Return to the Far Side of Planet Moore!

Rambling Through Observations, Friendships and Antics of Sir Patrick Moore

Häftad, Engelska, 2015

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Beskrivning

The result of an exhaustive study of Sir Patrick Moore’s observations of the Moon and planets for more than 60 years, this book is a fantastic companion to the extremely popular, “It Came From Outer Space Wearing an RAF Blazer!” written by the same author.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2015-04-01
Mått:155 x 235 x 18 mm
Vikt:618 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:419
Upplaga:2015
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783319157795

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Astronomi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Mer om författaren

Martin Mobberley holds a BSc in Electronic Engineering from Brunel University and worked as an electronics/software engineer for Marconi for 22 years. He is the author of eight practical astronomy books and one major biography for Springer, as well as three small children’s space books with Top That! Publishing. He has authored over 300 articles for Astronomy Now, The Journal of the British Astronomical Association, BBC Sky at Night and various other publications. He is the author of the Comet, Eclipse and Minor Planet sections of Macmillan’s ‘Patrick Moore Yearbook of Astronomy’ and the former president of the British Astronomical Association (BAA). Martin was the BAA Goodacre Medal winner of 2000 and appeared as a guest on Patrick Moore’s Sky at Night TV program a total of ten times. He was a personal friend of Sir Patrick Moore for 30 years.

Innehållsförteckning

Patrick’s Best Mates.- Memories of Patrick.- 1956 and the BBC.- Memorable Books and Magazines.- Patrick’s Pseudonyms, Letters and Postcards.- Farthings: A Guided Tour.- Eclipse Trips and Foreign Adventures.- A Red Book, a Spoof and a 56th Birthday.- Patrick's Observations.- Post 2012 Developments.- Appendix.- Index.