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Burnham's Celestial Handbook: An Observer's Guide to the Universe Beyond the Solar System, Volume One by Robert Burnham, Jr. ISBN: 048623567X Dover Publications Price: $19.95 click here to see this book This comprehensive coverage of the thousands of celestial objects outside our solar system. The objects are grouped according to constellation, and their definitions feature names, coordinates, classification, and physical description, along with hundreds of visual aids. Volume I of the three-volume work covers Andromeda to Cetus. Table of Contents for Burnham's Celestial Handbook: An Observer's Guide to the Universe Beyond the Solar System, Volume One INTRODUCTORY SECTION CHAPTER I - INTRODUCTION Amateur Astronomy - A Personal View The Idea Behind the Celestial Handbook CHAPTER 2 - INTRODUCING THE UNIVERSE A Celestial Survey The Distance Scale of the Universe CHAPTER 3 - FUNDAMENTAL KNOWLEDGE FOR THE OBSERVER "Gaining a "Working Knowledge" of the Heavens. " The Constellations; Apparent Motions and Seasonal Changes. The Celestial Sphere. Celestial Coordinates. Precession. Directions in the Sky. Sidereal Time. Angular Measurement. The Magnitude System; Apparent and Absolute Magnitudes. Color Indices. Star Names and Designations. Star Atlases. Stellar Spectral Classes. "Star Motions; Proper Motion, Radial Velocity. Stellar temperatures. " The H-R Diagram. Star Distances. Distance Units. "Double Stars, Variable Stars. " Classification of Nebulae and Galaxies. CHAPTER 4 - HOW TO USE THIS BOOK The Arrangement of the Celestial Handbook "Terms, Symbols, and Abbreviations Used. " THE CELESTIAL HANDBOOK "CONSTELLATION INDEX, VOLUME I "

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