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Celestial Mirror: The Astronomical Observatories of Jai Singh II by Barry Perlus
RRP: £37.50£31.98Explore the eighteenth-century Indian astronomical observatories called the Jantar Mantars, massive, stunning structures built to observe and understand the heavens Between 1724 and 1730, Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II of Jaipur constructed five... -
Small Astronomical Observatories: Amateur and Professional Designs and Constructions by CBE, DSc, FRAS, Sir Patrick Moore 9783540199137
RRP: £119.99£70.86In Small Astronomical Observatories, Patrick Moore has collected descriptions of amateur and small professional observatories currently in use in Europe and America, showing how many astronomers have built their own observatory, often with effective and... -
The Phoenix Lights: A Skeptics Discovery That We Are Not Alone by Lynne D Kitei M D 9781943625772
RRP: £17.95£16.15Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781943625772Author Gary E Schwartz Ph DFormat PaperbackPage Count 322Imprint Waterfront Digital PressPublisher Waterfront Digital PressWeight(grams)... -
To Measure the Sky: An Introduction to Observational Astronomy by Frederick R. Chromey 9781107572560
RRP: £57.99£51.58The second edition of this popular text provides undergraduates with a quantitative yet accessible introduction to the physical principles underlying the collection and analysis of observational data in contemporary optical and infrared astronomy. The... -
The Perfect Machine by Ronald Florence
RRP: £18.99£15.51Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060926700Author Ronald FlorenceFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 540gDimensions(mm) 213mm... -
Europe's Space Programme: To Ariane and Beyond by Brian Harvey 9781852337223
RRP: £54.99£35.19In Europe's Space Programme - to Ariane and Beyond, author Brian Harvey begins with the fledgling European rocket effort of the 1930s and the key pioneers of the period, examining the significance of the V-2 and the technological advances represented by... -
Rejuvenating the Sun and Avoiding Other Global Catastrophes by Martin Beech 9780387681283
RRP: £32.99£20.97This book is about an audacious idea: asteroengineering-literally, the physical engineering of a star, especially the star we call our Sun. It is an idea on the grandest of scales. Part science fiction, part science fact, asteroengineering is a response... -
Mapping the Heavens: The Radical Scientific Ideas That Reveal the Cosmos by Priyamvada Natarajan
RRP: £11.99£10.15A noted astrophysicist presents a lively and accessible introduction to radical ideas and discoveries that are transforming our knowledge of the universe"A strikingly lucid account of the expansion, not just of the universe, but of the way we have tried... -
Investigating Art, History, and Literature with Astronomy: Determining Time, Place, and Other Hidden Details Linked to the Stars by Donald W. Olson
RRP: £32.99£30.44How can shadows determine the date and time of a painting by Johannes Vermeer? How did the Moon and tides cause the loss of King John's crown jewels? In his newest book, Professor Olson, author of Celestial Sleuth and Further Adventures of the... -
Space Exploration: Past, Present, Future by Carolyn Collins Petersen 9781445656038
RRP: £20.00£13.74Humanity has always looked to the stars, but it hasn't been until relatively recently that we have managed to travel into space. Carolyn Collins Petersen takes us on a journey from the first space pioneers and their work, through the First World Warled... -
Five Photons: Remarkable Journeys of Light Across Space and Time by James Geach
RRP: £11.99£10.95Have you ever wondered what is the most distant source of light we can see, or how a star shines? Did you know that black holes can blaze like cosmic beacons across intergalactic space, and that ancient radio waves might herald the ignition of the very... -
Master of Galactic Astronomy: A Biography of Jan Hendrik Oort by Pieter C. van der Kruit 9783030555504
RRP: £29.99£26.67This accessible and entertaining biography chronicles the life and triumphs of astronomer Jan Hendrik Oort, who helped lay the foundations of modern astronomy in the 20th century. The book puts into context some of Oort's most significant achievements,... -
How to Photograph the Moon and Planets with Your Digital Camera by Tony Buick 9781441958273
