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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Bojan KambicPublisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Edition: 2010 ed. Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 2.030kg ISBN: 9780387853543ISBN 10: 0387853545 Pages: 510 Publication Date: 16 October 2009 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsBackground.- About Binoculars (And Everything Connected to Them).- Celestial Mechanics.- Those Wonderful Distant Suns.- Nonstellar Objects.- Using Models to Understand Our Place in Space and Time.- Preparing for Observation Sessions.- Constellations.- Andromeda to Booetes (The Herdsman).- Caelum (The Chisel) to Draco (The Dragon).- Eridanus (The River) to Lyra (The Lyre).- Microscopium (The Microscope) to Puppis (The Stern).- Sagitta (The Arrow) to Vulpecula (The Fox).ReviewsFrom the reviews: This volume is so crammed with information that the index is a very welcome addition. ! This provides you with a rich background about objects you can see ! . It ! deals with the constellations, giving charts, photos and informative text describing the binocular delights within. (Mark Parrish, Sky at Night Magazine, April, 2010) Book such as this , subtitled '250+ wonderful sky objects to see and explore' , will attract the attention of many a skygazer. ! I expect that many potential readers will wonder, as I did, how much of this material is truly necessary in a book supposedly aimed at users of 10 Ao 50 binoculars. ! It is undoubtedly an impressive achievement ! . As if to underline this, the book ends with a list of basic objects for beginners ! . (Ian Ridpath, The Observatory, Vol. 130, August, 2010) "From the reviews: ""This volume is so crammed with information that the index is a very welcome addition. ... This provides you with a rich background about objects you can see ... . It ... deals with the constellations, giving charts, photos and informative text describing the binocular delights within."" (Mark Parrish, Sky at Night Magazine, April, 2010) ""Book such as this , subtitled '250+ wonderful sky objects to see and explore' , will attract the attention of many a skygazer. ... I expect that many potential readers will wonder, as I did, how much of this material is truly necessary in a book supposedly aimed at users of 10 A - 50 binoculars. ... It is undoubtedly an impressive achievement ... . As if to underline this, the book ends with a list of basic objects for beginners ... ."" (Ian Ridpath, The Observatory, Vol. 130, August, 2010)" Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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