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The Amateur Astronomers Handbook Price: 10.00
Author: James Muirden
Format: Hardcover
Condition: new. book plate
Publisher: Harper & Row, 1983
Category: Science: Astronomy
ABOUT THE BOOK Amateur Astronomer's Handbook


The Astronomers Universe Price: 8.00
Author: Herbert Friedman
Format: Trade Paperback
Condition: New
Publisher: Ballantine Books, 1990
Category: Science: Astronomy
Friedman details observation techniques; covers topics that include
stellar evolution, quasars and post-Big Bang nucleosynthesis; and
profiles pathfinders such as Edwin Hubble, Jan Oort and
telescope-builder George Hale.


The Comet Is Coming Price: 10.00
Author: Nigel Calder
Format: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
Publisher: The Viking Press, 1980
Category: Science: Astronomy
ABOUT THE BOOK Comet Is Coming: The Feverish Legacy of Mr. Halley


Comet Of The Century Price: 10.00
Author: Fred Schaaf
Format: Hardcover
Condition: New
Publisher: Copernicus, 1997
Category: Science: Astronomy
When Comet Halley made its spectacular visit to the inner Solar System
in 1910, miners in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, refused to enter the
mines on May 18th, the day Earth passed through Halley's tail; farmers
in Wisconsin took down lightning rods so as not to attract dangerous
comet-substances; and the blackmailer of the great opera tenor Enrico
Caruso was so frightened he confessed to a long-unsolved murder. But
the story that a cult in Oklahoma was stopped just short of sacrificing
a virgin to the comet was a tale fabricated for East Coast newspapers.
Halley's last visit, in 1985-86, caused far less tumult, but the visit
in 2134 will bring the comet so close to Earth that Halley's orbit will
be permanently alteredit may never be seen again. The twentieth century
has been a disappointment, comet-wise, but the object now approaching,
Comet Hale-Bopp, bears a striking resemblance to the Great Comet of
1811, the biggest-headed and most enduringly visible comet eve! r
known. Will Hale-Bopp be our Comet of the Century? In this book, whose
publication is timed to coincide with Hale-Bopp's first naked-eye
appearance in the evening sky, the renowned astronomy writer Fred
Schaaf offers a delightful history of all the greatest comets ever
recordedthe astonishing lore, the even more astonishing science, and
how you can participate in comet history by catching a glimpse (maybe
more than a glimpse) of one of the great comets of the century.


Distant Encounters Price: 10.00
Author: Mark Washburn
Format: Paperback
Condition: Fine
Publisher: Harcourt Brace, 1983
Category: Science: Astronomy
ABOUT THE BOOK: The Exploration of Jupiter and Saturn


Echoes Of The Ancient Skies Price: 10.00
Author: Dr. E. C. Krupp
Format: Hardcover
Condition: New
Publisher: Harper & Row, 1983
Category: Science: Astronomy
Director of the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, astronomer Krupp
writes about observation of the sky by ancient people and its impact on
their culture. He explains how the sky really works, then surveys
observatories in sites from China, Babylonia, Scotland, Peru, and
elsewhere.


Galaxies Price: 10.00
Author: Timothy Ferris
Format: Paperback
Condition: vg. bookplate
Publisher: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1982
Category: Science: Astronomy
Beyond the Milky Way and toward infinity, Timothy Ferris navigates an
exploration of the universe, guided by stars and galaxies that have
been photographed through telescopes at the greatest observatories in
the world. The book celebrates the wonder and the power of the cosmos
in these photographs, which take you through silvery star clusters and
vast red, exploding nebulae toward blue quasars 15 billion light years
away. Revealing not only the ingredients of our own galaxy, the Milky
Way, Ferris' vivid text also visits local galaxies, such as the
Magellanic Clouds, the Andromeda, and the Sculptor and Fornax dwarves.
The author then proceeds to discuss the elliptical, spiral and even
violent aspects of galaxies, concluding with an examination of
cosmology, which adresses such subjects as the geometry of space and
time.


