Herbert A. Luft astronomy book catalog — star atlases, Sun, planets, comets — reading text

WeAtrio- (Hate wll he mile a fed awe LAd17g fae Ceti, Dee, és Herbert} Suse ouser pallpaaeop ett ‘Scientific & Technical Books ‘Telephone: 212-426-2770 The following list represents a small fraction of the many astronomical books, star-atlases,etc., carried in stock or available for prompt delivery. For recently Published books please check my advertisements in "SKY AND TELESCOPE", "ASTRONOMY," "STAR AND SKY" and the "STROLLING ASTRONOMER." - I also can supply any new book ‘reviewed in magazines as well as publications from the U.S.Government Printing Office. If possible, please list author,title,publisher and year. ~ PRICES IN U.S.$. ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. - New York State residents are required to pay the appropriate Sales-Tax for their localities, Postage of $1,25 per book will be charged in the U.S. and its possessions; AIR-MAIL and FOREIGN POSTAGE will be additional. Introducing Astronomy, by J.B.Sidgwick, 259 pages, paper-bound $4.00 ASTRONOMY WITH BINOCULARS, by J.Muirden, 1976, 173 pp., hard-cover $12.50 The Friendly Stars,by M.E.Evans and D.H.Menzel,147 pp., paper-bd. $2.75 Planets,Stars & Galaxies,Astronomy for beginners, 189 pp. ,paper-bd. $3.50 Everyman's Astronomy,ed.by R.H.Stoy,439 pp., cloth-bd. $10.00 ‘THE CAMBRIDGE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ASTRONOMY,ed. by S.Mitton,1977, 496 pp. cloth-bd. "Without the usual mathematics the authors succeeded in ‘communicating the essential features of moders and classical astronomy" $37.50 COSMOS, by C.Sagan, 1980, 365 pp., cloth-bd., a best-seller $19.95 ASTRONOMY, Facts & Feats, a GUINNESS Superlatives Book, by P.Moore, 1979, 288 pp. ,cloth-bd. The Guinness book of Astronomy brings together many facts and data concerning all branches of astronomy $17.95 DMPORTANT BOOK ON PRACTICAL ASTRONOMY: BURNHAM'S CELESTIAL HANDBOOK, an observers guide to the Universe beyond the ‘solar-system,by R.Burnham Jr. This excellent handbook gives descriptions of stars,clusters,nebulae etc. visible with moderate instruments. See the attached folder for more particulars, in 3 soft-bound volms., 1978. Volm.I,$8.95 - Volm,1I,¢8.95 - Volm.III,$8.95. All 3 volms.,2,138 pp, $26.85 HANDBOOK OF THE CONSTELLATIONS by H.Vehrenberg & D.Blank,197 pp. ,cloth-bd. with maps and descriptions of the celestial constellations $24.80 AMATEUR ASTRONOMER'S HANDBOOK, by J.B.Sidgwick, 4th.ed.,1980,568 pp.cloth-bd.$24.95 AMATEUR ASTRONOMER'S HANDBOOK, by J.B.Sidgwick, reprint of 3rd,ed., soft-bd. $7.95 OBSERVATIONAL ASTRONOMY FOR AMATEURS, by J.B.Sidgwick,reprint of the 3rd.ed. $6.50 These two books form a complete and thorough reference on practical astronomical observing and instruments - available in February 1981 - ASTRONOMY, a Handbook for Amateur Astronomers,ed.by G.D.Roth,1975, 567pp. a helpful handbook for observers,cloth-bd.$29.95, soft-bound Graze Observer's Handbook,by H.R.Povenmire, 2nd ed.1979,cloth-bound an introduction how to observe Grazing-Occultations. ATLASES NORTON'S STAR-ATLAS and Reference Handbook, 17th.ed.1979,116 pp.& 17 maps. his atlas is a MUST for every observer,contains all stars visible with naked eyes on both hemispheres,over 8.400 stars and 600 deep-sky objects, many useful tables, observing hints, etc., cloth-bound $18.95 LNETE PLESO ATLAS OF THE HEAVENS (Atlas Coeli) with 37.500 stars etc. to 7"75 on 16 maps, contains all stars visible with binoculars.Available as Desk-edition(Black Stars on a white background) $9.95,also as Field: edition(White stars on a dark background) $9.95, amas DeLUXE edition with olored stars on large 15"x21" maps with overlay grid,bd.in flexible Lexiton $19.95 talogue to the SKALNETE PLESO ATLAS OF THE HEAVENS ,369 pp. ,cloth-bound $17.95 STAR-ATLAS, ed.by J.