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How to Identify the Stars
Excerpt from How to Identify the Stars
The ability to recognize the more brilliant stars and to locate the more conspicuous constellations or star groups, is both an interesting and a useful acquirement. The number of people who have a real interest in popular astronomy and a fair acquaintance with the stars and constellations is steadily increasing and they find real pleasure in their information. To the meteorologist who would make observations of the position of the streamers of the Aurora Borealis or locate the place of the appearance and disappearance of bright meteors, a knowledge of the stars and constellations is absolutely necessary. The best way to locate the position of an auroral streamer without the use of apparatus is to observe the stars between which and over which it extends. Similarly the point of appearance and disappearance of a meteor has been definitely determined if the nearest star in each case has been noted.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The ability to recognize the more brilliant stars and to locate the more conspicuous constellations or star groups, is both an interesting and a useful acquirement. The number of people who have a real interest in popular astronomy and a fair acquaintance with the stars and constellations is steadily increasing and they find real pleasure in their information. To the meteorologist who would make observations of the position of the streamers of the Aurora Borealis or locate the place of the appearance and disappearance of bright meteors, a knowledge of the stars and constellations is absolutely necessary. The best way to locate the position of an auroral streamer without the use of apparatus is to observe the stars between which and over which it extends. Similarly the point of appearance and disappearance of a meteor has been definitely determined if the nearest star in each case has been noted.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
86 pages, Paperback
Published January 10, 2012
About the author
Willis Isbister Milham
34 books1 followerWillis Isbister Milham, professor of astronomy 1901-1942 Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts 1874-1957.
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December 24, 2018
I was bored of the usual novels that I read and luckily found this book to quench a bit of my astronomical thirst for constellations and stars. The book opened my eyes on the importance of magnitude and choosing the time to identify constellations with a great number of other references to view for more info. An amazing yet short read very suitable for my current needs. Finished in under an hour.
October 15, 2023
now i wanna read more astronomy books
April 4, 2021
me gustó, es una buena guía para principiantes y da datos para sacar más información a parte de su libro.
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