Sandy Wood
Stargazing's too much fun to leave to astronomers, but often we're blinded by science—dry facts can easily turn enchantment into a chore. We just want to lie down, look up, and understand the heavens above. The National Geographic Backyard Guide ... [... more]
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The Birth of Time: How Astronomers Measure the Age of ...
 Surveys the mystery and explains how it was solved: In the mid 1990s astronomers faced problems in dating the age of the Universe, with the Hubble providing information which seemed out of sync with previous observations and notions. By the end of the [... more]
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Gary Torrisi
A FUN, INFORMATIVE look at space exploration-from the earliest astronomers to present day and future space travel. Includes kid-friendly topics like the monkeys and dogs who were the true space pioneers, the International Space Station, the ... [... more]
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Martin Gorst
The untold story of the religious figures, philosophers, astronomers, geologists, physicists, and mathematicians who, for more than four hundred years, have pursued the answer to a fundamental question at the intersection of science and religion: ... [... more]
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Ann Druyan
In Cosmos, the late astronomer Carl Sagan cast his gaze over the magnificent mystery of the Universe and made it accessible to millions of people around... World renowned scientist Carl Sagan and acclaimed author Ann Druyan... Carl Sagan and Ann ... [... more]
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Clifford Stoll
Clifford Stoll, an MSNBC commentator, a lecturer, and a Berkeley astronomer, is the author of the The cry for and against computers in the classroom is a topic of concern to parents, educators, and communities everywhere. Now, from a Silicon ... [... more]
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Elaine Scott
Scientists have argued for years over the answer to this question. And central to their debate has been Pluto, the tiny orb circling the Sun at the outermost reaches of our solar system. Then on August 24, 2006, a group of astronomers ... [... more]
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Benjamin Taylor
Son of a rabbi, budding astronomer Gabriel Geismar is on his way from youth to manhood in the 1970s when he falls in love with the esteemed and beguiling Hundert family, different in every way from his own. Over the course of a decade-long drama ... [... more]
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Seeing in the Dark: How Amateur Astronomers Are ...
Birth of a Classic: Once in a long while a book comes along that is destined to become a classic. Such a book is Timothy Ferris' "Seeing in the Dark". After reading, amateur astronomers will want to put this book on the shelf next to " [... more]
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The Practical Astronomer's Deep-sky Companion
A "Must Have" book for the Amateur Astronomer: This is a beautiful book for night time exploring. It is well produced in full color and a delight to the eye. It includes listings of thousands of the best deep sky objects, each with a photo, a [... more]
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Observing the Moon: The Modern Astronomer's Guide
Not the best Moon book!: It is difficult to know what to say about this book. The author has invested much time in preparing it, and Cambridge has done an excellent job of reproducing the many fine drawings and photographs included. Yet it leaves me [... more]
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The Backyard Astronomer's Guide
Amateur's Guide gets a celestial makeover: Terence Dickinson is perhaps the leading writer of English-language amateur astronomy books; his Nightwatch is rightly considered one of the best introductions to the night sky and how to observe it. It covers [... more]
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