Abstract
FOR the general use of amateur astronomers this is the best atlas and handbook we have yet seen. The sixteen maps are printed exceptionally clearly, and, while not overcrowded, show more than 7,000 objects. Each map is about 10 in. by 8 in., and is part of a lune, covering, exclusive of overlap, four hours of R.A., and 60° N. or S. of declination. The atlas opens out flat, and shows two maps joined together at the equator, so that about one-fifth of the whole sky is seen at once. Meridians and parallels mark every hour of R.A., and every tenth degree of declination, while marginal divisions enable a position to be fixed to the nearest 5m. or 1°. The polar regions are shown on two pairs of maps.
A Star Atlas and Telescopic Handbook (Epoch 1920). For Students and Amateurs.
By Arthur P. Norton. Pp. 19 + 16 star and 2 index maps. (London and Edinburgh: Gall and Inglis, 1910.) Price 5s. net.
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ROLSTON, W. A Star Atlas and Telescopic Handbook (Epoch 1920) For Students and Amateurs . Nature 87, 42 (1911). https://doi.org/10.1038/087042a0
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