Is Pluto a Planet?
A Historical Journey through the Solar System
David A Weintraub
With the discovery of 2003 UB313 - an outer solar system object believed to be slightly larger
than Pluto - astronomers have again been thrown into an age-old debate about what ....
336 pages | 65 halftones, 7 line illus, 1
table | Princeton UP
Hbk | NYP 11/2006 | 0691123489 |
#160386A |
Lonely Minds in the Universe
The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Giancarlo Genta
The possibility that humans are not alone in the Universe and might in the future come in close
contact with other intelligences is one of the most intriguing questions of ....
300 pages | 58 illus |
Springer
Hbk | NYP 11/2006 | 0387339256 |
#161391A |
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Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Near Side of the Moon
Charles J Byrne
In 1967, Lunar Orbiter Mission 4 sent back to Earth a superb series of photographs of the
surface
of the Moon, despite severe degradation caused by scanning artifacts and the ....
329 pages | 619 illus. | Springer
Hbk | 2005 | 1852338865 | #159835A |
£45.00
Mars, A Cosmic Stepping Stone
Kevin Nolan
Humans have had a fascination with Mars for thousands of years. Even when we knew the
planets only as wanderers in the sky, Mars stood out. It was prominent and ....
224 pages | 50 illus | Springer
Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 0387341641 |
#161472A |
£17.50
Meteor Showers and their Parent Comets
Peter Jenniskens
Meteor Showers and their Parent Comets is a unique handbook for astronomers interested in
observing meteor storms and outbursts. Spectacular displays of 'shooting stars' are ....
790 pages | 310 line-diagrs, 70 half-
tones | CUP
Hbk | 2006 | 0521853494 | #161560A |
£85.00
Modern Astrodynamics
Pini Gurfil
In recent years, an unprecedented interest in novel and revolutionary space missions has risen
out of the advanced NASA and ESA programs. Astrophysicists,
astronomers, space ....
336 pages | Elsevier
Hbk | 2006 | 0123735629 | #162573A |
£69.99
New Atlas of the Moon
Thierry Legault and Serge Brunier
New Atlas of the Moon examines Earth's only satellite in strikingly intricate detail.
Comprehensive and lushly illustrated, this book allows amateur stargazers to find ....
128 pages | 260 b&w photos | Firefly
Books
Spiralbound | NYP 11/2006 |
1554071739 | #160666A |
£35.00
Night Sky Tracker
A Handbook and Logbook for Amateur Astronomers
Leslie Alan Horvitz
Glow-in-the-dark cover. ....
224 pages | over 40 star maps and
diagrams | A & C Black
Spiralbound | 2006 | 0713678070 |
#158259A |
£12.99
Nightwatch
A Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe
Terence Dickinson
This is the fifth edition of this established
introduction to astronomy, but the first edition with
UK specific content. With more than 600,000 copies in print since its ....
192 pages | colour illus | A & C Black
Hbk | 2006 | 0713679395 | #158260A |
£29.99
Numerical Methods in Astrophysics
An Introduction
P Bodenheimer, G Laughlin, M Rozyczka and H Yorke
Numerical methods have become a major research tool in astrophysics, and astrophysics
students need to be fully conversant with a variety of mathematical and computational ....
350 pages | Taylor & Francis
Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 0750308834 |
#162407A |
£39.99
Observational Astronomy
D Scott Birney
The long-awaited second edition of this well-received textbook gives
a thorough introduction to
observational astronomy. Starting with the basics of positional ....
322 pages | - | CUP
Hbk | 2006 | 0521853702 | #160609A |
£30.00
Origins
How the Planets, Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe Began
Steve Eales
In the last decade, there has been a revolution in observational astronomy, which has meant
that we are very close to answering three of the four big `origin questions', of ....
275 pages | 54 illus | Springer
Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 1846284015 |
#160641A |
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Pattern Asterisms
A New Way to Chart the Stars
John Chiraville
Since the very beginning of astronomy, people have looked up sky and constructed patterns -
the constellations - out of the almost random scattering of stars in the ....
182 pages | 120 illus, 40 in col |
Springer
Pbk | 2006 | 1846283272 | #161469A |
£19.50
Philip's Complete Guide to Stargazing
Robin Scagell
"Philip's Complete Guide to Stargazing" is an inspiring introduction to observing the night sky,
written by Robin Scagell, author of the Philip's bestseller "Stargazing with ....
320 pages | 300+ col illus, maps, charts
| Philip's
Hbk | 2006 | 0540089370 | #161304A |
£25.00
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Philip's Guide to Stars and Planets
Sir Patrick Moore
This is a new edition of Sir Patrick Moore's practical and popular "Guide to Stars and Planets".
