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Lost in Space the Fall of Nasa & the Dre Lost in Space the Fall of Nasa & the Dre
by Greg Klerkx

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [357]-372) and index.... (read more)

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Full Moon Full Moon
by Michael Light

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The most thrilling of all journeys--the missions of the Apollo astronauts to the surface of the Moon and back--yielded 32,000 extraordinarily beautiful photographs, the record of a unique human achievement. Until recently, only a handful of these... (read more)

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The Coalwood Way The Coalwood Way
by Homer Hickam

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From the #1 bestselling author of October Sky comes this rich, unforgettable tale. With the same dazzling storytelling that distinguished his first memoir, Homer Hickam takes us deeper into the soul of his West Virginia hometown at a moment when its... (read more)

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Entering Space: Creating a Spacefaring Civilization Entering Space: Creating a Spacefaring Civilization
by Robert Zubrin

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The man celebrated as "the Christopher Columbus of Mars" brings us to the very brink of human exploration. Using nuts-and-bolts engineering and a unique grasp of human history, Robert Zubrin takes us to the not-very-distant future, when our global... (read more)

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Back to the Astronomy Cafe: More Questions and Answers about the Cosmos from "Ask the Astronomer" Back to the Astronomy Cafe: More Questions and Answers about the Cosmos from "Ask the Astronomer"
by Sten Odenwald

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How fast does gravity travel? When will the sun go nova? Who invented the light year? Will we ever travel to the stars? These are just some of the unusual and popular questions NASA astronomer Sten Odenwald answers in Back to the Astronomy Café... (read more)

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Sundials, Their Theory and Construction Sundials, Their Theory and Construction
by Albert Edmund Waugh

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Fascinating approach to sundials. On one hand, it is a rigorous appraisal of the science of sundials including mathematical treatment and pertinent astronomical background. On the other hand, it provides a nontechnical treatment simple enough so that... (read more)

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Stars :golden Guide Stars :golden Guide
by Herb Zim

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Provides charts, tables, and instructions for the amateur astronomer on how, where, and when to observe stars, constellations, and planets. Also discusses meteors, comets, eclipses, and other celestial objects.... (read more)

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A Ball, a Dog, and a Monkey: 1957 -- The Space Race Begins A Ball, a Dog, and a Monkey: 1957 -- The Space Race Begins
by Michael Dantonio

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A Ball, a Dog, and a Monkey tells the remarkable story of America's first efforts to succeed in space, a time of exploding rockets, national space mania, Florida boomtowns, and interservice rivalries so fierce that President Dwight Eisenhower had to... (read more)

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Bad Astronomy: Misconceptions and Misuses Revealed, from Astrology to the Moon Landing 'Hoax' Bad Astronomy: Misconceptions and Misuses Revealed, from Astrology to the Moon Landing 'Hoax'
by Philip Plait

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Advance praise for Philip Plait s Bad Astronomy Bad Astronomy is just plain good Philip Plait clears up every misconception on astronomy and space you never knew you suffered from. --Stephen Maran, Author of Astronomy for Dummies and editor of The... (read more)

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The Prophet and the Astronomer: A Scientific Journey to the End of Time The Prophet and the Astronomer: A Scientific Journey to the End of Time
by Marcelo Gleiser

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Gleiser explores the shared quest of ancient prophets and today's astronomers to explain the strange phenomena of our skies--from the apocalypse foretold in Revelations to modern science's ongoing identification of multiple cataclysmic threats. 37... (read more)

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Sputnik: The Shock of the Century (Science Matters) Sputnik: The Shock of the Century (Science Matters)
by Paul Dickson

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On October 4, 1957, America looked up at the sky and caught its breath. Soaring through space was the Soviet satellite Sputnik. With its launch, the Soviets had won the space race, demonstrated their unsurpassed technology-and struck fear in the heart of... (read more)

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Apollo 13 Commemorative Edition Apollo 13 Commemorative Edition
by Jim Lovell

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In April 1970, during the glory days of the Apollo space program, NASA sent Navy Captain Jim Lovell and two other astronauts on America's fifth mission to the moon. Only fifty-five hours into the flight of Apollo 13, disaster struck: a mysterious... (read more)

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Three Hundred and Sixty Five Starry Nights: An Introduction to Astronomy for Every Night of the Year Three Hundred and Sixty Five Starry Nights: An Introduction to Astronomy for Every Night of the Year
by Chet Raymo

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THE AMATEUR STARGAZER'S ULTIMATE HOME COMPANION<P>"365 Starry Nights" is a unique and fascinating introduction to astronomy designed to give you a complete, clear picture of the sky every night of the year. Divided into 365 concise, illustrated... (read more)

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Titan Unveiled: Saturn's Mysterious Moon Explored Titan Unveiled: Saturn's Mysterious Moon Explored
by Ralph Lorenz and Jacqueline Mitton

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In the early 1980s, when the two Voyager spacecraft skimmed past Titan, Saturn's largest moon, they transmitted back enticing images of a mysterious world concealed in a seemingly impenetrable orange haze. Titan Unveiled is one of the first general... (read more)

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Looking for Earths: The Race to Find New Solar Systems Looking for Earths: The Race to Find New Solar Systems
by Alan Boss

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The ultimate insider's account of astronomy's fantastic voyage in search of brave new worlds in faraway galaxies Highly recommended. -Science and Technology Full of humor, heartbreak, and a deep understanding of the ardor and luck that compose years of... (read more)

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Don't Know Much about the Universe: Everything You Need to Know about Outer Space But Never Learned (Don't Know Much About...) Don't Know Much about the Universe: Everything You Need to Know about Outer Space But Never Learned (Don't Know Much About...)
by Kenneth C Davis

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Who dug those canals on Mars? What was the biblical Star of Bethlehem? Were the pyramids built by extraterrestrials? From the ancients who charted the heavens to Star Trek, The X-Files, and Apollo 13, outer space has intrigued people through the ages... (read more)

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Science with a Vengeance Science with a Vengeance
by David H Devorkin

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The exploration of the upper atmosphere was given a jump start in the United States by German V-2 rockets - Hitler's "vengeance weapon" - captured at the end of World War II. The science performed with these missiles was largely determined by the missile... (read more)

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Seven Wonders of the Cosmos Seven Wonders of the Cosmos
by Jayant Vis Narlikar

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Our cosmic tour begins here. As we leave the secure confines of the Earth and journey into space, we find a plethora of strange and unexpected phenomena. Little can we anticipate from the quiet, star-studded sky the violent events in the cosmos. Stars... (read more)

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Mining the Sky (Helix Book) Mining the Sky (Helix Book)
by John S Lewis

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While we worry over the depletion of the earth’s natural resources, the pollution of our planet, and the challenges presented by the earth’s growing population, billions of dollars worth of metals, fuels, and life-sustaining substances await... (read more)

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Storms from the Sun: The Emerging Science of Space Weather Storms from the Sun: The Emerging Science of Space Weather
by Michael J Carlowicz

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Touch the Universe is the most innovative and unique astronomy book ever published. It is a combination of Braille and large-print captions that face 14 pages of brilliant Hubble Space Telescope photos with embossed shapes that represent various... (read more)

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