Sky phenomena

Informationen zum Autor Norman Davidson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1933. He was a journalist in the UK for ten years, writing on social and cultural events. He was a Waldorf school teacher for sixteen years, teaching astronomy, geometry, history, and literature. He has been director of Teacher Training at the Waldorf Institute of Sunbridge College in Chestnut Ridge, New York. He lectures on astronomy and cultural topics, and is the author of Astronomy and the Imagination, a companion to Sky Phenomena. Klappentext Practical guide for star watching includes mythological and historical aspects of the subject. Zusammenfassung This is an unusual and practical guide to the sky as we see it -- with the naked eye. Leads the reader from the stars to the Sun! Moon and various planets! to comets and meteors! and the Southern Hemisphere.

Product details

• Authors: Norman Davidson, Davidson Norman
• Publisher: External catalogues US
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.10.2004
• EAN: 9781584200260
• ISBN: 978-1-58420-026-0
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 255 mm x 14 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Astronomy: general, reference works; NATURE / Sky Observation, Popular astronomy & space, Popular astronomy and space