Author: Arthur Philip NortonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
A Star Atlas and Telescopic Handbook (epoch 1920)
Author: Arthur Philip NortonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
A Star Atlas and Reference Handbook
Author: Arthur Philip NortonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
A Star Atlas and Reference Handbook (epoch 1920) for Students and Amateurs, Covering the Whole Star Sphere, and Showing Over 7000 Stars, Nebulœ, and Clusters
Author: Arthur Philip NortonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Atlas of Meteorites
Author: Monica M. GradyPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139915649
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A complete visual reference for meteorite classification, this atlas combines high resolution optical microscope images with detailed descriptions. It provides a systematic account of meteorites and their most important classification parameters, making it an essential resource for meteorite researchers. Each chapter starts with a description of the meteorite class, with a summary of the mineralogical, chemical and isotopic characteristics of the group. The full-color images are taken in plane- and cross-polarized light and reflected light, and arranged to highlight textural variations in meteorites. Specimens are grouped to show the effects of increasing thermal alteration and shock, as well as variations in chondrule size and type. Chapters on iron meteorites, pallasites and mesosiderites are included, photographed as mounts in reflected light, to show the range of textural variations that accompany these meteorites. Images from the book can be downloaded from www.cambridge.org/9780521840354.
Charles Olivier and the Rise of Meteor Science
Author: Richard TaibiPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319445189
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 519
Book Description
This fascinating portrait of an amateur astronomy movement tells the story of how Charles Olivier recruited a hard-working cadre of citizen scientists to rehabilitate the study of meteors. By 1936, Olivier and members of his American Meteor Society had succeeded in disproving an erroneous idea about meteor showers. Using careful observations, they restored the public’s trust in predictions about periodic showers and renewed respect for meteor astronomy among professional astronomers in the United States. Charles Olivier and his society of observers who were passionate about watching for meteors in the night sky left a major impact on the field. In addition to describing Olivier’s career and describing his struggles with competitive colleagues in a hostile scientific climate, the author provides biographies of some of the scores of women and men of all ages who aided Olivier in making shower observations, from the Leonids and Perseids and others. Half of these amateur volunteers were from 13 to 25 years of age. Their work allowed Olivier and the AMS to contradict the fallacious belief in stationary and long-enduring meteor showers, bringing the theory of their origin into alignment with celestial mechanics. Thanks to Olivier and his collaborators, the study of meteors took a great leap forward in the twentieth century to earn a place as a worthy topic of study among professional astronomers.
The Meteorite & Tektite Collector's Handbook
Author: Philip M. BagnallPublisher: Richmond, Va. : Willmann-Bell
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
The Cambridge Star Atlas
Author: Wil TirionPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139939424
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
This classic star atlas is ideal for both beginning astronomers and more experienced observers worldwide. The clear, full-color maps show stars, clusters and galaxies visible with binoculars or a small telescope. The atlas also features constellation boundaries and the Milky Way, and lists objects that are interesting to observe. This new edition features a clearer map of the Moon's surface, showing craters and features; a second Moon map, mirror reversed for users of telescopes with star diagonals; enhanced index charts showing the constellations more clearly; and a new data table listing stars hosting planetary systems. It is now spiral bound, making it ideal for use at the telescope.
A Star Atlas and Reference Handbook (epoch 1920) for Students and Amateurs
Author: Arthur Philip NortonPublisher: London : Gall and Inglis
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
A Star Atlas and Reference Handbook (epoch 1950) for Students and Amateurs
Author: Arthur Philip NortonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Cambridge Pocket Star Atlas
Author: John CoxPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521589925
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
This guide charts the positions of over 1,000 stars and celestial objects, arrayed in easy-to-read maps. It includes a detailed introduction to stargazing, with explanations of the celestial sphere, coordinates, time, star names and other basic concepts. The author catalogs a list of eclipses of the sun and moon through the year 2012, and also supplies a complete list of constellation names and symbols. Fourteen color maps show both polar and equatorial projections of the sky. With additional data on the location of variable stars, the brightest stars, and clusters, this book is worth taking on your next nighttime sojourn across the sky.