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024	7		_a10.1007/978-0-387-74286-1 _2doi
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100	1		_aGrego, Peter. _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aVenus and Mercury, and How to Observe Them _h[electronic resource] / _cby Peter Grego.
264		1	_aNew York, NY : _bSpringer New York, _c2008.
300			_aXIV, 266 p. 80 illus., 30 illus. in color. _bonline resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_atext file _bPDF _2rda
490	1		_aAstronomers’ Observing Guides, _x1611-7360
505	0		_a– A Perspective on Mercury and Venus -- – A Perspective on Mercury and Venus -- Current Knowledge of Mercury and Venus -- Our Current Knowledge of Mercury -- Our Current Knowledge of Venus -- Observing Mercury and Venus -- Equipment for Observing Mercury and Venus -- Recording Mercury and Venus -- Observing Mercury -- Observing Venus.
520			_aMercury and Venus - known as the "inferior planets" because they are closer to the Sun than the Earth is - have always been regarded as difficult and even dangerous targets for amateur astronomers. Recent advances in commercially-made instruments have, however, brought them within range of only moderately experienced observers, and certainly Mercury and Venus are by no means inferior in terms of visual delights, observing challenges...and mystery. Venus and Mercury and How to Observe Them offers a wealth of detailed practical information on every aspect of observing, from safely targeting the two planets, through visual observing, to sketching and electronic imaging. This is of course much more than a book about observing. We now know a lot more of the origin and evolution of Mercury and Venus, and Peter Grego describes the most recent theories of their probable formation, geology, and history. Not only does this include a lot about the surface of the planets, but also their internal structure, magnetic fields, and atmospheres.
650		0	_aPopular works.
650		0	_aPlanetology.
650		0	_aObservations, Astronomical.
650		0	_aAstronomy _xObservations.
650		0	_aAstronomy.
650	1	4	_aPopular Science.
650	2	4	_aPopular Science in Astronomy.
650	2	4	_aAstronomy, Observations and Techniques.
650	2	4	_aPlanetology.
710	2		_aSpringerLink (Online service)
773	0		_tSpringer eBooks
776	0	8	_iPrinted edition: _z9780387742854
830		0	_aAstronomers’ Observing Guides, _x1611-7360
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-74286-1
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950			_aHumanities, Social Sciences and Law (Springer-11648)
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