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The Backyard Astronomer's Guide
What type of telescope is
best for beginners? Can I
use my camera to take
photographs through a
telescope? How good are the
new computerized telescope
mounts? What charts, books,
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Turn Left at Orion: A Hundred Night Sky Objects to See in a Small Telescope--and How to Find Them
A superb guidebook described
in Bookwatch as 'the home
astronomer's "bible"', Turn
Left at Orion provides all
the information beginning
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Discoveries and Opinions of Galileo
Directing his polemics
against the pedantry of his
time, Galileo, as his own
popularizer, addressed his
writings to contemporary
laymen. His support of
Copernican cosmology,
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Failure is not an Option: Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond
In 1957, the Russians
launched Sputnik and the
ensuing space race. Three
years later, Gene Kranz left
his aircraft testing job to
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Browse Bestsellers
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Physics of the Space Environment (Cambridge Atmospheric and Space Science Series)
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the physical phenomena that result from the interaction of the sun and the planets - often termed space weather. Physics of the Space Environment ... > read more -
Rocketeers: How a Visionary Band of Business Leaders, Engineers, and Pilots Is Boldly Privatizing Space
In the more than forty years since the first human left the atmosphere of Earth, no one had ever done so without the help of a government agency. That changed on June 21, 2004, when SpaceShipOne, ... > read more -
Space Flight
Published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first space flight, this beautifully illustrated book about the history of man in space covers every detail of the quest for the final frontier, ... > read more -
Astronomy Today Vol 1: The Solar System (6th Edition) (Astronomy Today)
This straightforward volume presents a broad view of astronomy spanning known facts, evolving ideas, and frontier discoveries. The authors combine qualitative reasoning and analogies with familiar ... > read more -
Astronomy Today Vol 2: Stars and Galaxies (6th Edition) (Astronomy Today)
This straightforward volume presents a broad view of astronomy spanning known facts, evolving ideas, and frontier discoveries. The authors combine qualitative reasoning and analogies with familiar ... > read more -
After Sputnik: 50 Years of the Space Age
In the 50 years since Sputnik's historic orbit kickstarted a race to the stars, spaceflight has moved from a speculative and experimental science to a staple of contemporary life. Space exploration ... > read more -
The Hazards of Space Travel: A Tourist's Guide
“I didn’t think about the dangers before going into space, but now I realize how hazardous it is!”–Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, first person to walk in spaceWith the opening of ... > read more -
Understanding Space
This is an introductory text in astronautics. It contains historical background and a discussion of space missions, space environment, orbits, atmospheric entry, spacecraft design, spacecraft ... > read more -
"Live from Cape Canaveral": Covering the Space Race, from Sputnik to Today
Some fifty years ago, while a cub reporter, Jay Barbree caught space fever the night that Sputnik passed over Georgia. He moved to the then-sleepy village of Cocoa Beach, Florida, right outside Cape ... > read more -
Astronomy Methods: A Physical Approach to Astronomical Observations (Cambridge Planetary Science)
This introduction to basic practical tools, methods and phenomena in quantitative astronomy covers topics across a wide range of areas, from radio to gamma-ray wavelengths. Clear presentations of the ... > read more
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