Astronomy Books


Schaum's Outline of AstronomySchaum's Outline of Astronomy
Best Price: $10.54
This book is not recommended. Over the years, I have bought many of the Schaum Outlines and...
Meteorite Hunter: The Search for Siberian Meteorite CratersMeteorite Hunter: The Search for Siberian Meteorite Craters
Best Price: $11.24
I am surprised to see that no one has reviewed this book until now; it's been out for about...
The Aerodynamic Design of Aircraft: A Detailed Introduction to the Current Aerodynamic Knowledge and Practical Guide to the Solution of Aircraft Design ProblemsThe Aerodynamic Design of Aircraft: A Detailed Introduction to the Current Aerodynamic Knowledge and Practical Guide to the Solution of Aircraft Design ProblemsThe Solar SystemThe Solar System
Best Price: $20.95
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Physics and Astrophysics: A Selection of Key Problems (Pergamon International Library of Science, Technology, Engin)Physics and Astrophysics: A Selection of Key Problems (Pergamon International Library of Science, Technology, Engin)
In this small book the author attempted to answer a question, "What seems to be most...


Particle Acceleration Processes, Shockwaves, Nucleosynthesis and Cosmic Rays (Advances in Space Research)Particle Acceleration Processes, Shockwaves, Nucleosynthesis and Cosmic Rays (Advances in Space Research)The International Heliospheric StudyThe International Heliospheric Study
The International Heliospheric Study is a program sponsored by COSPAR that exploits the unique...
Space and Humanity (International Astronautical Federation Congress//(Selected Proceedings))Space and Humanity (International Astronautical Federation Congress//(Selected Proceedings))Thermosphere-Ionosphere-Middle Atmosphere Coupling and DynamicsThermosphere-Ionosphere-Middle Atmosphere Coupling and Dynamics
Paperback. The global thermosphere-ionosphere-middle atmosphere system is being extensively...
Astronomy : A Beginner's Guide to the Universe - Textbook OnlyAstronomy : A Beginner's Guide to the Universe - Textbook Only
The authors incorporate three themes in the briefer of their two textbooks; process of science...


Collins Encyclopedia of the UniverseCollins Encyclopedia of the Universe
This illustrated encyclopedia sets out to explain how the Universe works and to describe every...
Big BangBig BangSpaceSpaceMission to Mars (Informational Nonfiction; Science)Mission to Mars (Informational Nonfiction; Science)
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Introduction to FlightIntroduction to Flight
Noted for its highly readable style, the new edition of this bestseller provides an updated...

Through the Telescope: A Guide for the Amateur Astronomer, Revised EditionThrough the Telescope: A Guide for the Amateur Astronomer, Revised Edition
Best Price: $4.75
This is an excellent guide for the amateur astronomer, with copious information on both what to...
Airport Planning and ManagementAirport Planning and Management
Best Price: $29.00
This work, used as a course book in the American Association of Airport Executives'...
Standard Handbook for Aeronautical and Astronautical EngineersStandard Handbook for Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineers
Best Price: $129.44
This is a handbook in which the working (or student) aetonautical/astronautical engineer will...
Parameter Estimation and Inverse Problems (International Geophysics)Parameter Estimation and Inverse Problems (International Geophysics)
Best Price: $285.50
I've given this book a 5 star but it's a 4.5 really as explained below. On the...
Atoms and Molecules in AstrophysicsAtoms and Molecules in Astrophysics

Introduction to Optimum Design, Third EditionIntroduction to Optimum Design, Third Edition
Best Price: $46.89
Introduction to Optimum Design is the most widely used textbook in engineering optimization...
Advanced Array Systems, Applications and RF TechnologiesAdvanced Array Systems, Applications and RF Technologies
Best Price: $128.00
Advanced Array Systems, Applications and RF Technologies adopts a holistic view of arrays used...
Human Factors in Aviation (Cognition and Perception)Human Factors in Aviation (Cognition and Perception)
Best Price: $235.94
Since the 1950s, a number of specialized books dealing with human factors has been published,...
Geode: Earth Science (CD-ROM)Geode: Earth Science (CD-ROM)
For introductory courses in Earth Science, in departments of Geology, Geography, and Atmosphere...
Astronomy: From Stonehenge to QuasarsAstronomy: From Stonehenge to Quasars
Best Price: $39.50

