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Astronomy: An Introduction for the Amateur Astronomer
by Mitton, Jacqueline
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0684160420
- ISBN 13
- 9780684160429
- Seller
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Rapid River, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1979. First printing. Smooth coated cloth boards, silver stamped spine titles, fine. Pages fine. Dj moderate edge wear, unclipped 7.95, protected in new, clear sleeve. Entertaining introduction to astronomy for the amateur. Illustrated w/clear, demonstrative drawings, photos throughout. Astronomy, the oldest of the sciences, has become an increasingly popular subject. Intrigued by the beauty of the night sky and the great advances have led to the discovery of eerie phenomenons such as black holes. Dr Jacqueline Mitton, astonomer at the University of Cambridge, provides an invaluable introduction presenting the basic laws that underlie observation of the heavens and summarizing what is known aobut such diverse topics as galaxies, comets, the planets, and cosmology. 142 pages w/index. Bookstore mark, owner's seals.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
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- Bookseller
- BiblioStax (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015225
- Title
- Astronomy: An Introduction for the Amateur Astronomer
- Author
- Mitton, Jacqueline
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0684160420
- ISBN 13
- 9780684160429
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1979
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Unique Shelf;
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