The modern amateur astronomer

Title
  1. The modern amateur astronomer / Patrick Moore, ed.
Published by
  1. London ; New York : Springer, [1995], ©1995.

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Additional authors
  1. Moore, Patrick.
Description
  1. viii, 166 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
Series statement
  1. Practical astronomy
Uniform title
  1. Practical astronomy.
Subject
  1. Astronomical instruments
  2. Spherical astronomy
  3. Telescopes
Contents
  1. Introduction / Patrick Moore -- 1. Optical Principles / R. W. Forrest -- 2. Buying a Telescope / Patrick Moore -- 3. Commercially Made Telescopes / John Watson -- 4. Observatories and Telescopes / Denis Buczynski -- 5. Making Your Own Telescope / John Watson -- 6. Auxiliary Equipment / M. Mobberley -- 7. Electronics and the Amateur Astronomer / Maurice Gavin -- 8. First Steps in Astronomical Calculations / Gerald North -- 9. Astronomical Spectroscopes / C. R. Kitchin -- 10. Astrophotography / Robin Pearce -- 11. Astronomical Societies / Patrick Moore.
Owning institution
  1. Columbia University Libraries
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.