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5.0 out of 5 stars
Good, cheap fun, and an excellent entry-level book!,
This review is from: Experiments in Astronomy for Amateurs (Paperback)
If you'd like to have fun with astronomy on the cheap, this is your book. You make some very simple instruments (out of things like cardboard and a ruler) to perform simple astrometry (measurements of the positions of celestial objects), make some simplified models of the solar system, make a sundial, predict eclipses, etc.
If you are interested in the Astronomical Almanacs, ephemerides, or celestial mechanics but don't know how to get started in such a complex subject, this is it, start with this book. Very simple geometrical methods (like drawing the planet's orbits to scale and plotting their positions) are presented, along with a little simple trig to get you going. This is the book I started with about 30 years ago, and with this foundation and some training in higher math, I was able to progress through most of classical celestial mechanics and astrodynamics. It has been a fascinating and absorbing hobby, which has taught me much about science and math.
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