An Introduction to Astronomy By Robert H Baker 1955 4th Printing
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This listing is for An Introduction to Astronomy: By Robert H Baker 1955 4th Printing.
Hardcover: 306 pages
Publisher: D. Van Norstand Company, Inc.; fourth edition (1955)
Language: English
This is a textbook on astronomy. Robert Horace Baker (born March 29, 1883 in Northampton, Massachusetts; died June 23, 1964 in Upland, California) was an astronomer. He enjoyed great success with his textbooks Astronomy and An Introduction to Astronomy, both published by Van Nostrand, which have gone through many editions and numerous revisions. Reviewers invariably refer to them as “classics” and as the “standard by which other texts in astronomy are measured.” Otto Struve call An Introduction to Astronomy an excellent textbook that set a high standard. Dr. Baker took special pride in these books as indicated by the fact that he kept them up to date with periodic revisions even after retirement.
His very marked ability as an author served him well also in the field of popular astronomy. His books
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