Amateur Telescope Making - Ingalls

[jrmichler]

Book Title

Amateur Telescope Making - Books 1, 2, and 3

Book Author/s

Albert G. Ingalls, Editor

Book Publication Date

1972

Book Condition

4.00 star(s)

Shipping to

1. North America

Pages are in excellent condition, lettering on cover is faded, name and date purchased written inside front cover (20 Aug 1974). These books convinced me that I could make a telescope, but that it was a larger task than I really wanted to tackle. Make an offer, preferably enough to at least cover postage.

 

[phinds]

Just FYI, Amazon is now selling this set (used) for $87.50 so asking for "best offer" is pretty generous.

https://www.amazon.com/Amateur-Telescope-Making-Complete-Volumes/dp/B000H4LWMO?tag=pfamazon01-20

OR, you could get them for $123 from this outfit
https://reticulum.online/products/a...2XMP_LKqD5ZmqYMkFBuOw9izOd3kBc2VaRiJdfAeUkGdf

 

[gmax137]

My brother used these books to build a 6 inch telescope when he was in high school. Purpose built for solar eclipse photos, I think it was f5.

 

[phyzguy]

I used these books to build a 6" telescope when I was in high school. Your brother and I should sit down and have a beer!

 

[Office_Shredder]

Just FYI, Amazon is now selling this set (used) for $87.50 so asking for "best offer" is pretty generous.

https://www.amazon.com/Amateur-Telescope-Making-Complete-Volumes/dp/B000H4LWMO?tag=pfamazon01-20

OR, you could get them for $123 from this outfit
https://reticulum.online/products/a...2XMP_LKqD5ZmqYMkFBuOw9izOd3kBc2VaRiJdfAeUkGdf

That's bizarre, it's only 55 dollars for me!
There's also 1 in stock at that price, so that's more like a price that nobody has bothered thinking it's worth paying for. It doesn't necessarily tell you what the book is actually worth

 

[phinds]

That's bizarre, it's only 55 dollars for me!

link?

 

[Office_Shredder]

link?

Your link!

 

[phinds]

Your link!

I'll be hornswaggled. I'm pretty sure it was $87.50 when I looked but it clearly isn't now. Good catch.

 

[phinds]

It doesn't necessarily tell you what the book is actually worth

Correct. The amount anything is worth is exactly what you can get someone to pay for it, no more, no less.

 

[jrmichler]

And, judging by the lack of response, my books are worth less than the cost of shipping.

BTW, I got a copy of A Brief History of Time last week for free in excellent condition. I found it at the local dump. I'm halfway through it.

 

[hutchphd]

So you are at half-time?......groan.

 

[jrmichler]

Clearly, we need an emoji for bad puns. Something like a person running away screaming while holding their nose (bad puns are stinkers).

 

[phinds]

Clearly, we need an emoji for bad puns. Something like a person running away screaming while holding their nose (bad puns are stinkers).

Well, we always have this