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The Year in Space: From the makers of the number-one space podcast, in conjunction with the Royal Astronomical Society The Supermassive Podcast (Izzie Clarke, Dr Becky Smethurst, Richard Hollingham and Robert Massey) 9781472299505
RRP: £14.99£9.80Is it possible for humans to live on other planets?What will happen on the next mission to the Moon?And was there really once life on Mars?Brought to you by the infectiously enthusiastic team behind The Supermassive Podcast from the Royal Astronomical... -
Astronomy: A Self-Teaching Guide, Eighth Edition by Dinah L. Moche 9781620459904
RRP: £21.99£15.23Now with a full-color insert and thoroughly revised, this perennial bestseller is the most comprehensive and successful beginner's astronomy books in the market. "One of the best ways by which one can be introduced to the wonders of astronomy." -The... -
Make: High-Power Rockets Mike Westerfield 9781457182976
RRP: £27.99£18.59Make: High-Power Rockets is for all the science geeks who look at the moon and try to figure out where Neil Armstrong walked, watch in awe as rockets lift off, and want to fly their own model rockets. Starting with an overview of mid- and high-power... -
Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space by Janna Levin
RRP: £10.99£7.77The full inside story of the detection of gravitational waves at LIGO, one of the most ambitious feats in scientific history*Selected as a Book of the Year 2016 in the Sunday Times*'This is empirical poetry. A fascinating tale of human curiosity... -
The US Navy's Secret Space Program and Nordic Extraterrestrial Alliance by Robert Wood 9780998603803
RRP: £14.04£12.66Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998603803Author Robert WoodFormat PaperbackPage Count 340Imprint Exopolitics ConsultantsPublisher Exopolitics ConsultantsWeight(grams) 454g -
Introducing Time: A Graphic Guide by Craig Callender
RRP: £8.99£6.70What is time? The 5th-century philosopher St Augustine famously said that he knew what time was, so long as no one asked him.Is time a fourth dimension similar to space or does it flow in some sense? And if it flows, does it make sense to say how fast?... -
Phaenomena: Doppelmayr's Celestial Atlas by Giles Sparrow
RRP: £50.00£34.75A beautiful showcase of Johann Doppelmayr's magnificent Atlas Coelestis that deconstructs its intricately drawn plates and explores its influential ideas. Showcasing Johann Doppelmayr's magnificent 1742 map of the cosmos, Atlas Coelestis, this... -
Galaxies in the Universe: An Introduction by Linda S. Sparke 9780521671866
RRP: £54.99£48.42This extensively illustrated book presents the astrophysics of galaxies since their beginnings in the early Universe. It has been thoroughly revised to take into account the most recent observational data, and recent discoveries such as dark energy... -
Missions to Mars: A New Era of Rover and Spacecraft Discovery on the Red Planet by Larry Crumpler 9780008407261
RRP: £25.00£14.65From a long-term planning lead for the Mars Exploration Rover Project comes this vivid insider account of some of NASA's most vital and exciting missions to the Red Planet, illustrated with full-colour photographs-a wondrous chronicle of... -
The Backyard Astronomer's Guide by Terence Dickinson
RRP: £49.95£43.37The touchstone for contemporary stargazers. This classic, groundbreaking guide has been the go-to field guide for both beginning and experienced amateur astronomers for nearly 30 years. The fourth edition brings Terence Dickinson and Alan Dyer's... -
The Cosmos Explained: A history of the universe from its beginning to today and beyond Charles Liu 9780711252745
RRP: £19.99£13.75The Cosmos Explained is an exciting and beautifully designed book that charts the life of our universe from the Big Bang to the present day and beyond. Starting with the moment of the Big Bang-at exactly one ten-millionth of a trillionth of a trillionth... -
The Cambridge Double Star Atlas by Bruce MacEvoy 9781107534209
RRP: £43.99£33.48The Cambridge Double Star Atlas is back! It is the first and only atlas of physical double stars that can be viewed with amateur astronomical instruments. Completely rewritten, this new edition explains the latest research into double stars, and looks at... -
Strange Angel: The Otherworldly Life of Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons by George Pendle
RRP: £10.99£7.40'Forget geek stereotypes. Parsons' life seems straight out of a Hollywood thriller ... Pendle's book leaves us with a taste of genius's energy and fragility' Los Angeles Magazine'You couldn't make it up' Physics World'As a history of space travel,... -
