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A telescope and a chart, both sold as books

Sold through the book trade

Both Kosmos products on this site carry an ISBN rather than the marketplace reference the rest of the catalogue uses. That changes how they are searched for and how they are replaced, and each page says so.

The planisphere

A rotating chart is judged on its latitude band before anything else: a chart cut for one latitude shows the wrong horizon at another. The glow-in-the-dark printing is a genuine feature on a shelf where reading the card at night is the entire problem.

The telescope

A small refractor at the introductory end, published with its aperture and focal length.

Reading a Kosmos page here

Treat the ISBN as the reference. It is how these two will still be findable when a marketplace code has moved.

Kosmos in this catalogue

  • Telescopes for children

    Kosmos Fernrohr

    30x fixed magnification · metal tube · from age 8

    A fixed 30x spyglass-style telescope in a metal tube, sold as an experiment set for children from eight with an instruction booklet explaining how a refractor works.

    Best for: A child who wants something to carry on a walk and look at the Moon with

    ≈ £20 / €18

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Everything Kosmos puts on these shelves

  • Kosmos glow-in-the-dark rotating star chart

    Kosmos Glow-in-the-dark planisphere (83065)

    A large rotating star chart with glow-in-the-dark printing, covering the constellations visible from Germany and described by the maker as suitable for children.

    Latitude band
    All constellations visible from Germany, as the maker states it · Described, never quantified
    Disc size
    Rotating star chart — a planisphere
    Readability
    Luminous, so the chart can be read after exposure to light
    Printed subjects
    Not published by the maker.
    Material
    Not published by the maker.
    Trade reference
    Sold as a book — ISBN 978-3-440-17701-3 rather than a B0 marketplace code
    Audience
    Beginners; the maker states it also suits children
    Amazon reference
    3440177017 (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)
    EAN
    9783440177013
    • Luminous printing means it can be read without a torch at all
    • A large format, which makes the constellation shapes legible in poor light
    • The latitude band is described by country rather than as a figure

    Best for: A beginner at northern European latitudes learning the constellations

    ≈ £14 / €17
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