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The Infinite Cosmos: Questions from the frontiers of cosmology

The Infinite Cosmos: Questions from the frontiers of...

Author: Joseph Silk (, Savilian Professor of Astronomy, University of Oxford)
ISBN: 9780198505105
Format: Hardback
$96.95

In The Infinite Cosmos Joseph Silk guides the reader through the modern understanding of the cosmos, in a narrative...  Read More >>

How to Photograph the Moon and Planets with Your Digital Camera

How to Photograph the Moon and Planets with Your Digital...

Author: Tony Buick ,  Philip Pugh
ISBN: 9781852339906
Format: Paperback
$51.72

Since the advent of astronomical CCD imaging, it has been possible for amateurs to produce images of a quality that...  Read More >>

Deep Space

Deep Space

Author: Robert Godwin
ISBN: 9781894959292
Format: Paperback
$26.27

For as long as mankind has possessed a sense of wonder, astronomy has been practised in one form or another. It...  Read More >>

Mars

Mars

Author: Robert Godwin
ISBN: 9781894959261
Format: Paperback
$26.27

In 1858, an astronomer working at the Vatican observatory named father Pietro Angelo Secchi created his own drawings...  Read More >>

Simple Stargazing: A First-Time Skywatcher's Guide

Simple Stargazing: A First-Time Skywatcher's Guide

Author: Anton Vamplew
ISBN: 9780060849948
Format: Paperback
$47.49

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Parallel Worlds: The Science of Alternative Universes and Our Future in the Cosmos

Parallel Worlds: The Science of Alternative Universes...

Author: Michio Kaku
ISBN: 9780141014630
Format: Paperback
$24.99

Imagine a future where we are not alone - where our universe is just one of countless parallel worlds, some strangely...  Read More >>

50 Years in Space: What We Thought Then What We Know Now...

50 Years in Space: What We Thought Then What We Know...

Author: Sir Patrick Moore ,  David A. Hardy
ISBN: 9781904332602
Format: Paperback
$34.19

A sequel to the Challenge of the Stars . This work shows, for instance, how the surface of each planet and its...  Read More >>

300 Astronomical Objects

300 Astronomical Objects

Author: Jamie Wilkins ,  Robert Dunn
ISBN: 9781554071753
Format: Paperback
$79.07

A visual reference for amateur astronomers provides 300 entries on astronomical objects of all types including facts...  Read More >>

Apollo Moon Missions: The Unsung Heroes

Apollo Moon Missions: The Unsung Heroes

Author: Billy W. Watkins
ISBN: 9780275987022
Format: Hardback
$80.00

This is the story of the men and women who helped land a man on the moon. They include Julian Scheer, a NASA publicist...  Read More >>

Observing Eclipses, Transits and Occultations

Observing Eclipses, Transits and Occultations

Author: Stephen J. Edberg ,  Jay Anderson
ISBN: 9780521631181
Format: Hardback
$50.16

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Star Clusters and How to Observe Them

Star Clusters and How to Observe Them

Author: Mark Allison
ISBN: 9781846281907
Format: Paperback
$64.66

Astronomy enthusiasts will all appreciate the detailed yet easily-assimilated description of star clusters, how...  Read More >>

Space Suit: 21 Essays on Technology, Complexity and Design

Space Suit: 21 Essays on Technology, Complexity and...

Author: Nicholas De Monchaux
ISBN: 9780387952956
Format: Paperback
$72.60

How did we end up with a soft suit instead of a hard one? This is the story of the innovative science, design, and...  Read More >>

Bang!: The Complete History of the Universe

Bang!: The Complete History of the Universe

Author: Brian May ,  CBE, DSc, FRAS, Sir Patrick Moore
ISBN: 9781844425525
Format: Hardback
$51.75

Tells the story of the Universe from the moment time and space came into existence at the Big Bang, through to the...  Read More >>

Saturn and How to Observe It

Saturn and How to Observe It

Author: Julius Benton
ISBN: 9781852338879
Format: Paperback
$64.66

I had tracked down virtually all of the galaxies,nebulae,and star clusters within reach of my little instrument,and...  Read More >>

The Sky at Einstein's Feet

The Sky at Einstein's Feet

Author: William C. Keel
ISBN: 9780387261300
Format: Paperback
$92.27

Traces the impact of Einstein's ideas on astronomy, including the way we interpret observations of stars and galaxies....  Read More >>

The Urban Astronomer's Guide: A Walking Tour of the Cosmos for City Sky Watchers

The Urban Astronomer's Guide: A Walking Tour of the...

Author: Rod Mollise
ISBN: 9781281103109
Format: Electronic book text
$118.67

This book covers the why, how, and what of astronomy under light-polluted skies. It is aimed at urban astronomers...  Read More >>

Hubble: 15 Years of Discovery

Hubble: 15 Years of Discovery

Author: Robert A Fosbury
ISBN: 9781280716140
Format: Electronic book text
$105.47

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CCD Astrophotography: High-Quality Imaging from the Suburbs

CCD Astrophotography: High-Quality Imaging from the...

Author: Adam Stuart
ISBN: 9781280619175
Format: Electronic book text
$105.47

Not all amateur astronomers who live in a suburban location realize just how very effective a chilled-chip astronomical...  Read More >>

How to Photograph the Moon and Planets with Your Digital Camera

How to Photograph the Moon and Planets with Your Digital...

Author: Tony Buick
ISBN: 9781281216779
Format: Electronic book text
$105.47

Since the advent of astronomical CCD imaging it has been possible for amateurs to produce images of a quality that...  Read More >>

Focusing Telescopes in Nuclear Astrophysics

Focusing Telescopes in Nuclear Astrophysics

Author: Peter Von Ballmoos
ISBN: 9781281133878
Format: Undefined
$578.16

This volume is the first of its kind on focusing gamma-ray telescopes. Forty-eight refereed papers provide a comprehensive...  Read More >>

A Practical Guide to Lightcurve Photometry and Analysis

A Practical Guide to Lightcurve Photometry and Analysis...

Author: Brian D Warner
ISBN: 9781280944840
Format: Electronic book text
$105.47

The Practical Guide to Lightcurve Photometry and Analysis provides those with access to even a modest telescope...  Read More >>

Human Vision and the Night Sky: How to Improve Your Observing Skills

Human Vision and the Night Sky: How to Improve Your...

Author: Michael Borgia
ISBN: 9781280726651
Format: Electronic book text
$79.07

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Compact Stellar X-Ray Sources: Cambridge Astrophysics Series

Compact Stellar X-Ray Sources: Cambridge Astrophysics...

Author: Walter H Lewin ,  Michiel Van Klis
ISBN: 9781280437205
Format: Undefined
$330.00

X-ray astronomy is the prime available window on astrophysical compact objects: black holes, neutron stars and white...  Read More >>

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