Walk Through the Heavens A Guide to Stars and Constellations and Their Legends

Name: Walk Through the Heavens A Guide to Stars and Constellations and Their Legends
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ISBN: 9780521544153

ISBN-10: 0521544157

ISBN-13: 9780521544153

Edition: 3rd 2004 (Revised)

Authors: Milton D. Heifetz, Wil Tirion

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A Walk through the Heavens is a beautiful and easy-to-use guide to the constellations of the northern hemisphere. By following the unique simplified maps, readers will be able to easily find and identify the constellations and the stars within them. Ancient myths and legends of the sky are retold, adding to the mystery of the stars. Written for the complete beginner, this practical guide introduces the patterns of the starry skies in a memorable way. No equipment is needed, apart from normal sight and clear skies. Milton D. Heifetz is a clinical professor of neurosurgery at the University of Southern California and visiting professor at Harvard Medical School. This is his first astronomy…

Book details

List price: $21.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 2/12/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 94
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.75" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.638



Introduction



Measuring Distances in the Sky: The brightness of stars


Life in the Heavens


Instructions for the use of the atlas


Four seasonal star maps



A Walk Through The Heavens



Starting from the Big Dipper



Starting from Orion



Legends of the Heavens



Circumpolar Constellations: Brightness test


Binocular sights


List of constellations


Index