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The Ever-Changing Sky: A Guide to the Celestial Sphere by James B. Kaler 9780521499187
RRP: $74.81$62.32The Ever-Changing Sky provides a comprehensive and non-mathematical guide to spherical astronomy. The reader is guided through terrestrial and celestial co-ordinate systems, time measurement and celestial navigation, to the prediction of the rising and... -
Exploring the Planets: A Memoir by Fred Taylor
RRP: $50.30$46.38The planets fascinate us, and naturally we care about our own Earth, and things like how well we can forecast the weather and whether climate is really changing. Exploring the Planets offers a personal account on how the space programme evolved. It... -
Exoplanet Atmospheres: Physical Processes by Sara Seager
RRP: $79.98$62.20Over the past twenty years, astronomers have identified hundreds of extrasolar planets--planets orbiting stars other than the sun. Recent research in this burgeoning field has made it possible to observe and measure the atmospheres of these exoplanets... -
Astroquizzical: A Beginner's Journey Through the Cosmos by Jillian Scudder
RRP: $12.89$8.64Finalist for the 2023 AAAS/Subaru prize for Excellence in Science Writing In this enthralling cosmic journey through space and time, astrophysicist Jillian Scudder locates our home planet within its own 'family tree'. Our parent the Earth and its sibling... -
Astroquizzical: A Curious Journey Through Our Cosmic Family Tree by Jillian Scudder
RRP: $21.92$14.94In this enthralling cosmic journey through space and time, astrophysicist Jillian Scudder locates our home planet within its own 'family tree'. Our parent the Earth and its sibling planets in our solar system formed within the same gas cloud. Without our... -
MARS CITY STATES New Societies for a New World by Frank Crossman 9781736386002
RRP: $25.74$21.66Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781736386002Author Frank CrossmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 578Imprint Polaris BooksPublisher Polaris BooksWeight(grams) 839gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *... -
The Living Cosmos: Our Search for Life in the Universe by Chris Impey
RRP: $36.11$30.97Considering the development of life on Earth, the existence of life in extreme environments and the potential for life elsewhere in the Universe, this book gives a fascinating insight into our place in the Universe. Chris Impey leads the reader through... -
It Came From Outer Space Wearing an RAF Blazer!: A Fan's Biography of Sir Patrick Moore by Martin Mobberley 9783319006086
RRP: $58.04$47.46To British television viewers, the name 'Patrick Moore' has been synonymous with Astronomy and Space Travel since he first appeared on The Sky at Night in 1957. To amateur astronomers he has been a source of inspiration, joy, humour and even an eccentric... -
Astronomy and Spiritual Science by Elizabeth Vreede 9780880105880
RRP: $48.38$41.36Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780880105880Author Elizabeth VreedeFormat PaperbackPage Count 420Imprint SteinerBooks, IncPublisher SteinerBooks, IncWeight(grams) 615gDimensions(mm) 229mm... -
Comet by Carl Sagan 9780345412225
RRP: $29.67$22.90Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345412225Author Carl SaganFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 564gDimensions(mm) 229mm... -
Alone in the Universe: Why Our Planet is Unique by John Gribbin 9781118147979
RRP: $24.50$21.89Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781118147979Author John GribbinFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint John Wiley & Sons IncPublisher Turner Publishing CompanyWeight(grams) 435gDimensions(mm)... -
Russian Planetary Exploration: History, Development, Legacy and Prospects by Brian Harvey 9780387463438
RRP: $45.14$37.55Russia's accomplishments in planetary space exploration were not achieved easily. Formerly, the USSR experienced frustration in trying to tame unreliable Molniya and Proton upper stages and in tracking spacecraft over long distances. This book will... -
Making Your Own Telescope by Allyn J. Thompson 9780486428833
RRP: $18.69$14.38Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486428833Author Allyn J. ThompsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)... -
Astronomical Mindfulness: Your Cosmic Guide to Reconnecting with the Sun, Moon, Stars, and Planets by Christopher G De Pree
RRP: $23.21$15.60Using the power of the sun, moon, stars, and planets, this unique, illustrated guide is filled with engaging exercises that deepen your knowledge of the solar system, help you take necessary pauses every day, and foster a renewed sense of presence in the... -