Lecture Tutorials for Introductory Astronomy - Preliminary VersionLecture Tutorials for Introductory Astronomy - Preliminary Version
Best Price: $14.99
For introductory astronomy courses. Funded by the National Science Foundation,...
Fundamentals of FlightFundamentals of Flight
Best Price: $238.80
A comprehensive introduction to aeronautics for both majors and non-majors, covering the basics...
Astronomy and the Imagination:a New Approach to Man's Experience of the StarsAstronomy and the Imagination:a New Approach to Man's Experience of the StarsThe History of Cartography, Volume 2, Book 3: Cartography in the Traditional African, American, Arctic, Australian, and Pacific SocietiesThe History of Cartography, Volume 2, Book 3: Cartography in the Traditional African, American, Arctic, Australian, and Pacific Societies
Best Price: $149.69
"Certain to be the standard reference for all subsequent scholarship."?John Noble...
Patrick Moore's 2010 Yearbook of AstronomyPatrick Moore's 2010 Yearbook of Astronomy
Best Price: $4.36
It is good for amateurs and specialists. It gives montly position reports for stars, moons, and...

Durham: Frame of the Universe (Cloth)Durham: Frame of the Universe (Cloth)
Best Price: $129.00
The section on the Babylonian creation story , Enuma Elish, was new to me. Details of the lives...
Universe Down to EarthUniverse Down to Earth
Best Price: $80.94
-- Carl Sagan
Nocturne: A Journey in Search of MoonlightNocturne: A Journey in Search of Moonlight
Best Price: $13.57
Look up into the night sky and gaze in wonder ...The moon and the light it casts have been a...
Electromagnetic Distance MeasurementElectromagnetic Distance Measurement
Electromagnetic distance measurement is now used universally by civil engineers and land and...
Instrumentation for Airbreathing Propulsion (Progress in Astronautics & Aeronautics)Instrumentation for Airbreathing Propulsion (Progress in Astronautics & Aeronautics)

Theory and Observation of Normal Stellar Atmospheres: Proceedings of the Third Harvard-Smithsonian Converence on Stellar AtmosphereTheory and Observation of Normal Stellar Atmospheres: Proceedings of the Third Harvard-Smithsonian Converence on Stellar AtmosphereDigital Apollo: Human and Machine in SpaceflightDigital Apollo: Human and Machine in Spaceflight
Best Price: $8.84
How human pilots and automated systems worked together to achieve the ultimate...
Cosmic Discovery: The Search, Scope and Heritage of AstronomyCosmic Discovery: The Search, Scope and Heritage of Astronomy
Best Price: $45.95
In the remarkable opening section of this book, a well-known Cornell astronomer gives precise...
Laws and SymmetryLaws and SymmetryThe Molecular Astrophysics of Stars and Galaxies (International Series on Astronomy and Astrophysics, 4)The Molecular Astrophysics of Stars and Galaxies (International Series on Astronomy and Astrophysics, 4)
Best Price: $93.52
This book provides a comprehensive survey of modern molecular astrophysics. It gives an...

Man and the StarsMan and the Stars
Best Price: $25.00
The first half of the book is about travelling to other planets: Do we want to? how to do it,...
Time Restored: The Harrison Timekeepers and R.T. Gould, the Man Who Knew (Almost) EverythingTime Restored: The Harrison Timekeepers and R.T. Gould, the Man Who Knew (Almost) Everything
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BOOKREVIEW Time Restored: The Harrison timekeepers and R.T. Gould, the man who knew (almost)...
A Dictionary of Astronomy (Oxford Paperback Reference)A Dictionary of Astronomy (Oxford Paperback Reference)
Best Price: $12.16
Edited by renowned author and broadcaster Ian Ridpath, with the help of over 20 expert...
The Comprehensibility of the Universe: A New Conception of ScienceThe Comprehensibility of the Universe: A New Conception of Science
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The Comprehensibility of the Universe puts forward a radically new conception of science....
From Cosmos to Chaos: The Science of UnpredictabilityFrom Cosmos to Chaos: The Science of Unpredictability
Best Price: $18.42
The astronomer author sets out "to cut a broad swathe through the physical sciences"...

