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Cosmos Possible Worlds

Ann Druyan - National Geographic
Format: Hardcover

This all-new and long-awaited sequel to Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan's international bestseller Cosmos takes readers to worlds only now emerging with the advent of new technologies.Druyan takes readers on an extraordinary journey through the vast and unexplored realms of Earth and space,...
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The Practical Astronomer

DK Publishing - DK Publishing; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

For anyone who's ever looked at the night sky and wanted to know more about the galaxy around them, The Practical Astronomer shows readers how to discover and understand the mysteries of the solar system and beyond. Illustrated throughout with detailed photographs and illustrations,...
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The Last Stargazers

Emily Levesque - Sourcebooks
Format: Book

Humans from the earliest civilizations were spellbound by the night sky-craning their necks each night, they used the stars to orient themselves in the large, strange world around them. Stargazing is a pursuit that continues to fascinate us: from Copernicus to Carl Sagan, astronomers throughout...
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Sky Atlas: Greatest Maps, Myths, and Discoveries of Universe

Brooke-Hitching, Edward - CHRONICLE BOOKS

The Sky Atlas unveils some of the most beautiful maps and charts ever created during humankind's quest to map the skies above us. This richly illustrated treasury showcases the finest examples of celestial cartography—a glorious art often overlooked by modern map books—as...

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Space ExplorationA History in 100 Objects

Sten Odenwald - The Experiment
Format: Hardcover

This is no ordinary space book. Within the pages of this eclectic pop-history, scientist and educator Sten Odenwald at NASA examines 100 objects that forever altered what we know and how we think about the cosmos. From Sputnik to Skylab and Galileo's telescope to the Curiosity rover,...
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Heaven on Earth: How Copernicus, Brahe, Kepler, and Galileo Discovered the Modern World

L. S. Fauber - Pegasus Books
Format: Hardcover

A vivid narrative that connects the lives of four great astronomers as they discovered, refined, and popularized the first major scientific discovery of the modern era: that the Earth moves around the Sun.Today we take for granted that a telescope allows us to see galaxies millions of light...
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The Glass Universe

Dava Sobel - Viking
Format: Print book

New from #1 New York Times bestselling author Dava Sobel, the "inspiring" (People) , little-known true story of women's landmark contributions to astronomy"A joy to read." - The Wall Street JournalNamed one of the best books of the year by NPR,...
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Your Place in the Universe: Understanding Our Big, Messy Existence

Paul M. Sutter - Prometheus
Format: eBook

An astrophysicist presents an in-depth yet accessible tour of the universe for lay readers, while conveying the excitement of astronomy.How is a galaxy billions of lightyears away connected to us? Is our home nothing more than a tiny speck of blue in an ocean of night? In this exciting...
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Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs: The Astounding Interconnectedness of the Universe

Lisa Randall - Ecco Press
Format: Hardcover

In this brilliant exploration of our cosmic environment, the renowned particle physicist and New York Times bestselling author of Warped Passages and Knocking on Heaven's Door uses her research into dark matter to illuminate the startling connections between the furthest reaches of space...
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Losing the Nobel Prize: A Story of Cosmology, Ambition, and the Perils of Science's Highest Honor

Brian Keating - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

The inside story of a quest to unlock one of cosmology's biggest mysteries, derailed by the lure of the Nobel Prize.What would it have been like to be an eyewitness to the Big Bang? In 2014, astronomers wielding BICEP2, the most powerful cosmology telescope ever made, revealed that they'd...
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Vacation Guide to the Solar System: Science for the Savvy Space Traveler!

OLIVIA KOSKI - Penguin Books
Format: Hardcover

Packed with real science and fueled by imagination, a beautifully illustrated travel guide to traveling in our solar system Imagine taking a hike along the windswept red plains of Mars to dig for signs of life, or touring one of Jupiter's sixty-four moons where you can photograph its swirling...
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The Planet Factory: Exoplanets and the Search for a Second Earth

Elizabeth Tasker - Bloomsbury Sigma
Format: Hardcover

Twenty years ago, the search for planets--and life--outside the solar system was a job restricted to science fiction writers. It is now one of the most rapidly growing fields in astronomy, with thousands of these "exoplanets" discovered so far. The detection of these worlds...
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American Eclipse: A Nation's Epic Race to Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of the World

DAVID BARON - Liveright
Format: Hardcover

Richly illustrated and meticulously researched, American Eclipse ultimately depicts a young nation that looked to the skies to reveal its towering ambition and expose its latent genius.On a scorching July afternoon in 1878, at the dawn of the Gilded Age, the moon's shadow descended on the American...
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In the Shadow of the Moon: The Science, Magic, and Mystery of Solar Eclipses

Anthony Aveni - Yale University Press
Format: Hardcover

In anticipation of solar eclipses visible in 2017 and 2024, an exploration of the scientific and cultural significance of this mesmerizing cosmic display Since the first humans looked up and saw the sun swallowed by darkness, our species has been captivated by solar eclipses. Astronomer...
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The Little Book of Black Holes

Steven S. Gubser - Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover

Dive into a mind-bending exploration of the physics of black holesBlack holes, predicted by Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity more than a century ago, have long intrigued scientists and the public with their bizarre and fantastical properties. Although Einstein understood that...
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Einstein's Monsters: The Life and Times of Black Holes

Chris Impey - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

The astonishing science of black holes, and their role in understanding the history and future of our universe.Black holes are the most extreme objects in the universe, yet every galaxy harbors a black hole at its center. In Einstein's Monsters, distinguished astronomer Chris Impey builds...
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