| A Peterson Field Guide to Stars and Planets Contributor(s): Pasachoff, Jay M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0395934311 ISBN-13: 9780395934319 Publisher: Mariner Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback Published: November 1999 Annotation: The new edition of this bestselling guide has been completely revised and updated to include the latest information from leading astronomical sources. Color photos throughout. Click for more in this series: Peterson Field Guides (Paperback) |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Star Observation - Science | Astronomy - Nature | Birdwatching Guides |
| Dewey: 523 |
| LCCN: 99027354 |
| Series: Peterson Field Guides (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 4.5" W x 7.2" L (1.50 lbs) 592 pages |
| Features: Glossary, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product, Table of Contents |
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| Publisher Description: The fourth edition of this best-selling field guide was revised and updated, and each printing brings further updates with the latest information. As of the 16th printing (December 2018), most of the time-sensitive material has been updated for the next decade. Twenty-four color Monthly Sky Maps show exactly what you'll see when facing north or south in the night sky. Fifty-two color Atlas Charts cover the entire sky, including close-ups of areas of special interest, such as the Pleiades and the Orion Nebula. Two dozen pages cover the August 21, 2017, total solar eclipse whose path crossed the continental United States, and other aspects of recent and future solar eclipses. |
Contributor Bio(s): Peterson, Roger Tory: - ROGER TORY PETERSON, one of the world's greatest naturalists, received every major award for ornithology, natural science, and conservation as well as numerous honorary degrees, medals, and citations, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Peterson Identification System has been called the greatest invention since binoculars.Pasachoff, Jay M.: - Jay M. Pasachoff is the Field Memorial Professor of Astronomy and the Chair of the Astronomy Department at Williams College. He is the author of the Peterson Field Guide to Stars and Planets, as well as numerous textbooks and trade books on astronomy, weather, and more. |
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