James Mullaney

A Buyer's and User's Guide to Astronomical Telescopes & Binoculars (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This exciting, upbeat new guide provides an extensive overview of binoculars and telescopes. It includes detailed up-to-date information on sources, selection and use of virtually every major type, brand and model of such instruments on today's market - truly an invaluable treasure-trove of information and helpful advice for all amateur astronomers. Amateur astronomers are always contemplating the "next telescope up" and this will point the way to the most suitable instrument to which they should aspire. Similarly, those who are buying their first telescope will be able to compare and contrast different types and makes. The author is an astronomy writer, lecturer and consultant who has published more than 500 articles and five books. He has also been an editor for Sky & Telescope, Astronomy, and Star & Sky magazines. He is probably the ideal person to write this book, containing as it does a directory of instruments offered by all the major manufacturers.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer London
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Mai 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781846287077
• Artikelnr.: 37359541

Autorenporträt

Jim Mullaney is an astronomy writer, lecturer and consultant who has published more than 500 articles and five books: he has also been an editor for Sky & Telescope, Astronomy, and Star & Sky magazines. One of the contributors to Carl Sagan's award-winning Cosmos PBS-Television series, his work has received recognition from such notables as Sir Arthur Clarke, Johnny Carson, Ray Bradbury, Dr. Wernher von Braun, and one of his former students - NASA scientist/astronaut Dr. Jay Apt.