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It's a great atlas. It might be an older book, but it's detailed and perfect. I use it to plan star hunting outings. Would buy again.
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I bought this copy because when I needed space,I mailed my first copy to my highschool, thinking my teachers would think i was really cool! Never heard a word back! And every time there was a clear night, I would look up and wish I had kept it, but before I could get too mad about my generosity, the glory of the sky would prevail, and the night SONG in my head would play. "OUR GOD, IS AN AWESOME GOD, HE REIGNS IN HEAVEN ABOVE, WITH WISDOM, POWER, AND LOVE, OUR GOD IS AN AWESOME GOD. (Addressing the dubious, and ignoring the ignorant) GOD MADE RETINAS, WHERE THERE WAS NO CALL FOR SIGHT OR VISION. GOD MADE SEMICIRCULAR CANALS WHERE THERE WAS NO CALL FOR SOUND. DIDN'T DARWIN LATER SAY, IT WAS ALL THOSE ANIMAL EYES STARING BACK AT HIM FROM EVERYWHERE THAT ALMOST DROVE HIM NUTS? SO, WHY, SO MUCH CAFFEINE AND B.S.AT THE STARBUCKS OF HIS DAY, INSTEAD OF STUDYING TO BE A PREACHER, LIKE HIS PHYSICIAN FATHER PAID FOR? MY LITTLE PHILIBUSTER REVIEW CONTINUES-- BUSY, WITH BOTH HANDS FULL, HE STUCK A BEETLE IN HIS MOUTH, WHO PAID HIM IN FIRE, AND A CUNNING VOICE TOLD HIM HIS FORTUNE LAY IN THE GALAPAGOS. IT DID. BIG BUCKS HE MADE, SECONDGUESSING A CREATOR, WITHOUT WONDERING IF ATOMS AND MOLECULES WERE ALSO CREATED BY A SOVEREIGN, MERELY SPEAKING THEM INTO EXISTENCE. ANYWAY, TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, DARWIN IS TODAY, IRREFUTABLE, AS THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND COURTS HAVE PREEMPTED ANY OTHER IDEAS BESIDES DARWIN. IF YOU THINK I AM TOUCHED IN THE HEAD, WOULD YOU PLEASE REIMBURSE ME FOR ALL THE LIBRARY FINES I ACCRUED TRYING TO HONESTLY READ FOR MYSELF DARWIN'S IRREFUTABLE MASTERPIECE. I CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT CHARLEY WAS A SMUDGY DIPSTICK, WAS IRREFUTABLE, AND ANYONE COULD BECOME IRREFUTABLE, IF THEY GO SOMEWHERE AND COME BACK ----UNREADABLE. ALL OF CHARLEY'S SENTENCES POINT TO A MIDDLE POINT IN HIS LOGIC AND THEN TOWARD THE END OF HIS SENTENCE HE IS LIKE, POINTING BACKWARD VAGUELY TO SOMEWHERE, MAKING HIM UNREADABLE. LIKE I SAID, UNREADABLE EQUALS IRREFUTABLE. BUT THEN IS EVERYONE FROM SHREWSBURY CRAZY??? SAY THIS 7X QUICKLY,"GULLIBLE GALAPAGOS GULLS GAGGLE GULLIBLY!" TRAVELER? BIG DEAL, I HAVE BEEN TO THE AMAZON, AND I CAN CATCH A PLUMP PIRANHA A MINUTE, JUST SWATTING A BIG MUTUCA HORSEFLY ON MY ARM, HOOKING IT, HOLDING BAIT, THRASHING THE BROWN WATER WITH POLE TIP, AND TOSSING THE BAIT INTO THE WATER. IT TOOK SURVIVORS 5 DAYS TO CATCH ONE, AND JEFF P. EVEN OFFERED EQUIPMENT AND BAIT. CAN YOU TELL THAT I AM TRYING TO PHILIBUSTER HERE? TRYING TO BE SO HELPFUL. BUY THE BOOK! AH, WIL'S BOOK! EXACT THE SAME AS MY OTHER ONE. MY TELESCOPE?? A GIFT -- A 4.5 " REFLECTOR WITH AN EQUATORIAL MOUNT. I SET IT UP ONE EVENING, AND WAS SOON READING WIL'S BOOK FROM 200 FEET AWAY. ANYWAY, THE BOOK HAS MAPS, QUITE SELF EXPLANATORY, GALAXIES IN RED, WOW, SO MANY, HUH? STILL THERE? THIS WAS LOTS OF FUN AND QUITE USEFUL! 110 VAC TIME CLOCK. DON'T HURT YOURSELF NOW!* GLUE A CONSTELLATION POSTER ON 1/4" TEMPERED PANEL, TRIM IT ROUND, BUT FIRST OPEN THE TIME CLOCK LITTLE MOTOR, AND FLIP THE LITTLE LEVER TO THE OTHER SIDE AND THE TIMECLOCK WILL RUN BACKWARDS, HAAA! DRILL HOLES IN PANEL, FACE + 2 SCREWS TO HOLD ROUND POSTER PANEL ON THE FACE OF THE TIMECLOCK. SET TONIGHT'S CONSTELLATION AT THE TOP. PREVIEW CONSTELLATIONS INDOORS,- IT'S WARM THEN GO OUTSIDE. ESPECIALLY IN SHREWSBURY!! BUY THE BOOK. RIGHT,WIL TIRION? -JS-Read full review
A must for the young and old sky watcher.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Another superb publication from Cambridge and Wil Tirion...a worthwhile companion to Cambridge Double star atlas.....easy to read star charts..red light readable in the field.A must have for any amatuer Astronmer.
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