Joy Of Starwatching (gnv64) torrent

TITLE : Joy Of Starwatching
AUTHOR : Biman Basu
PUBLISHER : National Book Trust, New Delhi
YEAR : 1999
ISBN : 81-237-2657-0
GENRE : Popular Science
PAGES : xviii + 122 pages, with 2-colour illustrations
FORMAT : Scanned PDF with OCR, bookmarks & covers.
CONTENTS :
Preface ix
1. The Night Sky 1
2. Getting Around 8
3. The Constellations 13
4. The Sky in Winter 35
5. The Sky in Spring 53
6. The Sky in Summer 63
7. The Sky in Autumn 80
8. The Milky Way 96
9. Celestial Wanderers 100
10. For a Better View 110
The Nakshatras 115
Recommended Reading 117
The Greek Alphabet 118
Index 119

ABOUT THE BOOK : The star-filled night sky has fascinated mankind since
prehistoric times. Ancient sky-watchers imagined
shapes in the pattern of bright stars that gave rise to
many myths and legends. Today we know about the
true nature of the stars and also about their mindboggling
distances from us. When we look at a star
we actually look tens, hundreds, or even thousands of
years back in time. This profusely illustrated book
provides simple tips to help the reader get familiar with
the constellations and identify individual stars with the
help of easy-to-read star maps and diagrams.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR : Winner of the 1994 NCSTC National Award for best
science and technology coverage in the mass media,
Biman Basu (b. 1945) has been involved in science
popularisation for more than three decades. An M.Sc
in chemistry from the University of Delhi, he began his
career as a lecturer in Hans Raj College. In 1970 he
joined the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
as assistant editor of their popular science monthly,
Science Reporter of which he is currently the editor.
Between 1974 and 1977 he was on deputation to All
India Radio as a science correspondent. Another of his
books, The Story of Man, was published by NBT in 1977.