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Hubble: Imaging Space and Time by David Devorkin Publisher Comments In the spirit of National Geographics top-selling Orbit, this large-format, full-color volume stands alone in revealing more than 200 of the most spectacular images from the Hubble Space Telescope during its lifetime, to the very eve of the 2008 final... (read more) List Price $50.00 Your price: $35.00 Used - Hardcover
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Nightwatch : Practical Guide To Viewing the Universe (4TH 06 Edition) by Terence Dickinson Publisher Comments Why people write Thoroughly revised, updated and expanded. How writing began in different parts of the world How climate and available materials affected the forms of writing The first three editions of NightWatch sold more than 600,000 copies, making it... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $18.00 Used - Spiral
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The Backyard Astronomer's Guide by Terence Dickinson Publisher Comments 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) List Price $49.95 Your price: $30.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Cambridge Photographic Star Atlas by Axel Mellinger Publisher Comments Using the latest methods in digital photography and image processing, The Cambridge Photographic Star Atlas presents the whole sky through large-scale photographic images with corresponding charts. Each double-page spread shows a section of the night sky... (read more) Your price: $48.00 New - Hardcover
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Turn Left at Orion: Hundreds of Night Sky Objects to See in a Home Telescope and How to Find Them by Guy Consolmagno Publisher Comments With over 100,000 copies sold since first publication, this is one of the most popular astronomy books of all time. It is a unique guidebook to the night sky, providing all the information you need to observe a whole host of celestial objects. With a new... (read more) Your price: $28.99 New - Spiral
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Full Moon by Michael Light Publisher Comments 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) List Price $50.00 Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
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Orbit: NASA Astronauts Photograph the Earth by Jay Apt Publisher Comments Orbit Orbit takes the reader into space for astronauts' views of home: Cape Cod arching into the Atlantic, Mount Everest casting its shadow over lesser peaks, the sands of the Sahara arrayed in endless patterns. Like any travelers, these voyagers in... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $10.50 Used - Hardcover
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Atlas of Astronomical Discoveries by Govert Schilling Publisher Comments Offers a unique combination of informative text, magnificent illustrations and stylish design Examines the 100 most important discoveries since the invention of the telescope Features spectacular photographs, taken with the largest telescopes on Earth... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $32.00 Used - Trade Paper
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One Universe: At Home in the Cosmos by Neil Degrasse Tyson Publisher Comments Glorious photographs - many seen for the first time in these pages - and original illustrations expand and enrich our understanding. Evocative and clearly written, "One Universe" explains complex ideas in ways that every reader can grasp and enjoy. This... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $18.95 Used - Hardcover
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Magnificent Mars by Ken Croswell Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 194) and index.... (read more) List Price $60.00 Your price: $28.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Universe by Leo Marriott Synopsis Incredibly beautiful photographs from the Hubble space telescope.... (read more) List Price $29.99 Your price: $18.95 Used - Hardcover
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Glorious Eclipses: Their Past Present and Future by Serge Brunier Publisher Comments 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) List Price $115.50 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The New Atlas of the Stars by Axel Mellinger Publisher Comments The ultimate guide for stargazing, anywhere in the world The scope of The New Atlas of the Stars is remarkably comprehensive. Astronomy buffs and skywatchers will find this abundantly illustrated reference book useful anywhere in the world. Star charts... (read more) List Price $59.95 Your price: $17.50 Used - Hardcover
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National Geographic Encyclopedia of Space by Linda K Glover Publisher Comments The National Geographic Encyclopedia of Space offers clear and concise explanations of the planets; telescopes; manned space flight; satellites; the origin of the universe; the contributions of Nicolaus Copernicus, Edwin Hubble, and Stephen Hawking; and... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $15.95 Used - Hardcover
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Cosmos by Giles Sparrow Publisher Comments With a foreword by the author of Galileo's Daughter, this is an awe-inspiring, majestic account of the ultimate journeya 13.7 billion-light-year voyage from our home planet to the edge of the universe and the beginning of time ... (read more) Your price: $39.95 New - Hardcover
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Cosmos by Sylvia Arditi Publisher Comments A dramatic photographic tour of the universe. An inspiring, rare and unobstructed view into the far reaches of space, is for anyone who has ever gazed into the night sky and wondered what was actually out there.... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $25.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Compact NASA Atlas of the Solar System by Ronald Greeley Publisher Comments The culmination of information gathered by NASA's space missions throughout our solar system.... (read more) List Price $123.00 Your price: $46.00 Used - Hardcover
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Voyage Across the Cosmos by Giles Sparrow Publisher Comments Both educational and fun, this book will take you on a journey 130 billion trillion kilometers from Planet Earth through the Deep Universe to the outer edge of spaec and time. Specifically designed and written for children aged 7+ years, this dramatic... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $10.50 Used - Hardcover
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Far Out: A Space-Time Chronicle by Michael Benson Publisher Comments Portraits of the Mind follows the fascinating history of our exploration of the brain through images, from medieval sketches and 19th-century drawings by the founder of modern neuroscience to images produced using state-of-the-art techniques, allowing us... (read more) List Price $55.00 Your price: $38.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Star Guide: Learn How to Read the Night Sky Star by Star by Robin Kerrod Publisher Comments The Star Guide The Star Guide is for everyone who has marveled at the beauty of the night sky and wanted to know more about the stars. User-friendly and thoroughly up to date, The Star Guide demystifies astronomy and gives you all the information you... (read more) List Price $27.50 Your price: $10.95 Used - Hardcover
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