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Islamic Cosmology and Astronomy by Dr Ali Akbar Ziaee 9783843353236
RRP: $85.41Booksplease Price: $77.76Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783843353236Author Dr Ali Akbar ZiaeeFormat PaperbackPage Count 84Imprint LAP Lambert Academic PublishingPublisher LAP Lambert Academic... -
Centauri Dreams: Imagining and Planning Interstellar Exploration by Paul Gilster 9780387004365
RRP: $83.98Booksplease Price: $64.49I wrote this book because I wanted to learn more about interstel lar flight. Not the Star Trek notion of tearing around the Galaxy in a huge spaceship-that was obviously beyond existing tech nology-but a more realistic mission. In 1989 I had videotaped... -
Tools of Radio Astronomy by Kristen Rohlfs 9783662517321
RRP: $157.48Booksplease Price: $77.15This 6th edition of "Tools of Radio Astronomy", the most used introductory text in radio astronomy, has been revised to reflect the current state of this important branch of astronomy. This includes the use of satellites, low radio frequencies, the... -
The Cosmos: Astronomy in the New Millennium by Jay M. Pasachoff 9781108431385
RRP: $144.90Booksplease Price: $134.02The 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 Spacefarer's Handbook: Science and Life Beyond Earth by Bergita Ganse 9783662617014
RRP: $52.48Booksplease Price: $45.78Now is the time to fly to space! New technological developments, commercialisation of spaceflight and advances in space medicine have made human space travel more attainable than ever before.This entertaining but nevertheless authoritative book gives a... -
Spectroscopy: The Key to the Stars: Reading the Lines in Stellar Spectra by Keith Robinson 9780387367866
RRP: $75.58Booksplease Price: $61.11While most amateur astronomers know about the red shift, have a general idea of the way that the emission and absorption lines in stellar spectra provide an insight into the atomic processes of the star, it is unusual to find someone who has any kind of... -
Emu Dreaming: An Introduction to Australian Aboriginal Astronomy by Ray Norris 9780980657005
RRP: $25.18Booksplease Price: $21.23Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780980657005Author Ray NorrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 30Imprint Emu DreamingPublisher Emu Dreaming -
Astronomical Spectroscopy for Amateurs by Ken M. Harrison 9781441972385
RRP: $71.38Booksplease Price: $54.83Astronomical Spectroscopy for Amateurs is a complete guide for amateur astronomers who are looking for a new challenge. After a brief overview of the development of spectroscopes and an introduction to the theory of stellar spectra, the book goes on to... -
Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos: The Story of the Scientific Quest for the Secret of the Universe by Dennis Overbye 9780316648967
Booksplease Price: $53.66In southern California, nearly a half century ago, a small band of researchers -- equipped with a new 200-inch telescope and a faith born of scientific optimism -- embarked on the greatest intellectual adventure in the history of humankind: the search... -
Exploring the Night Sky with Binoculars by CBE, DSc, FRAS, Sir Patrick Moore 9780521793902
Booksplease Price: $96.08On a clear, starry night, the jewelled beauty and unimaginable immensity of our universe is awe-inspiring. Star-gazing with binoculars is rewarding and may begin a lifelong hobby! Patrick Moore has painstakingly researched Exploring the Night Sky with... -
A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking
RRP: $67.20Booksplease Price: $41.79Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780553109535Author Stephen HawkingFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Bantam Dell Publishing Group, Div of Random House, IncPublisher Random House USA... -
Chemical Evolution of Galaxies by Francesca Matteucci 9783642430053
Booksplease Price: $171.07The term "chemical evolution of galaxies" refers to the evolution of abundances of chemical species in galaxies, which is due to nuclear processes occurring in stars and to gas flows into and out of galaxies. This book deals with the chemical evolution... -
Road Atlas for the Total Solar Eclipse of 2024 - Color Edition by Fred Espenak 9781941983157
RRP: $44.08Booksplease Price: $36.48Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781941983157Author Fred EspenakFormat PaperbackPage Count 42Imprint Astropixels PublishingPublisher Astropixels PublishingWeight(grams) 159gDimensions(mm)... -
The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality by B. Greene
Booksplease Price: $27.07Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375727207Author Brian GreeneFormat PaperbackPage Count 592Imprint Alfred A KnopfPublisher Alfred A. KnopfWeight(grams) 550gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 131mm *... -
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Amateur Astronomy by Michael E. Bakich 9780521812986
Booksplease Price: $199.75Being an amateur astronomer is great fun, with many different and interesting areas to get involved in. This complete reference provides a wealth of practical information covering all aspects of amateur astronomy. Organised thematically for ease of use,... -
Greek Astronomy by Sir Thomas L. Heath 9780486266206
RRP: $31.40Booksplease Price: $22.01Apologies 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)... -
Measuring the Universe: A Multiwavelength Perspective by George H. Rieke
RRP: $92.40Booksplease Price: $81.50Astronomy 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... -
Observing by Hand: Sketching the Nebulae in the Nineteenth Century by Omar W. Nasim
Booksplease Price: $89.21Today we are all familiar with the iconic pictures of the nebulae produced by the Hubble Space Telescope's digital cameras. But there was a time, before the successful application of photography to the heavens, in which scientists had to rely on handmade... -
Life in the Cosmos: From Biosignatures to Technosignatures by Manasvi Lingam
RRP: $138.50Booksplease Price: $115.75A rigorous and scientific analysis of the myriad possibilities of life beyond our planet."Are we alone in the universe?" This tantalizing question has captivated humanity over millennia, but seldom has it been approached rigorously. Today the search for... -