Space Enterprise: Living and Working Offworld in the 21st Century by Phillip Harris 9780387776392
RRP: $45.14$39.00In Space Enterprise - Living and Working Offworld, Dr Philip Harris provides the vision and rationale as to why humanity is leaving its cradle, Earth, to use space resources, as well as pursuing lunar industrialization and establishing offworld... -
Remote Compositional Analysis: Techniques for Understanding Spectroscopy, Mineralogy, and Geochemistry of Planetary Surfaces by Janice L. Bishop
RRP: $127.70$116.85How do planetary scientists analyze and interpret data from laboratory, telescopic, and spacecraft observations of planetary surfaces? What elements, minerals, and volatiles are found on the surfaces of our Solar System's planets, moons, asteroids, and... -
The Moon Book 3rd Edition by Kim Long 9780991126644
RRP: $25.74$20.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780991126644Author Kim LongFormat PaperbackPage Count 178Imprint Proximo PressPublisher Proximo PressWeight(grams) 213gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 10mm -
The Sun and How to Observe It by Jamey L. Jenkins 9780387094977
RRP: $51.59$39.05In Part 1, the book describes the very latest thinking on solar physics in (mostly non-mathematical) detail, incorporating the latest results from research concerning the structure and behaviour of the Sun. There is particular emphasis on the surface... -
Exploring the X-ray Universe by Frederick D. Seward 9780521884839
RRP: $83.84$76.30Capturing the excitement and accomplishments of X-ray astronomy, this second edition now includes a broader range of astronomical phenomena and dramatic new results from the most powerful X-ray telescopes. Covering all areas of astronomical research,... -
Incoming!: Or, Why We Should Stop Worrying and Learn to Love the Meteorite by Ted Nield 9781847082640
RRP: $12.89$8.64More than 470 million years ago, a stupendous collision in the Asteroid Belt bombarded the Earth with meteorites of all sizes. New research suggests that the resulting ecological disturbance may have been responsible for the single greatest increase in... -
Pluto: Sentinel of the Outer Solar System by Barrie William Jones 9780521194365
RRP: $41.27$35.60Orbiting at the edge of the outer Solar System, Pluto is an intriguing object in astronomy. Since the fascinating events surrounding its discovery, it has helped increase our understanding of the origin and evolution of the Solar System, and raised... -
The Modern Amateur Astronomer by CBE, DSc, FRAS, Sir Patrick Moore 9783540199007 [USED COPY]
RRP: $116.09$3.46Here is a comprehensive guide for every amateur astronomer who hopes to do more than just star-gaze. If you already own an astronomical telescope and want to know how to use it to the best effect, or if you are thinking about buying one and are wondering... -
Spies in the Sky: Surveillance Satellites in War and Peace by Pat Norris 9780387716725
RRP: $32.24$26.59In Spies in the Sky Patrick Norris responds to the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the dawn of the Space Age - the launch of Sputnik 1 - with a review of the most important historical applications of space science for the benefit of the human race... -
Eyes on the Sky: A Spectrum of Telescopes by Francis Graham-Smith
RRP: $38.04$27.27Four centuries ago, Galileo first turned a telescope to look up at the night sky. His discoveries opened the cosmos, revealing the geometry and dynamics of the solar system. Today's telescopic equipment, stretching over the whole spectrum from visible... -
Jupiter Odyssey: The Story of NASA's Galileo Mission by David M. Harland 9781852333010 [USED COPY]
RRP: $45.14$8.71Focusing on the Galileo Mission, the story will relate this remarkable spacecraft's protracted gestation and the ordeal of its long haul out to Jupiter and its ultimate triumph: 5 years exploration within the Jovian system. The story spans a full quarter... -
Jupiter Odyssey: The Story of NASA's Galileo Mission by David M. Harland 9781852333010
RRP: $45.14$39.73Focusing on the Galileo Mission, the story will relate this remarkable spacecraft's protracted gestation and the ordeal of its long haul out to Jupiter and its ultimate triumph: 5 years exploration within the Jovian system. The story spans a full quarter... -
Master of Galactic Astronomy: A Biography of Jan Hendrik Oort by Pieter C. van der Kruit
RRP: $42.56$34.92This 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,... -
