Century 21 Accounting 1st Year Course: Chapters 1-10 Working Papers

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Century 21 Accounting thoroughly prepares your first-year accounting students for the future. It exposes them to the entire accounting cycle for a variety of business situations. It is the only program that covers the complete accounting cycles for all three major business organizations: sole proprietorships partnerships and corporations. Century 21 is the only program that provides you with two distinct instructional approaches. Century 21 Accounting: First-Year Course uses the traditional multi-column journal then moves into special journal. Century 21 Accounting: General Journal Approach begins with a general journal then moves to special journals. Either way youUll get the same content coverage and hands-on problem-solving emphasis.

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Human Resource Management with Student CD, PowerWeb, and Management Skill Booster Card
Raymond Andrew Noe , John R. Hollenbeck , Barry Gerhart , Patrick M. Wright , Raymond Noe , John Hollenbeck , and Patrick Wright
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ASIN: 0072918918

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Human Resource Management: Gaining A Competitive Advantage by Noe/Hollenbeck/Gerhart/Wright is back with a new and improved 4th edition. In this new economy, effective human resource management is all the more necessary to gain true competitive advantage in the marketplace, as competitors strive to win the war for talent. Four challenges companies face are the global challenge, the challenge of meeting stakeholder needs, the high performance work practices challenge, and the challenge of competing in the new economy. The authors bring these challenges to life by highlighting real-world examples pertaining to these 4 issues and relating it to the concepts within the chapter. This best-selling McGraw-Hill Human Resource Management title provides students with the technical background needed to be a knowledgeable consumer of human resource (HR) products and services, to manage HR effectively, or to be a successful HR professional. While clearly strategic in nature, the text also emphasizes how managers can more effectively acquire, develop, compensate, and manage the internal and external environment that relates to the management of human resources.

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Since comet Shoemaker-Levy collided with the planet Jupiter with stupendous force in 1994 there has been an upsurge of amateur interest in comets. Most comets are first discovered by amateur astronomers because there are so many amateurs looking for them, and techniques and instruments have improved dramatically in the past few years.
After a short but detailed introduction to the comets themselves Nick James and Gerald North describe comet hunting, photographing and imaging comets, and digital image processing. The use of computers for orbital calculations and even helping to discover new comets is given a full chapter, as are advanced techniques including comet photometry and spectroscopy.
This comprehensive book has an accompanying CD-ROM and is at once a "primer" for comet hunters and a reference text for more advanced amateur astronomers.

Observing Meteors, Comets, Supernovae and other transient Phenomena (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series)

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Observing Meteors, Comets, Supernovae and other transient Phenomena (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series)
Neil Bone
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ASIN: 1852330171

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Transient phenomena are short-lived astronomical events, unusual in a science in which time is more often measured in millennia than milliseconds. There is a fascination with transient phenomena, predictable or otherwise, that astronomers of all abilities share. In Meteors, Comets, Supernovae, Neil Bone gives guidelines for observers, including the best possible periods (months or years) to see seasonal but unpredictable phenomena like meteors and sunspots. Recording such outbursts involves visual observing techniques, photography, and even the relatively new field of the video recording of meteors, which are also examined in detail. The book also includes material about phenomena that occur in the lower atmosphere (such as "ozone eaters", nacreous clouds, solar and lunar haloes), which although not strictly astronomical in their nature attract the attention of dedicated sky-watchers.

Observing Comets, Asteroids, Meteors, and the Zodiacal Light (Practical Astronomy Handbooks)

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Observing Comets, Asteroids, Meteors, and the Zodiacal Light (Practical Astronomy Handbooks)
Stephen J. Edberg , and David H. Levy
Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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ASIN: 0521420032

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If you are an amateur astronomer, and comets, asteroids, meteors, and the zodiacal light are your quarry, then this is the book for you. Comet observers can learn how to make visual estimates of brightness and size, and how to make photographic studies of cometary heads and tails. Asteroid hunters will find a "life list" of objects and guidelines on how to search for them and then how to photograph or electronically image them. Practical photographic and electronic methods for studying meteors and meteor showers are provided. Visual and photographic techniques show you how to examine the often elusive zodiacal light. The more adventurous are provided with advanced techniques on how to make successful astrometric, spectroscopic and electronic observations. David Levy is the author of The Sky: A User's Guide (CUP, 1991). Both authors have had asteroids named after them.

