Practical Astronomy
by P. S. Michie, F. S. Harlow
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons 1893
Number of pages: 246
Description:
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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