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Half-hours with the Telescope Being a Popular Guide to the Use of the Telescope as a Means of Amusement and Instruction.
by Richard A. (Richard Anthony) Proctor
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15 totalHALF-HOURS WITH THE TELESCOPE - Being a popular guide to the use of the telescope as a means of amusement and instruction. - BY - Richard A. Proctor, B.A., F.R.A.S., - Author of "Saturn and its System," Etc. - With Illustrations on Stone and Wood.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1873.
London: Printed by William Clowes and Sons, Stamford Street and Charing Cross.
PREFACE.
DESCRIPTION OF PLATES.
HALF-HOURS WITH THE TELESCOPE.
CHAPTER I. - A HALF-HOUR ON THE STRUCTURE OF THE TELESCOPE.
CHAPTER II. - A HALF-HOUR WITH ORION, LEPUS TAURUS, ETC.
CHAPTER III. - A HALF-HOUR WITH LYRA, HERCULES, CORVUS, CRATER, ETC.
CHAPTER IV. - A HALF-HOUR WITH BOOTES, SCORPIO, OPHIUCHUS, ETC.
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Preface: The object which the Author and Publisher of this little work have proposed to themselves, has been the production, at a moderate price, of a useful and reliable guide to the amateur telescopist. Among the celestial phenomena described or figured in this treatise, by far the larger number may be profitably examined with small telescopes, and there are none which are beyond the range of a good 3-inch achromatic. The work also treats of the construction of telescopes, the nature and use of star-maps, and other subjects connected with the requirements of amateur observers.
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Half-hours with the Telescope Being a Popular Guide to the Use of the Telescope as a Means of Amusement and Instruction. Being a Popular Guide to the Use of the Telescope as a Means of Amusement and Instruction.
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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1873.
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Produced by Jason Isbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2005-09-28
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Public domain in the USA.
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Richard A. (Richard Anthony) Proctor
1837–1888
A lively Victorian astronomy writer, he helped make the night sky feel understandable and exciting for general readers. His books and lectures brought planets, stars, and cosmic questions to a wide audience in Britain and the United States.
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