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  • Astrology: A Little Introduction to the Stars, Planets, and Signs by Ivy O'Neil

    Astrology: A Little Introduction to the Stars, Planets, and Signs by Ivy O'Neil

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    Explore the secrets of the stars in this beautiful, illustrated introduction to horoscopes and the signs of the zodiac. From Sun, Moon, and Rising Signs to the 12 Houses of a Natal Chart, there is untold wisdom embedded in the night sky. Covering all 12...
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  • Nature's Third Cycle: A Story of Sunspots by Arnab Rai Choudhuri

    Nature's Third Cycle: A Story of Sunspots by Arnab Rai Choudhuri

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    Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780198807643Author Professor of Physics Arnab Rai ChoudhuriFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint OUP IndiaPublisher OUP IndiaWeight(grams)...
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  • The Way Back Almanac 2023: A contemporary seasonal guide back to nature Melinda Salisbury 9781786784957

    The Way Back Almanac 2023: A contemporary seasonal guide back to nature Melinda Salisbury 9781786784957

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    Beautifully illustrated throughout, each month includes sections on stargazing, gardening tips, seasonal vegan recipes, home organization or crafting ideas, digital wellbeing practices, rituals, book club reads, folklore or ancient wisdom as told by...
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  • Tweeting the Universe: Tiny Explanations of Very Big Ideas by Govert Schilling

    Tweeting the Universe: Tiny Explanations of Very Big Ideas by Govert Schilling

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    In 140 pages, two masterly popularisers present 140 explanations of the biggest questions in physics - in the form of 10 or so tweets per page. They set themselves the challenge of boiling down what is essential on each subject into sentences of 140...
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  • Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning by Richard H. Allen 9780486210797

    Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning by Richard H. Allen 9780486210797

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    Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486210797Author Richard H. AllenFormat PaperbackPage Count 563Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...
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  • Star Tales: Revised and Expanded Edition by Ian Ridpath 9780718894788

    Star Tales: Revised and Expanded Edition by Ian Ridpath 9780718894788

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    Every night, a pageant of Greek mythology circles overhead. Perseus flies to the rescue of Andromeda, Orion faces the charge of the snorting Bull, and the ship of the Argonauts sails in search of the Golden Fleece. Constellations are the invention of...
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  • The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light by Paul Bogard 9780007428212

    The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light by Paul Bogard 9780007428212

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    Streetlamps, neon signs - an ever-present glow that has changed the natural world and adversely affected our health; Paul Bogard illuminates the problems caused by a lack of darkness. We live awash in artificial light. But night's natural...
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  • Bring Me Sunshine: A Windswept, Rain-Soaked, Sun-Kissed, Snow-Capped Guide To Our Weather by Charlie Connelly

    Bring Me Sunshine: A Windswept, Rain-Soaked, Sun-Kissed, Snow-Capped Guide To Our Weather by Charlie Connelly

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    We talk about the weather a lot. It exasperates, confounds and on occasion delights us. Our national conversation is dominated by the weather, but how much do we really know about it? In Bring Me Sunshine, Charlie Connelly sets off on the trail of our...
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  • Geology and Astronomy by Charles Kovacs

    Geology and Astronomy by Charles Kovacs

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    The first part of this book describes the different kinds of rocks, soil and mountains found on our planet, and explores how they came into being. This section deals with the depths of the earth, and the long ages of time.In contrast, the second part...
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  • Korolev: How One Man Masterminded the Soviet Drive to Beat America to the Moon James Harford 9780471327219

    Korolev: How One Man Masterminded the Soviet Drive to Beat America to the Moon James Harford 9780471327219

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    How One Man Masterminded the Soviet Drive Beat America to the Moon. "Fascinating ...packed with technical and historical detail for the space expert and enthusiast alike ...Great stuff!"-New Scientist "In this exceptional book, James...
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  • Star Clusters and How to Observe Them by Mark Allison 9781846281907

