Popular astronomy & space books

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Clusters of Galaxies: Beyond the Thermal View

Clusters of Galaxies: Beyond the Thermal View

Author: Jelle Kaastra
ISBN: 9781441927026
Format: Paperback
$580.77

The existence of soft excess emission originating from clusters of galaxies, de ned as em- sion detected below 1...  Read More >>

NASA Conspiracies: The Truth Behind the Moon Landings, Censored Photos, and the Face on Mars

NASA Conspiracies: The Truth Behind the Moon Landings,...

Author: Nick Redfern (Nick Redfern)
ISBN: 9781601631497
Format: Paperback
$42.21

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration--NASA--was established on July 29, 1958. Ever since that day,...  Read More >>

The Night Sky Month by Month

The Night Sky Month by Month

Author: Sarah Larter ,  Giles Sparrow
ISBN: 9780756671488
Format: Hardback
$47.52

"""Content previously published in UNIVERSE."""  Read More >>

Stargazing with Binoculars

Stargazing with Binoculars

Author: Robin Scagell ,  David Frydman
ISBN: 9781554078219
Format: Paperback
$52.67

A serious contender for the title of best all-around introduction to binocular astronomy. -- Sky and Telescope...  Read More >>

Supernovae und kosmische Gammablitze: Ursachen und Folgen von Sternexplosionen

Supernovae und kosmische Gammablitze: Ursachen und Folgen...

Author: Hans-Thomas Janka ,  Andreas Burkert
ISBN: 9783827420725
Format: Paperback
$79.07

Supernovae sind spektakuläre Explosionen am Ende eines Sternlebens, die sich durch das plötzliche Aufleuchten eines...  Read More >>

The Little Book of Planet Earth

The Little Book of Planet Earth

Author: Rolf Meissner
ISBN: 9781441929242
Format: Paperback
$52.80

Originally published in hardcover: New York: Copernicus, 2002.  Read More >>

Understanding the Heavens: Thirty Centuries of Astronomical Ideas from Ancient Thinking to Modern Cosmology

Understanding the Heavens: Thirty Centuries of Astronomical...

Author: Jean-Claude Pecker ,  S. Kaufman
ISBN: 9783642083259
Format: Paperback
$211.07

Using numerous figures to elucidate the mechanisms involved, the book starts with the astronomical ideas of the...  Read More >>

How Spacecraft Fly: Spaceflight Without Formulae

How Spacecraft Fly: Spaceflight Without Formulae

Author: Graham Swinerd
ISBN: 9781441926296
Format: Paperback
$72.60

In this popular science book, Graham Swinerd explains, without the use of mathematics and in an informal way, aerodynamic...  Read More >>

The Hunt for Planet X: New Worlds and the Fate of Pluto

The Hunt for Planet X: New Worlds and the Fate of Pluto...

Author: Govert Schilling
ISBN: 9781441926678
Format: Paperback
$72.60

Ever since the serendipitous discovery of planet Uranus in 1871, astronomers have been hunting for new worlds in...  Read More >>

The Physics and Dynamics of Planetary Nebulae

The Physics and Dynamics of Planetary Nebulae

Author: Grigor A. Gurzadyan
ISBN: 9783642082450
Format: Paperback
$314.16

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

Distant Wanderers: The Search for Planets Beyond the Solar System

Distant Wanderers: The Search for Planets Beyond the...

Author: Bruce Dorminey
ISBN: 9781441928726
Format: Paperback
$86.99

Recent discoveries of planet-like objects circling other sun-like stars have stirred enormous interest in what other...  Read More >>

Once Upon a Universe: Not-so-Grimm tales of cosmology

Once Upon a Universe: Not-so-Grimm tales of cosmology...

Author: Robert Gilmore
ISBN: 9781441930590
Format: Paperback
$66.00

Snow White introduces us to quantum mechanics. Relative motion, momentum, and energy are explained by a prince....  Read More >>

If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... WHERE IS EVERYBODY?: Fifty Solutions to the Fermi Paradox and the Problem of Extraterrestrial Life

If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... WHERE IS...