David Levy's Guide to Observing and Discovering Comets

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A look at the "Guide to observing...."
Interesting but not a practical guide for the amateur

David Levy's Guide to Observing and Discovering Comets
David H. Levy
Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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ASIN: 0521520517

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David Levy has held a lifelong passion for comets, and is one of the most successful comet discoverers in history. In this book he describes the observing techniques that have been developed over the years--from visual observations and searching, to photography, through to electronic charge-coupled devices (CCDs). He combines the history of comet hunting with the latest techniques, showing how our understanding of comets has evolved over time. This practical handbook is suitable for amateur astronomers, from those who are casually interested in comets and how to observe them, to those who want to begin and expand an observing program of their own. Drawing widely from his own extensive experience, Levy describes how enthusiastic amateurs can observe comets and try to make new discoveries themselves. David H. Levy is one of the word's foremost amateur astronomers. He has discovered seventeen comets, seven using a telescope in his own backyard, and had a minor planet, Asteroid 3673 Levy named in his honor. He is best known as the co-discoverer of the famous 1994 Shoemaker-Levy 9 comet. Levy is frequently interviewed in the media and succeeded Carl Sagan as science columnist for Parade magazine. He has written and contributed to a number of books, most recently David Levy's Guide to the Night Sky (Cambridge, 2001).

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A look at the "Guide to observing....".......2006-03-08

David begins his book in an unsuspecting manner with a quick look back at how comets effected the lives of our ancestors; before the age of telescopes. Briefly, he demonstrates that comets were recognized by not only early scientist, but poets and "fallen princes."

His book is lightly peppered with people, events, and places of historical significance; e.g., that Edmond Halley "dropped out" from Oxford and "headed south that same year to the island of St. Helena, the island that, more than a century later, would serve as Napoleon's home after the battle of Waterloo."

He takes you on a journey through the discovery of comets (in which some cases, comets turn out to be planets - as was in the case of Uranus, Herschel 1781), the recovery of comets, and he discusses the ardent task of mathematically calculating orbits and estimating returns (it was Encke the "mathematician", not Pons "the astronomer", whose name lives on with the 3 1/3 yr. comet - Comet Encke).

He speaks of houses "made of comets." Actually, financed by comets for the honored American astronomer Bernard, who, with 2 months of formal education, paid his bills by discovering comets. You also hear the tales of morale boosting pranks that college fellows play on one another.

He continues on through the pain staking task of searching and searching, for hours on end, until after 917 hours and 28 minutes, spread out over 19 years, he discovered a comet. Correction, he co-discovered a comet. It was discovered simultaneously by another American astronomer. Very interesting to hear him tell the story.

David touches on systematic comet search techniques, tips on film, pros and cons of CCD (digital imaging and why film is better), the problem of staying focused, and how he breaks the sky down into a grid and methodically examines each point of light; twice! (per night...) How else can one detect *ever so slow-motion movement* of a very distant object?

Finally, David chronicles the discovery, predictions, and events leading up to the impact of Shoemaker-Levy 9 into Jupiter. Very enjoyable read.

P.S. The book has many pictures scattered throughout and has a nice set of color photos at the books center.

