Astrobiology
A Brief Introduction
Kevin W Plaxco and Michael Gross
Astrobiology - which studies the intimate relationship between life and the cosmos - is a fast-
growing field that touches on aspects of cosmology, astrophysics, and chemistry. ....
288 pages | 38 line drawings, 20
halftones | Johns Hopkins UP
Hbk | 2006 | 0801883660 | #158177A |
£43.50
Pbk | 2006 | 0801883679 | #158178A |
£16.50
Astronomy: 365 Days
Jerry T Bonnell and Robert J Nemiroff
Astronomy: 365 Days is a spectacular collection of photographs of space and sky, drawn from
Jerry Bonnell and Robert Nemiroff's enormously popular website, Astronomy Picture ....
744 pages | 374 col photos | Abrams
Hbk | 2006 | 0810957159 | #162534A |
£19.95
Astrophysical Concepts
Martin Harwitt
This classic text - aimed at senior undergraduates and beginning
graduate students in physics
and astronomy - presents a wide range of concepts in sufficient depth to give ....
700 pages | 168 illus. | Springer
Hbk | 2006 | 0387329439 | #159575A |
£54.00
Beyond
Visions of the Interplanetary Probes
Michael Benson
The heavens have supplied inspiration to visual artists for thousands of years, so why not a
book of contemporary photographs that recasts the objects in our solar system as ....
320 pages | 125 col illus, 170 b/w illus |
Abrams
Hbk | 2006 | 0810982536 | #162537A |
£14.95
Binocular Astronomy
Stephen Tonkin
This book contains everything an astronomer needs to know about binocular observing. The
book takes an in-depth look at the instruments themselves. It has sections on evaluating ....
270 pages | 236 illus, 75 in col |
Springer
Pbk | NYP 11/2006 | 1846283086 |
#161369A |
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Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers
Edited by T Hockey et al
The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers is a unique and valuable resource for historians
and astronomers alike. The two volumes include approximately 1550 ....
2000 pages | 350 illus., 50 in colour |
Springer
Hbk | 2006 | 0387310223 | #159807A |
£307.00
£253.00
The Birth of Stars and Planets
John Bally and Bo Reipurth
Star formation is the fundamental cosmic process which makes galaxies visible,
and regulates
the evolution of normal matter in the Universe. New instruments and ....
306 pages | CUP
Hbk | 2006 | 0521801052 | #162377A |
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Brave New Universe
Illuminating the Darkest Secrets of the Cosmos
Paul Halpern and Paul Wesson
Cosmologists yearn to behold the unseen elements of our universe. And as new technologies
become more powerful and precise, scientists are getting their wish - ....
260 pages | Joseph Henry Press
Hbk | 2006 | 0309101379 | #162386A |
£16.99
A Buyer's and User's Guide to Astronomical Telescopes &
Binoculars
James Mullaney
Both beginning/novice amateur astronomers (at the level of Astronomy and Night Sky
magazine readers), as well as more advanced amateur astronomers (level of Sky & ....
235 pages | 78 illus, 63 in col | Springer
Pbk | NYP 04/2007 | 1846284392 |
#161471A |
£19.50
Celestial Mechanics
The Waltz of the Planets
Alessandra Celletti and Ettore Perozzi
A key issue for appreciating and exploiting the wealth of
astronomical data and images
gathered during the space age; this book reinforces public awareness of modern celestial ....
240 pages | 20 illus | Springer
Pbk | 2006 | 038730777X | #160640A |
£19.50
Civilized Life in the Universe
Scientists on Intelligent Extraterrestrials
George Basalla
This book is a selective and fascinating history of scientific speculation about intelligent
extraterrestrial life. From Plutarch to Stephen Hawking, some of the most ....
233 pages | 3 halftones, 28 line illus |
OUP
Hbk | 2006 | 0195171810 | #158349A |
£17.99
Collins Need to Know? Universe
Peter Grego
An introduction to the universe covering everything from the big bang and our understanding of
the universe over time, to the earth's formation, the Sun and how it ....
192 pages | colour illus |
Harper Collins
Pbk | 2006 | 0007214383 | #158056A |
£9.99
A Companion to Astronomy and Astrophysics
Chronology and Glossary with Data Tables
Kenneth R Lang
Astronomy and Astrophysics is a comprehensive, fundamental, up-to-date reference book. It is
filled with vital information and basic facts for amateur astronomers and ....
396 pages | 45 illus | Springer
Pbk | 2006 | 0387307346 | #160423A |
£30.50
Complete Course in Astrobiology
Edited by Gerda Horneck and Petra Rettberg
Table of Contents: ....