A Student's Guide to Einstein's Major PapersA Student's Guide to Einstein's Major Papers
Best Price: $39.06
Our understanding of the physical universe underwent a revolution in the early twentieth century...
Introductory Astronomy (Addison-Wesley series in physics)Introductory Astronomy (Addison-Wesley series in physics)
I have been trying to find a book that CLEARLY explains astronomy to me and one that explains...
Hot and Dense Nuclear Matter (NATO Science Series B: Physics)Hot and Dense Nuclear Matter (NATO Science Series B: Physics)
Best Price: $382.00
The Story Of AstronomyThe Story Of Astronomy
Best Price: $74.02
This is a well-written and interesting book on the history of astronomy. The book is divided...
The Role of Neutrinos, Strings, Gravity and Variable Cosmological Constant in Elementary Particle PhysicsThe Role of Neutrinos, Strings, Gravity and Variable Cosmological Constant in Elementary Particle Physics
Best Price: $174.79
This volume, the proceedings of the Coral Gables Conference, held December 12-16, 2000,...

The Dream Of Spaceflight: Essays On The Near Edge Of InfinityThe Dream Of Spaceflight: Essays On The Near Edge Of Infinity
Best Price: $4.76
I have been a space buff ever since I got my first telescope for Christmas, 1968, and got to use...
Advanced Nuclear Systems for Portable Power in SpaceAdvanced Nuclear Systems for Portable Power in SpaceThe Atmospheric Sciences: Entering the Twenty-First CenturyThe Atmospheric Sciences: Entering the Twenty-First Century
Best Price: $20.26
Technology has propelled the atmospheric sciences from a fledgling discipline to a global...
Review of NASA's Biomedical Research ProgramReview of NASA's Biomedical Research Program
Best Price: $32.50
Report assessing the known and potential effects of spaceflight on biological systems in general...
Safe on Mars: Precursor Measurements Necessary to Support Human Operations on the Martian SurfaceSafe on Mars: Precursor Measurements Necessary to Support Human Operations on the Martian Surface
Best Price: $190.56

Thermionics Quo Vadis?: An Assessment of the DTRA's Advanced Thermionics Research and Development ProgramThermionics Quo Vadis?: An Assessment of the DTRA's Advanced Thermionics Research and Development Program
Best Price: $26.41
This report evaluates the Defense Threat Reduction Agency prior and present sponsored efforts;...
Review of NASA's Longitudinal Study of Astronaut HealthReview of NASA's Longitudinal Study of Astronaut Health
Best Price: $21.00
The Cosmic PerspectiveThe Cosmic PerspectiveMining the Sky: Untold Riches from the Asteroids, Comets, and Planets (Helix Books)Mining the Sky: Untold Riches from the Asteroids, Comets, and Planets (Helix Books)
Best Price: $112.30
A short way into this book, I went to the back of the book to see if the author is a journalist...
An Introduction to Modern AstrophysicsAn Introduction to Modern Astrophysics
Best Price: $235.99
I have just recently completed a 1-semester course using this book. It was taught tutorial-style...

Masters of Time: Cosmology at the End of InnocenceMasters of Time: Cosmology at the End of Innocence
Best Price: $4.48
Boslough actually summarized the "plot" superbly in his own preface: "This...
Arctic Ecological Research from Microwave Satellite ObservationsArctic Ecological Research from Microwave Satellite ObservationsSpace And Life: An Introduction to Space Biology And MedicineSpace And Life: An Introduction to Space Biology And MedicineGravity's Shadow: The Search for Gravitational WavesGravity's Shadow: The Search for Gravitational Waves
Best Price: $77.98
According to the theory of relativity, we are constantly bathed in gravitational radiation. When...
Telescopes, Tides, and Tactics: A Galilean Dialogue about The Starry Messenger and Systems of the WorldTelescopes, Tides, and Tactics: A Galilean Dialogue about The Starry Messenger and Systems of the World
Best Price: $18.00
This is a really nice way to accompany the text of the Starry Messenger with discussions of the...