Interesting but not a practical guide for the amateur.......2004-06-16

I bought this book by noted comet discover David Levy hoping that it would serve as a practical guide for amateur astronomers interested in observing and studying comets. Instead, this book is mostly about how Mr. Levy and his dedicated search team discover comets. If you're looking for advice on what type of telescope is best for observing comets (or maybe large binoculars are better?) you won't find it here. While Levy briefly mentions the telescopes he uses, there was no discussion of the equipment options available to the typical amateur astronomer on a budget (wide field refractors and reflectors, binoculars, etc.). The book also lacks advice regarding the weather conditions and locations that are best for observing comets - except to note that at one point Levy and his family moved to Arizona. That's great for them, but what about the rest of us who can't pack up our lives and move to the desert? The book is light on text and heavy on black and white images, many of which are grainy and provide little useful information. One of the more informative sections of the book is the explanation of the arcane new naming system for comets that was developed by the International Astronomical Union in the mid 1990s. There is also a brief discussion of the morphology of comets and the terminology used to describe the various components that can be seen visually. I would have liked this discussion to have been more detailed, perhaps citing various examples based on visual observations using amateur instruments. Levy devotes a large section of the book to his discovery of Comet Shoemaker-Levy, which collided with Jupiter in 1994. Although this is a significant achievement worthy of mention, its important to note that this comet was discovered using a large professional telescope the likes of which most amateurs will never be able to use. Levy also devotes considerable space to describing his experience searching for comets photographically, on old plates, and with CCDs, yet he gives short shrift to visual observation, which is relegated to the back of the book. As Levy correctly notes, the advent of inexpensive CCD cameras and remote telescope operation, combined with wide-field astrograph telescopes, has largely replaced visual sweeping as the main method of comet discovery. However, most readers of this book will probably not be engaged in comet discovery efforts, but will be using their eyes to search for known comets. It is this type of casual visual observer that the book largely lets down. Based on Mr. Levy's reputation as a dedicated and accomplished amateur observer, I was expecting a more comprehensive treatment of the subject that could serve both as a reference and as a practical guide at the eyepiece. Instead, I found this book to be mainly a recap of the notable achievements of the Levies and a few of their colleagues. Interesting, but not exactly a practical guide for the amateur.

Through the Telescope: A Guide for the Amateur Astronomer, Revised Edition

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A poor excuse for a book on amateur astronomy
Badly in need of copy editing
Warning: bad book!
Excellent reference book

Through the Telescope: A Guide for the Amateur Astronomer, Revised Edition
Patricia L. Barnes-Svarney , and Michael R. Porcellino
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
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In the ten years since this award-winning book was originally written by Michael Porcellino, the field of astronomy and its discoveries has grown by leaps and bounds. From the astounding images sent back by the Hubble Space Telescope, to the bright comet Hale-Bopp from the fleet of Martian probes, to the long-distance explorations of the Moon, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn--the universe has become more accessible than ever. And thanks to this revised and thoroughly updated new edition by astronomer and science writer, Patricia Barnes-Svarney, anyone with an interest can delve into its wonders. From the very close up to the far reaches of space, THROUGH THE TELESCOPE presents a uniquely "user-friendly" view of the universe, and offers both novice and advanced amateur astronomers some of the best tools available to watch the nighttime skies. You’ll learn all about: * Setting up a good, user-friendly telescope system * How to look at the universe in order to really see it * Upgrading your telescope for peak performance * How to spot a star cluster, a nebulaÖeven a supernova * Forming your own network of amateur astronomers. Complete with a web site appendix and fully updated charts on eclipses and planetary oppositions well into the year 2000, this edition of an acclaimed book will be an invaluable users guide for aspiring astronomers entering the new millennium.

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Excellent guide.......2002-02-01

This is an excellent guide for the amateur astronomer, with copious information on both what to look at in the sky and what to buy to do so, including both binoculars and telescopes. It has copious information on every aspect of skywatching, down to the best filters to view the various planets through. It's very supportive of amateur astronomy, consistently pointing out the contributions that amateurs have made and continue to make to the science (one of the few sciences where this is still possible).

Quibbles: a few formatting problems, where the formatting notation shows up instead of italics or whatever was intended. And they repeat the urban legend about Galileo going blind from observing the sun (though admittedly I just recently found out that this is mistaken).

Other than that, it's an excellent book, though more of a reference than a "sit-down-and-read" book, which is what I did with it, at least for now.

Meanwhile, I wonder if some of the other reviews (below) apply to the earlier edition of the book, since I did not encounter the same problems.

A poor excuse for a book on amateur astronomy.......2000-12-14

I pity the novice who purchases this book with the intention of learning about amateur astronomy. The book is a demonstration of what happens when someone rushes it to publication, does not KNOW the subject and builds poorly on a work that wasn't very good in the first place. There are so many terrifically awful errors in this book, it would take another book to document them. Pictures of microscopes where telescopes should be, refractor telescopes described as Dobsonians, etc, etc. The illustration/pictures are also slipshod, out of focus and poorly rendered. I cannot believe a suposedly reputable publishing house could release this "joke" of a text on amateur astronomy. It should be withdrawn from the market NOW and burned. -Richard Anderson

Badly in need of copy editing.......2000-07-05

It's amazing McGraw-Hill let this one out at all. There are typographical and syntactical errors on almost every page. I can't comment on technical accuracy, as I am a beginner at astronomy. But I do know when I've seen the same photograph twice with different, and inconsistent, captions. The publisher did a real disservice to the author of this edition--and to the memory of the author of the original version--by rushing this to market without at least showing it to a copy editor.

