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Scientific American's The Amateur Astronomer by Shawn Carlson; Sheldon Greaves; Tinker's Guild; Scientific American, inc is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Scientific American's The Amateur Astronomer about?
Carlson, who took charge of Scientific American's longest-running column, "The Amateur Astronomer," in 1995, presents 30 projects adapted from the column's archives-some very detailed, like the one describing how to build a 6-inch reflecting telescope; others mere suggestions, such as the article on Horace Dall's compact telescope which weighed only 8 ounces and could be carried in a vest pocket. The projects include two spectroheliographs for observing the solar disk, a pendulum that detects the earth's rotation, and a method for determining precise geolocation using lunar occultation.
Who reads Scientific American's The Amateur Astronomer?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Shawn Carlson; Sheldon Greaves; Tinker's Guild; Scientific American, inc
- Publisher
- Tinker's Guild, LLC
- Published
- 2001
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780970347619
- Category
- nonfiction
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