Complete, detailed instructions and numerous diagrams for constructing a do-it-yourself telescope. No complicated mathematics are involved, and no prior knowledge of optics or astronomy is needed to follow the text's step-by-step directions. Contents cover, among other topics, materials and equipment; tube parts and alignment; eyepieces, and related problems; setting circles; and optical principles. 6 plates. 100 figures.
| ISBN: | 9780486428833 |
| Publication date: | 2nd June 2003 |
| Author: | Allyn J Thompson |
| Publisher: | Dover Publications an imprint of Dover Publications Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 211 pages |
| Series: | Dover Books on Astronomy |
| Genres: |
Astronomy, space and time |