Shortly before his death in December 2012, Sir Patrick Moore began the annual task of planning the fifty-second consecutive Yearbook of Astronomy with his friend & colleague Dr John Mason. This special 2014 edition therefore serves as a fitting tribute to the life & work of a man who worked on this unique reference book for over half a century. The 2014 Yearbook contains all of the usual articles that no stargazer should be without: an authoritative collection of charts & astronomical data, articles by some of the world's leading astronomers, & a month-by-month guide to events to look out for over the coming year -- from planets & eclipses, to comets, meteors, nebulae & phases of the Moon. But it also
Includes:: a special section of articles devoted to the memory of Sir Patrick himself. Written by notable contributors & Yearbook authors past & present, these articles recall Sir Patrick's many contributions to astronomy, as well as anecdotes & personal memoires of this remarkable man. 'A first-rate curtain raiser for a year that offers a stream of astronomical treats' Observer Science Books of the Year