TITLE

Briefly noted

PUB. DATE

August 1996

SOURCE

Sky & Telescope;Aug96, Vol. 92 Issue 2, p57

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Bibliography

ABSTRACT

Features books on astronomy. Includes `Observations Concerning the Planet Venus,' by Francesco Bianchini, translated by Sally Beaumont; `Blind Watchers of the Sky,' by Rocky Kolb; `Water on Mars,' by Michael H. Carr.

ACCESSION #

9607104032

Tags: ASTRONOMY;  BIBLIOGRAPHY (Documentation)

 

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