Norman Davidson

Norman Davidson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1933. He was a journalist in the UK for ten years, writing on social and cultural events. He was a Waldorf school teacher for sixteen years, teaching astronomy, geometry, history, and literature. He has been director of Teacher Training at the Waldorf Institute of Sunbridge College in Chestnut Ridge, New York. Mr. Davidson lectures on astronomy and cultural topics, and is the author of Astronomy and the Imagination, a companion to Sky Phenomena.

Books by Norman Davidson :

9781584200260

 

Sky Phenomena

A Guide to Naked-Eye Observation of the Stars

Norman Davidson

Sky Phenomena leads readers from the stars as seen from Earth, through the Sun, Moon, and various planets to the Copernican revolution, to comets and meteors, and to the sky of the Southern Hemisphere. The text includes mythological and historical aspects of the subject and has numerous exercises for the student. The final chapter is a unique collection of poetry related to the stars from ancient India to modern times. Appendices include future astronomical events, technical data, materials and publications, and a comprehensive glossary of astronomical terms. Contents:

• Introduction
• The Stars — I
• The Stars — II
• The Sun
• The Moon
• Eclipses
• The Planets
• The Copernican Revolution
• Comets and Meteors
• The Southern Hemisphere Sky
• The Stars in Poetry
• Appendices:
• Astronimical Events
• Technical Data
• Astronomical Symbols
• much more ....

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