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In particular,the sketches and summaries of what different telescopes and magnitudes are likely to show (though with minimal experience he perhaps describes wheat I might see with more said experience).
The historical aspects of the early astronomers is also quite fascinating. what they used, when, and what they saw, and how they methodically documented these observations.[/QUOTE]
Hope you all enjoy the book and get plenty of info from its pages. I've had my copy for several years and find it a most informative reference manual. Take note of the preface, it puts the book into context with many of the objects "discovered" by James Dunlop and John Herschell.
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