The hundred greatest stars by James Kaler, Copernicus Books, $32.50, ISBN 0387954368 Reviewed by Patrick Moore
MOST people know about Sirius, Canopus and Antares, but not everyone will be familiar with EG 129, HZ 21 and Polaris Australis, the dim star close to the south pole of the sky.
Enter The Hundred Greatest Stars by James Kaler, professor of astronomy at the University of Illinois. Following a very clear general introduction to stellar astronomy, Kaler embarks on an informative tour through his hundred favourite stars, each given a page of text with an appropriate illustration on the facing page.
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