Field guide to the stars and planets.
Field guide to the stars and planets.
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1992.
Alternative title
Date
1992.
Call Numbers
T0386063
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Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
viii, 502 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 20 cm.
Contents
1. A First Look at the Sky -- 2. A Tour of the Sky -- 3. The Monthly Sky Maps -- 4. The Constellations -- 5. Stars, Nebulae, and Galaxies -- 6. Double and Variable Stars -- 7. Atlas of the Sky -- 8. The Moon -- 9. Finding the Planets -- 10. Observing the Planets -- 11. Comets -- 12. Asteroids -- 13....
Publication information
Publisher
Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1992.
Edition
3rd ed. / Jay M. Pasachoff ; with monthly star maps and atlas charts by Wil Tirion.
Analytical title
Stars and planets.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
1992.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
This edition features even more color photographs of the planets and their satellites, nebulae, and other beautiful objects. There are also detailed maps of the moon's surface and charts showing which planets are visible on any given night. Novices will find "tours" of the sky, explaining in detail how to find each object. More experienced observer...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Field guide to the stars and planets.
Variant title
Stars and planets.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
The Peterson field guide series ; 15.
Rev. ed. of: A field guide to the stars and planets / Donald H. Menzel and Jay M. Pasachoff. 2nd ed. 1983.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 483-487) and index.
Transferred from N523/112.
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
T0386063
Record Identifier
74VK6wEZpVGO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK6wEZpVGO
Other Identifiers
ISBN
0395537649
9780395537596 (pbk.)
0395537592 (pbk.)
9780395537640
DDC
523
MMS ID
991020772139702626
