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Manual didáctico que presenta los cuerpos celestes y sus movimientos desde observaciones accesibles: describe la apariencia del cielo, la salida y puesta de astros, y el movimiento diurno como rotación aparente alrededor de polos celestes. Explica la forma esférica de la Tierra, la curvatura del horizonte y los efectos de la distancia y la altura. Aborda los movimientos reales de la Tierra —rotación y traslación— y sus consecuencias sobre días, noches y estaciones; trata la Luna, sus fases y eclipses; y ofrece capítulos sobre el Sol, los planetas, los cometas y las estrellas, con explicaciones ilustradas de conceptos básicos de cosmografía.
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