The Messier Album Price: 20.00
Author: John H. Mallus & Evered Kreimer
Format: Hardcover
Condition: New
Publisher: Sky Publishing Corp, 1987
Category: Science: Astronomy
ABOUT THE BOOK The Messier Album


Mindsteps To The Cosmos Price: 20.00
Author: Gerald S. Hawkins
Format: Hardcover
Condition: New
Publisher: Harper & Row, August 1, 1983
Category: Science: Astronomy
Mindsteps to the Cosmos shows how modern global civilization depends on
giant leaps of understanding that have been made in the past. Science
and technology have been inspired and formulated by the sky - the
cosmos in which we live. Human development could not have taken place
on a cloud-shrouded planet. Mathematics was invented to track the
movements of the sun, moon and stars even though back then these were
thought to be gods. The space program has taken us beyond the earth,
and satellite systems are exploring to the ends of the visible
universe. This book provides the reader with algorithms to construct
personal computer programs for finding the position of the moon and
planets, and for calculating dates through historic periods in the
Egyptian as well as the old and new style calendars.


Murmurs Of Earth Price: 20.00
Author: Carl Sagan
Format: Hardcover
Condition: New
Publisher: Random House, 1978
Category: Science: Astronomy
ABOUT THE BOOK Murmurs of Earth


The Perfect Machine Price: 7.00
Author: Ronald Florence
Format: Paperback
Condition: New
Publisher: Harper Perennial, 1994
Category: Science: Astronomy
Almost a half-century after is completion, the 200-inch Palomar
telescope remains an unparalleled combination of vast scale and
microscope detail. As huge as the Patheon of Rome and as heavy as the
Statue of Liberty, this magnificent instrument is so precisely built
that its seventeen-foot mirror was hand-polished to a tolerance of
2/1,000,000 of an inch. The telescope's construction drove some to the
brink of madness, made others fearful that mortals might glimpse
heaven, and transfixed an entire nation. Ronald Florence weaves into
his account of the creation of "the prefect machine" a stirring
chronicle of ht birth of Big Science and a poignant rendering of an
America mired in the depression yet reaching for the stars.


The Practical Astronomer Price: 10.00
Author: Brian Jones
Format: Paperback
Condition: New
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 1990
Category: Science: Astronomy
The Practical Astronomer is a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to the
basic techniques of astronomy. Profusely illustrated with 283
photographs, drawings, diagrams, and charts, it shows amateur
astronomers not only what to look for, but how to go about looking.


Practical Astronomy With Your Calculator Price: 10.00
Author: Peter Duffett-Smith
Format: Paperback
Condition: Fine
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1988
Category: Science: Astronomy
Practical Astronomy with your Calculator, first published in 1979, has
enjoyed immense success. The author's clear and easy to follow routines
enable you to solve a variety of practical and recreational problems in
astronomy using a scientific calculator. Mathematical complexity is
kept firmly in the background, leaving just the elements necessary for
swiftly making calculations. The major topics a time, coordinate
systems, the Sun, the planetary system, binary stars, the Moon, and
eclipses....


Touring The Universe Through Binoculars Price: 10.00
Author: Philip S. Harrington
Format: Paperback
Condition: vg
Publisher: Wiley Science, 1990
Category: Science: Astronomy
This comprehensive work takes you on a personal tour of the universe
using nothing more than a pair of binoculars. More comprehensive than
any book currently available, it starts with Earth's nearest neighbor,
the moon, and then goes on to explore each planet in the solar system,
asteroids, meteors, comets and the sun. Following this, the reader is
whisked away into deep space to explore celestial bodies including
stars that are known and many sights less familiar. The final chapter
includes a detailed atlas of deep-sky objects visible through
binoculars. The appendices include guidance on how to buy, care for and
maintain astronomical binoculars, tips and hints on using them, and
detailed information on several home-made binocular mounts.


The Universe From Your Backyard Price: 10.00
Author: David J. Eicher
Format: Hardcover
Condition: New
Publisher: Kalmbach Publisjing Co, 1988
Category: Science: Astronomy
Synopsis An introduction and reference guide to the deep sky, this
describes 46 constellations visible in the northern hemisphere, the
galaxies of Ursa Major, bright nebulas in Cygnus and sparkling star
clusters. The sky is broken into manageable sections, with areas of
interest identified.