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First magnitude [[electronic resource] ] : a book of the bright sky / / James B. Kaler
| First magnitude [[electronic resource] ] : a book of the bright sky / / James B. Kaler |
| Autore | Kaler James B |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore, : World Scientific, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (252 p.) |
| Disciplina | 520 |
| Soggetto topico |
Stars
Constellations Planets Astronomy |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-90007-6
981-4417-43-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Introduction Bright Lights; Chapter One The Warming Sun; First, What Is It?; And Then, Where Is It?; Other Places; Seasonings; Time; Days and Years; Action!; Under the Rainbow; Chapter Two The Changing Moon; Earth First; By Contrast...; Devastation; Origins; And of Earth?; Where and When: the Phase Cycle; Back and Front; Some Oddities Involving the Full Moon; Calendar Issues; Seasons of the Moon; Tidal Waters; Dueling Months; Rings and Things; Shadows; Shades of the Moon; Taming the Occult; Chapter Three Wandering Planets; Instant Recognition
Looking for Venus and Mercury?Of Jupiter and Saturn; And Then There's Mars; What Did the Ancients Make of All This?; Movements Made Simple; Visitations; Follow the Rules; Crescent of Venus; "Eclipses"; Eccentricity; The Real Thing; Mercury; Venus; Mars; Jupiter and Saturn; Uranus and Neptune; Pluto; Chapter Four Sparkling Stars: An Entr'acte; Number; The Constellations; Star Names; A Galaxy of Stars; Stars; Really Big Stars; Chapter Five Bright Star; Arcturus (Alpha Boötis); Spica (Alpha Virginis); Antares (Alpha Scorpii); Vega (Alpha Lyrae); Altair (Alpha Aquilae); Deneb (Alpha Cygni) Fomalhaut (Alpha Piscis Austrini)Achernar (Alpha Eridani); Capella (Alpha Aurigae); Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri); Betelgeuse (Alpha Orionis); Rigel (Beta Orionis); Sirius (Alpha Canis Majoris); Adhara (Epsilon Canis Majoris); Canopus (Alpha Carinae); Castor (Alpha Geminorum) with a Little Help from Pollux; Pollux (Beta Geminorum); Procyon (Alpha Canis Minoris); Regulus (Alpha Leonis); Acrux (Alpha Crucis) with a Preview of Mimosa (Beta Crucis); Mimosa (Beta Crucis); Hadar (Beta Centauri) with Alpha Not Far Behind; And Finally Rigil Kentaurus (Alpha Centauri); Chapter Six The Sky is Falling Failed Planet Arrival; On the Ground; Hard on the Ground or You Don't Want To Be Anywhere Around; Frozen Leftovers; Comet Return, Route 1; Comet Cocktail; Comet Return, Route 2; Great Comets; Collision; Comet Flakes; Hot Showers; Chapter Seven Once and Future Star; Nova; And Here They Are; Supernova; The Crab Walks at Midnight; Double Down; Eruption; Rare As They Come But Oh What a Sight One Would Be; "First Magnitude"; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463954003321 |
Kaler James B
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| Singapore, : World Scientific, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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First magnitude [[electronic resource] ] : a book of the bright sky / / James B. Kaler
| First magnitude [[electronic resource] ] : a book of the bright sky / / James B. Kaler |
| Autore | Kaler James B |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore, : World Scientific, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (252 p.) |
| Disciplina | 520 |
| Soggetto topico |
Stars
Constellations Planets Astronomy |
| ISBN |
1-283-90007-6
981-4417-43-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Introduction Bright Lights; Chapter One The Warming Sun; First, What Is It?; And Then, Where Is It?; Other Places; Seasonings; Time; Days and Years; Action!; Under the Rainbow; Chapter Two The Changing Moon; Earth First; By Contrast...; Devastation; Origins; And of Earth?; Where and When: the Phase Cycle; Back and Front; Some Oddities Involving the Full Moon; Calendar Issues; Seasons of the Moon; Tidal Waters; Dueling Months; Rings and Things; Shadows; Shades of the Moon; Taming the Occult; Chapter Three Wandering Planets; Instant Recognition
