Burnham's Celestial Handbook; An Observer's Guide to the Universe Beyond the Solar System; Volume Three, Pavo-Vulpecula

Burnham, Robert, Jr. (editor)

ISBN 10: 0486240657 / ISBN 13: 9780486240657

Published by Dover Publications, New York

About this Item

[0-486-24065-7] [1978]. (Hardcover) Very good in very good dust jacket. 1351-2138pp. The final book of the three volume set. Frontispiece, tables, photographs, graphs, illustrations, bibliography, indices. (Science, Astronomy, Constellations).

Seller Inventory # 127295

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Burnham's Celestial Handbook; An Observer's Guide to the Universe Beyond the Solar System; Volume Three, Pavo-Vulpecula
• Publisher: Dover Publications, New York
• ISBN 10: 0486240657
• ISBN 13: 9780486240657
• Binding: Hardcover
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Science and Technology

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Synopsis

The three volume "Burnham's Celestial Handbook" series provides a constellation based, detailed and comprehensive guide to tens of thousands of celestial objects outside our solar system. The information presented includes: definitions, names, historical background, coordinates, classifications, physical descriptions, maps, charts, sketches, and observing guides. All told in an engaging manner.

The series became an instant success with amateur astronomers, and remained so for decades. While it is now dated, it is still a popular source of information.

Volume Three lists the constellations from Pavo to Vulpecula.

About the Author

Robert Burnham works at "Astronomy" magazine and is a member of the American Astronomical Society and the American Geophysical Union. He is the author of "Advanced Skywatching,"" Exploring the Starry Sky," and "The Reader's Digest Children's Atlas of the Universe," He lives in Hales Corners, Wisconsin. Alan Dyer is the author of "The Backyard Astronomer's Guide," Jeff Kanipe is the author of "A Skywatcher's Year,"