Author: Panos Photinos
Publisher: Morgan & Claypool Publishers
ISBN: 1627056815
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Visual Astronomy introduces the basics of observational astronomy, a fundamentally limitless opportunity to learn about the universe with your unaided eyes or with tools such as binoculars, telescopes, or cameras. The book explains the essentials of time a
Visual Astronomy
Author: Panos Photinos
Publisher: Morgan & Claypool Publishers
ISBN: 1627056815
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Visual Astronomy introduces the basics of observational astronomy, a fundamentally limitless opportunity to learn about the universe with your unaided eyes or with tools such as binoculars, telescopes, or cameras. The book explains the essentials of time a
Publisher: Morgan & Claypool Publishers
ISBN: 1627056815
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Visual Astronomy introduces the basics of observational astronomy, a fundamentally limitless opportunity to learn about the universe with your unaided eyes or with tools such as binoculars, telescopes, or cameras. The book explains the essentials of time a
Stargazing
Author: Patrick Moore
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521794459
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Patrick Moore's illustrated month-by-month guide to astronomy with the naked eye.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521794459
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Patrick Moore's illustrated month-by-month guide to astronomy with the naked eye.
The Lost Constellations
Author: John C. Barentine
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319227955
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description
Casual stargazers are familiar with many classical figures and asterisms composed of bright stars (e.g., Orion and the Plough), but this book reveals not just the constellations of today but those of yesteryear. The history of the human identification of constellations among the stars is explored through the stories of some influential celestial cartographers whose works determined whether new inventions survived. The history of how the modern set of 88 constellations was defined by the professional astronomy community is recounted, explaining how the constellations described in the book became permanently “extinct.” Dr. Barentine addresses why some figures were tried and discarded, and also directs observers to how those figures can still be picked out on a clear night if one knows where to look. These lost constellations are described in great detail using historical references, enabling observers to rediscover them on their own surveys of the sky. Treatment of the obsolete constellations as extant features of the night sky adds a new dimension to stargazing that merges history with the accessibility and immediacy of the night sky.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319227955
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description
Casual stargazers are familiar with many classical figures and asterisms composed of bright stars (e.g., Orion and the Plough), but this book reveals not just the constellations of today but those of yesteryear. The history of the human identification of constellations among the stars is explored through the stories of some influential celestial cartographers whose works determined whether new inventions survived. The history of how the modern set of 88 constellations was defined by the professional astronomy community is recounted, explaining how the constellations described in the book became permanently “extinct.” Dr. Barentine addresses why some figures were tried and discarded, and also directs observers to how those figures can still be picked out on a clear night if one knows where to look. These lost constellations are described in great detail using historical references, enabling observers to rediscover them on their own surveys of the sky. Treatment of the obsolete constellations as extant features of the night sky adds a new dimension to stargazing that merges history with the accessibility and immediacy of the night sky.
Sirius
Author: Jay B. Holberg
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 038748941X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
This book tells two stories. The first and most obvious is why the star known as Sirius has been regarded as an important fixture of the night sky by many civilizations and cultures since the beginnings of history. A second, but related, narrative is the prominent part that Sirius has played in how we came to achieve our current scientific understanding of the nature and fate of the stars. This is the first book to integrate the cultural history of Sirius with modern astrophysics in a way which provides a realistic view of how science progresses over time.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 038748941X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
This book tells two stories. The first and most obvious is why the star known as Sirius has been regarded as an important fixture of the night sky by many civilizations and cultures since the beginnings of history. A second, but related, narrative is the prominent part that Sirius has played in how we came to achieve our current scientific understanding of the nature and fate of the stars. This is the first book to integrate the cultural history of Sirius with modern astrophysics in a way which provides a realistic view of how science progresses over time.
Mazzaroth; or, the Constellations
Starlight Nights
Author: Leslie C. Peltier
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Peltier reflects on the meaning of observational astronomy, inspiring new generations to look up to the heavens. This new edition features an introduction by S&T contributing editor David H. Levy plus 16 black-and-white photographs from the Peltier family archives.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Peltier reflects on the meaning of observational astronomy, inspiring new generations to look up to the heavens. This new edition features an introduction by S&T contributing editor David H. Levy plus 16 black-and-white photographs from the Peltier family archives.
The Gospel in the Stars
Author: Joseph Augustus Seiss
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
Half-hours with the Telescope
Author: Richard Anthony Proctor
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Nebulæ and Comets
Astrophysical Data
Author: Kenneth R. Lang
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 146840640X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 942
Book Description
This volume of Astrophysical Data deals with Planets and Stars; a second volume, Part II, will give data for Galaxies and the Universe. They both pro vide basic data for use by all scientists, from the amateur astronomer to the professional astrophysicist. In this first volume, we not only provide physical parameters of planets, stars and their environment, but we also provide the celestial coordinates required to observe them. Here we use c.g.s. units, for they are the most commonly used in astron omy and astrophysics; but our volume begins with astronomical and physical constants and the conversion factors needed for other units. The next section concerns the planets and their satellites; it singles out the Earth and Moon for special treatment. Spacecraft rendezvous with the planets and satellites have led to improved values for their atmospheric compositions, orbital parameters, magnetic fields, masses, radii, rotation periods, and surface pressures and temperatures. This section also contains data for the asteroids, comets and their debris. We then discuss everyday stars, beginning with the Sun, and continuing with basic stellar data, the brightest stars and nearby stars. Special categories of stars, such as the Wolf-Rayet stars, magnetic stars, flare stars, and RS CVn binary stars, are included.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 146840640X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 942
Book Description
This volume of Astrophysical Data deals with Planets and Stars; a second volume, Part II, will give data for Galaxies and the Universe. They both pro vide basic data for use by all scientists, from the amateur astronomer to the professional astrophysicist. In this first volume, we not only provide physical parameters of planets, stars and their environment, but we also provide the celestial coordinates required to observe them. Here we use c.g.s. units, for they are the most commonly used in astron omy and astrophysics; but our volume begins with astronomical and physical constants and the conversion factors needed for other units. The next section concerns the planets and their satellites; it singles out the Earth and Moon for special treatment. Spacecraft rendezvous with the planets and satellites have led to improved values for their atmospheric compositions, orbital parameters, magnetic fields, masses, radii, rotation periods, and surface pressures and temperatures. This section also contains data for the asteroids, comets and their debris. We then discuss everyday stars, beginning with the Sun, and continuing with basic stellar data, the brightest stars and nearby stars. Special categories of stars, such as the Wolf-Rayet stars, magnetic stars, flare stars, and RS CVn binary stars, are included.