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

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Until his death in 2012, world-renowned astronomer & broadcaster Sir Patrick Moore edited this indispensable guide to the wonders of the night sky for fifty-two consecutive years. With the 2016 Yearbook of Astronomy, his friend & long-time co-editor Dr John Mason continues Sir Patrick`s legacy. The Yearbook of Astronomy collects together a month-by-month guide to events to look out for over the coming year, from eclipses & planets, to comets, meteors, nebulae & phases of the Moon. It also contains authoritative charts, astronomical data & a series of specially commissioned articles by some of the world`s leading astronomers
- a fitting ongoing tribute to an extraordinary man who popularized astronomy for over half a century. ` This hardy annual has deservedly become a mainstay for all enthusiasts.. . It is to be hoped that the Yearbook of Astronomy will long continue & carry Patrick`s name far into the futur`e (Astronomy Now)
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Until his death in 2012, world-renowned astronomer & broadcaster Sir Patrick Moore edited this indispensable guide for fifty-two consecutive years. With the 2015 Yearbook of Astronomy, his friend & long-time co-editor Dr John Mason continues Sir Patrick`s legacy. The Yearbook of Astronomy collects together a month-by-month guide to events to look out for over the coming year, from eclipses & planets, to comets, meteors, nebulae & phases of the Moon. It also contains authoritative charts, astronomical data & a series of specially commissioned articles by some of the world`s leading astronomers
- a fitting tribute to an extraordinary man who popularized astronomy for over half a century.
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Patricroft & Monton 1905 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. In this title: the map covers the Patricroft area, formerly part of the borough of Eccles, including Patricroft itself & stretches north to Monton & Monton Green, & west to Winton & Alder Forest. Features include the engine sheds & sidings at Patricroft (which was one of the last steam sheds to close), Bridgewater Foundry, Magnesium Metal Works, Barton on Irwell Workhouse, Ellesmere Iron Foundry, British Pluviusin Works, Patricroft & Monton Green stations, Bridgewater Canal, Monton Dye Works, tramways, Parrin Lane, Worsley Road, Monton Unitarian Chapel. The Grange is at the western extremity. On the reverse are street directory entries for Monton Green, Monton Road & Parrin Lane. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25 ...

Patricroft & Monton 1905 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the Patricroft area, formerly part of the borough of Eccles, including Patricroft itself & stretches north to Monton & Monton Green, & west to Winton & Alder Forest. Features include the engine sheds & sidings at Patricroft (which was one of the last steam sheds to close), Bridgewater Foundry, Magnesium Metal Works, Barton on Irwell Workhouse, Ellesmere Iron Foundry, British Pluviusin Works, Patricroft & Monton Green stations, Bridgewater Canal, Monton Dye Works, tramways, Parrin Lane, Worsley Road, Monton Unitarian Chapel, etc. The Grange is at the western extremity. On the reverse are street directory entries for Monton Green, Monton Road & Parrin Lane. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Patrington 1904 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map crosses the boundary between Lancashire & Cheshire, including a southern portion of Irlam, in Lancashire & the village of Partington in Cheshire. The Manchester Ship Canal runs through the map. Features include Cadishead or Glazebrook Bridge, Patent Fuel Works; Partington village with St Mary`s church, The Green, Tannery (but not station), etc. Directories of Irlam & Partington in 1918 are on the reverse. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

On 19 August 1953 the British & American intelligence agencies launched a desperate coup against a cussed, bedridden 72-year-old. His name was Muhammad Mossadegh, the Iranian prime minister. To Winston Churchill he was a lunatic, determined to humiliate Britain. To President Eisenhower he was delivering Iran to the Soviets. Mossadegh must go. & so he did, in one of the most dramatic episodes in modern Middle Eastern history. But the countries that overthrew him would, in time, deeply regret it. Mossadegh was one of the first liberals of the Middle East, a man whose conception of liberty was as sophisticated as any in Europe or America. He wanted friendship with the West
- not slavish dependence. Here, for the first time, is the political & personal life of a remarkable patriot, written by our foremost observer of Iran. Above all, the life of Muhammad Mossadegh is a warning to today`s occupants of Downing Street & the White House, as they commit us all to intervention in a volatile & unpredictable region.
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` Talking much is a sign of vanity, for the man who is lavish with words is cheap in deeds.` Sir Walter Ralegh Sir Walter Ralegh was a writer, poet, soldier, politician, courtier, spy & explorer. He lived more lives than most in his own time, in any time. We do not even know when this fifth son of a Devonshire gentleman was born, yet he went on to `climb full high` in the England of Queen Elizabeth I. How was such a man able to do this? His life was romantic, irresistible & of central importance to early modern history. Prone to periods of extreme melancholy alternating with extreme activity, here was a liar who believed his own lies. He had a hunger for life, a longing for death, a passion for words.. . & a love of silk stockings. Always driven, & always consumed with wonder, Ralegh was a man who pored over maps, asking dangerous questions of the world around him. His death is a convoluted & contested tale of bargaining, failure & betrayal. Through the Elizabethan golden age & Ralegh`s famous adventures to the final act, Anna Beer presents his stranger-than-fiction life in all its richness. ...

A reissue of Simon Schama`s landmark study of the Netherlands from 1780-1813, this is a tale of a once-powerful nation`s desparate struggle to survive the treacheries & brutality of European war & politics. Between 1780 & 1813 the Dutch Republic
- a country once rich enough to be called the cash till of Europe & powerful enough to make war with England
- was stripped of its colonies, invaded by its enemies, driven to the edge of bankruptcy, &, finally, reduced to becoming an appendage of the French empire
- an appendage not even the French seemed to value overmuch. Out of these events Simon Schama has constructed a gripping chronicle of revolution & privateering, constitutions & coups, in a tiny nation desperately struggling to stay afloat in a sea of geopolitics. Like his classics ` The Embarrassment of Riches` & ` Citizens`, ` Patriots & Liberators` combines a mastery of historical sources with an unabashed delight in narrative. The result confirms Schama as a historian in the finest tradition
- one whose study of the past reveals volumes about the present. This is one of our most revered historians` greatest works, & this new Perennial edition will reintroduce his genius to a new generation of readers.



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Topographic coverage of mainland Spain at 1:25, 000 published by the Centro Nacional de Información Geograficá, the country’s civilian survey organization. The maps have contours at 10m intervals & colouring and/or graphics to show different types of vegetation or land use. Boundaries of national parks & other protected areas are marked. In addition to all the usual information shown on topographic maps at this scale, detailed presentation of the road & rail networks, rural tracks & paths, etc, the maps also show campsites. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, with margin ticks for latitude & longitude at 1` intervals. Map legend is in Spanish only.PLEASE NOTE: our grid for the whole of Spain is in preparation
- in the meantime, for areas other than those shown on the attached grid please use CNIG’s topographic survey at 1:50, 000 by searching for ‘SI00000832’. Each 25K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 50K map, with the numbering system: I = NW quarter, II = NE quarter, III = SW quarter & IV = SE quarter. CNIG maps in the Provincial Road Maps series at 1:200, 000 are overprinted with the grid for the 1:50, 000 survey & can be used to see the area covered by each 50K or 25K title in more detail. To see the list of titles in this series please click on the series grid
- for map numbers not yet listed on our website please contact us by email.

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