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Burnham's celestial handbook : an observer's guide to the Universe beyond the solar system / Robert Burnham, Jr.
LIBRA QB64 .B85 1978 v.1-3
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Burnham, Robert.
- Standardized Title:
- Celestial handbook
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Astronomy--Observers' manuals.
- Astronomy.
- Physical Description:
- 3 volumes (2138 pages) : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- Revised and enlarged edition.
- Other Title:
- Celestial handbook.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Dover Publications, 1978.
- Summary:
- A unique and necessary reference for amateurs and professionals alike, with comprehensive coverage of the thousands of celestial objects outside our solar system--but within the range of two- to twelve-inch telescopes. The objects are grouped according to the constellations in which they appear, and their definitions feature names, celestial coordinates, classification, and a full physical description, along with hundreds of charts, photographs, and other visual aids. Volume I of the three-volume work consists of an introduction and the beginning of the alphabetical list of constellations, from Andromeda to Cetus.
- Contents:
- v. 1. Andromeda-Cetus.
- v. 2. Chamaeleon-Orion.
- v. 3. Pavo-Vulpecula.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 2127-2130) and index.
- ISBN:
- 048623567X
- 0486235688
- 0486236730
- OCLC:
- 3863848
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