Pasachoff Jay M., Pasachoff :
Peterson First Guide to Astronomy
Editor: Roger ToryPeterson
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (Hmh) , 1998
Quality paperback, 128 pages
Size: 186x97 mm
ISBN: 9780395935422
ISBN-10: 0395935423
Jay M. Pasachoff
Jay M. Pasachoff Is Field Memorial Professor Of Astronomy At Williams College, Where He Teaches The Astronomy Survey Course And Works With Undergraduate Students. He Is Also Director Of The Hopkins Observatory There. Pasachoff Has Observed 35 Solar Eclipses And Is Chair Of The Working Group On Solar Eclipses Of The International Astronomical Union. He Is Part Of A Group Of Scientists Observing The Atmosphere Of Pluto Through Stellar Occultations. He Also Works In Radio Astronomy, Concentrating On Cosmic Deuterium And Its Consequences For Cosmology. Further, He Collaborates With An Art Historia
Roger Tory Peterson
Roger Tory Peterson, One Of The World's Greatest Naturalists, Received Every Major Award For Ornithology, Natural Science, And Conservation, As Well As Numerous Honorary Degrees, Medals, And Citations, Including The Presidential Medal Of Freedom. The Peterson Identification System Has Been Called The Greatest Invention Since Binoculars, And The Peterson Field Guides(R) Are Credited With Helping To Set The Stage For The Environmental Movement.

