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The Sun Kings: The Unexpected Tragedy of Richard Carrington and the Tale of How Modern Astronomy Began
by Stuart Clark  Publisher Comments In September of 1859, the entire Earth was engulfed in a gigantic cloud of seething gas, and a blood-red aurora erupted across the planet from the poles to the tropics. Around the world, telegraph systems crashed, machines burst into flames, and...
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Stars and Planets (Princeton Field Guides)
by Ian Ridpath Publisher Comments In this new edition of their classic guide, Ian Ridpath and Wil Tirion bring the night sky down to earth with brand new sky charts, diagrams, and photos that enrich the clear, engaging text. Stars and Planets will delight both latent astronomers who have...
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The ARP Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies: A Chronicle and Observer's Guide
by Jeff Kanipe and Dennis Webb Publisher Comments The Arp Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies A Chronicle and Observer's Guide In 1966, astronomer Halton Arp compiled his Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies, which featured 338 images of some of the strangest looking galaxies and galaxy groups then known to exist. The...
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Astronomy (Complete Idiot's Guides)
by Christopher De Pree and Alan Axelrod Publisher Comments Look to the stars. Although Astronomy has been around for more than 5,500 years, astronomers say that we've learned more than 90% of what we know about the universe in just the last 50, and much of that in the last decade. The Complete Idiots Guide to...
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Sky & Telescope's Pocket Sky Atlas
by Roger W Sinnott Synopsis Our celestial atlases are the standard by which all others have been judged for a half century. Now we?ve raised the bar with our new Pocket Sky Atlas! There has never been such a wonderfully detailed atlas so handy to take on trips and use at the...
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Burnhams Celestial Handbook Volume 1 Rev Edition
by Robert Jr Burnham Publisher Comments A unique and necessary reference for amateurs and professionals alike, with comprehensive coverage of the thousands of celestial objects outside our solar system—but within the range of two- to twelve-inch telescopes. The objects are grouped...
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Astrophysics Is Easy
by Mike Inglis Publisher Comments Astrophysics is a subject that is often - with some justification - regarded as extremely difficult, requiring at least degree-level mathematics as a prerequisite to its understanding. Consequently, many amateur astronomers just don't bother, and miss...
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Cosmic Adventure: More Secrets from the Night Sky
by Bob Berman Publisher Comments Have you ever wondered what happened before the Big Bang, or how we would colonize Mars, or what an alien invasion might really be like? Astronomer Bob Berman has, and in Cosmic Adventure, a collection of twenty-six profound to outrageous essays, he...
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Empire of the Stars: Friendship, Obsession and Betrayal in the Quest for Black Holes
by Arthur Miller Publisher Comments In August 1930, on a voyage by boat from Bombay to England, the young Indian scientist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar—Chandra, as he was called—looked up at the stars and contemplated their fate. He calculated that certain stars would suffer a...
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Stargazing Secrets: A Guide to Skywatching Using Binoculars and Telescopes
by Anton Vamplew Publisher Comments Want to find out what you can see in the night sky with your telescope? Stargazing Secrets guides you through everything that can be seen in the night sky beyond the naked eye. It is packed with information and illustrated with original star charts...
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Infinite Worlds: An Illustrated Voyage to Planets Beyond Our Sun
by Ray Villard and Lynette R. Cook Publisher Comments Merely a decade ago there were no known planets orbiting sunlike stars outside our own solar system. In the past ten years, however, fast-paced developments in astronomy have revealed over 140 extrasolar planets, with more discoveries surely on the way....
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Stars a New Way To See Them Enlarged Edition
by H A Rey Publisher Comments This is a clear, vivid text with charts and maps showing the positions of the constellations the year round....
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The Birth & Death of the Sun: Stellar Evolution and Subatomic Energy
by George Gamow Publisher Comments In this fascinating book, a renowned physicist outlines the discoveries and theories that illuminate the evolution of our world. One of the founders of Big Bang theory, George Gamow employs language that's both scientifically accurate and easy to...
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The Urban Astronomer's Guide (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy)
by Rod Mollise Synopsis Most amateur astronomers yearn to observe more frequently. Many of them, however, live in urban and highly developed suburban areas that are heavily light polluted. Due to this light pollution, they are under the impression that deep sky objectsa nebulae,...
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Harmonies of the World
by Johannes Kepler Publisher Comments Book Five of Johannes Kepler's great masterpiece on planetary motion is presented with an introduction by the ultimate authority on this topic, noted physicist and bestselling author Stephen Hawking. Modifying Copernicus's sun-centered model of the...
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Making Beautiful Deep-Sky Images: Astrophotography with Affordable Equipment and Software (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy)
by Greg Parker Synopsis This book is based around the authora (TM)s beautiful and sometimes awe-inspiring color images and mosaics of deep-sky objects. The images were used as the basis of a public exhibition held at the University of Southampton (Summer 2006), attended by the...
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Mapping the Sky: The Essential Guide to Astronomy
by Leïla Haddad and Alain Cirou Publisher Comments Mapping the Sky combines a practical how-to guide to star-watching with the fascinating history of astronomical discovery. In part one, author Leïla Haddad tells how the universe has been understood and explored; starting with ancient Greek...
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The Firefly Encyclopedia of Astronomy
by Paul Murdin Publisher Comments An extensive astronomy reference, beautifully illustrated and expertly written. The Firefly Encyclopedia of Astronomy is organized A-Z with concise details on each topic. The pages are profusely illustrated with vivid computer graphics, photography and...
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Hubble Space Telescope: New Views of the Universe
by Mark Voit Synopsis Since its launch in 1990, the Hubble space telescope has provided astronomers with both information about the universe and extraordinary images. This book contains over 100 colour inages from the Hubble....
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Dictionary of Modern Star Names: A Short Guide to Modern Star Names and Their Derivations
by Paul Kunitzsch and Tim Smart Publisher Comments Sirius, Algol, Castor and Pollux, Mizar and Alcor: these names are well known to stargazers. But others: Rasalhague, Vindemiatrix, and Zubenelgenubi are obscure tongue twisters. Have you ever wondered where all these exotic-sounding star names came from?...
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