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Patrick Moore - The Observers Book of Astronomy. Had the good fortune to have Patrick autograph it when I met him in 1988. Even gave me one of his business cards which I stuck inside.
Page 215 " Membership of some organised body is strongly recommended. The beginner will not only learn but will come into contact with those who have similar interests, with results that can hardly fail
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Deluxe Golden Book: The World of Science...1965.

I must have read the Astronomy chapter hundreds of times: "If the earth were the size of a quarter dollar (my mum told me that was about the same size as a shilling...decimal currency had not yet arrived ) the Sun would be a 9 foot ball, 1000 feet away.....

This helped me understand how mind-bogglingly big space really is.

I suspect Douglas Adams read the same book.

Bugger...feeling a little ancient
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Old 06-10-2016, 07:05 AM
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Planets - Other Worlds of Our Solar System

I still have my copy of "Planets - Other Worlds of Our Solar System" I got for my 10th birthday in 1960 albeit in somewhat beat up condition. Still a good read today but could do with some updating . I recall receiving other Golden books on successive birthday's and Christmas's namely, "Prehistoric Animals", "Space Flight" and "The Moon" which I no longer have.
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What was your first astronomy book

My first astronomy book was a 1965 edition of "The sky observers guide" by Mayall et al. Published by Golden press, NY. I was about 12 at the time - don't know why I got into astronomy then but I have been ever since. It was a handy book and I still have a copy. My first scope (also about 1965) was a Yosco? 4" reflector on an Alt Az mount (it was actually a good scope). It cost 35 aussie pounds and took me a few years to pay it back to my parents. Cheers, John W.
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My first book was the Ladybird book of the Night Sky......it totally captivated me at the tender age of 7.
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Mine was the 1962 edition of the LIFE "The Universe", big hardback with the Andromeda Galaxy on the cover. At the age of 5. It was my "treasured book" and kept it for a very long time.
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Same as the OP - the little handbook "an easy guide to the southern stars" 2/6d I think in 1965. Followed closely by the more informative book "Astronomy made simple" in 1966. As can be seen, I still have them!
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