Telescopes and Techniques

Publisher: Springer-Verlag London Ltd
Chris Kitchin has written an easy-to-read book explaining how to use a small telescope and find your way around the sky. Covering all the basic topics - telescopes, optics, positions & motion, observing, and instruments - Telescopes and Techniques has been designed as an introduction for anyone wanting a firm grounding in […]

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Dictionary of Astronomy

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Featuring over 3600 entries that define the language of astronomy, this title includes hundreds of synonyms, acronyms, and abbreviations; and, provides pronunciations for these terms. It covers such topics as planets, stars, constellations, galaxies, comets, asteroids, nebulae, and astrophysics, as well as aerospace engineering.

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Detection of Light

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Detection of Light provides a comprehensive overview of the important approaches to photon detection from the ultraviolet to the submillimeter spectral regions. This expanded and fully updated second edition discusses recently introduced types of detector such as superconducting tunnel junctions, hot electron bolometer mixers, and fully depleted CCDs, and also includes historically […]

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Carl Sagan's Cosmic Connection: An Extraterrestrial Perspective

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
A classic book by the world's most famous scientist and science visionary, back in print with a new 2000 perspective.

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Pluto and Charon: Ice Worlds on the Ragged Edge of the Solar System

Publisher: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH
The exploration of Pluto and its moon, Charon, is a tale of perseverance and ingenuity on the part of the planetary scientists who have been lured by the fascination of these far-flung miniature worlds. In their book, Stern and Mitton turn that story into an entertaining adventure, starting with the discovery of […]

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Stars and Planets

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
A clear and detailed guide to identifying stars and planets.

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7 Centaur Ephemeris

Publisher: Symbolon
7 Centaur Ephemeris

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Dynamics and Structure of Quiescent Solar Prominences

Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers Group
Dynamics and Structure of Quiescent Solar Prominences

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The Sun Kings

Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Pri
In September of 1859, the entire Earth was engulfed in a gigantic cloud of seething gas, and a blood-red aurora erupted across the planet from the poles to the tropics. Around the world, telegraph systems crashed, machines burst into flames, and electric shocks rendered operators unconscious. Compasses and […]

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Space Exploration 2007

Publisher: Springer
A space exploration annual that provides information on space launches, missions and results. It is intended for both young and old space enthusiasts.

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