The Moon: A Folding Pocket Guide to the Moon, Its Surface Features, Phases & Eclipses James Kavanagh 9781620052792
RRP: $14.68Booksplease Price: $13.63The 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... -
Chasing the Sun: The Epic Story of the Star That Gives us Life by Richard Cohen
RRP: $31.48Booksplease Price: $21.13The Sun is so powerful, so much bigger than us, that it is a terrifying subject. Yet though we depend on it, we take it for granted. Amazingly the first book of its kind, CHASING THE SUNis a cultural and scientific history of our relationship with the... -
Shoot the Moon: A Complete Guide to Lunar Imaging by Nicolas Dupont-Bloch
RRP: $67.18Booksplease Price: $61.03The Moon boasts an unexpected variety of landscapes - including volcanic features, sinuous valleys and ghost craters - which are readily visible from Earth. This practical guide explains and demonstrates how you can capture impressive images of our... -
The Harmony of the World by Johannes Kepler 9780871692092
Booksplease Price: $177.24Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780871692092Author A. M. DuncanFormat HardbackPage Count 549Imprint American Philosophical Society PressPublisher American Philosophical Society Press -
Master of Galactic Astronomy: A Biography of Jan Hendrik Oort by Pieter C. van der Kruit 9783030555504
RRP: $69.28Booksplease Price: $58.44This 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,... -
The Night Sky: A Folding Pocket Guide to the Moon, Stars, Planets & Celestial Events by James Kavanagh
RRP: $14.68Booksplease Price: $11.82This 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... -
Return to the Far Side of Planet Moore!: Rambling Through Observations, Friendships and Antics of Sir Patrick Moore by Martin Mobberley 9783319157795
Booksplease Price: $73.02The result of an exhaustive study of Sir Patrick Moore's observations of the Moon and planets for more than 60 years, this book is a fantastic companion to the extremely popular, "It Came From Outer Space Wearing an RAF Blazer!" written by the same... -
Mapping the Heavens: The Radical Scientific Ideas That Reveal the Cosmos by Priyamvada Natarajan
RRP: $25.18Booksplease Price: $22.81A 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... -
Moon Lander: How We Developed the Apollo Lunar Module by Thomas J. Kelly
RRP: $35.68Booksplease Price: $27.99Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781588342737Author Thomas J. KellyFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Smithsonian BooksPublisher Smithsonian BooksWeight(grams) 420gDimensions(mm) 229mm *... -
Astrolabe World Ephemeris: 2001-2050 at Midnight by Robert Hand
RRP: $58.78Booksplease Price: $54.58Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780924608223Author Robert HandFormat PaperbackPage Count 606Imprint Whitford Press,U.S.Publisher Whitford Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 2177g -
Rediscovering the Integral Cosmos: Physics, Metaphysics, and Vertical Causality by Jean Borella 9781621384076
Booksplease Price: $34.88Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781621384076Author Jean BorellaFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint Angelico PressPublisher Angelico PressWeight(grams) 236gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *... -
Unmasking Europa: The Search for Life on Jupiter's Ocean Moon by Richard Greenberg 9780387479361
RRP: $83.98Booksplease Price: $64.49Jupiter's ice moon Europa is widely regarded as the most likely place to find extraterrestrial life. This book tells the engaging story of Europa, the oceanic moon. It features a large number of stunning images of the ocean moon's surface, clearly... -
Death from the Skies!: The Science Behind the End of the World by Philip Plait
RRP: $39.92Booksplease Price: $32.55Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143116042Author Philip PlaitFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint The Penguin PressPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 278gDimensions(mm) 203mm *... -
The Universe Explained To My Grandchildren by Hubert Reeves
RRP: $12.60Booksplease Price: $10.33Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956808226Author Hubert ReevesFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint Salammbo PressPublisher Salammbo PressWeight(grams) 150g -
Spectral Atlas for Amateur Astronomers: A Guide to the Spectra of Astronomical Objects and Terrestrial Light Sources by Richard Walker 9781107165908
RRP: $168.00Booksplease Price: $154.69Featuring detailed commented spectral profiles of more than one hundred astronomical objects, in colour, this spectral guide documents most of the important and spectroscopically observable objects accessible using typical amateur equipment. It allows... -
An Introduction to Radio Astronomy by Bernard F. Burke 9781107189416
RRP: $147.00Booksplease Price: $136.08Radio astronomy is an active and rapidly expanding field due to advances in computing techniques, with several important new instruments on the horizon. This text provides a thorough introduction to radio astronomy and its contribution to our... -
Coming of Age in the Milky Way by Timothy Ferris
RRP: $41.98Booksplease Price: $28.35Apologies 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 -
Astrotopia: The Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race by Mary-Jane Rubenstein
RRP: $42.00Booksplease Price: $34.40A 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,... -
Journey of the Universe by Brian Thomas Swimme 9780300209433
RRP: $25.18Booksplease Price: $20.75An epic story of the emergence of the universe and of the community of life, with a new vision for how we might bring forth a vibrant Earth Community Today we know what no previous generation knew: the history of the universe and of the unfolding of... -
The Secret Life of Stars: Astrophysics for Everyone by Lisa Harvey-Smith
RRP: $48.20Booksplease Price: $32.26Apologies 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 *... -
A Traveler's Guide to the Stars by Les Johnson
RRP: $52.50Booksplease Price: $44.63A brief guide to the real science of interstellar travelWith known exoplanets now numbering in the thousands and initiatives like 100 Year Starship and Breakthrough Starshot advancing the idea of interstellar travel, the age-old dream of venturing forth...