This latest edition has been updated with new information from the Cassini ....
256 pages | Col photos & illus | Philip's
Pbk | 2005 | 0540084778 | #151048A |
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Pbk | NYP 11/2006 | 0540089354 |
#161311A |
£9.99
Philip's Pocket Star Atlas
John Cox
The "Philip's Pocket Star Atlas" is a highly practical atlas in a compact format for use out of
doors. It contains a series of maps showing the entire night sky, as well as a ....
64 pages | colour illus | Philip's
Pbk | 2005 | 0540087920 | #159459A |
£4.99
The Planets
Dava Sobel
After the sucess of Longitude and Galileos's Daughter, Dava Sobel
tells the human story of the
nine planets of our solar system. She ranges from each planet's ....
288 pages | Illus | Harper Collins
Hbk | 2005 | 1857028503 | #144139A |
£15.00
Pbk | 2006 | 1841156213 | #158385A |
£7.99
Practical Amateur Spectroscopy
Edited by Stephen F Tonkin
Because today's amateur astronomical telescopes are both powerful and affordable,
spectroscopy - once the province of professionals - is becoming more and more popular. ....
213 pages | 125 illus. | Springer
Pbk | 2002 | 1852334894 | #159840A |
£25.50
Practical Astronomy
Storm Dunlop and Wil Tirion
This is a fully revised edition of Philip's popular "Practical Astronomy", a classic introduction to
observational astronomy, updated to include telescopes and accessories ....
208 pages | 150+ col illus, charts |
Philip's
Pbk | NYP 11/2006 | 0540089990 |
#161313A |
£9.99
Praxis Manned Spaceflight Log 1961-2006
Tim Furniss and David J Shayler
This flagship work charts a complete chronological log of orbital manned spaceflight. Included
are the X-15 "astroflights" of the 1960s, and the two 1961 Mercury and Redstone ....
500 pages | Springer
Pbk | NYP 12/2006 | 0387341757 |
#161989A |
£20.00
Real Astronomy with Small Telescopes
Step-by-Step Activities for Discovery
Michael K Gainer
This book demonstrates the use of an 80mm refractor and shows how it can be used as a real
scientific instrument. The author is an experienced small telescope user and an ....
235 pages | 87 illus | Springer
Pbk | NYP 12/2006 | 1846284783 |
#161470A |
£19.50
Searching for Water in the Universe
Therese Encrenaz
A journey through the universe in search of water, demonstrating clearly why it has been an
essential factor in the emergence and continuation of life on earth. Therese Encrenaz ....
199 pages | 210 illus., 100 in colour |
Springer
Pbk | 2006 | 0387341749 | #160642A |
£19.50
Spectroscopy: The Key to the Stars
Reading the Lines of Stellar Spectra
Keith Robinson
This is the first non-technical book on spectroscopy written specifically
for practical amateur
astronomers. It includes all the science necessary for a qualitative ....
190 pages | 87 illus | Springer
Pbk | NYP 03/2007 | 0387367861 |
#161998A |
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The Star Guide
Learn how to read the night sky star by star
Robin Kerrod
More than 60 star charts act as a comprehensive guide to the night sky month-by-month and
season-by-season, as different stars and constellations come and go. Spectacular ....
160 pages | 150 colour photos, 60 star
charts, planisphere | A & C Black
Pbk | 2005 | 0713676124 | #156833A |
£14.99
The State of the Universe
A Primer in Modern Cosmology
Pedro G Ferreira
It is science's last and greatest challenge: fathoming the depths of the night sky. The objective:
to crack the cosmic code, to unravel the blueprint for nature's grandest ....
320 pages | illus | Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Hbk | 2006 | 0297847406 | #159456A |
£18.99
State of the Universe 2007
New Images, Discoveries and Events
Martin Ratcliffe
The aim of this book (and subsequent volumes issued annually)
is to provide an annual
astronomy review suitable for the popular science level reader. It will be published ....
255 pages | 100 b/w illus, 25 col illus |
Springer
Hbk | 2006 | 0387341781 | #161997A |
£19.50
Supernovae and How to Observe Them
Martin Mobberley
This book is intended for amateur astronomers who are readers of Sky & Telescope magazine
or similar astronomy periodicals - or are at least at the same level of ....
220 pages | 115 illus | Springer
Pbk | NYP 03/2007 | 0387352570 |
#162912A |
£19.00
Uncentering the Earth
Copernicus and the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres
William T Vollmann
In 1543, the Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus lay on his deathbed, his just-published
masterpiece On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres in his hands. At ....
302 pages | Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Hbk | NYP 11/2006 | 0297845683 |
#161530A |
£16.99
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