RE: [APML] Astronomy Books in Washington DC

["R. Scott Ireland" <ireland@gate.net>]

Hi Jerry,

The bookstore in the Smithsonian Natural History Museum has a pretty good
Astronomy selection, as I recall.  Also, there is a nice multi-level Borders
store not far from the Mall (within 10 blocks or so) - I just can't remember
the exact intersection.

Take care,

Scott

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-astro-photo@seds.org [mailto:owner-astro-photo@seds.org]On
> Behalf Of Jerry Lodriguss
> Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 3:32 AM
> To: astro-photo@seds.org
> Subject: [APML] Astronomy Books in Washington DC
>
>
>
> Any great bookstores in the Washington DC area that have a lot of
> astronomy
> books?
>
> I have a particle physicist from CERN who is taking up amateur astronomy
> who is visiting Washington DC for a week in February who is looking for
> some good deep-sky observational astronomy books to buy and take
> back with him.
>
> I've suggested he look for Burnhams "Celestial Handbook", Dickinson's
> "NightWatch", Kepple and Sanner's "Night Sky Observers Guide", Houston's
> "Deep Sky Wonders",  Pasachoff's "Peterson's Field Guide to the Stars and
> Planets", Tirion and Sinnots "Sky Atlas 2000", and Luginbuhl and Skiff's
> "Observer's Handbook".
>
> I've seen most of these at Borders, but not Kepple and Sanners, or
> Luginbuhl and Skiff. Anybody seen these anywhere.
>
> I know he can order them online, but there is nothing like holding a book
> in your hands and feeling what it is about before buying it.
>
> Jerry
>
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