    Star Clusters and How to Observe Them by Mark Allison 9781846281907

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    Astronomy enthusiasts will all appreciate the detailed yet easily-assimilated description of star clusters, how they were formed as our Milky Way galaxy, how they evolved, and how they are classified. The latest research has revealed a vast amount of...
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  • Apollo: The Lost and Forgotten Missions by David J. Shayler 9781852335755

    Apollo: The Lost and Forgotten Missions by David J. Shayler 9781852335755

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    The structure of Apollo - The Lost and Forgotten Missions follows the development and in flight testing of the Apollo lunar spacecraft prior to Apollo 11 as well as missions planned following that first landing. Drawing upon combinations of archival...
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  • Smithsonian Treasure of the Natioal Air and Space Museum by Tony Reichhardt

    Smithsonian Treasure of the Natioal Air and Space Museum by Tony Reichhardt

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    Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781588347350Author Tony ReichhardtFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Smithsonian BooksPublisher Smithsonian Books
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  • Fire and Ice: The Volcanoes of the Solar System by Natalie Starkey 9781472960405

    Fire and Ice: The Volcanoes of the Solar System by Natalie Starkey 9781472960405

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    A tour of the Solar System's tallest, hottest, coldest and weirdest volcanoes - and a look inside what makes them erupt. The volcano - among the most familiar and perhaps the most terrifying of all geological phenomena. However, Earth isn't the only...
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  • The Moon by Bill Leatherbarrow

    The Moon by Bill Leatherbarrow

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    Our nearest celestial neighbour, the Moon, has always been the most conspicuous feature in our night sky. It has compelled observers since the dawn of humankind, and all have tried to make sense in their own ways of the puzzles it poses and the questions...
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  • The Way Back Almanac 2022: A contemporary seasonal guide back to nature Melinda Salisbury 9781786784940

    The Way Back Almanac 2022: A contemporary seasonal guide back to nature Melinda Salisbury 9781786784940

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    Beautifully illustrated throughout, each month includes sections on stargazing, gardening tips, seasonal vegan recipes, home organization or crafting ideas, digital wellbeing practices, rituals, book club reads, folklore or ancient wisdom as told by...
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  • Soviets in Space: The People of the USSR and the Race to the Moon by Turbett, Colin 9781399004862

    Soviets in Space: The People of the USSR and the Race to the Moon by Turbett, Colin 9781399004862

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    The victory over Nazi Germany in 1945, in which the Soviet Union played both the greatest part and suffered the greatest losses, found the country in a state of devastation. Military strength could not compensate for the damage wreaked by war, especially...
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  • Skybound: One Woman's Journey in Flight Rebecca Loncraine 9781447273875

    Skybound: One Woman's Journey in Flight Rebecca Loncraine 9781447273875

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    Shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Travel Memoir of the Year Award'Extraordinary' Daily Telegraph'Breathtaking' Guardian Skybound by Rebecca Loncraine is a book for anyone who has looked up and longed to take flight. The day she flew in a glider for...
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  • Stars and Planets: The Most Complete Guide to the Stars, Planets, Galaxies, and Solar System - Updated and Expanded Edition by Ian Ridpath

    Stars and Planets: The Most Complete Guide to the Stars, Planets, Galaxies, and Solar System - Updated and Expanded Edition by Ian Ridpath

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    The indispensable guide to the night sky--now in a newly updated and expanded edition In this newly updated and expanded edition of their classic work, Ian Ridpath and Wil Tirion illuminate the night sky as never before, providing novice stargazers and...
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  • Stephen James O'Meara's Observing the Night Sky with Binoculars: A Simple Guide to the Heavens by Stephen James O'Meara 9780521721707

    Stephen James O'Meara's Observing the Night Sky with Binoculars: A Simple Guide to the Heavens by Stephen James O'Meara 9780521721707

