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Practical Astronomy by P. S. Michie, F. S. Harlow

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Practical Astronomy
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Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Number of pages: 246

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This volume is designed especially for the use of the cadets of the U. S. Military Academy, as a supplement to the course in General Astronomy. It is therefore limited to that branch of Practical Astronomy which relates to Field Work.

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