About this title: This is a beginner's guide to the pathways of the sky that contains simplified maps of the constellations. Without a telescope or other astronomical equipment, but using the book's instructions on how to measure the sizes and separations between constellations, the reader can find the constellations easily and take a mind's-eye journey from one ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 2-23-04
ISBN-13:9780521544153ISBN:0521544157
Description: FINE. Crisp, clean, unread paperback with light shelfwear to the covers and a small publisher's mark to one edge-Nice! 0.65 lbs. read more
Edition: 3rd ed. Illustrated.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780521544153ISBN:0521544157
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 96 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Book in very good condition with FAST SHIPPING! read more
Description: New. 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. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13:9780521544153ISBN:0521544157
Description: New. Paperback NEW 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, ... read more
"When I was growing up, I loved the little book Neighbors in Space (originally published in 1942 as Seeing Stars). The closest things that I've found to Neighbors in Space are this book and Patterns in the Sky (q.v.), both of which are actually much better than my old book as a great introduction to stargazing. A Walk through the Heavens is the more elementary of the two and has a fine introduction to guideposts for finding your way around the night sky. It also includes stories about the constellations, although these are in the back of the book and not grouped with the constellations themselves, as the legends in Patterns in the Sky are. This book and Patterns in the Sky are excellent places to start for the novice stargazer."
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