Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Dover Publications (1978), Edition: Revised and Enlarged Edition, 652 pages
Description
Volume II of this comprehensive three-part guide to the thousands of celestial objects outside our solar system ranges from Chamaeleon through Orion. Objects are grouped according to constellation, and their definitions feature names, coordinates, classifications, and physical descriptions. Additional notes offer fascinating historical information. Hundreds of visual aids. 1977 edition.
User reviews
LibraryThing member jamessavik
This 3 volume set is a must for amatuer and professional astronomers. It provides detailed information on stars(single, variable & binary), galaxies and nebulea by constellation including coordinates, magnitudes and finding charts. This series is a bit dated but the information is still current.
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Language
Original publication date
1966
Physical description
652 p.
ISBN
0486240630 / 9780486240633
Other editions
Burnham's Celestial Handbook: An Observer's Guide to the Universe Beyond the Solar System, Volume 1, Rev. Edition by Robert Burnham Jr (Hardcover)
Burnham's Celestial Handbook: An Observer's Guide to the Universe Beyond the Solar System, Volume 1, Rev. Edition by Robert Burnham Jr (Hardcover)
Burnham's Celestial Handbook: An Observer's Guide to the Universe Beyond the Solar System, Volume 2, Chamaeleon through Orion, Revised and Enlarged Edition by Robert Burnham Jr (Hardcover)
Burnham's Celestial Handbook: An Observer's Guide to the Universe Beyond the Solar System, Volume 2, Chamaeleon through Orion, Revised and Enlarged Edition by Robert Burnham Jr (Hardcover)
Burnham's Celestial Handbook: An Observer's Guide to the Universe Beyond the Solar System, Volume 2, Chamaeleon through Orion, Revised and Enlarged Edition by Robert Burnham Jr (Hardcover)
Burnham's Celestial Handbook: An Observer's Guide to the Universe Beyond the Solar System (Volume One: Andromeda Through Cetus) (Revised Edition) by Robert Burnham Jr. (Hardcover)
Burnham's Celestial Handbook: An Observer's Guide to the Universe Beyond the Solar System (Volume Two: Chamaeleon Through Orion) (Revised Edition) by Jr. Burnham, Robert (Hardcover)
Burnham's Celestial Handbook: An Observer's Guide to the Universe Beyond the Solar System (Volume Two: Chamaeleon Through Orion) by Robert Burnham Jr. (Paperback)
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