A Walk Through The Southern Sky - A Guide to Stars and Constellations and their Legends
Year: 2007 Language: english Author: Heifetz M.D., Tirion W. Genre: Guide Publisher: Cambridge University Press Edition: 2nd ISBN: 0521689457 Format: PDF Quality: Scanned pages Pages count: 117 Description: What star is that? Where is the Southern Cross? Who was Orion? Answering these questions and many more, this book will become an essential traveling companion for amateur astronomers heading abroad. Its unique simplified maps make it easy to find the constellations in the southern hemisphere skies, and the stars within them. Clear instructions guide the user on how to gauge sizes and distances, and move easily between constellations. This new edition has been updated with additional mythology information, and a list of the planet positions up to 2016. Of value to all ages, this book introduces the patterns of the starry skies in a memorable way. No equipment is needed to use this practical guide: apart from normal sight and clear skies. Beautifully illustrated, this is an ideal introduction to unfamiliar stars that will have astronomers of all levels gazing at the skies with ease. Additional info: About the Author Milton Heifetz is an amateur astronomer, professor of neurosurgery, and inventor of 'The Precession of the Equinoxes' planisphere, now at the Harvard University Museum of Historical Scientific Instruments. It is now used to determine positions of the stars in ancient history and years in the future.
Contents
Screenshots
5
Heifetz M.D., Tirion W. A Walk Through The Southern Sky, 2007.pdf
Вы не можете начинать темы Вы не можете отвечать на сообщения Вы не можете редактировать свои сообщения Вы не можете удалять свои сообщения Вы не можете голосовать в опросах Вы не можете прикреплять файлы к сообщениям Вы не можете скачивать файлы
A Walk Through The Southern Sky - A Guide to Stars and Constellations and their Legends
Language: english
Author: Heifetz M.D., Tirion W.
Genre: Guide
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Edition: 2nd
ISBN: 0521689457
Format: PDF
Quality: Scanned pages
Pages count: 117
Description: What star is that? Where is the Southern Cross? Who was Orion? Answering these questions and many more, this book will become an essential traveling companion for amateur astronomers heading abroad. Its unique simplified maps make it easy to find the constellations in the southern hemisphere skies, and the stars within them. Clear instructions guide the user on how to gauge sizes and distances, and move easily between constellations. This new edition has been updated with additional mythology information, and a list of the planet positions up to 2016. Of value to all ages, this book introduces the patterns of the starry skies in a memorable way. No equipment is needed to use this practical guide: apart from normal sight and clear skies. Beautifully illustrated, this is an ideal introduction to unfamiliar stars that will have astronomers of all levels gazing at the skies with ease.
Additional info: About the Author
Milton Heifetz is an amateur astronomer, professor of neurosurgery, and inventor of 'The Precession of the Equinoxes' planisphere, now at the Harvard University Museum of Historical Scientific Instruments. It is now used to determine positions of the stars in ancient history and years in the future.
Contents
Screenshots
Heifetz M.D., Tirion W. A Walk Through The Southern Sky, 2007.pdf
Скачать [2 KB]
Поделиться