the southern hemisphere. By following the simplified and easy-to-use starmaps, readers will be able to identify constellations with no equipment but normal sight and a clear night sky.
A Walk through the Southern Sky is a beautifully illustrated guide to the stars and constellations of the southern hemisphere. By following the simplified and easy-to-use starmaps, readers will be able to identify constellations with no equipment but normal sight and a clear night sky. This book provides clear instructions on how to determine star sizes and the distances between stars, allowing readers to move easily between constellations. The budding astronomer is introduced to the mystery and wonder of the southern sky as the myths and legends of its stars and constellations are wondrously retold. The third edition of this magical book features a new moon map, an updated list of planet positions, additional illustrations and more realistic star maps. It is an invaluable and beautiful guide for beginner stargazers, both young and old.

Introduction; 1. Measuring distances in the sky; 2. A walk through the heavens; 3. Legends of the constellations; 4. There's more to see!

Illustrationen Wil Tirion
Zusatzinfo 48 Maps; 20 Halftones, color
Verlagsort Cambridge
Sprache englisch
Maße 189 x 246 mm
Gewicht 300 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik Weltraum / Astronomie
Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie Astronomie / Astrophysik
Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie Atom- / Kern- / Molekularphysik
ISBN-10 1-107-69898-7 / 1107698987
ISBN-13 978-1-107-69898-7 / 9781107698987
Zustand Neuware
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