The History of Astronomy: A Very Short Introduction by Michael Hoskin
RRP: £8.99£6.45Astronomy, perhaps the first of the sciences, was already well developed by the time of Christ. Seventeen centuries later, after Newton showed that the movements of the planets could be explained in terms of gravitation, it became the paradigm for the... -
Eyes on the Universe: The Story of the Telescope by Patrick Moore 9783540761648
RRP: £44.99£32.04Eyes on the Universe is an illustrated history of the telescope, beginning with pre-telescopic observatories and the refractors of Galileo, Lippershey and Digges, and ending with the most modern instruments including - of course - the Hubble Space... -
50 Ideas You Really Need to Know: Universe by Joanne Baker 9780857381231 [USED COPY]
RRP: £12.99£2.09For millennia humanity has gazed in wonder at the night sky, tracked the motions of the planets and attempted to explain our place in the Universe. But only in our own time has the true scale, the astonishing variety and the remarkable strangeness of the... -
The Sun by Brendan Owens 9781906367862
RRP: £9.99£7.06The enormous significance of the Sun to our lives has been felt ever since ominous eclipses and mysterious sunspots were observed many thousands of years ago. Scientists and astronomers from many different fields have contributed over the centuries to... -
Cosmic Origins: Science’s Long Quest to Understand How Our Universe Began by M. Mitchell Waldrop 9783030982164
RRP: £32.99£19.40Cosmic Origins tells the story of how physicists and astronomers have struggled for more than a century to understand the beginnings of our universe, from its origins in the Big Bang to the modern day. The book will introduce the science as a narrative,... -
Galileo: And the Science Deniers by Mario Livio 9781501194733
RRP: £28.00£15.72Galileo's story may be more relevant today than ever before. At present, we face enormous crises-such as the minimization of the dangers of climate change-because the science behind these threats is erroneously questioned or ignored. Galileo... -
Dialogue/2 Chief World Systems by Galileo Galilei
RRP: £14.99£9.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375757662Author GalileoFormat PaperbackPage Count 640Imprint Modern Library IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 522gDimensions(mm) 203mm *... -
The UFO Experience: Evidence Behind Close Encounters, Project Blue Book, and the Search for Answers by J. Allen Hynek
RRP: £17.99£13.74Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590033081Author J. Allen HynekFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Red Wheel/WeiserPublisher Red Wheel/WeiserWeight(grams) 1g -
The Oxford Handbook of the History of Modern Cosmology by Helge Kragh 9780198896548
£41.09Scientific and popular literature on modern cosmology is very extensive; however, scholarly works on the historical development of cosmology are few and scattered. The Oxford Handbook of the History of Modern Cosmology offers a comprehensive and... -
National Geographic Stargazer's Atlas: The Ultimate Guide to the Night Sky by National Geographic
RRP: £48.00£35.78Richly illustrated with a luminous and informative collection of maps, photographs, and graphics, this atlas is the perfect companion for exploring the wonders of the universe as viewed from Earth.This expansive illustrated atlas invites readers to roam... -
Visual Galaxy: The Ultimate Guide to the Milky Way and Beyond National Geographic 9781426220609
RRP: £41.99£31.34This compelling visual journey through our galaxy combines more than 350 photographs, illustrations, and graphics to present the universe as you've never seen it before. Galaxia is a deep dive into the past, present, and future of our home galaxy, the... -
Venus by William Sheehan
RRP: £25.00£17.62This new and beautifully illustrated account of Venus takes in the most recent research into this mysterious, inhospitable world. Looking at the history of our observations of the planet, from early astronomy to future space missions, it seeks to answer... -
Yearbook of Astronomy 2023 by Jones, Brian 9781399018449
RRP: £18.99£14.01Maintaining its appealing style and presentation, the Yearbook of Astronomy 2023 contains comprehensive jargon-free monthly sky notes and an authoritative set of sky charts to enable backyard astronomers and sky gazers everywhere to plan their viewing of... -
The Design and Engineering of Curiosity: How the Mars Rover Performs Its Job Emily Lakdawalla 9783319681443
RRP: £27.99£26.05This book describes the most complex machine ever sent to another planet: Curiosity. It is a one-ton robot with two brains, seventeen cameras, six wheels, nuclear power, and a laser beam on its head. No one human understands how all of its systems and... -
