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Firefly Planisphere: Latitude 42 Degrees North
by Firefly
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A valuable tool for stargazers at all skill and experience levels. A planisphere and sky charts are essential tools for night-sky viewing. Having a reliable planisphere on hand is the best way for stargazers to be sure they do not miss any celestial... (read more)

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Why Does the World Exist?: An Existential Detective Story
by Jim Holt
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Tackling the “darkest question in all of philosophy” with “raffish erudition” (Dwight Garner, New York Times), author Jim Holt explores the greatest metaphysical mystery of all: why is there something rather than nothing? This... (read more)

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The Sun
by Steele Hill
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Nightwatch: A Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe
by Terence Dickinson
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The Backyard Astronomer's Guide
by Terence Dickinson
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Hubble's Universe: Greatest Discoveries and Latest Images
by Terence Dickinson
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The Hubble Space Telescope. No other telescope combines instant name recognition with the production of consistently spectacular images. Yet few people outside of the astronomy community realize that Hubble is now at the apex of its imaging capabilities.... (read more)

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Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void
by Mary Roach
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About Time: Cosmology and Culture at the Twilight of the Big Bang
by Adam Frank
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The Big Bang is all but dead, and we do not yet know what will replace it. Our universe’s “beginning” is at an end. What does this have to do with us here on Earth? Our lives are about to be dramatically shaken again—as... (read more)

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First Contact: Scientific Breakthroughs in the Hunt for Life Beyond Earth
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Space Race: The Epic Battle Between America and the Soviet Union for Dominion of Space
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The Eerie Silence: Renewing Our Search for Alien Intelligence
by Paul Davies
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The Case for Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must
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Dark Cosmos: In Search of Our Universe's Missing Mass and Energy
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Hubble Space Telescope: New Views of the Universe
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