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Astronomy



Astronomy

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General
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Backyard Astronomers Guide 3RD Edition
Backyard Astronomers Guide 3RD Edition
by Terence Dickinson
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The modern classic, completely updated. The newest edition of The Backyard Astronomer's Guide includes the latest data and answers the questions most often asked by home astronomers, from beginners to experienced stargazers. Terence Dickinson and Alan... (read more)

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Space Exploration
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Rocket Boys: A Memoir
Rocket Boys: A Memoir
by Homer Hickam
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The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir that inspired the film October Sky, Rocket Boys is a uniquely American memoir—a powerful, luminous story of coming of age at the dawn of the 1960s, of a mother's love and a father's fears, of a group of... (read more)

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Telescopes and Astrophotography
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Galileo's Instruments of Credit: Telescopes, Images, Secrecy
Galileo's Instruments of Credit: Telescopes, Images, Secrecy
by Mario Biagioli
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In six short years, Galileo Galilei went from being a somewhat obscure mathematics professor running a student boarding house in Padua to a star in the court of Florence to the recipient of dangerous attention from the Inquisition for his support of... (read more)

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Oversized Books
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America in Space: NASA's First Fifty Years
America in Space: NASA's First Fifty Years
by Steven J. Dick and Robert Jacobs and Constance Moore and Anthony M. Springer and Bertram Ulrich
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NASA launches a yearlong celebration of its 50th anniversary in the fall of 2007, and Abrams is privileged to publish this visual history of its many achievements in manned and unmanned space travel. Written and edited by a team of experienced NASA... (read more)

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Handbooks and Guides
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The Cambridge Double Star Atlas
The Cambridge Double Star Atlas
by James Mullaney
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This magnificent atlas contains the most attractive and interesting double and multiple stars for viewing with binoculars and telescopes. It is a must-have for stargazers who want to explore these fascinating objects. The first modern star atlas devoted... (read more)

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Picture Books
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Hubble Space Telescope: New Views of the Universe
Hubble Space Telescope: New Views of the Universe
by Mark Voit
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This poster-sized paperback on the discoveries made by the Hubble Space Telescope since its launch in 1990 is prepared to accompany a major Smithsonian Institution exhibition that will travel across the United States for several years. 110 illustrations,... (read more)

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The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
by Brian Greene
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"Brian Greene presents the bizarre world of quantum mechanics and string theory using language accessible to all while taking the reader on an exciting journey through a truly unusual universe."... (read more)

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Belonging: A Culture of Place
Belonging: A Culture of Place
by bell hooks
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What does it mean to call a place home? Who is allowed to become a member of a community? When can we say that we truly belong? These are some of the questions of place and belonging that renowned cultural critic bell hooks examines in her new book... (read more)

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Glorious Eclipses: Their Past Present and Future
Glorious Eclipses: Their Past Present and Future
by Serge Brunier
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Stargazers who may have missed the last total solar eclipse of the 20th century this past summer have just been given another chance to observe this "once in a lifetime" occurrence. Inside Glorious Eclipses they will find startling images and rich... (read more)

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The Evening Star : Venus Observed
The Evening Star : Venus Observed
by Henry S. F. Cooper
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Of all the planets in the solar system, none has captivated the imagination of man more than Venus. As early as 3100 B.C., Venus was identified with the goddess of love, and until the 1960s it was believed that it might actually harbor life. Edgar Rice... (read more)

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Bestsellers

Friday, November 27, 2009
Backyard Astronomers Guide 3RD Edition
  1. Backyard Astronomers Guide 3RD Edition
    by Terence Dickinson
  2. Rocket Boys: A Memoir
    by Homer Hickam
  3. Cosmos
    by Carl Sagan
  4. A History of Space Exploration: And Its Future...
    by Tim Furniss
  5. Astronomy and Culture (Greenwood Guides to the Universe)
    by Edith W. Hetherington
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