350 pages | Wiley
Pbk | NYP 01/2007 | 3527406603 |
#161971A |
£50.00
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Conceptions of Cosmos
From Myths to the Accelerating Universe: A History of Cosmology
Helge Kragh
This book is a historical account of how natural philosophers and scientists have endeavoured to
understand the universe at large, first in a mythical and later in a ....
352 pages | 44 line drawings, 7 haltones
| OUP
Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 0199209162 |
#160543A |
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Contact with Alien Civilizations
Our Hopes and Fears about Encountering Extraterrestrials
Michael A Michaud
This book describes a wide variety of speculations by many authors about the consequences for
humanity of coming into contact with extraterrestrial intelligence. The ....
445 pages | Springer
Hbk | NYP 11/2006 | 0387285989 |
#161367A |
£17.50
The Cosmic Century
A History of Astrophysics and Cosmology
Malcolm S Longair
The twentieth-century witnessed the development of astrophysics and cosmology from subjects
which scarcely existed to two of the most exciting and demanding areas of ....
565 pages | - | CUP
Hbk | 2006 | 0521474361 | #160606A |
£35.00
Cosmos
A Field Guide
Giles Sparrow
This user-friendly companion to the cosmos is packed with a universe of facts. Embarking on a
13.7 billion light year journey, it will steer you safely through the myriads of ....
224 pages |
Quercus Publishing
Hbk | 2006 | 1905204299 | #162326A |
£25.00
Death by Black Hole
And other Cosmic Quandaries
Neil deGrasse Tyson and Donald Goldsmith
Readers of his essays in "Natural History" magazine recognise Neil deGrasse Tyson's talent for
guiding them through the mysteries of the cosmos with clarity and enthusiasm. ....
320 pages | Norton
Hbk | NYP 11/2006 | 0393062244 |
#161067A |
£15.99
Deep-sky Companions: Hidden Treasures
Stephen James O'Meara
Stephen O'Meara's new and exciting observing guide spotlights an original selection of 109
deep-sky objects that will appeal to sky-watchers worldwide. His 'hidden treasures' ....
496 pages | 120 half-tones, 120 figs,
110 maps | CUP
Hbk | NYP 01/2007 | 0521837049 |
#161599A |
£25.00
Double & Multiple Stars, and How to Observe Them
James Mullaney
Double & Multiple Stars, and How to Observe Them is written specially for practical amateur
astronomers who not only want to observe, but want to know and understand the ....
131 pages | 45 illus., 22 in colour |
Springer
Pbk | 2005 | 1852337516 | #159041A |
£24.95
The First Men on the Moon
The Story of Apollo 11
David Harland
The First Men on the Moon offers a lively definitive account of the Apollo 11 mission based on
the in-flight transcripts post-flight debriefing, with illustrative contextual ....
400 pages | 170 illus | Springer
Pbk | NYP 12/2006 | 0387341765 |
#161990A |
£19.50
Fundamentals of Astronomy
C Barbieri
Fundamentals of Astronomy is an undergraduate text covering the whole of fundamental
astronomy as taught to students of physics or astronomy. Classical in approach and ....
384 pages | IOP
Hbk | 2006 | 0750308869 | #159376A |
£42.50
The Future of the Universe
AJ Meadows
There are many books that describe what we know of the past of the Universe, beginning with
the Big Bang. But what of its future? ....
255 pages | 29 illustrations | Springer
Hbk | 2006 | 1852339462 | #159576A |
£19.50
Galaxies and How to Observe Them
Wolfgang Steinicke and Richard Jakiel
This book is a unique work satisfying the need for a modern, comprehensive review of all major
aspects of galaxy observation. The book combines the physical background on the ....
180 pages | 125 illus | Springer
Pbk | NYP 02/2007 | 1852337524 |
#161468A |
£19.50
Hubble
15 Years of Discovery
Lars Lindberg Christensen and Robert A Fosbury
Hubble: 15 Years of Discovery forms a key element of the European Space Agency's 15th
anniversary celebration activities for the 1990 launch of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space ....
124 pages | 108 colour illus | Springer
Hbk | 2006 | 0387285997 | #160536A |
£19.95
The Infinite Cosmos
Questions from the Frontiers of Cosmology
Joseph Silk
From time immemorial, poets and philosophers have looked in awe and wonder at the Universe.
Such awe is shared by astrophysicists, too, as they seek to understand its ....
248 pages | line drawings | OUP
Hbk | 2006 | 0198505108 | #158091A |
£18.99
An Invitation to Astrophysics
Thanu Padmanabhan
This unique book provides a clear and lucid description of several
aspects of astrophysics and
cosmology in a language understandable to a physicist or beginner in ....
384 pages | World Scientific
Hbk | 2006 | 9812566384 | #160194A |
£33.00
Pbk | 2006 | 9812566872 | #160195A |
£16.00
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