Astronomy
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Man on a Mission: The David Hilmers Story"I floated toward one of the windows as Atlantis sailed high over the coast of Africa, unprepared for the incredible view that was about to unfold right before my eyes."Being an astronaut wasn't enough.Dr. David C. Hilmers has launched into space four times as...
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Mapping the Heavens: The Radical Scientific Ideas That Reveal the CosmosA noted astrophysicist presents a lively and accessible introduction to radical ideas and discoveries that are transforming our knowledge of the universe "A strikingly lucid account of the expansion, not just of the universe, but of the way we have tried to understand it,...
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Setting Aside All Authority: Giovanni Battista Riccioli and the Science Against Copernicus in the Age of GalileoSetting Aside All Authority is an important account and analysis of seventeenth-century scientific arguments against the Copernican system. Christopher M. Graney challenges the long-standing ideas that opponents of the heliocentric ideas of Copernicus and Galileo were primarily motivated by religion or devotion to an...
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The Dialogues: Conversations about the Nature of the UniverseA series of conversations about science in graphic form, on subjects that range from the science of cooking to the multiverse.Physicist Clifford Johnson thinks that we should have more conversations about science. Science should be on our daily conversation menu, along with topics like...
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Rain of Iron & IceRain of Iron and Ice shows us the unmistakable evidence--from spaceprobe flybys of the planets to the scars on our own Earth--of cataclysmic comet and asteroid impacts. By comparing what we know about the earth's geology and paleontology with the ages of the other...
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A Dictionary of AstronomyThe revised second edition of this established dictionary contains over 4,300 up-to-date entries on all aspects of astronomy. Compiled with the help of thirty-four expert contributors under the editorship of renowned author Ian Ridpath, the book covers everything from space exploration and the equipment...
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The Oxford Guide to the History of Physics and AstronomyWith over 150 alphabetically arranged entries about key scientists, concepts, discoveries, technological innovations, and learned institutions, the Oxford Guide to Physics and Astronomy traces the history of physics and astronomy from the Renaissance to the present. For students, teachers, historians, scientists, and readers of...
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Life as We Do Not Know It: The NASA Search for (and Synthesis Of) Alien LifeAn engrossing and revelatory first look at the search for alien life--on Earth and beyond For the past twenty years, Peter Ward has been at the forefront of popular science writing, with books such as the influential and controversial Rare Earth. In Life as...
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The PlanetsDava Sobel's The Glass Universe will be available from Viking in December 2016 With her bestsellers Longitude and Galileo's Daughter, Dava Sobel introduced readers to her rare gift for weaving complex scientific concepts into a compelling narrative. Now Sobel brings her full talents to...
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The Cosmic Perspective Fundamentals Plus Mastering Astronomy with Pearson Etext -- Access Card Package [With Access Code]For one-semester courses in introductory astronomy. This package includes Mastering Astronomy A brief path through astronomy that helps students gain an appreciation for astronomy and discovery in science The Cosmic Perspective Fundamentals is the briefest introduction to astronomy in the Bennett series and supports...
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The Essential Cosmic PerspectiveFor one-semester courses in astronomy. A practical introduction to Astronomy with an emphasis on critical thinking about our place in the universe This 8th Edition of Essential Cosmic Perspective provides readers without science backgrounds with a streamlined, cutting-edge introduction to astronomy. Built on a...
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The International Space StationRead and find out about the International Space Station in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.The International Space Station races through space at 17,500 miles per hour. How do people live there? What may they discover? Find out the story of the twenty-first century's...
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Chasing Space"In Chasing Space, Leland Melvin tackles stupendous obstacles with dogged determination, showing you what is indeed possible in life--if you belive." --Neil deGrasse Tyson, author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry and Welcome to the Universe. Winner of the 2019 Grand Canyon Reader...
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Einstein's Shadow: The Inside Story of Astronomers' Decades-Long Quest to Take the First Picture of a Black HoleA NEW YORK TIMES EDITOR'S CHOICEEinstein's Shadow follows a team of elite scientists on their historic mission to take the first picture of a black hole, putting Einstein's theory of relativity to its ultimate test and helping to answer our deepest questions about space,...
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The Universe: Leading Scientists Explore the Origin, Mysteries, and Future of the CosmosJohn Brockman brings together the world's best-known physicists and science writers--including Brian Greene, Walter Isaacson, Nobel Prize-winner Frank Wilczek, Benoit Mandelbrot, and Martin Rees--to explain the universe in all wondrous splendor.In The Universe, today's most influential science writers explain the science behind our evolving...
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The Perfect MachineAlmost a half-century after is completion, the 200-inch Palomar telescope remains an unparalleled combination of vast scale and microscope detail. As huge as the Pantheon of Rome and as heavy as the Statue of Liberty, this magnificent instrument is so precisely built that its...
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Go Big or Go HomeA meteorite is hurtling toward the Black Hills of South Dakota. . . . Brady Steele's love for all things extreme is given a boost when a fireball crashes through the roof of his house. It turns out that Brady's space rock is one...
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DK Super Readers Level 2 Stars and GalaxiesShine bright in the night sky! Make reading your superpower with DK's beautiful, leveled nonfiction. Use your reading superpowers to learn all about stars, galaxies and the universe - a high-quality, fun, nonfiction reader - carefully leveled to help children progress. Stars and Galaxies...
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Constellations in the Moon: Interpreting the Moon's ImageryAs long as animals and humans have roamed the Earth, our moon has captivated their attention and their imagination. That celestial body that sometimes conceals all but a thin sliver of itself from us, then slowly grows into a luminescent globe, gently soaks the...
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My Thoughts ExactlyHere on Earth, we look up into the stars at night and wonder, What is life? How did we get here? What is the meaning of life, and if there is such a thing, what is it? Well, both our scientists and religious leaders...
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