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35.00 USD
This vintage telescope and astronomy guide is filled with beautiful illustrations of the night sky, constellation maps, star charts, and scientific equipment diagrams and other related astronomical images.
The vintage science book has a pocket on the back cover for storing the beautiful constellation wall chart of the Northern night sky which is included with the book. The chart is in wonderful vintage condition and is suitable for framing as wall decor. Printed in Japan, the high-quality constellation map print measures 25" x 18 1/4".
The vintage astronomy book instructs on the use of telescopes, photographing the night sky, and tracking man-made satellites. The vintage outer space science book includes chart of telescope accessories, tables of constellations, time conversion, brightest stars, important meteor showers, modern novae, periodic comets, solar eclipses, planet locations, planetary data, statistics of planetary satellites, star names and more, as well as star maps of the stellar year and a glossary of astronomical terms.
This is a genuine vintage book published in 1966 not a recent reprint. As such, the book shows age appropriate wear particularly on the dust jacket with is torn and a bit tattered around the edges. Pages are clean. Front book hinge is beginning to crack. Binding is tight.
The Telescope and The World of Astronomy
by Marvin F. Riemer, B.Ch.E., M.S.
Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged
Scope Instrument Group, 1966
Illustrated; 229 Pages; 9" x 6 1/4"
Includes a large, fold-out constellation wall chart
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