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    Month by month, star by star, object by object, Stephen James O'Meara takes readers on a celestial journey to many of the most prominent stars and constellations visible from mid-northern latitudes. Filled with interesting anecdotes about the stars and...
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  • The Sky Is Not the Limit: Adventures of an Urban Astrophysicist by Neil deGrasse Tyson 9781591021889

    The Sky Is Not the Limit: Adventures of an Urban Astrophysicist by Neil deGrasse Tyson 9781591021889

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    From the author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry and the host of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey,a memoir about growing up and a young man's budding scientific curiosity. This is the absorbing story of Neil deGrasse Tyson's lifelong fascination with...
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  • Astronomica by Marcus Manilius

    Astronomica by Marcus Manilius

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    Poetry of the sky and stars.Marcus Manilius, who lived in the reigns of Augustus and Tiberius, is the author of the earliest treatise on astrology we possess. His Astronomica, a Latin didactic poem in five books, begins with an account of celestial...
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  • Astronomy 101: From the Sun and Moon to Wormholes and Warp Drive, Key Theories, Discoveries, and Facts about the Universe by Carolyn Collins Petersen

    Astronomy 101: From the Sun and Moon to Wormholes and Warp Drive, Key Theories, Discoveries, and Facts about the Universe by Carolyn Collins Petersen

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    Explore the curiosities of our galaxy with this comprehensive, digestible guide to astronomy!Too often, textbooks obscure the beauty and wonder of outer space with tedious discourse that even Galileo would oppose. Astronomy 101 cuts out the boring...
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  • The Art of Astrophotography by Ian Morison

    The Art of Astrophotography by Ian Morison

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    In The Art of Astrophotography, astronomer and Popular Astronomy columnist Ian Morison provides the essential foundations of how to produce beautiful astronomical images. Every type of astroimaging is covered, from images of the Moon and planets, to the...
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  • Guide to the Night Sky by Robin Scagell 9781851532803

    Guide to the Night Sky by Robin Scagell 9781851532803

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    Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781851532803Author Robin ScagellPage Count 8Imprint Field Studies CouncilPublisher Field Studies Council
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  • The Cosmic Web: Mysterious Architecture of the Universe by J. Richard Gott 9780691157269

    The Cosmic Web: Mysterious Architecture of the Universe by J. Richard Gott 9780691157269

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    J. Richard Gott was among the first cosmologists to propose that the structure of our universe is like a sponge made up of clusters of galaxies intricately connected by filaments of galaxies--a magnificent structure now called the "cosmic web" and mapped...
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  • Illustrated Guide to Astronomical Wonders Robert Thompson 9780596526856

    Illustrated Guide to Astronomical Wonders Robert Thompson 9780596526856

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    With the advent of inexpensive, high-power telescopes priced at under $250, amateur astronomy is now within the reach of anyone, and this is the ideal book to get you started. "The Illustrated Guide to Astronomical Wonders" offers you a guide to the...
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  • Asteroids Clifford J. Cunningham 9781789143584

    Asteroids Clifford J. Cunningham 9781789143584

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    Grounded in historical studies of asteroids from the nineteenth century, Asteroids is a fully up to date view of these remarkable objects. Without resorting to any technical plots or mathematics, the author shows that asteroids are not just rocks in...
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  • Introducing Stephen Hawking: A Graphic Guide by J. P. McEvoy 9781848310940

    Introducing Stephen Hawking: A Graphic Guide by J. P. McEvoy 9781848310940

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    'An ideal introduction [to Stephen Hawking]' - Independent 'Astonishingly comprehensive - clearer than Hawking himself' - Focus Stephen Hawking was a world-famous physicist with a cameo in The Simpsons on his CV, but outside of his academic...
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  • The Night Sky: A Folding Pocket Guide to the Moon, Stars, Planets & Celestial Events by James Kavanagh

    The Night Sky: A Folding Pocket Guide to the Moon, Stars, Planets & Celestial Events by James Kavanagh

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    This 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...
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  • Star Stories: Constellations and People by Anthony Aveni

