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David Levy's Guide to the Night Sky

David Levy's Guide to the Night Sky

Inroduces beginners to amateur astronomy, describes what to look for and when--beginning with the solar system and moving on to the stars--and offers suggestions for better observations.


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Publisher Cambridge University Press
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ISBN 9780521797535
Pages 346 pages
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