Practical Astronomy. A User-Friendly Handbook for Skywatchers

✍ Scribed by H.R. Mills (Auth.)

• Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
• Year: 1994
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 234
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This practical manual provides essential material for the extensive world-wide community of non-professional astronomers. Every page of the book is alive with the infectious enthusiasm of the author whose expertise, knowledge and teaching experience provides easy access to the fascination and enjoyment of sky-watching.

• Provides essential material for the extensive world-wide community of non-professional astronomers
• The author's enthusiasm is reflected in every page, and his expertise, knowledge and teaching experience provides easy access to the fascination and enjoyment of sky-watching
• Includes chapters on the celestial sphere, the sun and sundials, star positions, star maps, planispheres and nomograms, and light and basic optics

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Dedication, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Foreword, Pages 5-6
Preface, Pages 7-11
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Page 11
1 - The Celestial Sphere, Pages 13-62
2 - The Sun and Sundials, Pages 63-113
3 - Star positions, Star maps, Planispheres and Nomograms, Pages 114-138
4 - Light and Basic Optics, Pages 139-177
5 - Miscellaneous calculations, Pages 178-214
6 - Appendices and useful information, Pages 215-233
Index, Pages 234-235