A Buyer's and User's Guide to Astronomical Telescopes and BinocularsIntroduction
A Buyer's and User's Guide to Astronomical Telescopes and Binoculars: Introduction
Mullaney, James
2013-09-12 00:00:00
[This book is offered as a no-nonsense practical guide to the selection and use of telescopes and binoculars for stargazing. But these devices should not be looked upon as yet more gadgets to add to our collection of modern technical possessions. Rightly viewed, they are truly magical instruments, for they are literally “spaceships of the mind,” “time machines,” and “windows on creation” that allow their users to roam the universe in what is surely the next best thing to actually being there!]
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A Buyer's and User's Guide to Astronomical Telescopes and BinocularsIntroduction
[This book is offered as a no-nonsense practical guide to the selection and use of telescopes and binoculars for stargazing. But these devices should not be looked upon as yet more gadgets to add to our collection of modern technical possessions. Rightly viewed, they are truly magical instruments, for they are literally “spaceships of the mind,” “time machines,” and “windows on creation” that allow their users to roam the universe in what is surely the next best thing to actually being there!]
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