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Book Reviews

A list of book reviews published in the Kingston Centre's newsletter, Regulus, along with links to PDF versions of the issue in which they were published. Enjoy!

Title,
Author
Reviewer,
Regulus Issue
NIGHTWATCH: An Equinox Guide to Viewing the Universe
by Terence Dickinson
Leo Enright
Mar-Apr 1984, p.1
A Starhopper's Guide To Messier Objects
by Lenore Freeman
Leo Enright
May-Jun 1984, p.2
B.A.A. Star Charts
drawn by Wil Tirion
Leo Enright
Sep-Oct 1984, p.1
2010: Odyssey Two
(Film Review)
Terence Dickinson
Mar-Apr 1985, p.3
The Comet is Coming!
by Nigel Calder
Larry Manuel
Mar-Apr 1985, p.5
Out of the Cradle: Exploring the Frontiers Beyond Earth
by Hartmann et al.
Terence Dickinson
May-Jun 1985, p.2
Observe Comets: The ALPO Guide to Cometary Studies
by Stephen J. Edberg and David H. Levy
Leo Enright
May-Jun 1985, p.6
HALLEY'S COMET: A Mysterious Visitor from Space
by Terence Dickinson
Leo Enright
May-Jun 1985, p.6
A Field Guide To The Stars And Planets, Second Edition
by Donald H. Menzel and Jay M. Pasachoff
Leo Enright
Jul-Aug 1985, p.2
Colours of the Stars
by David Malin and Paul Murdin
Leo Enright
Sep-Oct 1985, p.2
Halley's Comet, 1755-1984: A Bibliography
Compiled by Bruce Morton
David Levy
Nov-Dec 1985, p.5
Observe Meteors: The ALPO's Meteor Observer's Guide
by David H. Levy and Stephen J. Edberg
Leo Enright
Jul-Aug 1986, p.5
Exploring the Night Sky with Binoculars
by Patrick Moore
Leo Enright
Nov-Dec 1987, p.3
Astronomy, A Self-Teaching Guide, Third Edition
by Dinah L. Moche
Leo Enright
Nov-Dec 1987, p.4
Uranometria 2000.0 Volume I The Northern Hemisphere to -6º
by Wil Tirion, Barry Rappaport, and George Lovi
Leo Enright
Jan-Feb 1988, p.7
The Dancing Wu Li Masters, An Overview of the New Physics
by Gary Zukav
Mark Kaye
Apr-May 1989, p.4
Contact
by Carl Sagan
Mark Kaye
Apr-May 1989, p.7
A Brief History of Time
by Stephen W. Hawking
Mark Kaye
Jun-Jul 1989, p.4
Alternities
by Michael P. Kube-McDowell
Mark Kaye
Jun-Jul 1989, p.6
Moon Observer's Guide
by Peter Grego
Kevin Kell
Jan 2006, p.5
Cosmic Butterflies
by Sun Kwok
Joe Benderavage
Mar 2006, p.2
365 Starry Nights
by Chet Raymo
Joe Benderavage
Apr 2006, p.2
The Illustrated Atlas of the Universe
illustrated by Mark A. Garlick, star maps by Wil Tirion
Joe Benderavage
Dec 2006, p.8
The Arp Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies. A Chronicle and Observer's Guide
Kanipe, J. & Webb, D.
Jan Wisniewski
Mar 2007, p.7
Star Clusters and How to Observe Them
Mark Allison
Jan Wisniewski
Apr 2007, p.13
Nebulae and How to Observe Them
Steven R. Coe
Jan Wisniewski
Jun 2007, p.14
Galaxies and How to Observe Them
Wolfgang Steinicke & Richard Jakiel
Jan Wisniewski
Aug 2007, p.8
The Sun Kings
Stuart Clark
Jan Wisniewski
Sep 2007, p.7
The Road to Reality
Roger Penrose
Joe Benderavage
Dec 2007, p.12

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