A Walk through the Heavens - Milton D. Heifetz, Wil Tirion

A Walk through the Heavens

A Guide to Stars and Constellations and their Legends
Buch | Softcover
94 Seiten
2004 | 3rd Revised edition
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-54415-3 (ISBN)
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A Walk through the Heavens is a beautiful and easy-to-use guide to the constellations of the northern hemisphere. Written for the complete beginner, this practical guide introduces the patterns of the starry skies in a memorable way. No equipment is needed, apart from normal sight and clear skies.
What star is that? Where is the Great Bear? A Walk through the Heavens is a beautiful and easy-to-use guide to the constellations of the northern hemisphere. By following the unique simplified maps, readers will be able to easily find and identify the constellations and the stars within them. Ancient myths and legends of the sky are retold, adding to the mystery of the stars. Written for the complete beginner, this practical guide introduces the patterns of the starry skies in a memorable way. No equipment is needed, apart from normal sight and clear skies.

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

Erscheint lt. Verlag 12.2.2004
Zusatzinfo 50 Line drawings, unspecified
Verlagsort Cambridge
Sprache englisch
Maße 190 x 246 mm
Gewicht 290 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik Weltraum / Astronomie
Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie Astronomie / Astrophysik
ISBN-10 0-521-54415-7 / 0521544157
ISBN-13 978-0-521-54415-3 / 9780521544153
Zustand Neuware
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