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by Michael Gorn  Publisher Comments The first illustrated history of NASA ever to be published, this book tells the remarkable story of space exploration from the early twentieth century to the present day.... (read more)  List Price $39.95 Your price $27.50 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies 
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by Jeffrey Kluger Publisher Comments In Journey Beyond Selene, Jeffrey Kluger brings to life an unheralded band of cutting-edge space explorers with their own stunning brand of the right stuff. He has written an adventure story that is full of drama, danger, and triumph -- the story of the... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price $2.50 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Herb Zim Synopsis Provides charts, tables, and instructions for the amateur astronomer on how, where, and when to observe stars, constellations, and planets. Also discusses meteors, comets, eclipses, and other celestial objects.... (read more) Your price $2.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Grace Geor Corrigan Publisher Comments Most people remember where they were when John F. Kennedy was assassinated, just as they remember how they felt when humans first set foot on the moon. Elements of both reactions are present in the story of Christa McAuliffe, the energetic young... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price $10.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Valerie Illingworth Publisher Comments The Facts On File Dictionary of Astronomy's clear descriptions of different celestial... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price $9.75 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Duncan Steel Publisher Comments In "Eclipse", Duncan Steel expertly captures our continuing fascination with all manner of eclipses - including the familiar solar and lunar varieties and other kinds involving stars, planets, asteroids, and comets as well as distant galaxies and quasars.... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price $6.71 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Patrick Martinez Publisher Comments High-performance charged-couple device (CCD) cameras have opened up an exciting new window on the Universe for amateur astronomers. In their complete guide to choosing and using CCD cameras, the authors explain what determines camera performance and... (read more) List Price $48.00 Your price $19.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Thomas B Allen Publisher Comments Now in paperback: first published in 1993. This book features breathtaking photographs of the United States as seen from space - a new way of seeing and understanding our country.... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price $6.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Peter Duffett Smith Publisher Comments In its first two editions, Practical Astronomy With Your Calculator enjoyed tremendous success. Using clear and logical routines, the author shows how a variety of problems and exercises in modern astronomy can be readily solved with a scientific... (read more) Your price $9.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by John Noble Wilford Publisher Comments Collected here at the most exciting moments of recent astronomical explorations, presented by the award-winning reporters of the "New York Times", conveying in detail the meaning and significance of what scientists have been learning about our universe... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Grant Privett Publisher Comments Deep-sky observing - that's looking at the stars, nebulae and galaxies - is easily the most popular field for amateur astronomers. The big problem faced by non-professional observers is what to look at - what's visible at a paticular time of year. The... (read more) List Price $32.95 Your price $8.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Robert Godwin Publisher Comments In the 25 years that America has been flying Space Shuttles, they have done more to further mankind's space effort than anyone could have predicted. The accomplishments and discoveries of the Space Shuttles are colorfully presented in this Pocket Space... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price $6.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Clifford A Pickover Publisher Comments Do a little armchair space travel, rub elbows with alien life forms, and stretch your mind to the furthest corners of our uncharted universe. With this astonishing guide book, The Stars of Heaven, you need not be an astronomer to explore the mysteries of... (read more) List Price $27.50 Your price $5.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by David Cassidy Publisher Comments Before Alan B. Shephard, John Glenn, and the rest of the Mercury astronauts made their famous flights, America's space program used a different sort of test pilot-chimpanzees. Possessing a combination of intelligence and physical toughness, they were the... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price $15.95 (Used - Softcvr W/comp Media) check for new and sale copies
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by George Bryson Publisher Comments Electric green pierced by neon blue, shocking pink spinning into violent red, and shimmering purple sidled up against deep indigo: never before have you seen such high-octane colors in the sky, and never before has a book shown the northern lights... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price $6.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Richard Hinck Allen Publisher Comments Star names, the zodiac, constellations; folklore, and literature associated with heavens. Based on years of thorough research into astronomical writings and observations of the ancient Chinese, Arabic, Euphrates, Hellenic, and Roman civilizations.... (read more) List Price $10.95 Your price $4.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Philip Plait Publisher Comments Advance praise for Philip Plait s Bad Astronomy Bad Astronomy is just plain good Philip Plait clears up every misconception on astronomy and space you never knew you suffered from. --Stephen Maran, Author of Astronomy for Dummies and editor of The... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price $9.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by William R Pogue Publisher Comments Every question a young person wants to ask about what it might be like in outer space. With informative, authoritative answers from who someone who really knows: Astronaut Bill Pogue. What does it feel like to be weightless? Would a sneeze propel you... (read more) List Price $11.95 Your price $3.20 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Y Ryabov Publisher Comments Accessible classic of gravitation theory and celestial mechanics explains methods used by physicists in studying celestial phenomena, including perturbed motion, satellite technology, planetary rotation, and motions of stars. 1959 edition.... (read more) List Price $11.95 Your price $8.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Mike Mullane Publisher Comments Decorated fly-boy, combat veteran, and International Space Hall-of-Famer Colonel Mike Mullane delivers a bright and revealing memoir of his life as an astronaut--the first book of its kind to take a close look at NASA's space shuttle program. of photos.... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price $9.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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