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Astronomy



Astronomy

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The Backyard Astronomer's Guide
The Backyard Astronomer's Guide
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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General
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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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Fingerprints of the Gods: The Evidence of Earth's Lost Civilization
Fingerprints of the Gods: The Evidence of Earth's Lost Civilization
by Graham Hancock
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The bestselling author of The Sign and the Seal reveals the true origins of civilization. Connecting puzzling clues scattered throughout the world, Hancock discovers compelling evidence of a technologically and culturally advanced civilization that was... (read more)

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Stargazer: The Life and Times of the Telescope
Stargazer: The Life and Times of the Telescope
by Fred Watson
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The history of the telescope is a rich story of human ingenuity and perseverance involving some of the most colorful figures of the scientific world- Galileo, Johann Kepler, Isaac Newton, William Herschel, George Ellery Hale, and Edwin Hubble.Stargazer... (read more)

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Solar System Voyage
Solar System Voyage
by Serge Brunier
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 244) and index.... (read more)

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Bestsellers

Monday, November 30, 2009
The Backyard Astronomer's Guide
  1. The Backyard Astronomer's Guide
    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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