Midnight Sky - Familiar Notes on the Stars and Planets

Klappentext An acclaimed 1869 handbook for amateur astronomers by Edwin Dunkin! who later became President of the Royal Astronomical Society. Zusammenfassung The distinguished astronomer Edwin Dunkin published The Midnight Sky in 1869 and is best known for this classic work of Victorian popular astronomical writing. It includes material from Dunkin's famous articles describing the London midnight sky during each month of the year! and over 90 star maps and engravings. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; The midnight sky at London; The midnight sky of the southern hemisphere; The constellations; General notes on the fixed stars; Notes on the solar system; Meteors, or shooting-stars; Index.

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• Authors: Edwin Dunkin, Dunkin Edwin, Dunkin Edwin
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.08.2010
• EAN: 9781108017459
• ISBN: 978-1-108-01745-9
• No. of pages: 344
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Astronomy
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Cosmology & the universe, Cosmology and the universe, Solar system: the Sun & planets, Solar system: the Sun and planets, Galaxies & stars, Galaxies and stars, SCIENCE / Space Science / Cosmology, SCIENCE / Space Science / Astronomy