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Price: $24.95
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Sale: $6.84
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Manufacturer: Collins Design
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: David A. Hardy::Patrick Moore
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Publisher: Collins Design
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Dewey Decimal Number: 523
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Publication Date: 2004-09-01
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Reading Level: 112
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Description: It was in 1954, shortly after their first collaboration, that astronomer Patrick Moore and illustrator David A. Hardy first agreed to undertake an illustrated book to show how humans would expand into space via orbiting space stations, moon-landings, voyages to the planets and stars.By the time such a project could become a reality, though, men had walked on the moon for the first and last time and space exploration had revealed discoveries wondrous, awesome, and unexpected. Now, in 2004, it is an ideal time to review the many ways in which our visions of space, the universe, and all things astronomical have changed over those fifty years. Futures: 50 Years in Space -- The Challenge of the Stars is a unique book which only this author and artist could produce. Bringing together their combined wealth of experience and expertise in revealing the wonders of the cosmos to a wide audience, along with a cautiously optimistic forecast of our future in space.
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Price: $43.00
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Sale: $38.67
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Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: James B. Kaler
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 523
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Publication Date: 1997-03-28
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Reading Level: 320
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Description: This unique and informative text describes how stars are classified according to their spectral qualities and temperature. James Kaler explains the alphabet of stellar astronomy, running from cool M stars to hot O stars, and tells the story of their evolution. Before embarking on a voyage of cosmic discovery, the author discusses the fundamental properties of stars, their atomic structure and the formation of spectra. Then, Kaler considers each star type individually and explores its spectra in detail. A review of unusual, hard-to-classify stars, and a discussion of data related to the birth, life and death of stars round out the text. This book is an important resource for all amateur astronomers and students of astronomy. Professionals will find it a refreshing read as well.
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Price: $12.95
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Sale: $5.95
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Manufacturer: Johnson Books
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: J. McKim Malville::Claudia Putnam
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Publisher: Johnson Books
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Edition: Rev Sub
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Dewey Decimal Number: 522.0979
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Publication Date: 1993-04
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Reading Level: 112
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Description: Archaeoastronomy is a discipline pioneered at Stonehenge and other megalithic sites in Britain and France. Many sites in the southwestern United States have yielded evidence of the prehistoric Anasazi’s intense interest in astronomy, similar to that of the megalithic cultures of Europe. The authors describe the astronomical alignments at the well-known sites of Chaco Canyon and Hovenweep and present new evidence, based on recent field work of alignments at Yellow Jacket, Chimney Rock, and Mesa Verde. Drawing on the archaeological evidence, ethnographical parallels with historic pueblo peoples, and mythology from other cultures around the world, the authors present theories about the meaning and function of the mysterious stone alignments and architectural orientations of the prehistoric Southwest.
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Price: $34.95
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Sale: $34.95
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Manufacturer: Willmann-Bell
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Robert Reeves
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Publisher: Willmann-Bell
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Dewey Decimal Number: 522.63
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Publication Date: 2004-12
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Price: $68.00
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Sale: $6.95
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Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Edition: Co-published Ed
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Dewey Decimal Number: 523.8
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Publication Date: 2004-03-01
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Reading Level: 380
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Description: Compiled by a team of experts, this textbook has been designed for elementary university courses in astronomy and astrophysics. Beginning with a discussion of our nearest star, the Sun, the volume then considers how astronomers study the basic physical properties and life-cycles of more distant stars. Exotic objects such as black holes are also introduced. The text contains numerous useful learning features such as boxed summaries, student exercises with full solutions, and a glossary of terms. It is also supported by a website hosting further teaching materials. Written in an accessible style that avoids complex mathematics, this book is suitable for self-study and will appeal to amateur astronomers as well as undergraduate students.
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Price: $34.95
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Sale: $34.95
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Brand: Books
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Manufacturer: Willmann-Bell
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: George Robert Kepple::Glen W. Sanner::Kepple::Sanner
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Publisher: Willmann-Bell
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Dewey Decimal Number: 523.80216
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Publication Date: 1998-12
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Reading Level: 506
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Features:
- Arrangement of the Guide
- :Each chapter is devoted to a constellation. The first page is devoted to generalcomments about the constellation. The second page is a map of the constellation which faces a stellar data table which usually fills the entire page.
- The remaining pages of each chapter contain photographs, sketches and finding charts - and all of these pages include writen descriptions of objects as seen through different sized instruments.
