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The Black Hole at the Center of Our Galaxy

The Black Hole at the Center of Our Galaxy

Author: Fulvio Melia
ISBN: 9780691095059
Format: Hardback
$87.99

Could Einstein have possibly anticipated directly testing the most captivating prediction of general relativity,...  Read More >>

The History of Astronomy: A Very Short Introduction

The History of Astronomy: A Very Short Introduction...

Author: Michael Hoskin (, Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge)
ISBN: 9780192803061
Format: Paperback
$21.95

An introduction to the history of Western astronomy from prehistoric times to the origins of astrophysics in the...  Read More >>

Soyuz: A Universal Spacecraft

Soyuz: A Universal Spacecraft

Author: Rex Hall ,  David Shayler
ISBN: 9781852336578
Format: Paperback
$142.29

Rex Hall and Dave Shayler provide a history of the Soyuz spacecraft programme from conception, through development...  Read More >>

Astronautics: Summary and Prospects

Astronautics: Summary and Prospects

Author: Anatoli I. Kiselev ,  V. Sherbakov
ISBN: 9783211838907
Format: Hardback
$177.95

"Since the first edition did not sufficiently cover the issues of space impact on ecology and the prospective development...  Read More >>

Heavenly Errors: Misconceptions About the Real Nature of the Universe

Heavenly Errors: Misconceptions About the Real Nature...

Author: Neil Comins
ISBN: 9780231116459
Format: Paperback
$52.95

Provides access to various paradoxes of the natural world. This book explains that some occur through the prevalence...  Read More >>

The Origins of Life and the Universe

The Origins of Life and the Universe

Author: Paul Lurquin
ISBN: 9780231126557
Format: Paperback
$69.95

What is life? Where did it come from? How can understanding the origins of life on Earth help us understand the...  Read More >>

The Origins of Life and the Universe

The Origins of Life and the Universe

Author: Paul Lurquin
ISBN: 9780231126540
Format: Hardback
$223.95

What is life? Where did it come from? How can understanding the origins of life on Earth help us understand the...  Read More >>

Stonehenge and Other British Stone Monuments Astronomically Considered (1909)

Stonehenge and Other British Stone Monuments Astronomically...

Author: Norman Lockyer
ISBN: 9780766151628
Format: Paperback
$108.11

Although the author's inquiries are still incomplete, he brought together some of the notes he had collected, as...  Read More >>

A History of Astronomy

A History of Astronomy

Author: A. Pannekoek ,  J H Wisdom
ISBN: 9780486659947
Format: Paperback
$36.99

Well-balanced, carefully reasoned study covers such topics as Ptolemaic theory, work of Copernicus, Kepler, Newton,...  Read More >>

A New Model of the Universe

A New Model of the Universe

Author: P.D. Ouspensky
ISBN: 9780486297019
Format: Paperback
$36.99

Foremost occultist of early 20th century offers stimulating, thought-provoking discussions of relativity, the fourth...  Read More >>

The Philosophy of Space and Time

The Philosophy of Space and Time

Author: Hans Reichenbach ,  S.W. Dyde
ISBN: 9780486604435
Format: Paperback
$56.99

A clear, penetrating exposition of developments in physical science and mathematics brought about by non-Euclidean...  Read More >>

An Intimate Look at the Night Sky

An Intimate Look at the Night Sky

Author: Chet Raymo
ISBN: 9780802776709
Format: Paperback
$42.24

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The Big Splat, or How Our Moon Came to be: A Violent Natural History

The Big Splat, or How Our Moon Came to be: A Violent...

Author: D. Mackenzie ,  Dana MacKenzie
ISBN: 9780471150572
Format: Hardback
$42.95

The first popular book to explain the dramatic theory behind the Moon's genesis This lively science history relates...  Read More >>

Very High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy

Very High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy

Author: T Weekes
ISBN: 9786610650477
Format: Electronic book text
$1015.24

High energy gamma-ray photons are the prime probes of the relativistic or high-energy universe, populated by black...  Read More >>

The Technique of Leaded Glass

The Technique of Leaded Glass

Author: Alastair Duncam
ISBN: 9780486426075
Format: Paperback
$52.67

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The Unfolding Universe: A Stellar Journey

The Unfolding Universe: A Stellar Journey

Author: Jefferson Weaver ,  Lloyd Motz
ISBN: 9780738208756
Format: Paperback
$43.99

An amazing journey from our moon to the most distant stars, revealing the magic and majesty of our universe.  Read More >>

Star Names

Star Names

Author: Richard Hinckley Allen
ISBN: 9780766140288
Format: Paperback
$116.03

This volume of star names is not intended for the professional astronomer, but as a reference to fill a vacancy...  Read More >>

Making Your Own Telescope

Making Your Own Telescope

Author: Allyn J. Thompson
ISBN: 9780486428833
Format: Paperback
$39.99

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Pre-Astronauts: Manned Ballooning on the Threshold of Space

Pre-Astronauts: Manned Ballooning on the Threshold of...

Author: Craig Ryan
ISBN: 9781591147480
Format: Paperback
$39.95

In the 1950s and early 1960s a small fraternity of daring, brilliant men made the first exploratory trips into the...  Read More >>

Space: The Free-market Frontier

Space: The Free-market Frontier

Author: Edward L. Hudgins
ISBN: 9781930865181
Format: Hardback
$66.00

Space deals with the issues involved in opening space to private travel and more commercial ventures.  Read More >>

Space: The Free-market Frontier

Space: The Free-market Frontier

Author: Edward L. Hudgins
ISBN: 9781930865198
Format: Hardback
$39.60

Space deals with the issues involved in opening space to private travel and more commercial ventures.  Read More >>

The Starry Room: Naked Eye Astronomy in the Intimate Universe

The Starry Room: Naked Eye Astronomy in the Intimate...

Author: Fred Schaaf
ISBN: 9780486425535
Format: Paperback
$34.19

Inspiring, enriching essays describe the amazing features of the night sky, telling beginning star-gazers where...  Read More >>

2003 Sydney Observatory Sky Guide: For the Sydney Region and Eastern NSW

2003 Sydney Observatory Sky Guide: For the Sydney Region...

Author: Nick Lomb
ISBN: 9781863170956
Format: Paperback
$16.50

This popular field guide contains everything you need to know about the night sky in Sydney and Eastern New South...  Read More >>

Visual Astronomy in the Suburbs: A Guide to Spectacular Viewing

Visual Astronomy in the Suburbs: A Guide to Spectacular...

Author: Anthony Cooke
ISBN: 9781280145612
Format: Undefined
$105.47

Most amateur astronomers, because they live in or near cities, have to carry out their observing from relatively...  Read More >>

Extreme Ultraviolet Astronomy. Cambridge Astrophysics Series, 37.

Extreme Ultraviolet Astronomy. Cambridge Astrophysics...

Author: Martin A Barstow (University of Leicester) ,  Jay B Holberg (University of Arizona)
ISBN: 9781280417115
Format: Undefined
$330.00

This text describes the development of astronomy in the Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) wavelength range, from the first...  Read More >>

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