So You Want a Meade LX Telescope!: How to Select and Use the Lx200 and Other High-End Models - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Lawrence HarrisSeries:Patrick Moore Practical AstronomyPublish date:2010-05-04Pages:236
Language:EnglishPublisher:SpringerISBN-13:9781441917744ISBN-10:1441917748UPC:9781441917744Book Category:Science, NatureBook Subcategory:Space Science, Scientific Instruments, Star ObservationBook Topic:AstronomySize:9.24 x 6.30 x 0.64 inchesWeight:0.8113Product ID:SCZC9WMVNY
Computers and Astronomy Perhaps every generation of astronomers believes that their telescopes are the best that have ever been. They are surely all correct! The great leap of our time is that computer-designed and machined parts have led to more accurately made com- nents that give the astronomer ever better views. The manual skills of the craftsman mirror grinder have been transformed into the...
Language:EnglishPublisher:SpringerISBN-13:9781441917744ISBN-10:1441917748UPC:9781441917744Book Category:Science, NatureBook Subcategory:Space Science, Scientific Instruments, Star ObservationBook Topic:AstronomySize:9.24 x 6.30 x 0.64 inchesWeight:0.8113Product ID:SCZC9WMVNY
Lawrence Harris retired from his job as a British government scientist where he had worked as a professional astronomer in solar studies and then astronomical satellite operations. For the last seventeen years he has been a columnist, specializing in writing about weather satellites, along with occasional articles on astronomy. He also contributes to astronomical society magazines.
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