    Star Stories: Constellations and People by Anthony Aveni

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    Follow an epic animal race, a quest for a disembodied hand, and an emu egg hunt in constellation stories from diverse cultures "Aveni skillfully guides us around the awesome night sky through the imagination of different peoples around the world, past...
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  • Deep-Sky Companions: The Messier Objects by Stephen James O'Meara 9781107018372

    Deep-Sky Companions: The Messier Objects by Stephen James O'Meara 9781107018372

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    The bright galaxies, star clusters, and nebulae catalogued in the late 1700s by the famous comet hunter Charles Messier are still the most widely observed celestial wonders in the sky. The second edition of Stephen James O'Meara's acclaimed observing...
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  • Totality: The Great North American Eclipse of 2024 by Mark Littmann 9780198879084

    Totality: The Great North American Eclipse of 2024 by Mark Littmann 9780198879084

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    Praise for the previous edition 'A relaxed, well-written and information-packed expedition discovering the history of eclipses' - The Sky at Night A complete guide to the most stunning of celestial sights, a total eclipse of the Sun Totality: The...
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  • Alien Oceans: The Search for Life in the Depths of Space by Kevin Hand 9780691179513

    Alien Oceans: The Search for Life in the Depths of Space by Kevin Hand 9780691179513

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    Inside the epic quest to find life on the water-rich moons at the outer reaches of the solar systemWhere is the best place to find life beyond Earth? We often look to Mars as the most promising site in our solar system, but recent scientific missions...
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  • Wally Funk's Race for Space: The Extraordinary Story of a Female Aviation Pioneer by Sue Nelson 9781908906380

    Wally Funk's Race for Space: The Extraordinary Story of a Female Aviation Pioneer by Sue Nelson 9781908906380

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    As seen in the major Netflix documentary `Mercury 13' In 1961, Wally Funk was among the Mercury 13, the first group of American pilots to pass the `Woman in Space' programme. Wally sailed through a series of rigorous physical and mental tests, with...
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  • Lonely Planet Stargazing Around the World: A Tour of the Night Sky by Lonely Planet 9781837581979

    Lonely Planet Stargazing Around the World: A Tour of the Night Sky by Lonely Planet 9781837581979

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    Presenting 45 breathtaking dark-sky sites and national parks around the world plus more than 20 further destinations to observe astronomy, space phenomena, and aurora in action. This fascinating introductory guide to stargazing provides diagrams of...
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  • Gemini - Steps to the Moon by David Shayler 9781852334055

    Gemini - Steps to the Moon by David Shayler 9781852334055

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    In Gemini - Steps to the Moon, author David Shayler unfolds the story of the origin and development of the programme and the spacecraft from the perspective of the engineers, flight controllers and astronauts involved. It includes chapters on flight...
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  • The Science of Star Wars: An Astrophysicists Independent Examination of Space Travel, Aliens, Planets, and Robots as Portrayed in the Star Wars Film by Jeanne Cavelos 9780312263874

    The Science of Star Wars: An Astrophysicists Independent Examination of Space Travel, Aliens, Planets, and Robots as Portrayed in the Star Wars Film by Jeanne Cavelos 9780312263874

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    Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312263874Author Jeanne CavelosFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's Press
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  • Alien Oceans: The Search for Life in the Depths of Space by Kevin Hand

    Alien Oceans: The Search for Life in the Depths of Space by Kevin Hand

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    Inside the epic quest to find life on the water-rich moons at the outer reaches of the solar systemWhere is the best place to find life beyond Earth? We often look to Mars as the most promising site in our solar system, but recent scientific missions...
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  • Here Be Dragons: The Scientific Quest for Extraterrestrial Life by David W. Koerner 9780195128529

    Here Be Dragons: The Scientific Quest for Extraterrestrial Life by David W. Koerner 9780195128529

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    It is only recently that advances in chemistry, physics, and biology and in their application to space and the space sciences, have provided scientists with the tools to make accurate and well-informed predictions about the possibility of life on other...
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