Looking for Venus and Mercury?Of Jupiter and Saturn; And Then There's Mars; What Did the Ancients Make of All This?; Movements Made Simple; Visitations; Follow the Rules; Crescent of Venus; "Eclipses"; Eccentricity; The Real Thing; Mercury; Venus; Mars; Jupiter and Saturn; Uranus and Neptune; Pluto; Chapter Four Sparkling Stars: An Entr'acte; Number; The Constellations; Star Names; A Galaxy of Stars; Stars; Really Big Stars; Chapter Five Bright Star; Arcturus (Alpha Boötis); Spica (Alpha Virginis); Antares (Alpha Scorpii); Vega (Alpha Lyrae); Altair (Alpha Aquilae); Deneb (Alpha Cygni) Fomalhaut (Alpha Piscis Austrini)Achernar (Alpha Eridani); Capella (Alpha Aurigae); Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri); Betelgeuse (Alpha Orionis); Rigel (Beta Orionis); Sirius (Alpha Canis Majoris); Adhara (Epsilon Canis Majoris); Canopus (Alpha Carinae); Castor (Alpha Geminorum) with a Little Help from Pollux; Pollux (Beta Geminorum); Procyon (Alpha Canis Minoris); Regulus (Alpha Leonis); Acrux (Alpha Crucis) with a Preview of Mimosa (Beta Crucis); Mimosa (Beta Crucis); Hadar (Beta Centauri) with Alpha Not Far Behind; And Finally Rigil Kentaurus (Alpha Centauri); Chapter Six The Sky is Falling Failed Planet Arrival; On the Ground; Hard on the Ground or You Don't Want To Be Anywhere Around; Frozen Leftovers; Comet Return, Route 1; Comet Cocktail; Comet Return, Route 2; Great Comets; Collision; Comet Flakes; Hot Showers; Chapter Seven Once and Future Star; Nova; And Here They Are; Supernova; The Crab Walks at Midnight; Double Down; Eruption; Rare As They Come But Oh What a Sight One Would Be; "First Magnitude"; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788621603321 |
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Kaler James B
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| Singapore, : World Scientific, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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First magnitude : a book of the bright sky / / James B. Kaler
| First magnitude : a book of the bright sky / / James B. Kaler |
| Autore | Kaler James B |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore, : World Scientific, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (252 p.) |
| Disciplina | 520 |
| Soggetto topico |
Stars
Constellations Planets Astronomy |
| ISBN |
1-283-90007-6
981-4417-43-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Introduction Bright Lights; Chapter One The Warming Sun; First, What Is It?; And Then, Where Is It?; Other Places; Seasonings; Time; Days and Years; Action!; Under the Rainbow; Chapter Two The Changing Moon; Earth First; By Contrast...; Devastation; Origins; And of Earth?; Where and When: the Phase Cycle; Back and Front; Some Oddities Involving the Full Moon; Calendar Issues; Seasons of the Moon; Tidal Waters; Dueling Months; Rings and Things; Shadows; Shades of the Moon; Taming the Occult; Chapter Three Wandering Planets; Instant Recognition
Looking for Venus and Mercury?Of Jupiter and Saturn; And Then There's Mars; What Did the Ancients Make of All This?; Movements Made Simple; Visitations; Follow the Rules; Crescent of Venus; "Eclipses"; Eccentricity; The Real Thing; Mercury; Venus; Mars; Jupiter and Saturn; Uranus and Neptune; Pluto; Chapter Four Sparkling Stars: An Entr'acte; Number; The Constellations; Star Names; A Galaxy of Stars; Stars; Really Big Stars; Chapter Five Bright Star; Arcturus (Alpha Boötis); Spica (Alpha Virginis); Antares (Alpha Scorpii); Vega (Alpha Lyrae); Altair (Alpha Aquilae); Deneb (Alpha Cygni) Fomalhaut (Alpha Piscis Austrini)Achernar (Alpha Eridani); Capella (Alpha Aurigae); Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri); Betelgeuse (Alpha Orionis); Rigel (Beta Orionis); Sirius (Alpha Canis Majoris); Adhara (Epsilon Canis Majoris); Canopus (Alpha Carinae); Castor (Alpha Geminorum) with a Little Help from Pollux; Pollux (Beta Geminorum); Procyon (Alpha Canis Minoris); Regulus (Alpha Leonis); Acrux (Alpha Crucis) with a Preview of Mimosa (Beta Crucis); Mimosa (Beta Crucis); Hadar (Beta Centauri) with Alpha Not Far Behind; And Finally Rigil Kentaurus (Alpha Centauri); Chapter Six The Sky is Falling Failed Planet Arrival; On the Ground; Hard on the Ground or You Don't Want To Be Anywhere Around; Frozen Leftovers; Comet Return, Route 1; Comet Cocktail; Comet Return, Route 2; Great Comets; Collision; Comet Flakes; Hot Showers; Chapter Seven Once and Future Star; Nova; And Here They Are; Supernova; The Crab Walks at Midnight; Double Down; Eruption; Rare As They Come But Oh What a Sight One Would Be; "First Magnitude"; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811501703321 |
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Kaler James B
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| Singapore, : World Scientific, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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