$34.95
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- Shows amateur astronomers how they can measure planetary sizes and distances for themselves, as well as orbital speeds
- Improves the reader's appreciation and perspective of what he or she might see and image in the sky
- A small step (but also a giant leap) into astrometry, written in an entertaining, anecdotal style
- Measurements require simple math early on and more subtle concepts appear only towards the final chapters
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