CALIA, CHARLES LAIRD

The Stargazing Year : A Backyard Astronomer's Journey Through the Seasons of the Night Sky

New York : Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin 2005. 1st Edition. Description: 273 p. : illus. ; 22 cm. Subjects: Astronomy --Stars --Popular works. Constellations --Popular works. Summary: In the winter of 2001. Charles Laird Calia lay down on the lawn in his front yard. looked up at the sky. and rediscovered a childhood passion. Part primer on the science and history of astronomy. part love poem to the night sky. The Stargazing Year is this amateur astronomer's memoir of a year spent gazing upward. In chapters spanning the twelve months of the night sky. the author invites readers to discover the mystery and beauty of stargazing.Throughout the world. on any given night. thousands of people direct their telescopes to the heavens. Two centuries ago. an amateur observer was largely up against himself and his optics. Now. much of that has changed and. with the affordable equipment available today. amateur astronomers have made inroads in the study of variable stars. novas. and eclipsing binaries that have proven to be immensely valuable to scientists. Calia elegantly weaves the history of amateur astronomy and astronomers with his own personal story of how. one starlit evening when he was in his early forties. the galaxy opened its arms to him again. The Stargazing Year is a paean to the universe and its many mysteries.An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. 9781585423910. Weight in Kg appr.: 1

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Book number: 180652

Keywords: 9781585423910

CALIA, CHARLES LAIRD

The Stargazing Year : A Backyard Astronomer’S Journey Through the Seasons of the Night Sky / By Charles Laird Calia

New York : Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin 2005. 1st Edition. Description: 273 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-273). Subjects: Stars --Constellations --Popular works. Summary: In the winter of 2001. Charles Laird Calia lay down on the lawn in his front yard. looked up at the sky. and rediscovered a childhood passion. Part primer on the science and history of astronomy. part love poem to the night sky. The Stargazing Year is this amateur astronomer's memoir of a year spent gazing upward. In chapters spanning the twelve months of the night sky. the author invites readers to discover the mystery and beauty of stargazing. Throughout the world. on any given night. thousands of people direct their telescopes to the heavens. Two centuries ago. an amateur observer was largely up against himself and his optics. Now. much of that has changed and. with the affordable equipment available today. amateur astronomers have made inroads in the study of variable stars. novas. and eclipsing binaries that have proven to be immensely valuable to scientists. Calia elegantly weaves the history of amateur astronomy and astronomers with his own personal story of how. one starlit evening when he was in his early forties. the galaxy opened its arms to him again. The Stargazing Year is a paean to the universe and its many mysteries. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. 1585423912. Weight in Kg appr.: 1

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Book number: 155996

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CALIA, CHARLES LAIRD

The Stargazing Year

Uitgever: Thorndike Press Jaar: 2005. Conditie Als nieuw Binding: Hardcover hardcover ISBN 9780786281107

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Book number: 46097

Keywords: 9780786281107

CALIA, CHARLES LAIRD,

The Unspeakable.

NY: William Morrow & Co. 1998. First Edition. Advance Reading Copy. Very Good in wrappers.

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Book number: 700882

Keywords: Uncorrected Proof

CALIA, CHARLES LAIRD

Unspeakable

NY, William Morrow. 1998, First Edition/1st Prtg. (ISBN: 0688151191). author's first novel; light edge wear. a very nice copy. Near Fine/Very Good.

-- Clausen Books

Book number: 01559

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Catholicism, Priesthood 0688151191

CALIA, CHARLES LAIRD

The Unspeakable

New York, Morrow. 1998, First Edition. (ISBN: 0688051191). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾ tall. F/F; 214 pages; First edition stated, first printing; Fine in blue backstrip titled in palest blue/gray over blue boards; in a Fine unclipped dustjacket.

-- Cat's Cradle Booksellers

Book number: 002463

Catalogue: Fiction/Literature/Modern Firsts

Keywords: 0688051191