& S.Mitton with over 4,000 stars,goft-bound, 29 pp. $3.50 TELESCOPE HANDBOOK AND STAR-ATLAS ,by N.E.Howard, to 670,226 pp.,cloth-bound $19.95 GISTESRRALUTR 00.1 2200 sree, ots cursor, Hew York 11904 STAR-ATLASES and STAR-CATALOGUES for the Professional _an: ¢ Ast ronome: ATLAS ECLIPTICALIS) These atlases by Fe complete down to $29.95 ATLAS BOREALIS Some fainter stars.The brighter stars $29.95 ‘ATLAS AUSTRALIS ) are in color according to the spectral-type $29.95 ‘AAVSO-STAR ATLAS, just published, based on the Smithsaian Astrophysical Observatory Star-Atlas down to 95 on 178 charts of 14"x12". This ‘as is indespensible for the serious observer, specially for Variable th designations of such variable stars with magnitudes for comparison stars, nebulae, galaxiésclusters $39.95 SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY STAR CATALOG, in 4 volms. covering positions,magnitudes,etc. of 258.997 stare of the whole sky ‘limited supply only - $50.00 + $2.75 for postage in USA $50.00 + $9.00 postage to foreign cantrie BRIGHT STAR he Yale University Sbsereasery, ed.by D.Hoffleit, gives positions ete 1 stars in Norton's Star-Atlas — $49-30" BONNER DURCHMUSTERUNG, 66 maps and catalogues - limited supply only $475.00 Dr.Vehrenberg's Photographic Star-Atlas till 13% ) write for particulars Dr.Vehrenberg's ATLAS STELLARUM till 1480 ) ‘and Dr,Vohrenberg's Atlas of Selected Areas ) prices! DriVehtenbergs Atlas of Deep Sky Splendors, 4th ed. in preparation TRUE VISUAL MAGNITUDE PHOTOGRAPHIC STAR ATLAS by C.Papadopoulos, till 1490 $950.00 NGC-New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars,with I.C.1 & 2 (index-Catalogues) by J.L.E.Dreyer,1971 reprint,378 pp. ,cloth-bd. $27.50 THE REVISED NGC - New General Catalogue of Nonstellar Astronomical Objects by Sulentic, this is a modern NCC of over 8000 galaxies,etc.,384 pp. $25.00 THE SUNSPOTS, by R.J.Bray & R.E.Loughhead,303 pp.soft-bd., a 1978 reprint $6.00 THE NEW SUN, solar results from Skylab, ed.by J.A.Eddy,1979,198 pp. $13.75 ‘THE QUIET SUN, ed. by NASA, 1972, 230 pp. $7.55 PLANETS AND SATELLITES, ed. by G.Kuiper & B.Middlehurst,600 pp.,cloth-bd. $38.00 EXPLORATION OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM, by W.J-Kaufmann, 1978, 561 pp-,cloth-bd. $19.50 THE NEW GUIDE TO THE PLANETS, by P.Moore, 224 pp., cloth-bd. $11.95 ‘THE ATLAS OF MERCURY, by C.A.Cross and P.Moore, 48 pp., cloth-bd. $10.00 THE ATLAS OF MARS, ed. by NASA, 1979,146 pp., cloth-bound $ 8.50 THE NEW GUIDE TO MARS, by P.Moore, 215 pp., 1978, cloth-bd. $11.95 MARS, The Red Planet, by I.Asimow, 222 pp., 1977, cloth-bd. $ 8.95 THE INNER PLANETS, by R.C.Chapman (new light on the inner-Planets)170 pp. $ 9.95 JUPITER, ed. by T.Gehrels, 1254 pp. illustr. 1978, cloth-bd. $45.00 THE PLANET SATURN, by A.0.d'Alexander, new 1980 reprint,474 pp.,soft-bd. $ 8.00 The RINGS OF SATURN, ed. by NASA, 222 pp., soft-bd. 1974 $ 4.25 PLANETARY SATELLITES, ed. by J.A.Burns, 1977, cloth-bd. $23.50 THE DISCOVERY OF NEPTUNE, by M.Grosser, 172 pp., soft-bd. $ 3.50 PLANET X AND PLUTO, by W.G.Hoyt,1980, 302 pp., soft-bd. $10.50 ORES ORITES AND MEN, By P.L.Brown, 255 pp., 1973, cloth-bd. ‘STUDY OF COMETS, ed. by NASA, 1083 pp. in 2 volms.,1976,cloth-bd. Proceedings of the Colloquium at Greenbelt, Md. held in 1974 COMETS, where they com from? by Ash & Grant, 48 pp., soft-bd. COMETS; by P.Moore, an illustrated introduction, 149 pp., soft-bd. PIREBALLS ,METEORS & METEORITES, by H.P.Povenmire, 192 pp., 1980, All prices are subj e without prior notice!