Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu.... uh, User   You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Equipment Discussions >> Binoculars Previous   Index   Next   Flat   rookie sage Reged: 01/14/06 Posts: 329 Loc: St. Petersburg, FL Re: Binocular Astronomy, Second Edition       05/27/08 07:43 PM Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply:   As fate would have it I ordered this book from the publisher May 19th and received it the May 23rd. (You can laugh.) I could not believe I had just missed the new edition announcement. I was ready to ship it back today and called Willmann-Bell to see if they would accept a return. Mr. Willmann answered the phone and talked to me at length about the changes in this book. He could not have been nicer. He told me that they decided to print a new edition because they were running low on copies. Rather than reprint the old edition, he asked the author (Crossen) to review the content for improvements. He said he also gave him a very heavy, large aperture WWII warship binoculars. Much of the new information centers around use of those binoculars. The cover and some of the pictures have been changed, but essentially the content of the book is the same. They decided not to do a major overhaul of the book since it has received such good reviews. They were fearful that a major re-write could ruin it. He would have been happy for me to return the book, but his personal opinion was that I would not have any advantages with the new edition. He promised me that if I looked at the new edition and was sorry I had not returned mine, he would take it any time in the future and make the exchange. So, I'm taking him at his word and keeping the one I have. -------------------- Shirley Celestron CPC 800XLT~Feather Touch G0 BT80~45degree; Fujinon 16x70 FMT-SX Celestron Ultima 9x63 & Regal LX 10x42 Post Extras       Entire thread Subject Posted by Posted on Binocular Astronomy, Second Edition Mihai 05/25/08 11:59 AM Re: Binocular Astronomy, Second Edition Mihai   05/25/08 03:48 PM Re: Binocular Astronomy, Second Edition SkyG   05/26/08 05:59 AM Re: Binocular Astronomy, Second Edition edwincjones   05/26/08 06:27 AM Re: Binocular Astronomy, Second Edition Mr Q   05/27/08 02:35 PM Re: Binocular Astronomy, Second Edition EdZ   05/27/08 02:52 PM Re: Binocular Astronomy, Second Edition rookie   05/27/08 07:43 PM Re: Binocular Astronomy, Second Edition EdZ   05/28/08 06:51 AM Re: Binocular Astronomy, Second Edition EdZ   05/28/08 10:32 AM Re: Binocular Astronomy, Second Edition Wes James   05/28/08 05:24 PM Re: Binocular Astronomy, Second Edition EdZ   06/03/08 12:49 PM Re: Binocular Astronomy, Second Edition btschumy   06/22/08 09:04 PM Re: Binocular Astronomy, Second Edition Rick Woods   08/11/08 09:21 AM Re: Binocular Astronomy, Second Edition Crossen   08/11/08 11:32 AM Re: Binocular Astronomy, Second Edition Shortymx   08/14/08 02:15 PM Re: Binocular Astronomy, Second Edition EdZ   08/14/08 06:09 PM Re: Binocular Astronomy, Second Edition BobinKy   08/11/08 07:42 PM Re: Binocular Astronomy, Second Edition Crossen   08/14/08 09:34 AM Re: Binocular Astronomy, Second Edition BobinKy   08/14/08 07:48 PM Re: Binocular Astronomy, Second Edition Crossen   08/18/08 10:27 AM Re: Binocular Astronomy, Second Edition Joe Ogiba   08/18/08 01:25 PM Re: Binocular Astronomy, Second Edition Crossen   08/20/08 10:07 AM Re: Binocular Astronomy, Second Edition John Flannery   08/20/08 12:43 PM Re: Binocular Astronomy, Second Edition GardnerPacificCA   08/20/08 06:15 PM Re: Binocular Astronomy, Second Edition Crossen   08/25/08 10:01 AM Re: Binocular Astronomy, Second Edition Crossen   09/22/08 10:03 AM Re: Binocular Astronomy, Second Edition BobinKy   09/22/08 03:34 PM Re: Binocular Astronomy, Second Edition Tom Trusock   09/22/08 11:33 AM Re: Binocular Astronomy, Second Edition Txiasaeia   08/14/08 11:02 AM Re: Binocular Astronomy, Second Edition Fiske   08/14/08 11:41 AM Re: Binocular Astronomy, Second Edition Jay_Bird   08/14/08 01:49 PM Re: Binocular Astronomy, Second Edition EdZ   08/11/08 12:43 PM Re: Binocular Astronomy, Second Edition KennyJ   08/11/08 01:26 PM Re: Binocular Astronomy, Second Edition GardnerPacificCA   08/11/08 02:32 PM Re: Binocular Astronomy, Second Edition Rick Woods   08/11/08 03:19 PM Re: Binocular Astronomy, Second Edition Wes James   08/11/08 03:23 PM Re: Binocular Astronomy, Second Edition Fiske   08/11/08 05:18 PM Re: Binocular Astronomy, Second Edition BobinKy   06/21/08 07:49 PM Re: Binocular Astronomy, Second Edition Wes James   06/03/08 01:34 PM Re: Binocular Astronomy, Second Edition EdZ   06/03/08 01:37 PM Re: Binocular Astronomy, Second Edition KennyJ   06/03/08 03:50 PM Re: Binocular Astronomy, Second Edition Wes James   06/03/08 04:19 PM Re: Binocular Astronomy, Second Edition edwincjones   06/03/08 08:51 PM Re: Binocular Astronomy, Second Edition edwincjones   05/28/08 04:53 PM Re: Binocular Astronomy, Second Edition edwincjones   05/27/08 09:23 PM Re: Binocular Astronomy, Second Edition BobinKy   05/25/08 12:07 PM Re: Binocular Astronomy, Second Edition Wes James   05/25/08 01:31 PM Extra information 15 registered and 23 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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