Abstract
DESPITE the host of astronomy books which has appeared in recent years, there may be room for a well-written, concise guide-book for the beginner in practical work; but, even if there is, we fear that the volume under review does not fill it adequately.
The Amateur Astronomer.
Gideon Riegler. Translated by G. A. Clarke. Pp. 319, with 112 illustrations. (London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1910.) Price 3s. 6d. net.
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ROLSTON, W. The Amateur Astronomer . Nature 84, 526 (1910). https://doi.org/10.1038/084526a0
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