Prior to opening his own bookshop, Hervé Burillier ran, for seven years, the biggest astronomy specialist bookshop in France, stocking over five hundred titles. He is a member of the French Astronomical Society (SAF) and of the French Association of Variable Star Observers, and has written the column "Observing the sky" in L'Astronomie (the monthly publication of the French Astronomical Society) since 1990.
Celestial Sites, Celestial Splendors
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- Nombre de pages186
- PrésentationBroché
- Poids1.315 kg
- Dimensions12,2 cm × 18,4 cm × 0,9 cm
- ISBN0-521-66773-9
- EAN9780521667739
- Date de parution01/09/2000
- ÉditeurCambridge University Press
Résumé
Celestial Sites, Celestial Splendors presents us with a beautiful and fascinating panorama of more than a hundred carefully chosen astronomical objects and provides a comprehensive and practical guide to viewing them with simple instruments, such as binoculars or a small telescope, and sometimes even with the naked eye. With an accessible style that will appeal to all amateur astronomers and anyone interested in the night sky, this book:
- Gives the basics of general ideas in modern astronomy, including a good introduction to celestial mechanics.
- Covers a wide range of celestial objects - from nearby planets, meteors and comets, to distant stars, galaxies and nebulae - and, for every object shows it as it appears through the telescope.
- Provides a wealth of essential viewing advice and background information.