Making Your Own Telescope
Making Your Own Telescope

Author: Allyn J. Thompson

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2003-01-01

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 9780486428833

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Complete, detailed instructions and numerous diagrams for constructing a do-it-yourself telescope. No complicated mathematics are involved, and no prior knowledge of optics or astronomy is needed to follow the text's step-by-step directions. Contents cover, among other topics, materials and equipment; tube parts and alignment; eyepieces, and related problems; setting circles; and optical principles. 1973 ed. Appendixes. Index. 6 plates. 100 figures.

Build Your Own Telescope
Build Your Own Telescope

Author: Richard Berry

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780943396699

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For anyone who has ever dreamed of exploring the heavens with a telescope.

Amateur Telescope Making
Amateur Telescope Making

Author: Stephen Tonkin

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1447105672

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This book provides an introduction to the design of a variety of telescopes, mounts, and drives suitable for the home-constructor. Projects include instruments that range from a shoestring budget to specialist devices that are not commercially available. The skill level of each project is indicated and advice is provided as to what is sensible to construct, given what is commercially available. Hints and tips are included, as well as listings of reputable mail order sources of materials and components.

Galileo’s Telescope
Galileo’s Telescope

Author: Massimo Bucciantini

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 2015-03-23

Total Pages: 361

ISBN-13: 0674736915

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Between 1608 and 1610 the canopy of the night sky was ripped open by an object created almost by accident: a cylinder with lenses at both ends. Galileo’s Telescope tells how this ingenious device evolved into a precision instrument that would transcend the limits of human vision and transform humanity’s view of its place in the cosmos.

I Want to Sleep Under the Stars!
I Want to Sleep Under the Stars!

Author: Mo Willems

Publisher: Hyperion Books For Children

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781368053358

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The Squirrel pals get a bit overenthusiastic in their efforts to help Zoom Squirrel fulfill his dream of sleeping under the night stars.

Make This!
Make This!

Author: Ella Schwartz

Publisher:

Published: 2020-03

Total Pages: 157

ISBN-13: 9781646971534

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Unconventional scenarios inspired by Nat Geo explorers give kids a chance to think outside the box and apply their maker skills to real life. Kids can either follow step-by-step activities, or tackle an open-ended challenge. Sidebars explain the science behind what's happening along the way.