James Muirden

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
  • 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
  1. "James Muirden". Scholastic. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  2. "James Muirden". Open Library. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  3. "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. 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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