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Available
Call number
Publication
Sky Publishing Corporation (1965)
Description
This classic autobiography of one of the 20th century's foremost amateur astronomers was originally published by Harper & Row in 1965. In his new foreword, Sky & Telescope contributing editor David H. Levy points out that although many books describe how to watch the sky, Starlight Nights tells us why. The book is illustrated with Peltier family photographs.
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LibraryThing member kinnerc
Written in an earlier, simpler time, this book is the book many amateur astronomers use to try to explain to friends the attraction the activity has for them.
From the heart of the America of the last century, follow this story of a farmboy who sucessfully reached for the stars.
From the heart of the America of the last century, follow this story of a farmboy who sucessfully reached for the stars.
LibraryThing member tungsten_peerts
This is probably the best book that has ever been written about ... I don't want to use the word 'star-gazing,' but heck, the subtitle uses it, and that word does at least have a tinge of the magic I think this book conveys. Leslie C. Peltier was a justly-famed amateur astronomer, where -- as I
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think the book makes clear -- 'amateur' means 'one who does for love' and not 'one who isn't good enough to be a professional.' Peltier's book evokes a simpler time in a lovely (and not cloying) fashion. It is really is that rare thing -- a treasure, a jewel of a book. I think it's been said that if you want to enlighten someone who is befuddled because he or she has a friend or loved one who is *obsessed* with the night sky, this is the book they should be given. I would agree with that assessment. It may turn *you* into an astronomer. Show Less
Awards
Ohioana Book Award (Winner — 1966)
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
236 p.
ISBN
0933346026 / 9780933346024
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