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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Panos PhotinosPublisher: Morgan & Claypool Publishers Imprint: Morgan and Claypool Life Sciences Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 0.60cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.333kg ISBN: 9781627054805ISBN 10: 1627054804 Pages: 115 Publication Date: 30 April 2014 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsIntroduction The Celestial Sphere and Apparent Motion of the Sun Coordinate Systems Motion and Phases of the Moon The Planets Comets, Meteoroids, and Meteor Showers Constellations, Asterisms and Star Names Star Properties Telescopes Appendix A: Measuring Angles Appendix B: Measuring Distance in Astronomy Appendix C: Time Keeping Star Magnitude Systems and Distance ModulusReviewsAuthor InformationPanos Photinos has been a Professor of Physics at Southern Oregon University (SOU), USA since 1989 where he teaches Introductory Astronomy, Observational Astronomy and Cosmology. Panos completed his undergraduate degree in physics at the National University of Athens, Greece, and received his doctorate in physics from Kent State University, Kent, Ohio. He started naked-eye observations as a child in the Red Sea, and later upgraded to a pair of Merchant brass binoculars in Alexandria, Egypt, and his homeland, the island Ikaria, Greece. Ever since he has visited and stargazed from all five continents, and shared his fascination with the night sky with students of all ages. This is Panos' first book in astronomy. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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