Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Enslow Pub Inc (1980), Edition: 4th Revised, 568 pages
Description
Timeless, comprehensive coverage of telescopes, mirrors, lenses, mountings, telescope drives, micrometers, spectroscopes, more. ". . . highly recommended for very serious nonprofessional astronomers." — A Guide to the Literature of Astronomy. 189 illustrations. Reprint of 1971 edition.
User reviews
LibraryThing member billsearth
This is a somewhat dated book on amateur astronomy that has a focus on optics, optical instruments, and how you can collect data with those instruments. A more accurate title would be "Telescope designs and purposes: choosing and using a scope".
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1971
Physical description
568 p.; 8.6 inches
ISBN
0894900498 / 9780894900495
Other editions
Amateur Astronomer's Handbook by John Benson Sidgwick (Hardcover)
Amateur Astronomer's Handbook by J. B. Sidgwick (Paperback)
Amateur Astronomer's Handbook by J. B. Sidgwick (Paperback)
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