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Click to enlargepadBurnham's Celestial Handbook: An Observer's Guide to the Universe Beyond the Solar System, Volume One

Robert Burnham, Jr.
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ISBN: 048623567X
Page Count: 656
Dimensions: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
This comprehensive coverage of the thousands of celestial objects outside our solar system. The objects are grouped according to constellation, and their definitions feature names, coordinates, classification, and physical description, along with hundreds of visual aids. Volume I of the three-volume work covers Andromeda to Cetus.
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