Vesta and Ceres: Insights from the Dawn Mission for the Origin of the Solar System by Simone Marchi
RRP: $94.16$86.38The NASA Dawn mission, launched in 2007, aimed to visit two of the most massive protoplanets of the main asteroid belt: Vesta and Ceres. The aim was to further our understanding of the earliest days of the Solar System, and compare the two bodies to... -
Red Rover: Inside the Story of Robotic Space Exploration, from Genesis to the Mars Rover Curiosity by Roger Wiens
RRP: $25.80$20.54In its eerie likeness to Earth, Mars has long captured our imaginations,both as a destination for humankind and as a possible home to extraterrestrial life. It is our twenty-first century New World its explorers robots, shipped 350 million miles from... -
Cataclysmic Variable Stars - How and Why they Vary by Coel Hellier 9781852332112
RRP: $77.39$59.68This text presents numerous illustrations of the observed variability of cataclysmic variable stars. It provides a clear explanation and thorough up-to-date overview of this phenomena at a level accessible to the advanced amateur or undergraduate student... -
Full Meridian of Glory: Perilous Adventures in the Competition to Measure the Earth by Paul Murdin 9780387755335
RRP: $32.24$27.35[the text below needs editing and we must be careful not to say things about Dan Brown's book that could get Springer in legal trouble] Dan Brown's novel, The Da Vinci Code, was first published in 2003; its sales have reached 40 million worldwide. The... -
The Black Hole at the Center of Our Galaxy by Fulvio Melia 9780691095059
RRP: $58.05$46.08Could Einstein have possibly anticipated directly testing the most captivating prediction of general relativity, that there exist isolated pockets of spacetime shielded completely from our own? Now, almost a century after that theory emerged, one of the... -
The Origins of Everything in 100 Pages (More or Less) by David Bercovici 9780300230505
$14.47Covering 13.8 billion years in some 100 pages, a calculatedly concise, wryly intelligent history of everything, from the Big Bang to the advent of human civilization With wonder, wit, and flair-and in record time and space-geophysicist David Bercovici... -
Alchemy of the Heavens by Ken Croswell 9780385472142
RRP: $19.29$18.60The Alchemy Of The Heavens offers an exciting and accessible survey of what we know about our galaxy. The home of the earth, the sun, and countless other stars, the Milky Way has long been an object of human fascintation, but it's been in the last forty... -
Chemistry of the Solar System by Katharina Lodders 9780854041282
RRP: $38.64$32.52This book is an appealing, concise, and factual account of the chemistry of the solar system. It includes basic facts about the chemical composition of the different bodies in the solar system, the major chemical processes involved in the formation of... -
The Astronomical Almanac (2016-2020): A Comprehensive Guide to Night Sky Events by Richard J Bartlett 9781514864456
RRP: $25.79$20.52Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781514864456Author Richard J BartlettFormat PaperbackPage Count 490Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent... -
2018: The Night Sky Sights (U.K. Edition): A Guide to Over 100 Astronomical Events to See Without a Telescope by Richard J Bartlett 9781976495335
RRP: $29.01$24.12Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781976495335Author Richard J BartlettFormat PaperbackPage Count 114Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent... -
Planetary Crusts: Their Composition, Origin and Evolution by S. Ross Taylor 9780521142014
RRP: $65.78$59.66Planetary Crusts explains how and why solid planets and satellites develop crusts. Extensively referenced and annotated, it presents a geochemical and geological survey of the crusts of the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars, the asteroid Vesta, and... -
Planetary Gods and Goddesses Coloring Book: Astronomy and Myths of the New Solar System by M Kelley Hunter 9780997654004
RRP: $16.77$11.95Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780997654004Author M Kelley HunterFormat PaperbackImprint Helia ProductionsPublisher Helia ProductionsWeight(grams) 209g -
Astronomy’s Quest for Sharp Images: From Blurred Pictures to the Very Large Telescope by Pierre Léna 9783030558109
RRP: $36.11$33.09Since the 1960s, astrophysical discoveries have blossomed, due to the emergence of powerful and new observational tools. Among them, a fantastic improvement of the sharpness of astronomical images, obtained with ground based optical telescopes, has been...