{"product_id":"the-ever-changing-sky-a-guide-to-the-celestial-sphere-paperback-9780521499187","title":"The Ever-Changing Sky; A Guide to the Celestial Sphere (Paperback) 9780521499187","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Ever-Changing Sky\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Guide to the Celestial Sphere\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA comprehensive and uniquely non-mathematical guide to spherical astronomy and the changing night sky.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames B. Kaler (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521499187, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 14 March 2002\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e516 pages, 310 b\/w illus.  57 tables\u003cbr\u003e24.5 x 16.9 x 2.8 cm, 0.8 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Those non-mathematical readers who really want to understand the intricacies of phenomena such as the rising and setting stars, tides and timekeeping, calendars and constellations, planetary paths and eclipses need look no further than the superbly illustrated The Ever-Changing Sky.'  New Scientist\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Ever-Changing Sky provides a comprehensive and non-mathematical guide to spherical astronomy. The reader is guided through terrestrial and celestial co-ordinate systems, time measurement and celestial navigation, to the prediction of the rising and setting of the stars, Sun and Moon. It focuses on the geometrical aspects of the night sky without using complex trigonometry. The book progresses to a general study of the Earth and sky, including the stars and constellations (with useful star maps provided), the motions and appearance of the Moon, tides and eclipses, the orbits of the planets and the smaller bodies of the Solar System (asteroids, meteors, meteorites and comets). Finally, there is a brief overview of atmospheric phenomena (including rainbows and haloes). This text will be invaluable to students taking courses in naked-eye astronomy, amateur and professional astronomers, as well as more general readers wanting to know how the night sky changes.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Earth and the celestial sphere\u003cbr\u003e 2. The moving Earth and the travelling observer\u003cbr\u003e 3. The orbital motion of the Earth\u003cbr\u003e 4. Stars and constellations\u003cbr\u003e 5. Precession, nutation, and aberration\u003cbr\u003e 6. Time\u003cbr\u003e 7. Sunrise and sunset\u003cbr\u003e 8. Positions in the sky and on Earth\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Moon\u003cbr\u003e 10. Tides, eclipses, and calendars\u003cbr\u003e 11. The planets\u003cbr\u003e 12. The small bodies of the solar system\u003cbr\u003e 13. Light and atmosphere\u003cbr\u003e Appendices: I. Graphs and tables\u003cbr\u003e II. Star maps\u003cbr\u003e III. Trigonometric relationships\u003cbr\u003e IV. Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Popular astronomy \u0026amp; space [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Popular astronomy \u0026amp; space\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Popular%20astronomy%20\u0026amp;%20space%20%5BWNX%5D%22\"\u003eWNX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46002176360728,"sku":"9780521499187","price":51.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521499187i_9a6a9ff5-ccee-41ac-8695-b748246dc45c.jpg?v=1691383182","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-ever-changing-sky-a-guide-to-the-celestial-sphere-paperback-9780521499187","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}