Popular astronomy & space books

This coffee-table book depicts famous features of the southern sky, such as the Magellanic Clouds and the Tarantula...  Read More >>

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IAU Symposium 97, Extragalactic Radio Sources, was held at Albuquerque, New Mexico August 3-7, 1981. Radio galaxies,...  Read More >>

Since their first detection 15 years ago, radio recombination lines from several elements have been observed in...  Read More >>

Radio techniques were the nrst to lead astronomy away from the quiescent and limited Universe revealed by traditional...  Read More >>

A multitude of measurement units exist within astronomy, some of which are unique to the subject, causing discrepancies...  Read More >>

A celebration of nature's spectacular light shows, and a visual feast documenting the kaleidoscopic colours that...  Read More >>

The Casual Sky Observer's Pocket Guide offers an observing program for occasional amateur observers looking for...  Read More >>

For one-semester Introduction to Astronomy courses, the authors incorporate three themes in the briefer of their...  Read More >>

An unforgettable tour of the strange and wonderful universes that modern physics posits might-just might-be out...  Read More >>

Grappling with Gravity explores the physiological changes that will occur in humans and the plants and animals that...  Read More >>

X-rays) does not penetrate the atmosphere and can only be studied from balloons and space crafts • The advent of...  Read More >>

This superbly designed and lavishly illustrated book marks a special moment in history: the final mission of the...  Read More >>

Grazie ad avventurosi studi fu possibile dimostrare un secolo fa che parte della radiazione naturale che si osserva...  Read More >>

The Amateur Astronomer's Guide to the Deep-sky Catalogs provides a compilation of the historical and modern astronomical...  Read More >>

Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Erice, Sicily, Italy, April 20-30, 1988  Read More >>

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A collection of articles from the author's 'Deep-Sky Wonders' column in Sky & Telescope magazine.  Read More >>

A comprehensive and accessible introduction to astronomy. With a clear, crisp text and beautiful colour illustrations,...  Read More >>

Black holes, stars, planets, meteor showers, comets and galaxies are just part of what the night skies have to offer....  Read More >>

Today's casual observer knows far less about the sky than did our ancestors, who depended on the sun and the moon...  Read More >>

Stephen James O'Meara presents 109 new objects for stargazers to observe. Each object is accompanied by beautiful...  Read More >>

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When we look at the sky by day we see the sun; by night we see the moon and stars. These, and all other objects...  Read More >>

A surreally entertaining trip into the science of living in space.  Read More >>