Introduction to the night sky and the principles of naked-eye astronomy using only elementary mathematics.

This is the first complete English translation of Geminos's Introduction to the Phenomena--one of the most important and interesting astronomical works of its t

The Ever-Changing Sky provides a comprehensive and non-mathematical guide to spherical astronomy. The reader is guided through terrestrial and celestial co-ordi

A Practical Guide to Observational Astronomy provides a practical and accessible introduction to the ideas and concepts that are essential to making and analyzi

This fascinating narrative recounts the history of astronomy and, with more than 100 full-color illustrations, it shows readers how to find the planets and cons