{"product_id":"sky-phenomena-a-guide-to-naked-eye-observation-of-the-stars-9781584200260","title":"Sky Phenomena: A Guide to Naked-Eye Observation of the Stars","description":"\"In the last hundred years or so, most of the firmament has been taken from us. We are Less for our loss of the sky, but Norman Davidson has given us the boot straps we need to pull ourselves back up to heaven...or at least for a good look at it\" \u003cstrong\u003eE.C. Krupp\u003c\/strong\u003e (from the foreword).\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eSky Phenomena\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e leads readers from the stars as seen from Earth, through the Sun, Moon, and various planets to the Copernican revolution, to comets and meteors, and to the sky of the Southern Hemisphere. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe text includes mythological and historical aspects of the subject and has numerous exercises for the student. The final chapter is a unique collection of poetry related to the stars from ancient India to modern times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavidson, Norman:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eNorman Davidson\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1933. He was a journalist in the UK for ten years, writing on social and cultural events. He was a Waldorf school teacher for sixteen years, teaching astronomy, geometry, history, and literature. He has been director of Teacher Training at the Waldorf Institute of Sunbridge College in Chestnut Ridge, New York. Mr. Davidson lectures on astronomy and cultural topics, and is the author of \u003ci\u003eAstronomy and the Imagination, \u003c\/i\u003e a companion to \u003ci\u003eSky Phenomena.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Lindisfarne Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50420926284050,"sku":"9781584200260","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5339aa06-a9ca-4d8e-8001-80d56ef83592.jpg?v=1729497932","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sky-phenomena-a-guide-to-naked-eye-observation-of-the-stars-9781584200260","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}