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Astronomical Python: An introduction to modern scientific programming by Imad Pasha 9780750351454
RRP: $157.50$150.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780750351454Author Imad PashaFormat HardbackImprint Institute of Physics PublishingPublisher Institute of Physics Publishing -
Handbook of Stars and Planets by Ian Ridpath
RRP: $27.28$13.69The clearest, most accessible guide to observing the night sky.Introducing the Handbook of Stars and Planets - the perfect beginner's guide to the night sky!With a highly visual introduction that explains the basic concepts of astronomy and gives advice... -
The Art of Astrophotography by Ian Morison
RRP: $77.68$66.05In The Art of Astrophotography, astronomer and Popular Astronomy columnist Ian Morison provides the essential foundations of how to produce beautiful astronomical images. Every type of astroimaging is covered, from images of the Moon and planets, to the... -
Nature's Third Cycle: A Story of Sunspots by Arnab Rai Choudhuri
RRP: $44.08$37.67Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780198807643Author Professor of Physics Arnab Rai ChoudhuriFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint OUP IndiaPublisher OUP IndiaWeight(grams)... -
Afterglow of Creation: Decoding the message from the beginning of time by Marcus Chown 9780571250592 [USED COPY]
RRP: $27.28$4.16Stephen Hawking described it as 'the discovery of the century, if not of all time', yet the scientists who first detected the cosmic radiation that was identified as the afterglow of the big bang had to admit that it was more by accident than intention... -
Passport to Magonia: From Folklore to Flying Saucers by Jacques Vallee 9780987422477
$74.70Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780987422477Author Jacques ValleeFormat HardbackImprint Daily Grail PublishingPublisher Daily Grail PublishingWeight(grams) 703g -
Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs: The Astounding Interconnectedness of the Universe by Lisa Randall
RRP: $27.28$19.09The most thrilling, genre-busting, unlikely science book you'll ever read, from the world-renowned, multi-award-winning, superstar physicist Lisa Randal.66 million years ago, a ten-mile-wide object from outer space hurtled into the Earth at incredible... -
A Scheme of Heaven: Astrology and the Birth of Science by Alexander Boxer
RRP: $27.28$19.85Despite a resurgence in popularity, horoscopes are generally considered to be pseudoscience today - but they were once a cutting-edge scientific tool. In this ingenious work of history, data scientist Alexander Boxer examines a treasure trove of... -
Tweeting the Universe: Tiny Explanations of Very Big Ideas by Govert Schilling
RRP: $18.88$12.77In 140 pages, two masterly popularisers present 140 explanations of the biggest questions in physics - in the form of 10 or so tweets per page. They set themselves the challenge of boiling down what is essential on each subject into sentences of 140... -
The Science of Harry Potter: The Spellbinding Science Behind the Magic, Gadgets, Potions, and More! by Mark Brake
RRP: $23.08$14.70How does magic in J. K. Rowling's universe work? Finally, the scientific secrets are revealed! The story of the boy who lived has brought the idea of magic and sorcery into mainstream fruition more than any other book series in history. Modern muggle... -
Quasars, Redshifts and Controversies by Halton C. Arp 9780521363143
RRP: $172.18$155.25For twenty years, the author has contested the 'establishment' view of quasars as the most distant objects in the universe. In this book, Arp presents the original observations and fundamental data on quasars and galaxies, and explains why he has... -
Catching Stardust: Comets, Asteroids and the Birth of the Solar System Natalie Starkey 9781472944009
RRP: $35.68$25.79'Astonishing' - New Scientist Icy, rocky, sometimes dusty, always mysterious - comets and asteroids are among the Solar System's very oldest inhabitants, formed within a swirling cloud of gas and dust in the area of space that eventually hosted the... -
Before The Big Bang by Brian Clegg 9780312680282
RRP: $23.08$20.37According to a recent survey, the most popular question about science from the general public was: what came before the Big Bang? We all know on some level what the Big Bang is, but we don't know how it became the accepted theory, or how we might know... -
Stellar Evolution and Nucleosynthesis by Sean G. Ryan 9780521133203
RRP: $109.18$96.31This self-contained astrophysics textbook for advanced undergraduates explores how stars form, what happens to them as they age, and what becomes of them when they die. Students can investigate the physical processes sustaining the energy output of stars... -
