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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Thomas HockeyPublisher: The University of Chicago Press Imprint: University of Chicago Press Dimensions: Width: 1.50cm , Height: 0.10cm , Length: 2.30cm Weight: 0.369kg ISBN: 9780226345772ISBN 10: 0226345777 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 15 October 2011 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsEntertaining and very readable, How We See the Sky presents an up-to-date approach to what a dedicated visual observer can hope to understand by carefully monitoring the sky. In addition it provides a wealth of information that informs the reader about celestial phenomena. In this respect, it follows in a long tradition of astronomical handbooks and celestial viewing guides, many of which are now dated. --Jay Holberg, University of Arizona<br><br>--Jay Holberg, University of Arizona Entertaining and very readable, How We See the Sky presents an up-to-date approach to what a dedicated visual observer can hope to understand by carefully monitoring the sky. In addition it provides a wealth of information that informs the reader about celestial phenomena. In this respect, it follows in a long tradition of astronomical handbooks and celestial viewing guides, many of which are now dated. -Jay Holberg, University of Arizona Author InformationThomas Hockey is professor of astronomy at the University of Northern Iowa. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |