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Space Exploration: A History in 100 Objects by Sten Odenwald 9781615196142
RRP: $24.50$17.74From Galileo's telescope to the International Space Station - a photo-filled tour through the milestones of space exploration This eclectic pop history of space exploration, by scientist-educator Sten Odenwald at NASA, examines 100 objects - all... -
A Journey Through the Universe: A Traveler's Guide from the Center of the Sun to the Edge of the Unknown by New Scientist
RRP: $14.18$9.55There's a whole universe out there...Imagine you had a spacecraft capable of travelling through interstellar space. You climb in, blast into orbit, fly out of the solar system and keep going. Where do you end up, and what do you see along the way?The... -
The Exoplanet Handbook by Michael Perryman
RRP: $94.16$88.18With the discovery of planets beyond our solar system 25 years ago, exoplanet research has expanded dramatically, with new state-of-the-art ground-based and space-based missions dedicated to their discovery and characterisation. With more than 3,500... -
The Mythology of the Night Sky: Greek, Roman, and Other Celestial Lore by David E. Falkner
RRP: $32.24$29.37This book is for amateur astronomers who would like to know the mythology behind the names of astronomical objects in the night sky. It covers the lore and legend behind Ptolemy's 48 constellations, along with significant asterisms, the planets and their... -
Explore My World Planets by Becky Baines
RRP: $7.73$5.71Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781426323225Author Becky BainesFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint National Geographic KidsPublisher National Geographic KidsWeight(grams)... -
Deep Life: The Hunt for the Hidden Biology of Earth, Mars, and Beyond by Tullis C. Onstott 9780691202822
RRP: $25.80$20.56The thrilling quest for subsurface life on Earth and other planetsDeep Life takes readers to uncharted regions deep beneath Earth's crust in search of life in extreme environments, and reveals how astonishing new discoveries by geomicrobiologists are... -
Black Hole Physics: From Collapse to Evaporation by Daniel Grumiller
RRP: $96.74$87.37This textbook gradually introduces the reader to several topics related to black hole physics with a didactic approach. It starts with the most basic black hole solution, the Schwarzschild metric, and discusses the basic classical properties of black... -
Supernova by Or Graur
RRP: $20.63$14.10Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262543149Author Or GraurFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd -
Darkness at Night: A Riddle of the Universe by Edward Harrison 9780674192713
RRP: $39.93$30.87Why is the sky dark at night?The answer to this ancient and celebrated riddle, says Edward Harrison, seems relatively simple: the sun has set and is now shining on the other side of the earth. But suppose we were space travelers and far from any star... -
Flashes of Creation: George Gamow, Fred Hoyle, and the Great Big Bang Debate by Paul Halpern
RRP: $32.25$21.13In the past decade, Paul Halpern has brought readers three stunning histories of science -- Einstein's Dice and Schroedinger's Cats, The Quantum Labyrinth, and Synchronicity -- that reveal the twisted, bizarre, and illuminating stories of physics'... -
How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming by Mike Brown
RRP: $23.22$14.00Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385531108Author Mike BrownFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 210gDimensions(mm) 203mm *... -
Cosmos: An Illustrated History of Astronomy and Cosmology by John North 9780226594415
$80.25For millennia humans have studied the skies to help them grow crops, navigate the seas, and earn favor from their gods. We still look to the stars today for answers to fundamental questions: How did the universe begin? Will it end, and if so, how? What... -
Advanced Amateur Astronomy by Gerald North 9780521574303
RRP: $72.23$57.53This book, first published in 1997, is for amateur astronomers and telescope users who want to move beyond elementary stargazing to more challenging projects. Written by an accomplished amateur astronomer, this indispensable guide to more advanced work... -
Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites by O. Richard Norton 9781848001565
RRP: $51.59$40.43It is said that astronomy is one of the few remaining fields in which amateurs can make a real contribution to science, and nowhere is this more true than in the field of meteors and meteorites. Although meteors are isolated and unpredictable, it is... -
The Never-Ending Days of Being Dead: Dispatches from the Front Line of Science by Marcus Chown
RRP: $16.76$11.04In Chown's most ambitious book to date he sets out to answer some of the most provocative questions of today:- Is Elvis alive and kicking in another space domain?- Will we ever find ET?- What's beyond the edge of the Universe?- Did aliens build the... -
Introduction to General Relativity and Cosmology (Second Edition) by Ian R Kenyon 9780750337618
RRP: $96.75$91.04Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780750337618Author Ian R KenyonFormat HardbackPage Count 326Imprint Institute of Physics PublishingPublisher Institute of Physics Publishing -
2021 Guide to the Night Sky: A month-by-month guide to exploring the skies above North America by Storm Dunlop
RRP: $9.02$8.10This is the ideal resource for beginners and experienced stargazers in the United States and Canada, and has been updated to include new and practical information covering events occurring in North America's night sky throughout 2021. This... -
DIY Satellite Platforms: Building a Space-Ready General Base Picosatellite for Any Mission by Sandy Antunes
RRP: $8.39$6.08Can any hobbyist build a satellite? Our DIY guide steps you through designing and building a base picosatellite platform tough enough to withstand launch and survive in orbit. If you have basic maker skills, you can build a space-ready solar-powered... -
Your Place in the Universe: Understanding Our Big, Messy Existence by Paul M. Sutter
RRP: $21.92$16.31An astrophysicist presents an in-depth yet accessible tour of the universe for lay readers, while conveying the excitement of astronomy.How is a galaxy billions of lightyears away connected to us? Is our home nothing more than a tiny speck of blue in an... -
Sun and Moon: A Story of Astronomy, Photography and Cartography by Mark Holborn 9780714876566