- Constellations Covered
- :VOLUME 1: Autumn and Winter
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Description: Amateur astronomers today are exceptionally fortunate to be living in an era when high quality, and very large, optics are so affordable. In the first half of the 20th century the telescope deluxe for the amateur was the 6-inch refractor. However, such telescopes were so expensive that very few amateurs could afford them: the majority of stargazers had to content themselves with instruments in the 60mm range. Consequently, most observing guides published during that time emphasized double and multiple stars, with honorable mention for variable stars and planetary nebulae, objects which do well in long focal length refractors. Webb's 1858 Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes and Olcott's 1936 Field Book of the Skies were not superceded for so many decades simply because the average amateur instrument did not dramatically improve during the century after Webb. By the 1950s the mass-produced or homemade 6-inch parabolic mirror brought medium-sized optics into the price range of the average amateur, and with it the emission nebulae, open clusters, and galaxies that had been seen only as amorphous blobs-if seen at all-in small refractors. The The 1948 Skalnate Pleso Atlas of the Heavens had already displaced the classic Norton's Star Atlas as the frontline sky-chart for amateurs, but the observing guides badly needed rewriting. However, not until the 1970s and Burnham's Celestial Handbook was there an observing guide worthy of the 6-in
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Price: $29.95
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Sale: $0.98
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Manufacturer: Firefly Books
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Jamie Wilkins::Robert Dunn
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Publisher: Firefly Books
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Dewey Decimal Number: 522
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Publication Date: 2006-08-15
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Reading Level: 528
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Description: A handy and comprehensive reference to the 300 most interesting celestial objects. This book provides a tour through the galaxy, from its solar core to its outer limits, with all the highlights and the very latest data about the universe. Convenient data sidebars with each entry provide facts and figures on every object- including mass, magnitude, density, radius, rotation period, and surface and core temperatures. An annotated cross-section of the object enhances this information, and a full-page photograph brings the object to life. Additional spreads bring together and explain related objects or phenomena. For example, the corresponding pages for the sun include solar power, sunspots and solar flares. Others examples include: - Mercury: Mercury's surface
- The asteroid belt: Eros 433
- Jupiter's moons: 10, Europa, Callista
- Uranus: Uranus' rings, Ariel and Titania
- Outer belts and comets: Halley's comet; Deep Impact
- Space telescopes: International Space Station.
300 Astronomical Objects is a handy reference for the amateur astronomer. (20080201)
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Price: $29.95
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Sale: $5.55
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Manufacturer: Firefly Books
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Spiral-bound
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Author: Serge Brunier
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Publisher: Firefly Books
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Dewey Decimal Number: 523.80223
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Publication Date: 2005-09-13
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Reading Level: 64
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Description: An innovative guide to the night sky. Most casual stargazers and amateur astronomers have limited time to spend on their hobby. Given the choice, they would prefer to spend their time viewing stars and constellations rather than trying to find or identify them. The Concise Atlas of the Stars uses transparency overlays for the full-page images of the night to identify the stars, nebulas, galaxies and the 15 most interesting constellations. Each constellation featured is presented as a full-page spread with a transparent overlay. Details include: - Name of the constellation
- Location, luminosity and dimensions of the main stars and most interesting objects
- Best time of night for observing
- History and characteristics
- Map of the constellation and its surroundings
- Transparency showing the outline of the constellation with its stars
- Full-page night-sky photo of the constellation.
A concealed wiro-binding allows the book to open flat at any page to keep hands free for adjusting a telescope. Attractively illustrated with clear star maps and spectacular photographs, this book will be consulted again and again The Concise Atlas of the Stars is an accurate and handy reference to the night sky.
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Price: $202.00
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Sale: $202.00
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Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Kenneth Glyn Jones
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Edition: 2
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Dewey Decimal Number: 523.1125
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Publication Date: 1991-04-26
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Reading Level: 445
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Description: Charles Messier's catalog of nebulae and star clusters, published in 1784, marked the start of a new era of deep-sky astronomy. Today, this tradition of observing galaxies and clusters is kept alive by dedicated amateur astronomers. Nearly all the objects are visible in a small telescope, and many, such as the Crab Nebula and the Andromeda galaxy, are among the most fascinating objects in the universe. Kenneth Glyn Jones has revised his definitive version of Messier's catalog. His own observations and drawings, together with maps and diagrams, make this a valuable introduction to deep-sky observing. Historical and astrophysical notes bring the science of these nebulae right up to date. This is a unique handbook, unlikely ever to be equaled in its completeness and importance to the telescope owner.
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Manufacturer: C. Scribner's sons
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Binding: Unknown Binding
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Author: George Ellery Hale
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Publisher: C. Scribner's sons
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Publication Date: 1926
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Reading Level: 105
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