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Book Synopsis Astronomy Before the Telescope by : C. B. F. Walker
Download or read book Astronomy Before the Telescope written by C. B. F. Walker and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the most comprehensive account available to the non-specialist reader of the discoveries and achievements of astronomers throughout the world before the invention of the telescope
Book Synopsis The History of the Telescope by : Henry C. King
Download or read book The History of the Telescope written by Henry C. King and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This remarkable history encompasses not only the achievements of the early inventors and astronomers but also the less frequently recounted stories of the instrument makers and of the actual instruments. A model of unsurpassed, comprehensive scholarship, this volume covers many fields, including professional and amateur astronomy. 196 black-and-white illustrations.
Book Synopsis Eyes on the Universe by : Patrick Moore
Download or read book Eyes on the Universe written by Patrick Moore and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This highly illustrated history of the telescope begins with pre-telescopic observatories and progresses to today`s most modern instruments, including the Hubble. The book examines the development of astronomical telescopes and provides a fascinating overview of the way astronomical telescopes and imaging have evolved with technology during the past 450 years.
Download or read book Stargazing written by Patrick Moore and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patrick Moore's illustrated month-by-month guide to astronomy with the naked eye.
Book Synopsis Astronomy Through the Telescope by : Richard Learner
Download or read book Astronomy Through the Telescope written by Richard Learner and published by Van Nostrand Reinhold Company. This book was released on 1981 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 500 year story of the instruments, the inventors, and their discoveries. --Dust jacket.
Book Synopsis The History of Astronomy by : Anne Rooney
Download or read book The History of Astronomy written by Anne Rooney and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2017-12-15 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume traces humanity's exploration of the heavens from Neolithic times to NASA. Moving beyond early superstitions and cosmology, scientific study began by first making calendars and predicting astronomical events. The invention of the telescope around 1600 marked a watershed in the field of astronomy. Since the first recognition that the planets are other worlds, the wonders of space have puzzled and enthralled us. With a wealth of full-color and archival images and a compelling narrative style, this text charts our fascination with stars from before Stonehenge to the search for exoplanets and extraterrestrial life.
Book Synopsis The Decade of Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics by : National Research Council
Download or read book The Decade of Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1991-02-01 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Astronomers and astrophysicists are making revolutionary advances in our understanding of planets, stars, galaxies, and even the structure of the universe itself. The Decade of Discovery presents a survey of this exciting field of science and offers a prioritized agenda for space- and ground-based research into the twenty-first century. The book presents specific recommendations, programs, and expenditure levels to meet the needs of the astronomy and astrophysics communities. Accessible to the interested lay reader, the book explores: The technological investments needed for instruments that will be built in the next century. The importance of the computer revolution to all aspects of astronomical research. The potential usefulness of the moon as an observatory site. Policy issues relevant to the funding of astronomy and the execution of astronomical projects. The Decade of Discovery will prove valuable to science policymakers, research administrators, scientists, and students in the physical sciences, and interested lay readers.
Book Synopsis Making Your Own Telescope by : Allyn J. Thompson
Download or read book Making Your Own Telescope written by Allyn J. Thompson and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complete, detailed instructions and numerous diagrams for constructing a do-it-yourself telescope. No complicated mathematics are involved, and no prior knowledge of optics or astronomy is needed to follow the text's step-by-step directions. Contents cover, among other topics, materials and equipment; tube parts and alignment; eyepieces, and related problems; setting circles; and optical principles. 1973 ed. Appendixes. Index. 6 plates. 100 figures.
Book Synopsis Celestial Objects for Modern Telescopes by : Michael A. Covington
Download or read book Celestial Objects for Modern Telescopes written by Michael A. Covington and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-09-26 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on field notes made by the author during his own career as an amateur astronomer, this unique guide covers both the traditional and novel approaches to studying the night sky. In addition to the more standard techniques, it discusses the latest modern resources available to today s astronomer, such as personal computers, the Internet, and computerized telescopes. It includes practical advice on aspects such as site selection and weather; provides the reader with detailed instructions for observing the Sun, Moon, planets, and all types of deep-sky objects; and it introduces newer specialities such as satellite observing and the use of astronomical databases. The book concludes with detailed information about 200 stars, clusters, nebulae, and galaxies, suitable for viewing with modest-sized telescopes under suburban conditions. Written to complement How to Use a Computerized Telescope, this book will also appeal to astronomers with more traditional equipment.
