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Moondust: In Search of the Men Who Fell to Earth Moondust: In Search of the Men Who Fell to Earth
by Andrew Smith

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The Apollo lunar missions of the 1960s and 1970s have been called the last optimistic acts of the twentieth century. Twelve astronauts made this greatest of all journeys and were indelibly marked by it, for better or for worse. Journalist Andrew Smith... (read more)

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Turn Right at Orion: Travels Through the Cosmos Turn Right at Orion: Travels Through the Cosmos
by Mitchell Begelman

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Turn Right at Orion is the account of an epic astronomical journey, discovered sixty million years in Earth's future-the product of one man's amazing, revelatory, and occasionally perilous space odyssey. Astrophysicist Mitchell Begelman takes the reader... (read more)

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Falling Stars: A Guide to Meteors and Meteorites (Astronomy) Falling Stars: A Guide to Meteors and Meteorites (Astronomy)
by Michael D Reynolds

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A through look at all aspects of meteors and meteorites, including how and where they originate, when and where to watch, and how to classify, collect and preserve them. Covers meteor showers, craters and tektites in detail. Includes lists on... (read more)

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Sky & Telescope's Pocket Sky Atlas Sky & Telescope's Pocket Sky Atlas
by Roger W Sinnott

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Our celestial atlases are the standard by which all others have been judged for a half century. Now we?ve raised the bar with our new Pocket Sky Atlas! There has never been such a wonderfully detailed atlas so handy to take on trips and use at the... (read more)

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Star-crossed Orbits: Inside the U.S. Russian Space Alliance Star-crossed Orbits: Inside the U.S. Russian Space Alliance
by James Oberg

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Oberg combines the sleuthfullness of a detective with the pacing of a storyteller.--Nasawatch.com In Star-Crossed Orbits, space veteran and bestselling author James Oberg combines riveting personal memoir with topnotch investigative journalism to tell... (read more)

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Measuring the Universe: Our Historic Quest to Chart the Horizons of Space and Time Measuring the Universe: Our Historic Quest to Chart the Horizons of Space and Time
by Kitty Ferguson

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More than 2,000 years ago, Eratosthenes, in Alexandria, used a stick, a hole in the ground, sunllght at summer solstice, and elementary geometry to measure the circumference of the Earth with surprising accuracy, long before anyone was able to... (read more)

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The Universe: 365 Days The Universe: 365 Days
by Robert J Nemiroff

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Photographs of outer space--produced by earthbound and space telescopes and planet-roving satellites--have captivated a vast audience. And nowhere has this audience found more enthralling views than on Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD), a website so... (read more)

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Celestial Delights: The Best Astronomical Events Through 2010 Celestial Delights: The Best Astronomical Events Through 2010
by Francis Reddy and Greg Walz-Chojnacki

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-259) and index.... (read more)

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Wernher Von Braun: The Man Who Sold the Moon Wernher Von Braun: The Man Who Sold the Moon
by Dennis Piszkiewicz

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Perhaps no one in history has played the role of scientist as celebrity with as much skill--and as much deception--as Wernher von Braun. America's leading rocket expert and most enthusiastic advocate of space travel, he had a closet full of secrets that... (read more)

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David Levy's Guide to Observing and Discovering Comets David Levy's Guide to Observing and Discovering Comets
by David H Levy

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Practical handbook describing the techniques that have been developed over the years for observing comets.... (read more)

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Flash! the Hunt for the Biggest Explosions in the Universe Flash! the Hunt for the Biggest Explosions in the Universe
by Govert Schilling

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About three times a day our sky flashes with a powerful pulse of gamma ray bursts (GRB), invisible to human eyes but not to astronomers' instruments. The sources of this intense radiation are likely to be emitting, within the span of seconds or minutes... (read more)

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Cosmic Discoveries: The Wonders of Astronomy Cosmic Discoveries: The Wonders of Astronomy
by David Levy

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From Galileo's breathtaking discovery of the moons of Jupiter to the advent of the Hubble Space Telescope, Levy's new history of cosmic discoveries inspires all who have stared at the sky in awe and amazement. Color photos.... (read more)

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Starlight Nights: The Adventures of a Star-Gazer Starlight Nights: The Adventures of a Star-Gazer
by Leslie C Peltier

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This classic autobiography of one of the 20th century's foremost amateur astronomers was originally published by Harper & Row in 1965. In his new foreword, Sky & Telescope contributing editor David H. Levy points out that although many books... (read more)

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Dictionary of Space Technology 2ND Edition Dictionary of Space Technology 2ND Edition
by Joseph Angelo

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The updated Dictionary of Space Technology illustrates recent advances and makes accessible -- in some cases for the very first time -- nearly every word, concept, and event relating to this branch of science. It guides laypersons and professionals alike... (read more)

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The Turtle and the Stars: Observations of an Earthbound Astronomer The Turtle and the Stars: Observations of an Earthbound Astronomer
by Arthur Upgren

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“An approachable potpourri, Upgren’s essays will delight and inform astronomy buffs, whether students or recreational readers.” —Booklist Why is a clear sky brighter near the horizon while a cloudy one is at its lightest overhead?... (read more)

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Destiny or Chance: Our Solar System and Its Place in the Cosmos Destiny or Chance: Our Solar System and Its Place in the Cosmos
by Stuart Ross Taylor

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A fast-paced, non-technical and expert tour of how our solar system came into existence.... (read more)

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Beyond Earth: Mapping the Universe Beyond Earth: Mapping the Universe
by David H. DeVorkin and The National Geographic Society

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In an age of x-ray telescopes and interplanetary probes it is easy to dismiss pre-scientific cosmologies as naive expressions of fear, hope, and superstition. But, if science teaches us anything, it' s that the pursuit of truth begins and ends with... (read more)

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Sky Walking: An Astronaut's Memoir Sky Walking: An Astronaut's Memoir
by Tom Jones

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Astronaut Tom Jones had trained for years for one climactic moment: his first step through an airlock into the vast nothingness of space. What neither he nor anyone else had counted on was a door that refused to open. But that is the nature of space... (read more)

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Space and Astronomy: Decade by Decade (Twentieth-Century Science) Space and Astronomy: Decade by Decade (Twentieth-Century Science)
by Marianne J Dyson

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- A general foreword/introduction by a notable figure in each discipline - One chapter for each decade, including its own introduction and conclusion - A final conclusion that looks at likely trends in the 21st century - Biographic sidebars of... (read more)

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The Haunted Observatory: Curiosities from the Astronomer's Cabinet The Haunted Observatory: Curiosities from the Astronomer's Cabinet
by Richard Baum

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For many centuries observers of the night sky interpreted the moving planets and the surrounding starry realms in terms of concentric crystalline spheres, in the center of which hung the Earth: the hub of creation. But with the discoveries of Galileo... (read more)

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