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Three Hundred and Sixty Five Starry Nights Chet Raymo

Three Hundred and Sixty Five Starry Nights By Chet Raymo

Three Hundred and Sixty Five Starry Nights by Chet Raymo


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Three Hundred and Sixty Five Starry Nights: An Introduction to Astronomy for Every Night of the Year by Chet Raymo

THE AMATEUR STARGAZER'S ULTIMATE HOME COMPANION
365 Starry Nights is a unique and fascinating introduction to astronomy designed to give you a complete, clear picture of the sky every night of the year. Divided into 365 concise, illustrated essays, it focuses on the aesthetic as well as the scientific aspects of stargazing. It offers the most up-to-date information available, with hundreds of charts, drawings, and maps-that take you beyond the visible canopy of stars and constellations into the unseen realm of nebulae and galaxies.
This simple yet substantial text is full of critical information and helpful hints on how to observe the stars; describe their position; calculate their age, brightness, and distance; and much more. Whether you observe the sky with a telescope or the naked eye, 365 Starry Nights makes the infinite intimate and brings the heavens within your grasp. Keep this invaluable, informative guide close at hand, and you'll find that the sky is the limit 365 nights a year.

About Chet Raymo

Chet Raymo is the author of The Soul of the Night and Honey from the Rock. He is a professor of physics and astronomy at Stonehill College in North Easton, Massachusetts.

Table of Contents


Contents

INTRODUCTION

JANUARY

FEBRUARY

MARCH

APRIL

MAY

JUNE

JULY

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

SOURCES AND RESOURCES

GLOSSARY

Additional information

GOR005073492
9780671766061
0671766066
Three Hundred and Sixty Five Starry Nights: An Introduction to Astronomy for Every Night of the Year by Chet Raymo
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Simon & Schuster
1990-01-30
240
N/A
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