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Norton's star atlas and reference handbook (epoch 2000.0).
- Title
- Norton's star atlas and reference handbook (epoch 2000.0).
- Author
- Norton, Arthur P. (Arthur Philip)
- Publication
- Harlow : Longman, ©1998.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | QB65 .N7 1998 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Ridpath, Ian
- Description
- xii, 180 pages : illustrations (some color), 1 portrait, charts; 29 cm
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- atlases.
- Atlases
- Handbooks and manuals
- Atlases.
- Atlas.
- Note
- Previous ed. published in 1989 under title: Norton's 2000.0 : star atlas and reference handbook (epoch 2000.0).
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Foreword / Leif J. Robinson -- 1. Star Charts -- 2. Position and Time -- The Heavens Above -- Position -- Date and Time -- 3. Practical Astronomy -- Observing -- Astronomical Instruments -- Astrophotography -- 4. The Solar System -- The Sun -- The Moon -- The Planets and their Satellites -- Mercury -- Venus -- Mars -- Jupiter -- Saturn -- Uranus, Neptune and Pluto -- Minor Planets -- Comets -- Meteors -- Eclipses -- Occultations -- Aurorae, Noctilucent Clouds and the Zodiacal Light -- Artificial Satellites -- 5. Stars, Nebulae and Galaxies -- The Stars -- Constellations and Nomenclature -- Radiation, Magnitude and Luminosity -- Distances, Motions and Physical Parameters -- Spectral Classification -- Stellar Evolution -- Double Stars -- Variable Stars -- Clusters, Nebulae and Galaxies. Units and Notation -- Astronomical Constants -- Symbols and Abbreviations.
- ISBN
- 0582312833
- 9780582312838
- 0582356555
- 9780582356559
- OCLC
- ocm39533689
- 39533689
- SCSB-796579
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library