Book Synopsis Astronomy Before the Telescope by : Nicholas Theodore Bobrovnikoff
Download or read book Astronomy Before the Telescope written by Nicholas Theodore Bobrovnikoff and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The History and Practice of Ancient Astronomy by : James Evans
Download or read book The History and Practice of Ancient Astronomy written by James Evans and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1998-10-01 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The History and Practice of Ancient Astronomy combines new scholarship with hands-on science to bring readers into direct contact with the work of ancient astronomers. While tracing ideas from ancient Babylon to sixteenth-century Europe, the book places its greatest emphasis on the Greek period, when astronomers developed the geometric and philosophical ideas that have determined the subsequent character of Western astronomy. The author approaches this history through the concrete details of ancient astronomical practice. Carefully organized and generously illustrated, the book can teach readers how to do real astronomy using the methods of ancient astronomers. For example, readers will learn to predict the next retrograde motion of Jupiter using either the arithmetical methods of the Babylonians or the geometric methods of Ptolemy. They will learn how to use an astrolabe and how to design sundials using Greek and Roman techniques. The book also contains supplementary exercises and patterns for making some working astronomical instruments, including an astrolabe and an equatorium. More than a presentation of astronomical methods, the book provides a critical look at the evidence used to reconstruct ancient astronomy. It includes extensive excerpts from ancient texts, meticulous documentation, and lively discussions of the role of astronomy in the various cultures. Accessible to a wide audience, this book will appeal to anyone interested in how our understanding of our place in the universe has changed and developed, from ancient times through the Renaissance.
Book Synopsis Hartung's Astronomical Objects for Southern Telescopes by :
Download or read book Hartung's Astronomical Objects for Southern Telescopes written by and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1995-10-19 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Superbly illustrated, up-to-date, expanded version of Hartung's indispensable guide, useful to amateur and expert observers.
Book Synopsis How to Study the Stars by : Lucien Rudaux
Download or read book How to Study the Stars written by Lucien Rudaux and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Astronomy with Small Telescopes by : Stephen Tonkin
Download or read book Astronomy with Small Telescopes written by Stephen Tonkin and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Small telescopes, whether simple beginners' telescopes or refined computer-controlled instruments, are gaining popularity fast as technology improves and public interest increases. In this book the author has brought together the experience of small telescope users to provide an insightful look into just what is possible. It is written for newcomers to astronomy and experts. Topics covered include: refractors, reflectors, advanced catadioptric telescopes, and a simple radio telescope. Almost everyone with an interest in practical astronomy will want this book.
Book Synopsis The Discovery of the Universe by : Carolyn Collins Petersen
Download or read book The Discovery of the Universe written by Carolyn Collins Petersen and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2019-11-15 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How the discoveries of observatories have unlocked the secrets of the Universe, from Stonehenge to Hubble.
Book Synopsis A Buyer's and User's Guide to Astronomical Telescopes & Binoculars by : James Mullaney
Download or read book A Buyer's and User's Guide to Astronomical Telescopes & Binoculars written by James Mullaney and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-01-11 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Both beginning/novice amateur astronomers (at the level of Astronomy and Night Sky magazine readers), as well as more advanced amateur astronomers (level of Sky and Telescope) will find this book invaluable and fascinating. It includes detailed up-to-date information on sources, selection and use of virtually every major type, brand and model of such instruments on today’s market. The book also includes details on the latest released telescope lines, e.g. the 10-, 12-, 14- and 16-inch aperture models of the Meade LX-R series. As a former editor for Sky & Telescope, Astronomy, and Star & Sky magazines, the author is the ideal person to write this book.
Book Synopsis The Science of the Stars by : E. Walter Maunder
Download or read book The Science of the Stars written by E. Walter Maunder and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-06-02 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edward Walter Maunder in the book "The Science of the Stars" talked in detail about the field of astrology; what was known and what we currently know. In this book, he discussed various topics including Astronomy before History, Astronomy before the Telescope, through The System of the Stars. It is a book that focuses on a subject that is a big part of human history.