Astronomy in a nutshell

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Astronomy in a Nutshell PREFACE Part I—The Celestial Sphere.Part II—The Earth.Part III—The Solar System.Part IV—The Fixed Stars.ILLUSTRATIONS

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The Lunar “Crater” Copernicus Photographed from Nasmyth and Carpenter's plaster-of-paris model of the moon. In this model the topography of the moon is faithfully represented as seen with powerful telescopes.

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