Illustrated Guide to Astronomical Wonders: From Novice to Master Observer - Brossura

Thompson, Robert Bruce; Thompson, Barbara Fritchman

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ISBN 10: 0596526857 ISBN 13: 9780596526856

Casa editrice: Maker Media Inc, 2007

Riassunto

Offers basic information about astronomy, including its terminology, the best equipment to purchase for stargazing, and images of over one hundred objects to view in the night sky such as star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Robert Bruce Thompson is the coauthor of Astronomy Hacks, Building the Perfect PC, and PC Hardware in a Nutshell. Robert built his first computer in 1976 from discrete chips. It had 256 bytes of memory, used toggle switches and LEDs for I/O, ran at less than 1MHz, and had no operating system. Since then, he has bought, built, upgraded, and repaired hundreds of PCs for himself, employers, customers, friends, and clients. Robert reads mysteries and nonfiction for relaxation, but only on cloudy nights. He spends most clear, moonless nights outdoors with his 10-inch Dobsonian reflector telescope, hunting down faint fuzzies, and is currently designing a larger truss-tube Dobsonian (computerized, of course) that he plans to build.

Barbara Fritchman Thompson is the coauthor of Astonomy Hacks, Building the Perfect PC, and PC Hardware in a Nutshell. Barbara worked for 20 years as a librarian before starting her own home-based consulting practice, Research Solutions, and is also a researcher for the law firm Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge, & Rice, PLLC. During her leisure hours, Barbara reads, works out, plays golf, and, like Robert, is an avid amateur astronomer.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Maker Media Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0596526857
• ISBN 13: 9780596526856
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 519
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile