Jean in Wisc Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 I wrote a review about the book, Simple Stargazing, on my blog, and today I received a nice email from the author, Anton Vamplew, thanking me for my review! He said if I had any astronomy questions that I should write him and ask! Apparently he was trying to recall who published the Spanish version of his book, so he Googled it on the internet rather than running 2 stories down to the bookcase, and stumbled across my blog. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HS mom Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 That's so neat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CookieMonster Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 That's awesome! I bet it made him feel good, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lorna Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 That is awesome! I am sure he will revisiting your blog too. It is a little twinkle of light in a gloomy World Wide Web. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 That's so cool! How wonderful for both of you. He gets a great review, and you get questions answered from the source. Nice, very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3lilreds in NC Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 That's really neat, Jean! How fun for you, and for him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josie Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 I am sure you made him smile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elisabeth in IL Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 Jean, I just read your review. Do you think that his book would be good for a beginner like me who knows nothing about the night sky? We even have a hard time seeing stars because there is so much light pollution in this area so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Wisc Posted April 18, 2008 Author Share Posted April 18, 2008 Jean, I just read your review. Do you think that his book would be good for a beginner like me who knows nothing about the night sky? We even have a hard time seeing stars because there is so much light pollution in this area so. The author of this book has spent a lot of time trying to get the general public interested in astronomy, and I think he does a wonderful job of introducing the subject. There are many books that I have read that have helped me learn the night sky, but this is a nice foundation with information about how to go about finding things in the sky as well as a general overview of astronomy to spark the beginner's interest. Whether this book is the right book for you would depend upon what you want to learn. If you simply want to go outside and find a few constellations and begin to locate a few night sky objects, there are other materials that would help you better, such as Sky and Telescopes Skywatch '08 and a good planisphere. However, if you want to read about the night sky, learn the basics that will help you understand the beginning concepts of astronomy, look at the star maps and read about the constellations, this a wonderful place to start. If you have no other book about astronomy, this would not be a bad book to start your journey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 How very neat! You should copy your review from your blog over to amazon. I just looked on amazon (to see if I could see some of the inside of the book) & noticed the book has not been reviewed by anyone yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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