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Burnham's celestial handbook : an observer's guide to the Universe beyond the solar system / Robert Burnham, Jr.

Summary:

After an extensive introduction in Volume I, which gives the beginner enough information to follow about 80% of the body of the material, the author gives comprehensive coverage to the thousands of celestial objects outside our solar system that are within the range of telescopes in the two- to twelve-inch range.

Record details

  • ISBN: 048623567X
  • ISBN: 9780486235677
  • ISBN: 0486236730
  • ISBN: 9780486236735
  • ISBN: 0486240657
  • ISBN: 9780486240657
  • ISBN: 0486235688
  • ISBN: 9780486235684
  • Physical Description: 3 volumes (2138 pages) : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: Rev. and enl. ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Dover Publications, 1978.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes indexes.
Formatted Contents Note:
V. 1. Andromeda-Cetus. -- v. 2. Chamaeleon-Orion. -- v. 3. Pavo-Vulpecula.
Subject: Astronomy > Observers' manuals.
Burnham's celestial handbook.

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