Beginner

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.

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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

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

"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

"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