Astrobiology: A Very Short Introduction by David C. Catling
RRP: £8.99£6.45Astrobiology is the study of the origin and development of life on this and other planets. What fascinates people about astrobiology is that it seeks answers to long-standing unsolved questions: How quickly did life evolve on Earth and why did life... -
First Light: Switching on Stars at the Dawn of Time by Emma Chapman 9781472962928
RRP: £16.99£12.28Opens a window into a previously dark and secret time in our universe's history: when the first stars were born. Astronomers have successfully observed a great deal of the Universe's history, from recording the afterglow of the Big Bang to imaging... -
Heavenly Mathematics: The Forgotten Art of Spherical Trigonometry by Glen Van Brummelen 9780691175997
RRP: £17.99£14.38Heavenly Mathematics traces the rich history of spherical trigonometry, revealing how the cultures of classical Greece, medieval Islam, and the modern West used this forgotten art to chart the heavens and the Earth. Once at the heart of astronomy and... -
Patrick Moore's Astronomy: A Complete Introduction: Teach Yourself Sir Patrick Moore 9781473608757
RRP: £14.99£9.80Astronomy: A Complete Introduction will ensure you recognize what you are seeing in the night sky. You will investigate the sun, moon, planets comets and stars and learn how to observe them. This comprehensive guide, complete with star charts, will map... -
It's ONLY Rocket Science: An Introduction in Plain English by Dr. Lucy Rogers
RRP: £34.99£28.17For over fifty years satellites have circled the Earth and spacecraft have been used to explore our solar system. Every day ordinary people around the world use satellites for satellite television, GPS navigation, weather forecasts and other technologies... -
An Astronomer's Tale: A Bricklayer's Guide to the Galaxy Gary Fildes 9781784754389
RRP: £12.99£9.09A Bricklayer's Guide to the Galaxy . . . The inspirational memoir of a former brickie who followed his passion for the stars and built his own observatory. Perfect for readers of Robert Macfarlane, Helen Macdonald and James Rebanks - as well as fans of... -
A History of the Universe in 100 Stars Florian Freistetter 9781529410150
RRP: £10.99£7.40From the Big Bang to the Gaia Mission, this is a very personal history of the universe through the author's favourite 100 stars.Astronomer Florian Freistetter has chosen 100 stars that have almost nothing in common. Some are bright and famous, some shine... -
100 Things to See in the Night Sky: From Planets and Satellites to Meteors and Constellations, Your Guide to Stargazing by Dean Regas
RRP: £10.99£7.00A handy field guide for the best stargazing experience whether in your own back yard, camping, or travelling-including information showing you which planets, constellations, stars, and manmade objects you can see with a telescope, or just your naked... -
An Introduction to Stellar Astrophysics Francis LeBlanc (Universite de Moncton, Canada) 9780470699560
RRP: £45.95£40.51An Introduction to Stellar Astrophysics aspires to provide the reader with an intermediate knowledge on stars whilst focusing mostly on the explanation of the functioning of stars by using basic physical concepts and observational results. The book is... -
Hubble's Universe: 2nd Ed; Greatest Discoveries and Latest Images by Terence Dickinson 9781770859975
£35.79The first edition of 'Hubble's Universe' displayed 300 pages of high-resolution celestial portraits selected by bestselling astronomy writer Terence Dickinson from the initial 22 years of the Hubble Space Telescope's exploration of distant galaxies. With... -
Endless Universe: Beyond The Big Bang Paul J. Steinhardt 9780753824429
RRP: £9.99£6.80A radical, yet accessible, new theory of the origins and future of the universe by two of the world's leading cosmologistsThe first serious challenge to the widely accepted 'Big Bang' model of the universe. According to 'Big Bang' theory, space and time... -
The Possibility of Life: Searching for Kinship in the Cosmos by Jaime Green
RRP: £20.00£14.21One of the most potent questions we ask about the cosmos is: are we alone? From astrobiology to exoplanets in the 'Goldilocks Zone', Jaime Green traces our understanding of what and where life in the universe could be, drawing on the long tradition of... -
The Moon: A History for the Future by Oliver Morton
RRP: £9.99£7.11A Sunday Times must read book of 2019 'An out-of-this-world read ... brilliant and compelling. Morton is a high-octane British science journalist, and every chapter is littered with material that strikes, amazes or haunts ... this is a book filled...