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Teaching Astronomy and the Vital Role of the True Amateur

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

H. Robert Mills
H. Robert Mills*
Affiliation:
83 Firs Road, Firsdown, Salisbury, Wilts. SP5 1SW, U.K.

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This contribution summarized the situation in the United Kingdom where there are 5 organisations that are concerned with astronomical observation, but where there are hopes that a single unifying committee may be formed. Practical work for pupils was essential and many examples of simple equipment and practical applications were shown.

Type
Part IV Popularization
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 98: Stargazers: The Contribution of Amateurs to Astronomy , 1988 , pp. 217
Copyright
Copyright © Springer-Verlag 1988