RRP: £37.99£25.64Although astronomical CCD cameras can be very costly, digital cameras - the kind you use on holiday - on the other hand, are relatively inexpensive. Moreover, their technology - especially thermal noise, sensitivity (ISO number) and resolution - has... -
Great Mysteries in Astrophysics: A guide to what we don't know by Nicole Lloyd-Ronning 9780750340496
£29.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780750340496Author Nicole Lloyd-RonningFormat HardbackPage Count 200Imprint Institute of Physics PublishingPublisher Institute of Physics... -
Nearest Star: The Surprising Science of our Sun by Leon Golub
£21.34How did the Sun evolve, and what will it become? What is the origin of its light and heat? How does solar activity affect the atmospheric conditions that make life on Earth possible? These are the questions at the heart of solar physics, and at the core... -
Soyuz: A Universal Spacecraft by Rex Hall
RRP: £64.99£42.44In Soyuz: A Universal Spacecraft, authors Rex Hall and Dave Shayler review the development and operations of the Soyuz family of spacecraft. This includes the lesser-known military and unmanned versions of this reliable spacecraft. While most... -
2017: An Astronomical Year (U.K. Edition): A Reference Guide to 365 Nights of Astronomy by Richard J Bartlett 9781539578260
RRP: £14.99£14.51Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781539578260Author Richard J BartlettFormat PaperbackPage Count 234Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent... -
Coming of Age in the Milky Way by Timothy Ferris
RRP: £18.99£13.00Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060535957Author Timothy FerrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 512Imprint Harper PerennialPublisher Harper Perennial -
Mini Encyclopedia - Space by Miles Kelly 9781782094494 [USED COPY]
RRP: £7.99£2.36Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
The Night Sky: A Folding Pocket Guide to the Moon, Stars, Planets & Celestial Events by James Kavanagh
RRP: £5.99£4.75This simplified guide to the night sky includes seasonal GLOW-IN-THE-DARK charts to the stars and constellations and introduces the reader to the solar system, our moon, planets (visible with the naked eye), meteor showers and eclipses. Simply shine a... -
Faster Than The Speed Of Light: The Story of a Scientific Speculation by Joao Magueijo 9780099428084 [USED COPY]
RRP: £15.99£2.18Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Faster Than The Speed Of Light: The Story of a Scientific Speculation by Joao Magueijo 9780099428084
RRP: £15.99£11.61The 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... -
The Big Bang Never Happened: A Startling Refutation of the Dominant Theory of the Origin of the Universe by Eric Lerner 9780679740490
RRP: £23.00£17.60Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679740490Author Eric LernerFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 424gDimensions(mm) 201mm *... -
In Love with Venus: A Touch of Astronomy Can Change Your Life Forever by Angela Moore 9781906069025
RRP: £9.99£6.52Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906069025Author Angela MooreFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint The Squeeze PressPublisher The Squeeze Press -
The Shadow of the Black Hole by John W. Moffat
£19.99Black holes entered the world of science fiction and films in the 1960s, and their popularity in our culture remains today. The buzz surrounding black holes was and is due, in large part, to their speculative nature. It is still difficult for the general... -
Measuring the Universe: A Multiwavelength Perspective by George H. Rieke
£25.45Astronomy is an observational science, renewed and even revolutionized by new developments in instrumentation. With the resulting growth of multiwavelength investigation as an engine of discovery, it is increasingly important for astronomers to... -
Understanding Relativity: A Conceptual Journey Into Spacetime, Black Holes and Gravitational Waves by Wouter Schmitz
RRP: £49.99£44.97This book bridges the huge gap between popular science and mathematical treatments of Einstein's theories. It explains special and general relativity, gravity, black holes, and gravitational waves, also presenting current ideas about dark matter and dark... -
Rosetta: The Remarkable Story of Europe's Comet Explorer by Peter Bond
RRP: £27.99£25.65In 2014, Rosetta became the first mission to orbit a comet and to deploy a lander onto its surface. This is the story of ESA's pioneering comet explorer, following the mission from its initial inception to its historic touchdown. Read along as the... -
The New Cosmos: Answering Astronomy's Big Questions by David J. Eicher 9781107068858
RRP: £27.99£24.01Over the past decade, astronomers, planetary scientists, and cosmologists have answered - or are closing in on the answers to - some of the biggest questions about the universe. David J. Eicher presents a spectacular exploration of the cosmos that... -
Basic Astronomy & the Small Telescope: A Guide to Affordable Astronomy and Astrophotography by Matthew M Desipio Jr 9781546620532
RRP: £13.99£13.51Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781546620532Author Matthew M Desipio, JrFormat PaperbackPage Count 370Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent... -
The River of Time by Igor D. Novikov
RRP: £24.99£21.18Can we change the past? The surprising answer to this question can be found in the final chapters of this book. Examining the history of the study of time and presenting in detail the modern state of physical research on the subject, this book is a... -
Sundials: Design, Construction, and Use by Denis Savoie 9780387098012
RRP: £44.99£28.63Sundials, which decorate church walls, public plazas, and elegant gardens, are first and foremost astronomical instruments. Before understanding how sundials work, one must first understand the apparent motion of the Sun in the sky. In this book, Denis... -
The Amateur Astronomer by CBE, DSc, FRAS, Sir Patrick Moore 9781852338787
RRP: £39.99£36.21any popular books upon astronomy have been written during the Mpast few years, but most of them cater either for the casual dabbler who is content to learn from the depths of his armchair or else for the serious amateur who already knows the main facts... -
Navigating the Night Sky: How to Identify the Stars and Constellations by Guilherme De Almeida 9781852337377
RRP: £44.99£28.04Onee the Sun has gone down, on clear nights without moonlight, the sky is inhabited by thousands oflumi- nous dots of various eolours and levels ofbrightness. The speetacle offered by a starry sky is both grand and sublime, especially in less urban areas... -
Practical Astronomy with your Calculator or Spreadsheet by Peter Duffett-Smith 9781108436076
RRP: £43.99£28.47Now in its fourth edition, this highly regarded book is ideal for those who wish to solve a variety of practical and recreational problems in astronomy using a scientific calculator or spreadsheet. Updated and extended, this new edition shows you how to... -
One-Shot Color Astronomical Imaging: In Less Time, For Less Money! by L. A. Kennedy 9781461432463
RRP: £37.99£23.97This book shows amateur astronomers how to use one-shot CCD cameras, and how to get the best out of equipment that exposes all three color images at once. Because this book is specifically devoted to one-shot imaging, "One-Shot Color Astronomical... -
Archaeoastronomy: Introduction to the Science of Stars and Stones by Giulio Magli
RRP: £54.99£49.36This is a second edition of a textbook that provides the first comprehensive, easy-to-read, and up-to-date account of the fascinating discipline of archaeoastronomy, in which the relationship between ancient constructions and the sky is studied in order... -
Astronomy: from the beginning: A history of skywatching and early astronomers from cave paintings and stone circles to the Renaissance and the first telescopes by Christopher Seddon 9781916296428
RRP: £20.66£16.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916296428Author Christopher SeddonFormat PaperbackPage Count 294Imprint Glanville Publishers, IncorporatedPublisher Glanville Publishers,... -
Astronomy For Astro Navigation: Colour Edition by Jack Case 9781511522083
RRP: £30.83£26.72Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781511522083Author Jack CaseFormat PaperbackPage Count 166Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing... -
The Sun: An Introduction by Michael Stix 9783642624773
£70.59A wealth of new experimental and theoretical results has been obtained in solar physics since the first edition of this textbook appeared in 1989. Thus all nine chapters have been thoroughly revised, and about 100 pages and many new illustrations have...