Astronomy With An Opera-Glass: A Popular Introduction To The Study Of The Starry Heavens With The Simplest Of Optical Instruments - Softcover

Serviss, Garrett

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1425496393 ISBN 13: 9781425496395

Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2006

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Astronomy With An Opera-Glass is a comprehensive guide to studying the stars with the simplest of optical instruments. Written by Garrett Serviss, an American astronomer and science writer, this book provides a popular introduction to the study of the starry heavens. The book is designed for amateur astronomers who want to learn more about the night sky but do not have access to high-end telescopes. Serviss explains how to use an opera glass, a small and portable binocular, to observe the stars, planets, and other celestial objects. The book covers a wide range of topics related to astronomy, including the history of astronomy, the movements of the stars, the phases of the moon, the planets, comets, and meteors. Serviss also provides tips on how to observe the sky, including how to find the constellations and how to use star charts. The book is written in an easy-to-understand language and is filled with illustrations and diagrams to help readers understand the concepts. Serviss also includes interesting anecdotes and stories related to astronomy, making the book an engaging read. Overall, Astronomy With An Opera-Glass is an excellent resource for anyone interested in astronomy, whether they are a beginner or an experienced astronomer. With its clear explanations and practical advice, this book is sure to inspire readers to explore the wonders of the night sky.With Maps And Directions To Facilitate The Recognition Of The Constellations And The Principal Stars Visible To The Naked Eye.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

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I isr the pages that follow, the author has endeavored to encourage the study of the heavenly bodies by pointing out some of the interesting and marvelous phenomena of the universe that are visible with little or no assistance from optical instruments, and indicating means of becoming acquainted with the constellations and the planets. Knowing that an opera-glass is capable of revealing some of the most beautiful sights in the starry dome, and believing that many persons would be glad to iearn the fact, he set to work with such an instrument and surveyed all the constellations visible in the latitude of New York, carefully noting everything that it seemed might interest amateur star-gazers. All the objects thus observed have not been included in this book, lest the multiplicity of details should deter or discourage the very readers for whom it was specially written. On the other hand, there is nothing described as visible with an opera-glass or a field-glass which the author has not seen with an instrument of that description, and which any person possessing eyesight of average quality and a competent glass should not be able to discern.
(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)

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• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1425496393
• ISBN 13: 9781425496395
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 168
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