伊恩·里德帕思（Ian Ridpath）是一位英国资深业余天文观测家，以论文和广播节目而成为当今世界天文学领域的主要权威之一。他有著述30多部，文章刊载于世界各地的报纸，杂志。他是新近出版的世界著名的《诺氏星谱》和权威的《牛津天文词典》的编辑，还为成人和儿童制作了大量有关天文学的电视和广播节目。

This is a new edition of the clearest, most authoritative guide to stars and planets you will find. From the planet Jupiter to a refracting telescope, discover all about the stars and planets in our solar system and the equipment you need to spot them. Each of the planets is illustrated and described in incredible detail while the complex process of locating planets in the nigh...(展开全部)

Each of the planets in the Solar System is illustrated and described in detail while the often complex process of locating planets in the night sky is made as simple as possible with unique charts and diagrams. For those new to astronomy a highly visual introduction explains many of the basic concepts and offers expert advice on the best methods and equipment for observation. T...(展开全部)

In this new edition of their classic work, Ian Ridpath and Wil Tirion illuminate the night sky as never before, providing novice stargazers and professional astronomers alike with the most comprehensive and authoritative celestial field guide available. With superb color sky charts, diagrams, or photographs on almost every page, and clear and engaging writing, "Stars and Planet...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 In 1926 de Saint-Exupéry began flying for the pioneering airline Latécoère - later known as Aéropostale - opening up the first mail routes across the Sahara and the Andes. WIND, SAND AND STARS is drawn from this experience. Interweaving encounters with nomadic Arabs and other adventures into a richly textured autobiographical narrative which includes the extraordinary s...(展开全部)

Gaspard and Lisa have been friends for a long time . . . ever since last year. In Gaspard and Lisa Friends Forever , Gaspard recounts how he and Lisa met on the first day of school. At first, Gaspard wants nothing to do with her, especially after his classmates joke about how much they look alike, but then Gaspard’s teacher forces him to choose Lisa for his relay team. Despite...(展开全部)

Sometimes things change Sometimes things fly away Sometimes things disappear But there's one thing that lasts forever...

Men had built cities before, but never such a city as Diaspar; for millennia its protective dome shutout the creeping decay and danger of the world outside. Once, it held powers that rules the stars. But then, as legend had it, The invaders came, driving humanity into this last refuge. It takes one man, A Unique to break through Diaspar's stifling inertia, to smash the legen...(展开全部)

Men had built cities before, but never such a city as Diaspar; for millennia its protective dome shutout the creeping decay and danger of the world outside. Once, it held powers that rules the stars. But then, as legend had it, The invaders came, driving humanity into this last refuge. It takes one man, A Unique to break through Diaspar's stifling inertia, to smash the legen...(展开全部)