by Milton D. Heifetz, Wil Tirion · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780521625135
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«A Walk through the Heavens» is the astronomy guide by Milton D. Heifetz and Wil Tirion, from Cambridge University Press, in paperback, 79 pages, in English.
Practical guide for beginners in observing the night sky: helps recognize constellations with the naked eye, calculate their relative sizes and distances, and tour them one after another with simple charts. It also recounts the ancient legends and myths associated with the stars and their names.
Second edition, published on February 13, 1998. Includes index. Dewey classification: 523.8 (observation of stars and constellations).
Aimed at amateur astronomers who are starting out, especially young readers, and at those who wish to observe the sky without needing a telescope.
Wil Tirion was a Dutch uranographer. His work, which included star charts and atlases, was widely distributed and renowned by astronomers.
