Project Gutenberg 2009-05-10 Public domain in the USA. 169 Serviss, Garrett Putman 1851 1929 Serviss, Garrett P. (Garrett Putman) 01031372 Pleasures of the telescope An Illustrated Guide for Amateur Astronomers and a Popular Description of the Chief Wonders of the Heavens for General Readers Reading ease score: 68.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by V. L. Simpson, Nigel Blower and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Pleasures of the Telescope" by Garrett Putman Serviss is an illustrated guide for amateur astronomers written in the early 20th century. This work serves both as a practical resource for novice stargazers and as an engaging overview of the wonders of the heavens, including detailed descriptions of celestial bodies and phenomena. The book aims to inspire readers to explore the night sky and enjoy the beauty of astronomy through the use of telescopes. At the start of the book, the author emphasizes the joy and potential discoveries that can be made with a good telescope. He shares his personal experiences of exploring the night sky with a small pocket telescope and expresses a desire to encourage others to partake in this exciting hobby. The opening chapters lay a foundation for understanding telescope selection, testing, and practical advice for observing celestial objects, including detailed logical explanations of the optical principles behind refracting and reflecting telescopes. With a promise of extensive illustrations and star maps throughout, the book invites readers to deepen their understanding of the universe and enhance their observational skills. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Telescopes Astronomy -- Observers' manuals Astronomy -- Amateurs' manuals QB Text Astronomy Browsing: How To... Browsing: Science - Astronomy Browsing: Science - General 429532 429627 2024-10-12T11:21:11.950727 2023-09-12T13:30:29.129634 text/html text/html 411426 2009-05-10T18:11:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2451505 2009-05-12T06:13:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2563444 2024-10-12T11:21:22.199671 application/epub+zip 2555770 2024-10-12T11:21:13.779729 application/epub+zip 171317 2024-10-12T11:21:12.812742 application/epub+zip 2663739 2024-10-12T11:21:28.694668 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2610735 2024-10-12T11:21:20.210676 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 256927 2022-09-13T11:00:15.865822 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333090 332866 2024-10-12T11:21:10.285774 2023-09-12T13:30:27.794575 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 332595 2009-05-10T18:11:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 117567 2009-05-12T06:13:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 334121 2009-05-10T18:11:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 117621 2009-05-12T06:13:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22537 2024-10-12T11:21:29.072633 application/rdf+xml 11789 2024-10-12T11:21:12.936761 image/jpeg 1737 2024-10-12T11:21:12.873724 image/jpeg 2509918 2024-10-12T11:21:12.176748 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia