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Star Ware: The Amateur Astronomer's Guide to Choosing, Buying, and Using Telescopes and Accessories, 3rd Edition
ISBN: 978-0-471-27051-5
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October 2002, Jossey-Bass
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Preface to the Third Edition.

Acknowledgments.

1 Parlez-Vous ?Telescope??

2 In the Beginning . . .

3 So You Want to Buy a Telescope!

4 Two Eyes Are Better Than One.

5 Attention, Shoppers!

6 The ?Eyes? Have It.

7 The Right Stuff.

8 The Homemade Astronomer.

9 Till Death Do You Part.

10 A Few Tricks of the Trade.

Epilogue.

Appendix A: Specs at a Glance.

Appendix B: Eyepiece Marketplace.

Appendix C: The Astronomical Yellow Pages.

Appendix D: An Astronomer?s Survival Guide.

Appendix E: Astronomical Resources.

Appendix F: English/Metric Conversion.

Star Ware Reader Survey.

Index.