Warning: bad book!.......2000-03-04

This is the worst astronomy book I've encountered in forty years as an amateur astronomer! It is full of errors and has some of the poorest illustrations (out-of-focus, incorrectly labeled) I've ever seen in a commercial publication. Anyone interested in buying and using telescopes would be much better served by NightWatch by Terence Dickinson, The Backyard Astronomer's Guide by Dickinson and Dyer, or Phil Harrington's Star Ware.

Excellent reference book.......1999-09-18

As an amateur in astronomy, I found this book very educative. It covers all aspects of astronomy - from naked eye view of the sky to deep space objects, binocular to large telescope obesrvation, etc. Though it was written in 1989, the book will continue to be a reference book to all interested in astronomy.

Wonders of the Sky: Observing Rainbows, Comets, Eclipses, the Stars and Other Phenomena

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Wonders of the Sky: Observing Rainbows, Comets, Eclipses, the Stars and Other Phenomena
Fred Schaaf
Manufacturer: Dover Publications
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ASIN: 0486244024

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Fascinating layman’s guide to naked eye astronomy. Explores such topics as eclipses, coronas, mock suns, halos, sun pillars and more. 56 illustrations and photos supplement the text. "...practical, detailed, and informative commentary on the heavens...written with care and a sense of delight in the visual pleasure around and above us..."—Astronomy Magazine.

The 50 Best Sights in Astronomy and How to See Them: Observing Eclipses, Bright Comets, Meteor Showers, and Other Celestial Wonders

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The 50 Best Sights in Astronomy and How to See Them: Observing Eclipses, Bright Comets, Meteor Showers, and Other Celestial Wonders
Fred Schaaf
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ASIN: 0471696579

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"Fred Schaaf is one of the most experienced astronomical observers of our time. For more than two decades, his view of the sky--what will be visible, when it will be visible, and what it will look like--has encouraged tens of thousands of people to turn their eyes skyward."
--David H. Levy, Science Editor, Parade magazine, discoverer of twenty-one comets, and author of Starry Night and Cosmic Discoveries

"Fred Schaaf is a poet of the stars. He brings the sky into people's lives in a way that is compelling, and his descriptions have all the impact of witnessing the stars on a crystal clear dark night."
--William Sheehan, coauthor of Mars: The Lure of the Red Planet and The Transits of Venus

The night sky holds endless fascination for anyone who chooses simply to look up and observe, but with so much to see, it can be difficult to know where to start. This remarkable book introduces you to the fifty best sights in astronomy and tells you exactly how to see them. In no time at all, you will learn how to find and appreciate the Orion group of constellations; the Summer Triangle; Venus, Jupiter, and Mars; the best meteor showers; man-made satellites; star clusters; novae; variable stars; and more.

The sights are presented according to the field of view necessary to see them. Your eyes and a clear night sky are all you need to view the sights in the first part of the book, before moving on to those that can be observed through binoculars and, finally, a telescope. Concise descriptions and explanations of these spectacular visual wonders will deepen your appreciation of them and spur further exploration. You will also find the essential basic information on astronomical observation you need to get started, including observing conditions, techniques, telescopes, and astronomical measurements.

Once you start gazing, you'll see that the sky really is the limit--and discovering its amazing treasures will become your lifetime passion.

Observing Halley's Comet- The Complete Guide to the Comet from Southern Latitudes, 1985-1986

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Observing Halley's Comet- The Complete Guide to the Comet from Southern Latitudes, 1985-1986

Manufacturer: Allen & Unwin Australia Pty. Ltd.
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Guide to Halley's Comet from Southern Latittudes 1985-1986.

Astronomy With Binoculars - A Practical Guide To Observing The Skies - With A Special Section On Halley's Comet

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Astronomy With Binoculars - A Practical Guide To Observing The Skies - With A Special Section On Halley's Comet
James Muirden
Manufacturer: Arco Publishing
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GUIDE TO OBSERVING AND DISCOVERING COMETS

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GUIDE TO OBSERVING AND DISCOVERING COMETS

Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press Cambridge
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