Greek Astronomy by Sir Thomas L. Heath 9780486266206
RRP: $26.23$20.01Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486266206Author Sir Thomas HeathFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)... -
Alien Oceans: The Search for Life in the Depths of Space by Kevin Hand 9780691179513
RRP: $46.20$37.30Inside the epic quest to find life on the water-rich moons at the outer reaches of the solar systemWhere is the best place to find life beyond Earth? We often look to Mars as the most promising site in our solar system, but recent scientific missions... -
An Introduction to the Sun and Stars by Simon F. Green 9781107492639
RRP: $115.48$102.94Compiled by a team of experts, this textbook introduces the properties and evolution of the most immediately visible objects in the Universe - stars. Designed for elementary university courses in astronomy and astrophysics, it starts with a detailed... -
Faster Than The Speed Of Light: The Story of a Scientific Speculation by Joao Magueijo 9780099428084 [USED COPY]
RRP: $33.58$4.03The idea that the speed of light is a constant - at 186,000 miles per second - is one of the few scientific facts that almost everyone knows. That constant - c- also appears in the most famous of all scientific equations: e=mc2- Yet over the last few... -
It's Not Rocket Science Ben Miller 9780751545005
RRP: $23.08$15.54The Top Ten Bestseller Black holes. DNA. The Large Hadron Collider. Ever had that sneaking feeling that you are missing out on some truly spectacular science? You do? Well, fear not, for help is at hand. Ben Miller was working on his Physics PhD at... -
The Moon: A celebration of our celestial neighbour by Royal Observatory Greenwich
RRP: $42.00$25.05Marking the 50th anniversary of Neil Armstrong's 'small step' this beautiful book from Royal Museums Greenwich explores people's fascination with our only natural satellite. Immerse yourself in contemporary essays and fascinating images wrapped in a... -
The Dawn of Modern Cosmology: From Copernicus to Newton by Nicolaus Copernicus 9780241360637
RRP: $35.68$25.94New to Penguin Classics, the astonishing story of the Copernican Revolution, told through the words of the ground-breaking scientists who brought it aboutIn the late fifteenth century, it was believed that the earth stood motionless at the centre of a... -
New Eyes on the Universe: Twelve Cosmic Mysteries and the Tools We Need to Solve Them by Stephen Webb 9781461421931
RRP: $73.48$60.06"New Eyes on the Universe - Twelve Cosmic Mysteries and the Tools We Need to Solve Them" gives an up-to-date broad overview of some of the key issues in modern astronomy and cosmology. It describes the vast amount of observational data that the new... -
The History of the Universe in 21 Stars: (and Three Imposters) by Giles Sparrow
RRP: $27.28$19.07'A delight and a triumph ... A thing of beauty ... Truly, truly magical' Mark Dolan, talkRADIOExpert science writer Giles Sparrow guides you through 21 stars you can see in the night sky and what they can teach us about our universe. On a clear evening,... -
Astrotopia: The Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race by Mary-Jane Rubenstein
RRP: $42.00$35.66A revealing look at the parallel mythologies behind the colonization of Earth and space-and a bold vision for a more equitable, responsible future both on and beyond our planet. As environmental, political, and public health crises multiply on Earth,... -
Light of the Stars: Alien Worlds and the Fate of the Earth by Adam Frank
RRP: $27.28$24.07Light of the Stars tells a radically new story about what we are: one world in a universe awash in planets. Building on his widely discussed scientific papers and The New York Times op-eds, astrophysicist Adam Frank shows that not only is it likely that... -
Billions & Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium by Carl Sagan 9780345379184
RRP: $42.00$24.97Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345379184Author Carl SaganFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 283gDimensions(mm) 211mm *... -
The Sun Kings: The Unexpected Tragedy of Richard Carrington and the Tale of How Modern Astronomy Began by S. Clark
RRP: $52.50$41.14In September of 1859, the entire Earth was engulfed in a gigantic cloud of seething gas, and a blood-red aurora erupted across the planet from the poles to the tropics. Around the world, telegraph systems crashed, machines burst into flames, and electric... -
The Stargazer's Handbook: An Atlas of the Night Sky by Giles Sparrow
