James Muirden

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James Muirden (born 1942) is a British astronomer and author of more than thirty books. He has formerly been a film reviewer and telescope maker.[1][2] Muirden is a member of the British Astronomical Association.[3] He lives in Devon, England.[1][2]

Selected bibliography[edit]

  • Astronomy with Binoculars (Faber, 1963)[4]
  • Amateur Astronomer's Handbook (Crowell, 1968)[3][5]
  • Beginner's Guide to Astronomical Telescope Making (Transatlantic Arts, 1976)[6]
  • Observational Astronomy for Amateurs (Enslow Publishers, 1982)[5][7]
  • Observer's Guide to Halley's Comet (Arco Pub, 1985)[8]
  • A Rhyming History of Britain (Walker and Company, 2003)[9][10]
  • The Cosmic Verses: A Rhyming History of the Universe (Walker and Company, 2007)[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "James Muirden". Scholastic. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b "James Muirden". Open Library. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Kirkus Review of The Amateur Astronomer's Handbook". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  4. ^ Woolfson, M. M. (1964). "Reviewed Work: Astronomy with binoculars by James Muirden". Science Progress (1933-). 52 (205): 140. JSTOR 43418923.
  5. ^ a b Krull, Ulrich J. (1983). "Review of Publications: Amateur Astronomer's Handbook and Observational Astronomy for Amateurs". Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. 77: 163–164. Bibcode:1983JRASC..77R.163K.
  6. ^ Gray, M. A. (1976). "Book Review: Beginner's Guide to Astronomical Telescope Making". Monthly Notes of the Astronomical Society of South Africa. 35: 46. Bibcode:1976MNSSA..35...46G.
  7. ^ Beet, E. A. (1982). "Reviews: Observational Astronomy for Amateurs". Journal of the British Astronomical Association. 92: 252–253. Bibcode:1982JBAA...92..252S.
  8. ^ Chown, Marcus (7 November 1985). "Review: A crick in the neck and a squint". New Scientist. Vol. 108, no. 1481. p. 57. ISSN 0262-4079. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  9. ^ Ottinger III, John (30 July 2007). "Book Review: A Rhyming History of Britain by James Muirden". Grasping for the Wind. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Listen Again - Today's Running Order". BBC Radio 4. 9 October 2003. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Nonfiction Book Review: The Cosmic Verses: A Rhyming History of the Universe". Publishers Weekly. 6 November 2006. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
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