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    Black Holes in Higher Dimensions

    Gary T. Horowitz 9781139368902
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General
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Build Your Own Telescope 3RD Edition
Build Your Own Telescope 3RD Edition
by Richard Berry
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For anyone who has ever dreamed of exploring the heavens with a telescope, Building Your Own Telescope can make that dream come true. In clear, step-by-step instructions, author Richard Berry tells how to build five telescopes, from a simple reflecting... (read more)

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Space Exploration
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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
by Carl Sagan
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Sagan (astronomy, Cornell U.) continues the scientific voyage begun in his bestseller, Cosmos, suggesting that our survival depends on the exploration and settlement of other worlds, and advocating spending "billions and billions" on ditching this... (read more)

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Cosmology
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The View from the Center of the Universe: Discovering Our Extraordinary Place in the Cosmos
The View from the Center of the Universe: Discovering Our Extraordinary Place in the Cosmos
by Joel R. Primack and Nancy Ellen Abrams
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A world-renowned astrophysicist and a science philosopher present a new, scientifically supported understanding of the universe, one that will forever change our personal relationship with the cosmos. For four hundred years, since early scientists... (read more)

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Handbooks and Guides
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The Stars: A New Way to See Them
The Stars: A New Way to See Them
by H A Rey
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This is a clear, vivid text with charts and maps showing the positions of the constellations the year round.... (read more)

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Oversized Books
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Full Moon
Full Moon
by Michael Light
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The most thrilling of all journeys--the missions of the Apollo astronauts to the surface of the Moon and back--yielded 32,000 extraordinarily beautiful photographs, the record of a unique human achievement. Until recently, only a handful of these... (read more)

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General
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Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void
Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void
by Mary Roach
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Space is a world devoid of the things we need to live and thrive: air, gravity, hot showers, fresh produce, privacy, beer. Space exploration is in some ways an exploration of what it means to be human. How much can a person give up? How much weirdness... (read more)

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Space Exploration
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The Right Stuff
The Right Stuff
by Tom Wolfe
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From "Americas nerviest journalist" (Newsweek)--a breath-taking epic, a magnificent adventure story, and an investigation into the true heroism and courage of the first Americans to conquer space. "Tom Wolfe at his very best" (The New York Times Book... (read more)

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General
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The Grand Design
The Grand Design
by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow
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Ancient thinkers asked why nature operates as it does; modern scientists inquire how. Hawking and Mlodinow argue that M-theory explains both, and they make great use of gorgeous illustrations, for some of these ideas come across most powerfully in... (read more)

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Sale Books
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The History of Astronomy
The History of Astronomy
by Heather Couper
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Packed with color photographs, this comprehensive reference chronicles the history of astronomy. This extraordinary book traces humans' interaction with the endless wonders of the night sky. The authors, both expert astronomers, researched 29 locations... (read more)

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Used Books
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A Man on the Moon
A Man on the Moon
by Andrew L Chaikin
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This acclaimed portrait of heroism and ingenuity captures a watershed moment in human history. The astronauts themselves have called it the definitive account of their missions. On the night of July 20, 1969, our world changed forever when Neil Armstrong... (read more)

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May 29, 2012
Night Sky Observers Volume 2 Spring & Summer
  1. Night Sky Observers Volume 2 Spring & Summer
    by George Rober Kepple
  2. Build Your Own Telescope 3RD Edition
    by Richard Berry
  3. Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void
    by Mary Roach
  4. Night Sky Observer's Guide
    by George Rober Kepple
  5. Night Sky Observers Volume 3 the Southern Skies
    by George Rober Kepple
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