Popular astronomy & space books

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Stars

Stars

Author: Ian Ridpath ,  Wil Tirion
ISBN: 9780007178582
Format: Paperback
$12.95

A brand-new edition of this bestselling Gem, featuring individual charts for all 88 constellations, a star atlas...  Read More >>

Simple Universe

Simple Universe

Author: Ian Brewster ,  Ken Shiwram
ISBN: 9781894959117
Format: Paperback
$57.95

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Venus in Transit

Venus in Transit

Author: Eli Maor
ISBN: 9780691115894
Format: Paperback
$67.99

In 2004, Venus crossed the sun's face for the first time since 1882. This title tells the intriguing tale of the...  Read More >>

Astronomy of the Milky Way: The Observer's Guide to the Southern Milky Way

Astronomy of the Milky Way: The Observer's Guide to...

Author: Mike Inglis
ISBN: 9781852337421
Format: Paperback
$158.27

Deep-sky observing, looking at objects beyond the solar system, is the most popular field for amateur astronomers....  Read More >>

The NexStar User's Guide

The NexStar User's Guide

Author: Michael Swanson
ISBN: 9781852337148
Format: Paperback
$92.27

Michael Swanson has written this guide to buying, using and maintaining NexStar telescopes.  Read More >>

Gemini 12: The NASA Mission Reports

Gemini 12: The NASA Mission Reports

Author: Robert Godwin
ISBN: 9781894959049
Format: Paperback
$52.67

A compilation of various NASA documents, press kits, crew interviews and material, this title focuses on the final...  Read More >>

Astronomy of the Milky Way: The Observer's Guide to the Northern Milky Way

Astronomy of the Milky Way: The Observer's Guide to...

Author: Mike Inglis
ISBN: 9781852337094
Format: Paperback
$105.47

This is one of a two-volume set that deal with the entire Milky Way - this first volume looks at what can be seen...  Read More >>

Icy Worlds of the Solar System

Icy Worlds of the Solar System

Author: Pat Dasch
ISBN: 9780521648448
Format: Paperback
$66.00

Discusses the widespread occurrence and significance of ice in our solar system.  Read More >>

Atlas of Jupiter and its Satellites

Atlas of Jupiter and its Satellites

Author: John R. Spencer ,  Alfred S. McEwen
ISBN: 9780521771634
Format: Hardback
$71.15

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The Cambridge Photographic Star Atlas

The Cambridge Photographic Star Atlas

Author: Eckhard Slawik ,  Uwe Reichert
ISBN: 9780521814041
Format: Hardback
$248.03

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Expedition Mars

Expedition Mars

Author: Martin J.L. Turner
ISBN: 9781852337353
Format: Paperback
$90.54

"From the reviews: ""...I enjoyed the historical descriptions of the contributions of the early rocket pioneers...  Read More >>

Observing and Measuring Visual Double Stars

Observing and Measuring Visual Double Stars

Author: Bob Argyle
ISBN: 9781852335588
Format: Mixed media product
$68.59

Observing and Measuring Visual Double Stars .  Read More >>

Faster Than The Speed Of Light: The Story of a Scientific Speculation

Faster Than The Speed Of Light: The Story of a Scientific...

Author: Joao Magueijo ,  Ravi Mirchandani
ISBN: 9780099428084
Format: Paperback
$34.99

The idea that the speed of light is a constant - at 186,000 miles per second - is one of the few scientific facts...  Read More >>

Reinventing NASA: Human Spaceflight, Bureaucracy, and Politics

Reinventing NASA: Human Spaceflight, Bureaucracy, and...

Author: Roger Handberg
ISBN: 9780275970024
Format: Hardback
$140.00

From its beginnings, NASA was convinced that its real mission was to create the opportunity for a much different...  Read More >>

Faster, Better, Cheaper: Low-Cost Innovation in the U.S. Space Program

Faster, Better, Cheaper: Low-Cost Innovation in the...

Author: Howard E. McCurdy (American University)
ISBN: 9780801877490
Format: Paperback
$75.99

"While the technological innovation and space exploration approach that McCurdy describes is still controversial,...  Read More >>

The Universe

The Universe

Author: Richard Osborne
ISBN: 9781904048251
Format: Hardback
$44.75

Where did the Universe come from? This is the single biggest and most difficult question that there is. From early...  Read More >>

Magnificent Mars

Magnificent Mars

Author: Ken Croswell
ISBN: 9780743226011
Format: Hardback
$158.40

In the biggest, most lavishly elegant book about Mars ever published, the acclaimed author and astronomer behind...  Read More >>

A Year of the Stars: A Month-By-Month Journey of Skywatching

A Year of the Stars: A Month-By-Month Journey of Skywatching...

Author: Fred Schaaf
ISBN: 9781591020929
Format: Hardback
$55.00

Intended for the amateur astronomer or anyone curious about our place in the universe, this book takes the reader...  Read More >>

Cosmology: Fourth edition

Cosmology: Fourth edition

Author: Michael Rowan-Robinson (, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College, UK)
ISBN: 9780198527466
Format: Hardback
$263.00

This is a revised and updated new edition of a classic introductory text on cosmology for undergraduates, also accessible...  Read More >>

Scientific Detectors for Astronomy: The Beginning of a New Era. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, Volume 300.

Scientific Detectors for Astronomy: The Beginning of...

Author: Paola Amico
ISBN: 9781280616716
Format: Undefined
$723.36

These proceedings are from the fifth workshop of a series that concentrated on optical CCDs for the first four installments....  Read More >>

Planisphere for 60 Degrees North Latitude (English)

Planisphere for 60 Degrees North Latitude (English)...

Author: Rob Walrecht
ISBN: 9789080149601
Format: Book Light
$31.02

presents a round planisphere, 25 cm in diameter, with instructions and a few interesting tips on the backside. This...  Read More >>

The Universal Book of Astronomy: From the Andromeda Galaxy to the Zone of Avoidance

The Universal Book of Astronomy: From the Andromeda...

Author: David Darling
ISBN: 9780471265696
Format: Hardback
$47.95

Gives an alphabetical tour of the universe. This guide provides the history, science, and up to the minute facts...  Read More >>

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