Astronomy Books from the Library of Jerrold Poole.

We have been asked to assist Mrs Poole with the disposal of some of the astronomical items which belonged to her late husband, Jerrold, past chairman of the Johannesburg centre of ASSA.

We hereby invite offers for the items listed below. Offers must be received by December 1st 1997 and must be submitted to Brian Fraser at the following contact numbers:-

P.O.Box 1320, Sunninghill, 2157 or fax 011 871-0226 and clearly state the item/s you are interested in.

Item No. Description................................................................Author

1..............How to Make a telescope...........................................Texereau J
2..............Amateur Telescope Making - Book 1..........................Ingalls
3..............Amateur Telescope Making - Book 2..........................Ingalls
4..............Amateur Telescope Making - Book 3..........................Ingalls
5..............Making your own Telescope........................................Thompson A J
6..............Text Book on Spherical Astronomy 4th Ed..................Smart W M
7..............Elementary mathematical Astronomy............................Barlow & Bryan
8..............Radio Astronomy for Amateurs...................................Hyde F W
9..............Star Names. Their Lore and Meaning..........................Allen R M
10............Radio Astronomy........................................................Graham Smith F
11............Radio Astronomy (??).................................................Graham Smith F
12............The Pan Book of Astronomy.......................................Muirden J
13............The Moon...................................................................Nagels Encyclopedia Guide
14............Exploring the Moon through Binoculars........................Cherrington E
15............Essentials of Astronomy...............................................Motz & Duveen
16............Observation in Modern Astronomy..............................Evans D S
17............Survey of the Moon.....................................................Moore P
18............Astronomical Objects for Southern Telescopes.............Hartung E J
19............Telescopes (Vol 1 of Stars & Stellar Systems Kuiper & Middlehurst & 9 vol Compendium)
20............Radio Telescopes.........................................................Christiansen & Hoegbom
21............The Discovery of our Galaxy........................................Whitney C A
22............Theoretical Astronomy.................................................Watson J C
23............Astronomy for O level..................................................Moore P
24............Astronomy with Binoculars...........................................Muirden J
25............A Field Guide to the Stars and Planets..........................Menzell D
26............A Star called The Sun...................................................Gamow G
27............Guide to the Planets......................................................Moore P
28............General Astronomy.......................................................Spencer Jones H
29............Frontiers of Astronomy.................................................Hoyle Fred
30............Introduction to Astronomy.............................................Payne Gaposchkin
31............Radio Astronomy..........................................................Smith F G
32............Radio Astronomy - How to Build your own Telescope...Heywood J
33............The Evolution of Stars....................................................Page & Page
34............Starlight.........................................................................Page & Page
35............Beyond the Milky Way..................................................Page & Page
36............The Origin of the Solar System.......................................Page & Page
37............Stars & Clouds of the Milky Way..................................Page & Page
38............Neighbours of the Earth.................................................Page & Page
39............Wanderers of the Sky....................................................Page & Page
40............Telescopes. How to make & Use Them.........................Page & Page
41............Astronomical Telescopes & Observatories.....................Moore P
42............Practical Amateur Astronomy.........................................Moore P
43............Amateur Astronomers Handbook..................................Sidgwick JB
44............Handbook for Planet Observers.....................................Roth GD
45............The System of Minor Planets..........................................Roth GD
46............Spherical & Practical Astronomy....................................Mueller J
47............Foundations of Astronomy..............................................Smart WM
48............Mathematical Astronomy................................................Beet EA
49............Astronomy Data Book....................................................Hedley Robinson J
50............Astronomical Photography at the Telescope.....................Rackham T
51............The Old Moon & The New.............................................Firsoff VA
52............Comets Meteorites & Men..............................................Lancaster Brown P
53............Ages of Rocks Planets & Stars........................................Faul
54............Handbook for Observing the Satellites.............................Howard NE
55............Astronomy 1...................................................................Russel-Dugan-Stewart
56............Astronomy 2...................................................................Russel-Dugen-Stewart
57............Concepts of Contemporary Astronomy...........................Hodge PW
58............The Astronomical Ephemeris for 1976
59............The Astronomical Ephemeros for 1971
60............Nortons Star Atlas - 1959 ed
61............Nortons Star Atlas - 1986 ed

Collection of old numbers of Sky & Telescope
Collection of old numbers of MNASSA

Telescope - 3-inch Jaegers refractor F15 in tube with focuser.
Homemade tripod with pipe fittings, equatorial head & tangent screw.

Telescope - 60mm refractor on tripod with equatorial head, eyepieces etc.

Aerial Camera Lens - (Aero-Ektar) 24" F.L F6. Can be used as optic lens of telescope.