The Arctic Diary of Russell Williams Porter
The Arctic Diary of Russell Williams Porter

Author: Russell Williams Porter

Publisher: Charlottesville : University Press of Virginia

Published: 1976

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13:

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The author's narrative of his expeditions into the arctic with famous explorers such as Peary and Cook, illustrated with his pencil sketches and watercolours.

The Last Cruise of the Miranda
The Last Cruise of the Miranda

Author: Henry Collins Walsh

Publisher:

Published: 1896

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13:

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Account of the F.A. Cook arctic expedition via Labrador to Sukkertoppen. Includes papers by members of the expedition. Illustrated from photographs taken on the trip.

Unusual Telescopes
Unusual Telescopes

Author: Peter L. Manly

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1995-04-27

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 9780521483933

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Peter Manly surveys more than 150 unusual telescopes designed by amateur and professional astronomers to suit some special need.

Observing the Moon
Observing the Moon

Author: Peter T. Wlasuk

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-04-17

Total Pages: 189

ISBN-13: 1447104838

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Why write another guide to observing the Moon? That was the question I was pondering as I began this project, having a fine collection of "classic" lunar guidebooks dating back to 1791 in my own library. As a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS), member of the American Astronomical Society's Division for Planetary Sciences (AAS DPS), and member of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), I am fortunate to know many pro fessionallunar scientists who keep me up to date with developments in lunar scienc- contrary to public perception, lunar science has definitely not stagnated since the last Apollo, No. 17, left the surface of the Moon in December, 1972. I am also lucky to know many amateur lunar observers, who, like me, enjoy actually looking at the Moon with tele scopes and imaging it with a wide variety of devices ranging from regular 35 mm cameras to video recorders and CCD cameras. My friends who study the Moon, whether in their professions or just for fun, gave me several reasons for doing "another" lunar guidebook. First, the last lunar observer's guide of any length was published over ten years ago, and many reviewers noted that it was badly out of date even then.