num_pages: 482
description: To present to those who know nothing about astronomy a comprehensive outline of present-day astronomical knowledge avoiding as much as possible technicalities and statistics. To give a brief outline of the mythology associated with the heavens. To teach the beginner how to identify the constellations and individual stars. To offer the more experienced observer a practical field book conveniently arranged with a double system of charts and textone for use with the unaided eye and with a field glass; the other for use with small telescopes. To stimulate not only a general interest in astronomy but also an observational work.Excerpted from preface
language: English
title: Field Book of the Skies
publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons