Patrick Moores Millennium Yearbook The View from AD 1001 [Paperback]

In a characteristically off-beat approach, Patrick Moores Millennium Yearbook celebrateswell, the wrong millennium. Articles on Bodes observations, King Alfreds chronological work, reviews of a new Star Catalogue by Al-Sufi and the latest edition of Ptolemys Almagast complement a review of modern astronomical equipment. This thoroughly entertaining book will almost certainly be the only one to celebrate the coming of the year 1000 A.D.!In a year that will probably be remembered almost as much for books about the millennium as for the turn of 2000 A.D itself, Patrick Moore's Millennium Yearbook celebrates.....well, the wrong millennium! This thoroughly entertaining book - which is for everyone, not just astronomers - contains articles on King Alfred's chronological work, reviews of the new Star Catalogue by the Arab Al-Sufi and the latest edition of Ptolemy's Almagast. And foreshadowing the change to metric units by 1000 years, the book uses arabic numbers instead of Roman - but there is a conversion table if you have trouble with the idea of zero and prefer the older system.The Night Sky in 1000.- Marvels in the heavens.- The Astronomical Achievements of the first Millennium (Albert Pendleburiensis).- Astronomical Instruments of the first Millennium (Allanus Salfordiensis).- The Astrolabe (Aelfred Cliftoniensis).- A Letter Relating to the Properties of Light, as Made by Alhazen (Matthew of Irwell).- Book Review: Book of the Constellations of the fixed Stars (Al Sufi).- Obituary: Abul Wafa.- Astronomy of the Next Millennium.Patrick Moore is Britain's most widely known astronomer and television personality
His current regular TV show, The Sky at Night is the longest-running television programme in the world
The book contains History, Astronomy and humour in equal parts (well, perhaps more humour....)
Almost certainly this is the only book to celebrate the turn of the LAST millennium!Springer Book Archives