Author: Stephen Webb
ISBN: 9781441930293
Format: Paperback
$72.60

Given the fact that there are perhaps 400 million stars in our Galaxy alone, and perhaps 400 million galaxies in...  Read More >>

My Countdown: The Story Behind My Husband's Spaceflight

My Countdown: The Story Behind My Husband's Spaceflight...

Author: Lena De Winne
ISBN: 9781926837093
Format: Paperback
$79.07

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The Power of Optical/IR Interferometry: Recent Scientific Results and 2nd Generation Instrumentation: Proceedings of the ESO Workshop held in Garching, Germany, 4-8 April 2005

The Power of Optical/IR Interferometry: Recent Scientific...

Author: Andrea Richichi ,  Francoise Delplancke
ISBN: 9783642093609
Format: Paperback
$366.96

New interferometers as the VLTI, the Keck-I and CHARA along with their sophisticated instrumentation have provided...  Read More >>

Full Meridian of Glory: Perilous Adventures in the Competition to Measure the Earth

Full Meridian of Glory: Perilous Adventures in the Competition...

Author: Paul Murdin
ISBN: 9781441925954
Format: Paperback
$72.60

To establish the Paris Meridian, the scientists endured hardship, survived danger and gloried in amazing adventures...  Read More >>

Mastering Your PhD: Survival and Success in the Doctoral Years and Beyond

Mastering Your PhD: Survival and Success in the Doctoral...

Author: Patricia Gosling ,  Lambertus D. Noordam
ISBN: 9783642158469
Format: Paperback
$79.07

"""Mastering Your PhD: Survival and Success in the Doctoral Years and Beyond"" helps guide PhD students through...  Read More >>

Integrated Modeling of Telescopes

Integrated Modeling of Telescopes

Author: Torben Andersen (Copenhagen Business School) ,  Anita Enmark
ISBN: 9781461401490
Format: Electronic book text
$710.16

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Astronomical Photometry: Past, Present, and Future

Astronomical Photometry: Past, Present, and Future

Author: Eugene F Milone ,  Eugene F Milone
ISBN: 9781441980502
Format: Electronic book text
$525.36

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Practical Guide to Astrophotography

Practical Guide to Astrophotography

Author: John Birdlebough
ISBN: 9780387681221
Format: Paperback
$79.07

'Practical Guide to Astrophotography' is a complete guide to amateur astrophotography, from planning and purchasing...  Read More >>

The Universe Before the Big Bang: Cosmology and String Theory

The Universe Before the Big Bang: Cosmology and String...

Author: Maurizio Gasperini
ISBN: 9783642093845
Format: Paperback
$79.07

The author of this book draws attention to ongoing and future observations that might reveal relics of an era before...  Read More >>

Mapping the Galaxy and Nearby Galaxies

Mapping the Galaxy and Nearby Galaxies

Author: Keiichi Wada ,  Francoise Combes
ISBN: 9781441924957
Format: Paperback
$488.40

In our quest to elucidate the origin of the universe and the formation of galaxies, particularly that of the Milky...  Read More >>

Calibrating the Cosmos: How Cosmology Explains Our Big Bang Universe

Calibrating the Cosmos: How Cosmology Explains Our Big...

Author: Frank Levin
ISBN: 9781441921529
Format: Paperback
$105.47

This book explains in clear, non-mathematical language the measurements and the interpretation of the resulting...  Read More >>

The Invisible Universe: The Story of Radio Astronomy

The Invisible Universe: The Story of Radio Astronomy...

Author: Gerrit Verschuur
ISBN: 9781441921567
Format: Paperback
$86.99

Hidden from human view, accessible only to sensitive receivers attached to huge radio telescopes, giant versions...  Read More >>

Space Tourism: Adventures in Earth Orbit and Beyond

Space Tourism: Adventures in Earth Orbit and Beyond...

Author: Michel van Pelt
ISBN: 9781441923141
Format: Paperback
$72.60

Space tourism is not science fiction anymore, this title tells us, but merely a logical step in the evolution of...  Read More >>

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