RRP: $35.68$26.63Fully illustrated with 400 of the most striking and up-to-date astronomical images and covering all the major constellations and landmarks of the night sky, The Stargazer's Handbook reveals the treasures of the cosmos - what they are, where they are, and... -
Fred Hoyle: A Life in Science by Simon Mitton 9780521189477
RRP: $52.48$43.45The scientific life of Fred Hoyle (1915-2001) was truly unparalleled. During his career he wrote groundbreaking scientific papers and caused bitter disputes in the scientific community with his revolutionary theories. Hoyle is best known for showing that... -
Cosmic Challenge: The Ultimate Observing List for Amateurs by Philip S. Harrington 9781108710756
RRP: $88.18$77.47Listing more than 500 sky targets, both near and far, in 187 challenges, this observing guide will test novice astronomers and advanced veterans alike. Its unique mix of Solar System and deep-sky targets will have observers hunting for the Apollo lunar... -
The Observer's Sky Atlas: With 50 Star Charts Covering the Entire Sky by Erich Karkoschka 9780387485379
RRP: $69.28$55.15Can you remember being impressed by a clear starry sky? Look at the Milky Way through binoculars and it will reveal its many hundreds of thousands of stars, double stars, stellar clusters, and nebulae. If you are a new observer, it is not that easy to... -
Fire and Ice: The Volcanoes of the Solar System by Natalie Starkey 9781472960405
RRP: $27.28$20.56A tour of the Solar System's tallest, hottest, coldest and weirdest volcanoes - and a look inside what makes them erupt. The volcano - among the most familiar and perhaps the most terrifying of all geological phenomena. However, Earth isn't the only... -
Moving Heaven and Earth (Icon Science): Copernicus and the Solar System by John Henry
RRP: $18.88$6.11When Nicolaus Copernicus claimed that the Earth was not stationary at the centre of the universe but circled the Sun, he brought about a total revolution in the sciences and consternation in the Church.Copernicus' theory demanded a new physics to explain... -
interstellarum Deep Sky Guide Desk Edition by Ronald Stoyan 9781108453134
RRP: $178.48$155.40The interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas set a new high standard for modern celestial cartography. The same team now presents the interstellarum Deep Sky Guide, its unique observing companion. Taking an intuitive visual approach, for each spread of the Atlas,... -
Patrick Moore: The Autobiography by Sir Patrick Moore 9780750940146 [USED COPY]
RRP: $27.28$3.23Throughout his distinguised career, Patrick Moore has, without a doubt, done more to raise the profile of astronomy amoung the British public than any other figure in the scientific world. As the presenter of The Sky at Night on BBC television for nearly... -
Mathematics in Nature, Space and Time by John Blackwood 9780863158186
RRP: $35.68$28.98A teachers' book for maths covering 'Mathematics in Nature', 'Pythagoras and Numbers', 'Platonic Solids' and 'Rhythm and Cycles'. Includes full colour illustrations and diagrams throughout.A resource for Steiner-Waldorf teachers for maths for Class 7... -
Stars and Planets: The Most Complete Guide to the Stars, Planets, Galaxies, and Solar System - Updated and Expanded Edition by Ian Ridpath
RRP: $39.80$32.95The indispensable guide to the night sky--now in a newly updated and expanded edition In this newly updated and expanded edition of their classic work, Ian Ridpath and Wil Tirion illuminate the night sky as never before, providing novice stargazers and... -
Deep-Sky Companions: The Messier Objects by Stephen James O'Meara 9781107018372
RRP: $88.18$74.26The bright galaxies, star clusters, and nebulae catalogued in the late 1700s by the famous comet hunter Charles Messier are still the most widely observed celestial wonders in the sky. The second edition of Stephen James O'Meara's acclaimed observing... -
The Encyclopedia of Moon Mysteries: Secrets, Conspiracy Theories, Anomalies, Extraterrestrials and More by Constance Victoria Briggs 9781948803106
RRP: $46.20$40.51Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781948803106Author Constance Victoria BriggsFormat PaperbackPage Count 324Imprint Adventures Unlimited PressPublisher Adventures Unlimited Press -
Science Fiction by Scientists: An Anthology of Short Stories by Michael Brotherton 9783319411019
RRP: $52.48$41.96This anthology contains fourteen intriguing stories by active research scientists and other writers trained in science. Science is at the heart of real science fiction, which is more than just westerns with ray guns or fantasy with spaceships. The people...