Exploring the Night Sky: The Equinox Astronomy Guide for Beginners

by Terence Dickinson (Author), John Bianchi (Illustrator)

New
Illustrated
1987
$12.35

Exploring the Night Sky is aimed at novice star gazers anxious to expand their astronomical repertoire beyond the Big and Little Dippers. Dickinson has designed a superb introduction to astronomy that is clear, concise, beautifully illustrated, and very user friendly no matter what the child's age.

Synopsis

Exploring the Night Sky is aimed at novice star gazers anxious to expand their astronomical repertoire beyond the Big and Little Dippers. Dickinson has designed a superb introduction to astronomy that is clear, concise, beautifully illustrated, and very user friendly no matter what the child's age.

$12.35

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More Information

Format: Illustrated
Pages: 72
Edition: New
Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd
Published: 01 Jan 1987
ISBN 10: 0920656668
ISBN 13: 9780920656662

Media Reviews

Well-illustrated, this book will help you recognize more than just the big dipper while stargazing.--Wendy Rayson-Kerr Belleville Intelligencer (08/07/2012)
[A] great star-spotting reference.--Rebecca Rupp Home Education Magazine (06/01/2009)

Author Bio

Terence Dickinson is a prolific science writer specializing in astronomy. More than one million copies of his books are in print. He is the recipient of many national and international science awards, including the New York Academy of Sciences Book of the Year Award and the Royal Canadian Institute's Sandford Fleming Medal. He live near Kingston, Ontario. Dickinson's new edition of Nightwatch has already sold over 75,000 copies.