Sky Phenomena
A Guide to Naked-eye Observation of the Stars
Seiten
2004
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2nd Revised edition
Lindisfarne Books (Verlag)
978-1-58420-026-0 (ISBN)
Lindisfarne Books (Verlag)
978-1-58420-026-0 (ISBN)
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.
This is an unusual and practical guide to the sky as we see it -- with the naked eye. The author, an experienced teacher, leads the reader from the stars as seen from Earth, through observation of the Sun, Moon and various planets, to a deeper understanding of the Copernican revolution, comets and meteors, and to the sky of the Southern Hemisphere.
The text includes mythological and historical aspects of the subject and has numerous exercises for the student. The final chapter is a unique collection of poetry related to the stars from ancient India to modern times. Appendices include future astronomical events, technical data, materials and publications, and a comprehensive glossary of astronomical terms.
This is an unusual and practical guide to the sky as we see it -- with the naked eye. The author, an experienced teacher, leads the reader from the stars as seen from Earth, through observation of the Sun, Moon and various planets, to a deeper understanding of the Copernican revolution, comets and meteors, and to the sky of the Southern Hemisphere.
The text includes mythological and historical aspects of the subject and has numerous exercises for the student. The final chapter is a unique collection of poetry related to the stars from ancient India to modern times. Appendices include future astronomical events, technical data, materials and publications, and a comprehensive glossary of astronomical terms.
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.
Introduction
The Stars I
The Stars II
The Sun
The Moon
Eclipses
The Planets
The Copernican Revolution
Comets and Meteors
The Southern Hemisphere Sky
The Stars in Poetry
Appendices: Astronomical Events * Technical Data * Astronomical Symbols * much more
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.10.2004 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 180 b/w line drawings and diagrams |
| Verlagsort | Great Barringron |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 495 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Weltraum / Astronomie |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-58420-026-X / 158420026X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-58420-026-0 / 9781584200260 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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