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Deep-Sky Companions: The Messier Objects by Stephen James O'Meara 9781107018372
RRP: £41.99£40.48The 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... -
Nature's Third Cycle: A Story of Sunspots by Arnab Rai Choudhuri
RRP: £19.99£17.13Apologies 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)... -
Star Stories: Constellations and People by Anthony Aveni
RRP: £25.00£20.92Follow 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... -
Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning by Richard H. Allen
RRP: £29.49£26.20Apologies 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)... -
The History of Astronomy: A Very Short Introduction by Michael Hoskin
RRP: £8.99£6.61Astronomy, 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... -
Korolev: How One Man Masterminded the Soviet Drive to Beat America to the Moon by James Harford
RRP: £21.00£14.36How 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... -
The Stargazer's Handbook: An Atlas of the Night Sky by Giles Sparrow
RRP: £16.99£12.68Fully illustrated with 400 of the most striking and up-to-date astronomical images and covering all the major constellations and landmarks of the night sky, The Stargazer's Handbook reveals the treasures of the cosmos - what they are, where they are, and... -
Nightwatch: A Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe by Terence Dickinson
RRP: £19.95£14.44The first three editions of NightWatch sold more than 600,000 copies, making it the top-selling stargazing guide in the world for the last 20 years. The key feature of this classic title is the section of star charts that are cherished by backyard... -
Skybound: A Journey In Flight by Rebecca Loncraine 9781447273875
RRP: £12.99£9.09Shortlisted 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... -
Fire and Ice: The Volcanoes of the Solar System by Natalie Starkey 9781472960405
RRP: £12.99£9.54A 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... -
Naturales Quaestiones: v. 1: Bks.I-III by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
RRP: £24.95£22.92Following nature in pursuit of ethics.Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, born at Corduba (Cordova) ca. 4 BC, of a prominent and wealthy family, spent an ailing childhood and youth at Rome in an aunt's care. He became famous in rhetoric, philosophy, money-making,... -
Moving Heaven and Earth (Icon Science): Copernicus and the Solar System by John Henry
RRP: £8.99£2.91When Nicolaus Copernicus claimed that the Earth was not stationary at the centre of the universe but circled the Sun, he brought about a total revolution in the sciences and consternation in the Church.Copernicus' theory demanded a new physics to explain... -
Breaking the Chains of Gravity: The Story of Spaceflight before NASA by Amy Shira Teitel
RRP: £11.99£8.43The incredible story of spaceflight before the establishment of NASA. NASA's history is a familiar story, one that typically peaks with Neil Armstrong taking his small step on the Moon in 1969. But America's space agency wasn't created in a vacuum. It... -
Stars and Planets: The Most Complete Guide to the Stars, Planets, Galaxies, and Solar System - Updated and Expanded Edition by Ian Ridpath
RRP: £18.95£16.36The 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... -
Pocket Nature Series: Cloud-Spotting: Pocket Nature Series: Cloud-Spotting by Casey Schreiner
RRP: £9.99£6.41Press pause, step outside, and look up. There is so much to gain by simply watching the clouds go by. This take-anywhere guide invites you to tap into the calming power of nature through the contemplative practice of cloud-spotting. Discover different... -
Alien Oceans: The Search for Life in the Depths of Space by Kevin Hand
RRP: £16.99£13.34Inside 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... -
Wally Funk's Race for Space: The Extraordinary Story of a Female Aviation Pioneer by Sue Nelson 9781908906380
RRP: £8.99£6.34As 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... -
Welcome to the Universe: An Astrophysical Tour by Neil deGrasse Tyson 9780691157245
RRP: £35.00£28.81A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Welcome to the Universe is a personal guided tour of the cosmos by three of today's leading astrophysicists. Inspired by the enormously popular introductory astronomy course that Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss, and J... -
Pocket Nature: Sunset Seeking: Find Inspiration in the Beauty of the Sun's Cycle by Chronicle Books
RRP: £9.99£6.79Sunsets serve as daily reminders that breathtaking beauty exists in this world-we just have to notice it. In a portable trim, Sunset Seeking invites nature-lovers, mindfulness practitioners, and pop science enthusiasts to seek out sunsets and view them... -
The Night Sky of the Southern Hemisphere by James Kavanagh
RRP: £5.99£4.75Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781620054970Author James KavanaghPage Count 12Imprint Waterford Press LtdPublisher Waterford Press Ltd -
Copernicus' Secret: How the Scientific Revolution Began by Jack Repcheck 9780743289528
£13.02Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780743289528Author Jack RepcheckFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 330gDimensions(mm) 216mm *... -
Harrison Decoded: Towards A Perfect Pendulum Clock by Rory McEvoy
RRP: £64.00£57.67Brings together the output of a forty-year collaborative research project that unpicked and put into practice the fine details of John Harrison's extraordinary pendulum clock system. Harrison predicted that his unique method of making pendulum clocks... -
