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The Moon in Close-up. A Next Generation Astronomer's Guide.
John W. Wilkinson
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Description for The Moon in Close-up. A Next Generation Astronomer's Guide.
Paperback. This book combines newly acquired knowledge of the Moon with detailed descriptions and labeled photographic maps of the lunar surface. It offers techniques and tips on how to observe interesting features of the Moon, with telescopes and binoculars. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 310 pages, 57 colour illustrations, 80 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 552.
Information collected by recent space probes sent to explore the Moon by the USA, the European Space Agency, Japan, China and India has changed our knowledge and understanding of the Moon, particularly its geology, since the Apollo missions. This book presents those findings in a way that will be welcomed by amateur astronomers, students, educators and anyone interested in the Moon. Enhanced by many colour photos, it combines newly acquired scientific understanding with detailed descriptions and labelled photographic maps of the lunar surface. Guided by observation methods explained in the book and 17 Study Areas presented and carefully explained in ... Read more
Information collected by recent space probes sent to explore the Moon by the USA, the European Space Agency, Japan, China and India has changed our knowledge and understanding of the Moon, particularly its geology, since the Apollo missions. This book presents those findings in a way that will be welcomed by amateur astronomers, students, educators and anyone interested in the Moon. Enhanced by many colour photos, it combines newly acquired scientific understanding with detailed descriptions and labelled photographic maps of the lunar surface. Guided by observation methods explained in the book and 17 Study Areas presented and carefully explained in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
Series
The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series
Number of Pages
310
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642148040
SKU
V9783642148040
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About John W. Wilkinson
John Wilkinson is a science educator with over 30 years experience in teaching science, physics and chemistry in secondary colleges and universities in Australia. He is author of over 100 science textbooks. He completed his Masters degree and PhD in science education at La Trobe University, Australia. Throughout his life he has been a keen amateur astronomer and operates his ... Read more
Reviews for The Moon in Close-up. A Next Generation Astronomer's Guide.
From the reviews: “The book is in paperback and is very well presented with many illustration in colour as well as black and white. … contains six chapters but the last chapter is divided into 17 sections. … Overall I recommend this book as one of the most useful for amateur astronomers. … book is a practical guide to ... Read more