
Known to many astronomers as simply "Roy & Clarke," the authors revised and extended this edition to account for developments and changes in teaching over the last decade. It introduces the concepts and historical development of astronomy, presents a course on positional measurement...


Despite remarkable advances in astronomy, space research, and related technology since the first edition of this book was published, the philosophy of the prior editions has remained the same throughout. However, because of this progress, there is a need to update the information...




This is the fourth edition of a key undergraduate astronomy book. "Roy & Clarke" are well known to astronomers, and this book, in conjunction with their Astronomy: Structure of the Universe, will serve students from first-year undergraduates to masters level. Still used as a...