Jupiter by William Sheehan
RRP: £20.00£14.29Now available in paperback, this beautifully illustrated volume ranges across the entire history of Jupiter studies, from the naked-eye observations of the Babylonians and the Greeks, through the telescopic discoveries of Galileo and T.E.R. Phillips, to... -
The Compact Cosmos by Matt Tweed 9781904263425
RRP: £5.99£4.11The cosmos is a very big place indeed and most people find it rather too enormous. Hence, this very small book takes the reader on a clever little journey through it all. Packed with information on everything from Supernovae to Galaxy Clusters and Black... -
The Complex Lives of Star Clusters by David S. Stevenson 9783319142333
RRP: £32.99£30.33As with the author's recent books Extreme Explosions and Under a Crimson Sun, the complex topic of star clusters is broken down and made accessible with clear links to other areas of astronomy in a language which the non-specialist can easily read and... -
Asteroids by Clifford J. Cunningham
RRP: £25.00£18.02Grounded 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... -
Choosing & Using Binoculars: A Guide for Star Gazers, Birders and Outdoor Enthusiasts by Neil T. English 9783031447099
RRP: £24.99£22.77Binoculars are life enhancing instruments, uniquely capable of bringing the intricacies of nature into sharp focus. Whether it be birds, majestic lakes and seas, alpine vistas, wild animals or exploring the glories of the night sky, anyone interested in... -
Honeysuckle Creek: The Story of Tom Reid, a Little Dish and Neil Armstrong's First Step by Andrew Tink 9781742236087
RRP: £21.95£17.94Honeysuckle Creek reveals the pivotal role that the tracking station at Honeysuckle Creek, near Canberra, played in the first moon landing. Andrew Tink gives a gripping account of the role of its director Tom Reid and his colleagues in transmitting some... -
Astronomy Hacks: Tips and Tools for Observing the Night Sky by Dr. Robert Thompson 9780596100605
RRP: £27.99£18.59Why use the traditional approach to study the stars when you can turn computers, handheld devices, and telescopes into out-of-this-world stargazing tools? Whether you're a first timer or an advanced hobbyist, you'll find Astronomy Hacks both useful and... -
Hidden Agenda: NASA and the Secret Space Program by Mike Bara
RRP: £22.00£18.42Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781939149664Author Mike BaraFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Adventures Unlimited PressPublisher Adventures Unlimited Press -
Secrets of the Universe: How We Discovered the Cosmos by Paul Murdin
RRP: £10.99£7.40How did our universe come to exist? Why do stars shine? Is there life beyond the Earth? For millennia, humans have looked to the celestial sphere to explain the cosmos, first recording the movements of the Moon 25,000 years ago. Since the... -
Lonely Planet Stargazing Around the World: A Tour of the Night Sky by Lonely Planet 9781837581979
RRP: £19.99£14.68Presenting 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... -
Bad Astronomy: Misconceptions and Misuses Revealed, from Astrology to the Moon Landing "Hoax" by Philip C. Plait
RRP: £18.00£9.09A clever, thought-provoking guide that attacks common astronomical misconceptions What is Bad Astronomy? Anything that accidentally or intentionally mangles the basic principles of astronomy. And who is on the lookout for good examples of Bad Astronomy?... -
The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars by Dava Sobel
RRP: £20.00£11.98Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143111344Author Dava SobelFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 323gDimensions(mm) 213mm * 140mm *... -
interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas: Desk Edition by Ronald Stoyan 9781107503380
RRP: £89.99£85.34The interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas heralds a new era of celestial cartography. It is an innovative, practical tool to choose and find stars, star clusters, nebulae and galaxies. Usually, deep sky objects are shown with just a standard symbol in the star... -
Mercury by William Sheehan
RRP: £25.00£17.62The last of the five naked-eye planets discovered in ancient times, Mercury has long been an elusive, enigmatic world. As seen from the Earth, it never emerges far from the Sun, and astronomers in the telescopic era found it challenging to work out such... -
Skybound: A Journey In Flight by Rebecca Loncraine
RRP: £16.99£12.28'A soaring gift of a book' Owen Sheers'Remarkable' Mark Vanhoenacker, author of Skyfaring'Stunning . . . a love letter to nature' Cathy Rentzenbrink, author of The Last Act of LoveThe day she flew in a glider for the first time, Rebecca Loncraine fell in... -
For the Love of Mars: A Human History of the Red Planet by Matthew Shindell
RRP: £20.00£16.98A tour of Mars in the human imagination, from ancient astrologers to modern explorers. Mars and its secrets have fascinated and mystified humans since ancient times. Due to its vivid color and visibility, its geologic kinship with Earth, and its... -
Under the Stars USA by Lonely Planet
RRP: £19.99£14.28From wild camping to curling up in a cabin, discover 200 amazing places to sleep under the stars in the USA. Lonely Planet's experts have scoured the nation to recommend the best campsites, wild camping spots, huts, cabins and refuges across the country,... -
Launch Vehicles: Heritage of the Space Race by Michael Lennick 9781894959285
RRP: £8.99£5.82Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781894959285Author Michael LennickFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Apogee BooksPublisher Collector's Guide PublishingWeight(grams) 112g