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100 1 _aBaikie, James,
_d1866-1931
245 1 0 _aThrough the Telescope
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2017
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2017-03-17
505 0 _aThe telescope: historical -- The telescope: practical -- The sun -- The sun's surroundings -- Mercury -- Venus -- The moon -- Mars -- The asteroids -- Jupiter -- Saturn -- Uranus and Neptune -- Comets and meteors -- The starry heavens -- Clusters and nebulæ -- Appendix I. List of lunar formations -- Appendix II. List of objects for the telescope.
508 _aProduced by Chris Curnow, Lesley Halamek and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Through the Telescope" by James Baikie is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book provides an accessible overview of astronomical facts and offers practical guidance for amateur astronomers, encouraging readers to engage with the wonders of the night sky using telescopes. The opening of the book introduces the author’s intent to demystify astronomy for the general reader and emphasizes that even modest telescopes can yield exciting observations. Baikie shares his extensive experience with various telescopes over two decades, detailing historical advancements in telescope technology and the significance of practical work for aspiring astronomers. The narrative sets the stage for a journey through topics such as the historical development of telescopes, the solar phenomena, and introduces the first chapters, which promise to combine theory with practical application for beginners eager to explore astronomy. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAstronomy
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54378
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