Popular astronomy & space books

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So You Want a Meade LX Telescope!: How to Select and Use the LX200 and Other High-End Models

So You Want a Meade LX Telescope!: How to Select and...

Author: Lawrence Harris
ISBN: 9781441917744
Format: Paperback
$79.07

Computers and Astronomy Perhaps every generation of astronomers believes that their telescopes are the best that...  Read More >>

Carnarvon & Apollo

Carnarvon & Apollo

Author: Paul Dench ,  Alison Gregg
ISBN: 9781877058974
Format: Paperback
$92.40

Carnarvon in 1969 was a town with no television and only a manual telephone exchange, yet it was the home of the...  Read More >>

How NASA Learned to Fly in Space: 2nd Edition

How NASA Learned to Fly in Space: 2nd Edition

Author: David M Harland
ISBN: 9781926592121
Format: Paperback
$68.51

NASA learned to fly in space in a time when the agency was young and lean, and had an explicit mandate of staggering...  Read More >>

The Practical Astronomer

The Practical Astronomer

Author: DK Publishing ,  Anton Vamplew
ISBN: 9780756662103
Format: Paperback
$52.67

Explains how to find celestial objects using the naked eye and a telescope in one's very own backyard, in a book...  Read More >>

Earthrise: How Man First Saw the Earth

Earthrise: How Man First Saw the Earth

Author: Robert Poole
ISBN: 9780300164039
Format: Paperback
$44.88

Tells the story of the first photographs of Earth from space and the unexpected impact of those images. This title...  Read More >>

The Apollo Story DVD & Book Pack

The Apollo Story DVD & Book Pack

Author: John Christopher
ISBN: 9780752459837
Format: Mixed media product
$37.99

When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin of Apollo 11 stepped on to the surface of the Moon in July 1969, it marked the...  Read More >>

Eye on the Sky: Lick Observatory's First Century

Eye on the Sky: Lick Observatory's First Century

Author: Donald E. Osterbrock ,  John R. Gustafson
ISBN: 9780520268692
Format: Paperback
$57.95

The world's first mountain-top observatory and America's first big-science research center, Lick Observatory exemplifies...  Read More >>

To Measure the Sky

To Measure the Sky

Author: Frederick R Chromey (Vassar College, New York)
ISBN: 9786612631337
Format: Electronic book text
$686.40

With a lively yet rigorous and quantitative approach, Frederick R. Chromey introduces the fundamental topics in...  Read More >>

Hubble: A Journey Through Space and Time

Hubble: A Journey Through Space and Time

Author: Edward Weiler
ISBN: 9780810989979
Format: Hardback
$79.07

The Hubble Space Telescope, one of the most important scientific tools employed by humanity, is the most celebrated...  Read More >>

The Making of History's Greatest Star Map

The Making of History's Greatest Star Map

Author: Michael Perryman
ISBN: 9783642116018
Format: Hardback
$79.07

This book traces the subject's history, explains why such enormous efforts are considered worthwhile, and interweaves...  Read More >>

Emerging Space Powers: The New Space Programs of Asia, the Middle East and South-America

Emerging Space Powers: The New Space Programs of Asia,...

Author: Brian Harvey ,  Henk H. F. Smid
ISBN: 9781441908735
Format: Paperback
$118.67

This work introduces the important emerging space powers of the world. Brian Harvey describes the origins of the...  Read More >>

The Sky Handbook

The Sky Handbook

Author: John Watson (Serving police officer and qualified police trainer) ,  Michael Kerrigan
ISBN: 9781607100829
Format: Paperback
$39.47

Introduces the mysteries of the space above us, covering the origins of our universe; the stars, constellations...  Read More >>

The Eerie Silence: Renewing Our Search for Alien Intelligence

The Eerie Silence: Renewing Our Search for Alien Intelligence...

Author: Paul Davies ,  George K. Wilson
ISBN: 9781400115518
Format: Audio
$92.37

A provocative and mind-expanding look at the search for alien intelligence by a leading physicist and astrobiologist....  Read More >>

The Eerie Silence: Renewing Our Search for Alien Intelligence

The Eerie Silence: Renewing Our Search for Alien Intelligence...

Author: Paul Davies ,  George K. Wilson
ISBN: 9781400165513
Format: Audio
$65.97

A provocative and mind-expanding look at the search for alien intelligence by a leading physicist and astrobiologist....  Read More >>

Moonwalk with Your Eyes: A Pocket Field Guide

Moonwalk with Your Eyes: A Pocket Field Guide

Author: Tammy Plotner
ISBN: 9781441906458
Format: Paperback
$92.27

Whether you use binoculars, a small telescope or a large one,you will find the Moon offers new horizons rich in...  Read More >>

La fine dei cieli di cristallo: L’astronomia al bivio del ‘600

La fine dei cieli di cristallo: L’astronomia al bivio...

Author: Roberto Buonanno
ISBN: 9788847014978
Format: Paperback
$79.07

È l’epoca in cui la visione del cosmo cambia radicalmente: la cultura europea non appare più al centro della storia...  Read More >>

The Farthest Shore: A 21st Century Guide to Space

The Farthest Shore: A 21st Century Guide to Space

Author: Dr Joseph N Pelton ,  Angelia P Bukley
ISBN: 9781926592077
Format: Paperback
$84.35

A comprehensive guide to space systems and exploration in the 21st century. It covers various aspects of space,...  Read More >>

The Shuttle Story

The Shuttle Story

Author: John Christopher
ISBN: 9780752451749
Format: Hardback
$26.99

"font-size: 10pt""> disasters, forever burned"  Read More >>

What If the Earth Had Two Moons?: And Nine Other Thought-Provoking Speculations on the Solar System

What If the Earth Had Two Moons?: And Nine Other Thought-Provoking...

Author: Neil F. Comins
ISBN: 9780312598921
Format: Hardback
$71.25

Suitable for adult and young adult readers alike, this book features a collection of essays that offers insights...  Read More >>

Patrick Moore's Astronomy: Teach Yourself

Patrick Moore's Astronomy: Teach Yourself

Author: Patrick Moore
ISBN: 9781444103137
Format: Paperback
$42.11

Explore the night sky with Sir Patrick Moore and grasp the basics of this fascinating science.  Read More >>

Night Sky: A Field Guide to the Constellations

Night Sky: A Field Guide to the Constellations

Author: Jonathan Poppele
ISBN: 9781591932291
Format: Paperback
$27.99

This award-winning book takes a simple approach to finding 64 constellations by focusing on one constellation at...  Read More >>

Mysteries of Galaxy Formation

Mysteries of Galaxy Formation

Author: Francoise Combes
ISBN: 9781441908674
Format: Paperback
$79.07

This book outlines all possible scenarios of galaxy formation, focusing on strange phenomena. Topics include the...  Read More >>

At the Edge of the Solar System: Icy New Worlds Unveiled

At the Edge of the Solar System: Icy New Worlds Unveiled...

Author: A. Doressoundiram ,  Emmanuel Lellouch
ISBN: 9781441908643
Format: Paperback
$92.27

Astronomers recently discovered a very rich population of Pluto-like objects beyond the orbit of Neptune. This book...  Read More >>

Captain's Log: The Voyage of the Spacecraft Cassini

Captain's Log: The Voyage of the Spacecraft Cassini...

Author: C. Porco
ISBN: 9780691124643
Format: Hardback
$62.99

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