Peter Grego has recently written The Moon and How to Observe it for Springer, and also has eight other published astronomy books to his credit. Living in the UK, he is a well-known writer and practical amateur astronomer.

- A Perspective on Mercury and Venus.- - A Perspective on Mercury and Venus.- Current Knowledge of Mercury and Venus.- Our Current Knowledge of Mercury.- Our Current Knowledge of Venus.- Observing Mercury and Venus.- Equipment for Observing Mercury and Venus.- Recording Mercury and Venus.- Observing Mercury.- Observing Venus.

Venus and Mercury have always been regarded as difficult targets for amateurs, but advances in commercially-made instruments have brought them within range of only moderately experienced observers. The concept of this book is to present an up-to-date detailed description of the history and geology of the inferior planets, and also to provide the best information about observing and recording them with commercially-available telescopes and cameras.