RRP: $77.34$59.60A spectacular pictorial history of astronomical exploration, for anyone who has gazed at the sky and wondered what lies beyond From the beginning of time, human beings have looked up at the stars and speculated on other worlds. Published to mark the... -
Stellar Evolution and Nucleosynthesis by Sean G. Ryan 9780521133203
$67.34This 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... -
Astronomy Photographer of the Year: Collection 3 by Royal Observatory Greenwich
RRP: $32.25$22.48All the winning and shortlisted images from the 2014 Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition, which is organized by the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. The images are submitted in one of the following categories:* Earth and Space* Our... -
Astrotopia: The Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race by Mary-Jane Rubenstein
RRP: $25.80$21.08A 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,... -
The Moon: A Folding Pocket Guide to the Moon, Its Surface Features, Phases & Eclipses by James Kavanagh 9781620052792
RRP: $7.73$6.13The brightest and largest object in the night sky, the Moon is about 1/4 the diameter of Earth and is approximately 240,000 miles (385,000 km) distant. This folding pocket guide provides simplified reference to the Moon and its surface features, its... -
Seven Sisters of the Pleiades: Stories from Around the World by Munya Andrews
RRP: $25.74$16.56Around the world, people looked to the skies to tell them when to sow and harvest their crops, and when the rains would come. The 'sailing stars' have guided explorers and endless migrations of people. In Old Europe, among the Ainu of Japan and in... -
When Galaxies Were Born: The Quest for Cosmic Dawn by Richard S. Ellis 9780691211305
RRP: $36.12$25.84One of today's leading astronomers takes readers inside the decades-long search for the first galaxies and the origin of starlightAstronomers are like time travelers, scanning the night sky for the outermost galaxies that first came into being when our... -
A Portable Cosmos: Revealing the Antikythera Mechanism, Scientific Wonder of the Ancient World by Alexander Jones
RRP: $70.95$66.80In 1901 divers salvaging antiquities from a Hellenistic shipwreck serendipitously recovered the shattered and corroded remains of an ancient Greek gear-driven device, now known as the Antikythera Mechanism. Since its discovery, scholars relying on direct... -
Light of the Stars: Alien Worlds and the Fate of the Earth by Adam Frank 9780393609011
RRP: $27.08$22.90Light 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... -
The Monthly Sky Guide, 10th Edition by Ian Ridpath 9780486832593
RRP: $21.92$14.29Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486832593Author Ian RidpathFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 400gDimensions(mm)... -
Imaging our Solar System: The Evolution of Space Mission Cameras and Instruments by Bernard Henin 9783030904982
RRP: $38.69$35.86As we speak, stunning new snapshots of our Solar System are being transmitted to Earth by a fleet of space probes, landers, and rovers. Yet nowadays, it is all too easy to take such images for granted amidst the deluge of competing visuals we scroll... -
Discovering Mars: A History of Observation and Exploration of the Red Planet by William Sheehan
RRP: $42.51$27.05Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780816532100Author William SheehanFormat HardbackPage Count 744Imprint University of Arizona PressPublisher University of Arizona PressWeight(grams) 1152g -
The Natural Philosophy of Time by G J Whitrow 9781014167477
RRP: $30.90$26.26Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781014167477Author G J WhitrowFormat PaperbackPage Count 344Imprint Hassell Street PressPublisher Hassell Street PressWeight(grams) 481gDimensions(mm) 234mm... -
The Cosmos: Astronomy in the New Millennium by Jay M. Pasachoff 9781108431385
$88.56The fifth edition of The Cosmos: Astronomy in the New Millennium provides you with the fundamentals of astronomical knowledge that have been built up over decades, with an expanded discussion of the incredible advances that are now taking place in this... -
The Beauty of Space Art: An Illustrated Journey Through the Cosmos by Jon Ramer 9783030493585
RRP: $51.59$47.98Long before humans wrote, we painted.From mud and ash to acrylic and computers, artists across the centuries have found countless inventive ways to explore and express some of life's biggest mysteries. Enter space art, a genre of artistic expression that... -
Rebel Star: Our Quest to Solve the Great Mysteries of the Sun by Colin Stuart
RRP: $21.92$4.72A fascinating and comprehensive guide to the sun - our home star - which remains the greatest mystery in the solar system, and why understanding it is pivotal to our future existence here on Earth.In 1869, a great mystery was born. As astronomers... -
Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier by Neil deGrasse Tyson
RRP: $16.76$14.78Neil deGrasse Tyson is a rare breed of astrophysicist, one who can speak as easily and brilliantly with popular audiences as with professional scientists. Now that NASA has put human space flight effectively on hold, Tyson's views on the future of space... -
Messier's Nebulae and Star Clusters by Kenneth Glyn Jones
RRP: $69.65$61.06Charles Messier's catalogue of nebulae and star clusters, published in 1784, marked the start of a new era of deep sky astronomy. This tradition of observing galaxies and clusters is kept alive by serious amateur astronomers who study the objects of the... -
A Quaker Astronomer Reflects: Can a Scientist Also Be Religious? by Jocelyn Bell Burnell 9780646592398
RRP: $13.27$11.62Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780646592398Author Jocelyn Bell BurnellFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint Digital Publishing CentrePublisher Interactive PublicationsWeight(grams) 86g -
50 Astronomy Ideas You Really Need to Know by Giles Sparrow
RRP: $16.76$11.09From our own solar system to the edges of the universe, 50 Astronomy Ideas You Really Need to Know is your introduction to the most important concepts, discoveries and mysteries in astronomy. How did the universe begin? Where did the Moon come from? What... -
The Secret Life of Stars: Astrophysics for Everyone by Lisa Harvey-Smith
RRP: $29.61$19.84Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781760761585Author Lisa Harvey-SmithFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Thames & HudsonPublisher Thames & HudsonWeight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm) 211mm *...