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I'm a beginner to Astronomy but I've a love of science and I've always loved watching (and trying to listen to Sir Patrick Moore) on TV when I could catch it. I'm pretty poor at maths but I can use a calculator. I'm basically looking for some easy reading to break me in at the shallow end. Thanks for reading. -- Strider, denizen of the blue nowhere... Email - scott @ stri dot tk Site - www.stri.tk Forum - www.stri-forum.tk -- "I'd be the worst possible Godfather. I'd probably drop her on her head at her christening. I'd forget all her birthdays until she was 18. Then I'd take her out and get her drunk. And, let's face it, quite possibly try and shag her." --- --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.522 / Virus Database: 320 - Release Date: 29/09/2003 |
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Strider ) wrote...
Hi, I'm a beginner to Astronomy but I've a love of science and I've always loved watching (and trying to listen to Sir Patrick Moore) on TV when I could catch it. I'm pretty poor at maths but I can use a calculator. I'm basically looking for some easy reading to break me in at the shallow end. Thanks for reading. Astronomy Today by Eric Chaisson and Steve McMillan. It's an excellent intro text book that you should be able to find at a library. The price tag is a bit hefty. http://cwx.prenhall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/chaisson3/ -Chris Swartz |
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Strider ) wrote...
Hi, I'm a beginner to Astronomy but I've a love of science and I've always loved watching (and trying to listen to Sir Patrick Moore) on TV when I could catch it. I'm pretty poor at maths but I can use a calculator. I'm basically looking for some easy reading to break me in at the shallow end. Thanks for reading. Astronomy Today by Eric Chaisson and Steve McMillan. It's an excellent intro text book that you should be able to find at a library. The price tag is a bit hefty. http://cwx.prenhall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/chaisson3/ -Chris Swartz |
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"Strider" wrote in message
I'm pretty poor at maths but I can use a calculator. I'm basically looking for some easy reading to break me in at the shallow end The best book ever on Astronomy and the Universe in general is Cosmos by Carl Sagan. This book meant so very much to be in my formative years. Great pictures, cool conjectures and written for the masses. I would strongly recommend it. Another very good--if not mind-bending--book is A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking. -- Jim Fisher |
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"Strider" wrote in message
I'm pretty poor at maths but I can use a calculator. I'm basically looking for some easy reading to break me in at the shallow end The best book ever on Astronomy and the Universe in general is Cosmos by Carl Sagan. This book meant so very much to be in my formative years. Great pictures, cool conjectures and written for the masses. I would strongly recommend it. Another very good--if not mind-bending--book is A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking. -- Jim Fisher |
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