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Lost in Space: The Fall of NASA and the Dream of a New Space Age Lost in Space: The Fall of NASA and the Dream of a New Space Age
by Greg Klerkx

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The daring, revolutionary NASA that sent Neil Armstrong to the moon has lost its meteoric vision, says journalist and space enthusiast Greg Klerkx. NASA, he contends, has devolved from a pioneer of space exploration into a factionalized bureaucracy... (read more)

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Stargazing with Binoculars & Telescopes (Roxbury Park Books) Stargazing with Binoculars & Telescopes (Roxbury Park Books)
by John Mosley

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For the amateur astronomer who is ready to use binoculars or a small telescope, Stargazing for Advanced Beginners is an easy-to-use tool for viewing stars, planets, meteors, comets, and more. It includes easy-to-follow charts and straightforward... (read more)

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We Came in Peace for All Mankind: The Untold Story of the Apollo 11 Silicon Disc We Came in Peace for All Mankind: The Untold Story of the Apollo 11 Silicon Disc
by Tahir Rahman

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In 1969, with only weeks left until the liftoff of Apollo 11, NASA worked feverishly to miniaturize messages of goodwill from world leaders to carry them to the Moon. NASA, the State Department, President Nixon each played a role in this historic feat... (read more)

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40 Nights to Knowing the Sky: A Night-By-Night Sky-Watching Primer 40 Nights to Knowing the Sky: A Night-By-Night Sky-Watching Primer
by Fred Schaaf

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The first practical, interactive guide for learning astronomy. Fred Schaaf has spent years perfecting the teaching of skywatching and astronomy to newcomers. Here, he distills his experience into a revolutionary new approach to learning about the night... (read more)

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U.S. Space Gear: Outfitting the Astronaut U.S. Space Gear: Outfitting the Astronaut
by Lillian D Kozloski

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From the earliest days of flight, design of comfortable yet protective flying clothing has proved almost as great a challenge as the creation of airplanes and spacecraft. With more than 150 illustrations, this volume shows how researchers and designers... (read more)

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Star Maps for Beginners: 50th Anniversary Edition Star Maps for Beginners: 50th Anniversary Edition
by I M Levitt

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The classic beginner's guide to viewing and understanding the heavens. Twelve maps trace the month-by-month progression of the constellations; revised tables give approximate positions of the planets for the years 1992 through 1997; and special sections... (read more)

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Heavenly Errors: Misconceptions about the Real Nature of the Universe Heavenly Errors: Misconceptions about the Real Nature of the Universe
by Neil F Comins

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One of the great paradoxes of modern times is that the more scientists understand the natural world, the more we discover that our everyday beliefs about it are wrong. Neil F. Comins has identified and classified, by origin and topic, over 1,700 commonly... (read more)

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Cosmic Bullets: High-Energy Particles in Astrophysics (Frontiers of Science) Cosmic Bullets: High-Energy Particles in Astrophysics (Frontiers of Science)
by Roger Clay

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In 1992 the fastest object known to mankind hit the Earth’s atmosphere at a speed within a billion-trillionth of one percent of the speed of light, carrying an energy far above that of the most powerful particle accelerator ever built. That object... (read more)

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Dynamic Sun Dynamic Sun
by B N Dwivedi

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A comprehensive overview of the Sun for graduate students and researchers.... (read more)

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Visions of the Future: Astronomy and Earth Science Visions of the Future: Astronomy and Earth Science
by J M T Thompson

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What does the future of science hold? Who is making the discoveries that will help shape this future? What areas of research show the greatest promise? Find definitive and insightful answers to such questions as these in the three volumes of Visions of... (read more)

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Celestial Treasury: From the Music of the Spheres to the Conquest of Space Celestial Treasury: From the Music of the Spheres to the Conquest of Space
by Marc Lachieze Rey

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A breathtaking survey of the richness of astronomical theories and illustrations through the ages.... (read more)

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Brother Astronomer Adventures of a Vatic Brother Astronomer Adventures of a Vatic
by Guy Consolmagno

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[A] brilliant defense of science's place in the religious life (and vice versa).--Publisher's WeeklyJesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno's moving and intellectually playful memoir of a life lived in the active interplay of science and religion is now available... (read more)

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The Star of Bethlehem The Star of Bethlehem
by Mark Kidger

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Two thousand years ago, according to the Bible, a star rose low in the east and stopped high above Bethlehem. Was it a miracle, a sign from God to herald the birth of Christ? Was there a star at all, or was it simply added to the Bible to fulfill the Old... (read more)

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First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong
by James R Hansen

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On July 20, 1969, the world stood still to watch thirty-eight-year-old American astronaut Neil A. Armstrong become the first person ever to step on the surface of another heavenly body. Perhaps no words in human history became better known than those few... (read more)

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Stargazing with a Telescope Stargazing with a Telescope
by Robin Scagell

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A guide to choosing and using a telescope, including details of objects to observe and information about accessories.... (read more)

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Distant Worlds: Milestones in Planetary Exploration Distant Worlds: Milestones in Planetary Exploration
by Peter Bond

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This book recounts the epic saga of how we as human beings have come to understand the Solar System. The story of our exploration of the heavens, Peter Bond reminds us, began thousands of years ago, with the naked-eye observations of the earliest... (read more)

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Einsteinus Greatest Blunder?: The Cosmological Constant and Other Fudge Factors in the Physics of the Universe Einsteinus Greatest Blunder?: The Cosmological Constant and Other Fudge Factors in the Physics of the Universe
by Donald Goldsmith

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The Big Bang: A Big Bust? The cosmos seems to be in crisis, and you don't have to be a rocket scientist to see it. How, for instance, can the universe be full of stars far older than itself? Howcould space have once expanded faster than the speed of... (read more)

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New Moon Rising: The Making of the Bush Space Vision (Apogee Books Space Series) New Moon Rising: The Making of the Bush Space Vision (Apogee Books Space Series)
by Frank Sietzen

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Readers will gain the most comprehensive view available on what President Bush's new space vision will do for human exploration of the Solar System-and how nearly everything NASA does will change as a result.<BR>... (read more)

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Astrophotography for the Amateur 2ND Edition Astrophotography for the Amateur 2ND Edition
by Michael A Covington

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A much expanded and fully updated edition of the best-selling, standard handbook on astrophotography for amateurs.... (read more)

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The Life and Death of Planet Earth: How the New Science of Astrobiology Charts the Ultimate Fate of Our World The Life and Death of Planet Earth: How the New Science of Astrobiology Charts the Ultimate Fate of Our World
by Peter Douglas Ward

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Science has worked hard to piece together the story of the evolution of our world up to this point, but only recently have we developed the understanding and the tools to describe the entire life cycle of our planet. Peter D. Ward and Donald Brownlee, a... (read more)

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