Popular astronomy & space books

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Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space

Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space...

Author: Carl Sagan ,  Ann Druyan
ISBN: 9780345376596
Format: Paperback
$42.24

Examines humankind's changing awareness of its place in the universe and the rich potential of human ventures into...  Read More >>

First Manned Spaceflight: Russia's Quest for Space

First Manned Spaceflight: Russia's Quest for Space

Author: Nova Science Publishers Inc ,  Alexander Sabelnikov
ISBN: 9781560724025
Format: Hardback
$102.96

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Worlds Without End: The Historic Search for Extraterrestrial Life

Worlds Without End: The Historic Search for Extraterrestrial...

Author: R A S Hennessey
ISBN: 9780752414508
Format: Paperback
$49.14

The story of humanity's fascination with the possibility of life on other worlds.  Read More >>

NASA/TREK: Popular Science and Sex in America

NASA/TREK: Popular Science and Sex in America

Author: Constance Penley
ISBN: 9780860916178
Format: Paperback
$32.99

Penley investigates the American fascination with space, examining issues of sex and sexuality through Star Trek...  Read More >>

Merlin's Tour of the Universe: A Skywatcher's Guide to Everything from Mars and Quasars to Comets, Planets, Blue Moons and Werewolves

Merlin's Tour of the Universe: A Skywatcher's Guide...

Author: Neil De Grasse Tyson
ISBN: 9780385488358
Format: Paperback
$50.16

"Answers popular astronomy questions such as ""How big are the craters on the Moon?,"" ""Why are solar eclipses...  Read More >>

Contact

Contact

Author: Carl Sagan
ISBN: 9780671004101
Format: Paperback
$21.09

Beautiful astrophysicist Rebecca Blake deciphers long-awaited signals from space, persuades world leaders to construct...  Read More >>

Visit to a Small Universe

Visit to a Small Universe

Author: Virginia Trimble
ISBN: 9780883187920
Format: Hardback
$118.67

The papers grew out of the rest of a series of annual conferences organized by the American Institute of Physics...  Read More >>

Blind Watchers Of The Sky: The People And Ideas That Shaped Our View Of The Universe

Blind Watchers Of The Sky: The People And Ideas That...

Author: Rocky Kolb
ISBN: 9780201154962
Format: Paperback
$47.52

"""In this immensely readable book, noted cosmologist Rocky Kolb reveals the very human struggles of astronomy superstars...  Read More >>

Rain Of Iron And Ice: The Very Real Threat Of Comet And Asteroid Bombardment

Rain Of Iron And Ice: The Very Real Threat Of Comet...

Author: John Lewis
ISBN: 9780201154948
Format: Paperback
$29.99

Rain of Iron and Ice shows us the unmistakable evidence--from spaceprobe flybys of the planets to the scars on our...  Read More >>

Eyes on the Universe: The Story of the Telescope

Eyes on the Universe: The Story of the Telescope

Author: Patrick Moore
ISBN: 9783540761648
Format: Paperback
$142.29

A history of the telescope, from the pre-telescopic observatories and the refractors of Galileo, Lippershey and...  Read More >>

The Physics and Dynamics of Planetary Nebulae

The Physics and Dynamics of Planetary Nebulae

Author: Grigor A. Gurzadyan
ISBN: 9783540609650
Format: Hardback
$314.16

This text provides a complete survey of the astrophysics of planetary nebulae, including theory and observations....  Read More >>

The Night Sky

The Night Sky

Author: Mary Morris
ISBN: 9780312156091
Format: Paperback
$44.88

Ivy grapples with the burdens of single motherhood, the lingering memories of the mother who abandoned her when...  Read More >>

Do Your Ears Pop in Space? and 500 Other Surprising Questions about Space Travel

Do Your Ears Pop in Space? and 500 Other Surprising...

Author: R. Mike Mullane
ISBN: 9780471154044
Format: Paperback
$30.35

"""An excellent reference. This book has to be on the shelf of every space buff. "" --James Lovell, Commander, Apollo...  Read More >>

Comet

Comet

Author: Carl Sagan ,  Ann Druyan
ISBN: 9780345412225
Format: Paperback
$60.72

Documents the history of Halley's Comet and describes, in two hundred photographs and an informative text, the path...  Read More >>

Yerkes Observatory 1892-1950: The Birth Near Death and Resurrection of a Scientific Research Institution

Yerkes Observatory 1892-1950: The Birth Near Death and...

Author: Dr Donald E Osterbrock
ISBN: 9786611430603
Format: Electronic book text
$158.40

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NASA, Nazis & JFK: The Torbitt Document & the Kennedy Assassination

NASA, Nazis & JFK: The Torbitt Document & the Kennedy...

Author: William Torbitt
ISBN: 9780932813398
Format: Paperback
$42.24

In 1970 a photocopied manuscript began circulating among conspiracy researchers entitled 'Nomenclature of an Assassination...  Read More >>

In Search of Planet Vulcan: The Ghost in Newton’s Clockwork Universe

In Search of Planet Vulcan: The Ghost in Newton’s Clockwork...

Author: Richard P. Baum, MD ,  William Sheehan
ISBN: 9780306455674
Format: Paperback
$192.95

"""Presented for the first time in popular form is the fascinating true story of the search for the phantom planet...  Read More >>

Physically Speaking: A Dictionary of Quotations on Physics and Astronomy

Physically Speaking: A Dictionary of Quotations on Physics...

Author: C.C. Gaither ,  Alma E Cavazos-Gaither
ISBN: 9780750304702
Format: Paperback
$75.00

A collection of quotations pertaining to physics and astronomy. It lets you discover what others have said on topics...  Read More >>

The Art and Science of CCD Astronomy

The Art and Science of CCD Astronomy

Author: David Ratledge
ISBN: 9783540761037
Format: Paperback
$118.67

Even affordable CCD cameras can be ten times a sensitive as photographic film, and they deliver a digitised image...  Read More >>

Easy Field Guide to the Southwestern Night Sky

Easy Field Guide to the Southwestern Night Sky

Author: Sharon Nelson ,  Richard Nelson
ISBN: 9780935810622
Format: Paperback
$7.89

Guide to stargazing in the south-west. Includes sky charts of stars and constellations and native skylore related...  Read More >>

Comet of the Century: From Halley to Hale-Bopp

Comet of the Century: From Halley to Hale-Bopp

Author: Fred Schaaf
ISBN: 9780387947938
Format: Hardback
$184.77

"Past centuries often featured spectacular, unforgettable comet shows that dominated the night (and even daytime)...  Read More >>

Unveiling the Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy

Unveiling the Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy...

Author: J.E. van Zyl
ISBN: 9783540760238
Format: Hardback
$197.87

It not only provides the complete newcomer to astronomy with a broad picture, covering all aspects - historical,...  Read More >>

Adb Financial Profile 2011

Adb Financial Profile 2011

Author:
ISBN: 9789290922872
Format: Electronic book text
$26.37

The Asian Development Bank promotes the economic growth and social development of its developing member countries...  Read More >>

Doomsday Asteroid: Can We Survive?

Doomsday Asteroid: Can We Survive?

Author: Donald W. Cox ,  James H. Chestek
ISBN: 9781573920667
Format: Hardback
$81.84

Sixty-five million years ago, a gigantic asteroid collided with Earth. The resulting dust clouds and fire storm...  Read More >>

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