{"product_id":"sky-phenomena-norman-davidson-9781584200260","title":"Sky Phenomena: A Guide to Naked-Eye Observation of the Stars","description":"\"In the last hundred years or so, most of the firmament has been taken from us. We are Less for our loss of the sky, but Norman Davidson has given us the boot straps we need to pull ourselves back up to heaven...or at least for a good look at it\" \u003cstrong\u003eE.C. Krupp\u003c\/strong\u003e (from the foreword).\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eSky Phenomena\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e leads readers from the stars as seen from Earth, through the Sun, Moon, and various planets to the Copernican revolution, to comets and meteors, and to the sky of the Southern Hemisphere. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe text includes mythological and historical aspects of the subject and has numerous exercises for the student. The final chapter is a unique collection of poetry related to the stars from ancient India to modern times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Norman Davidson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 158420026X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781584200260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lindisfarne Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/07\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.04h x 7.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Norman Davidson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995774812415,"sku":"9781584200260","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bf70fb5e-1a69-454d-823b-d14ccf5664bc.jpg?v=1683337775","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sky-phenomena-norman-davidson-9781584200260","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}