BOOK LIST FOR CORRESPONDENCE COURSE
IN FIXED STARS AND CONSTELLATIONS

Most students obtain their own books; if you wish, I can order them for you:
 

  Price  
(Does not include shipping)   
 Weight 
Fixed Stars & Their Interpretation - Ebertin    $15.00    6 oz 
Fixed Stars & Constellations in Astrology - Robson 
 (reprint-original out of print) 
 $35.00   21 oz 
Star Names, their Lore & Meaning - Allen   $16.00 21 oz 
Loeb Library Editions: 
Aratus: Phaenomena $23.00 11 oz
Manilius: Astronomica $23.00 12 oz
Ptolemy: Tetrabiblos  $23.00 11 oz 
New Fixed Star Workbook -  D K Rosenberg  
(includes Black Hole list, Blindness, Storm, Shipwreck & Fires stars lists, maps) 
$30.00 13 oz   
The New Patterns in the Sky (optional) - by Julius Staal  $23.00   20 oz 
 

(Residents of NY State add 8¼% sales tax)
Also available (these are not required for the course, but I am often asked for them):



Elijah H Burritt's "Geography of the Heavens" - facsimile of original 1835 set of colored prints on parchment. This is a famous set of 8 antique sky maps, 6 of them 15" X 16" in color and 2 16" X 30" in black-&-white, suitable for framing            $70.00 + shipping ($4.00 in US)
 

Cellarius Atlas Posters: set of 2 beautifully detailed posters from Andreas Cellarius' Harmonia Macrocosmica (1661) printed on heavy cream stock, suitable for framing:      $30.00 + shipping ($4.00 in US)

PLANISPHERES (Star Finders):

Kennedal 11" Precision Planet & Star Locator      $30.00 + shipping
 includes azimuth & altitude lines; setting to dial in coordinates of    (2 for $55)
 any celestial object; booklet for a, s, & planet positions to 2003;
 back window has southern constellations; twilight indicators, longitude
 & DST correction settings (specify 30°N, 35°N, 40°N, 45°N or 50°N)

Chandler 5" Miniplanisphere: specify 20°-30°N, 30°-40°N, 40°-50°N   $15.00 + shipping

Note: on all items, residents of NY State add 8¼% sales tax
Overseas postage costs are higher, and vary according to country.
Overseas customers: please pay by international postal money order or coupon


Direct All Inquiries to:
 
Diana K Rosenberg 
100 La Salle St 6A 
New York, NY 10027  
E-mail: ye-stars@ix.netcom.com 
212 663 2243 
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