Foundations of High-Energy Astrophysics (Theoretical Astrophysics)Foundations of High-Energy Astrophysics (Theoretical Astrophysics)
Best Price: $38.99
Written by one of today?s most highly respected astrophysicists, Foundations of High-Energy...
Art and Cartography: Six Historical Essays (The Kenneth Nebenzahl, Jr., Lectures in the History of Cartography)Art and Cartography: Six Historical Essays (The Kenneth Nebenzahl, Jr., Lectures in the History of Cartography)
Best Price: $109.97
The contributors?Svetlana Alpers, Samuel Y. Edgerton, Jr., Ulla Ehrensvard, Juergen Schulz,...
The Edge of Infinity: Beyond the Black Hole (Penguin Science)The Edge of Infinity: Beyond the Black Hole (Penguin Science)
Originally published in 1981, this book provides readers with an introduction to the physics of...
Dictionary of Astronomy, The Penguin (Dictionary, Penguin)Dictionary of Astronomy, The Penguin (Dictionary, Penguin)
Containing 2400 entries, this dictionary encompasses all aspects of classical and modern...
Airline Transport Pilot, Aircraft Dispatcher, & Flight Navigator Question BookAirline Transport Pilot, Aircraft Dispatcher, & Flight Navigator Question Book

The Birth of NASA:  The Diary of T. Keith Glennan (NASA History)The Birth of NASA: The Diary of T. Keith Glennan (NASA History)
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The Birth of NASA?The Diary of T. Keith Glennan tells the story of the critical formative...
Airline transport pilot and aircraft type rating: Practical test standards for airplaneAirline transport pilot and aircraft type rating: Practical test standards for airplaneSpinoff, 2007Spinoff, 2007
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Spinoff is NASA's annual premier publication featuring successfully commercialized NASA...
Timaeus and Critias (Oxford World's Classics)Timaeus and Critias (Oxford World's Classics)
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'The god wanted everything to be good, marred by as little imperfection as possible.' ...
The Universe That Discovered ItselfThe Universe That Discovered Itself
Best Price: $124.86
Barrow, an astronomer, is the chief advocate of the so-called "anthropic cosmological...

Here Be Dragons: The Scientific Quest for Extraterrestrial LifeHere Be Dragons: The Scientific Quest for Extraterrestrial Life
Best Price: $4.99
This book's been on my shopping list for a while, so I was delighted to find it while...
Our Stories: Essays on Life, Death, and Free WillOur Stories: Essays on Life, Death, and Free Will
Best Price: $34.75
In this collection of essays on the metaphysical issues pertaining to death, the meaning of...
William of Conches: A Dialogue on Natural Philosophy (Dragmaticon Philosophiae) (Notre Dame Texts in Medieval Culture, V. 2)William of Conches: A Dialogue on Natural Philosophy (Dragmaticon Philosophiae) (Notre Dame Texts in Medieval Culture, V. 2)
Best Price: $32.94
Apollo Moon Missions: The Unsung HeroesApollo Moon Missions: The Unsung Heroes
Best Price: $23.91
In Apollo Moon Missions: The Unsung Heroes, author Billy Watkins delivers 14 fascinating stories...
1993 Yearbook of Astronomy1993 Yearbook of Astronomy

From Sputnik to Space ShuttleFrom Sputnik to Space ShuttleUncentering the Earth: Copernicus and 'On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres' (SIGNED)Uncentering the Earth: Copernicus and 'On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres' (SIGNED)Technological Transition in CartographyTechnological Transition in Cartography
Best Price: $3.88
IR-Theory and Practice of Infrared SpectroscopyIR-Theory and Practice of Infrared Spectroscopy
Published over 30 years ago in 1964, "IR Theory and Practice of Infrared...
Air Pollution Modeling and Its Applications IV (Nato - Challenges of Modern Society) (v. 4)Air Pollution Modeling and Its Applications IV (Nato - Challenges of Modern Society) (v. 4)
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Creation: The Story of the Origin and Evolution of the UniverseCreation: The Story of the Origin and Evolution of the Universe
Best Price: $55.78
An accessible overview of the evolution and development of our universe--from the Big Bang to...
Stairway To The StarsStairway To The Stars
Best Price: $22.98
The author combines "the history of Mauna Kea, the Hawaiian 13,795-foot-high site of nine...
Hot and Dense Nuclear Matter (NATO Science Series B: Physics)Hot and Dense Nuclear Matter (NATO Science Series B: Physics)
Best Price: $382.00
The Story Of AstronomyThe Story Of Astronomy
Best Price: $74.02
This is a well-written and interesting book on the history of astronomy. The book is divided...
The Role of Neutrinos, Strings, Gravity and Variable Cosmological Constant in Elementary Particle PhysicsThe Role of Neutrinos, Strings, Gravity and Variable Cosmological Constant in Elementary Particle Physics
Best Price: $174.79
This volume, the proceedings of the Coral Gables Conference, held December 12-16, 2000,...

The Dream Of Spaceflight: Essays On The Near Edge Of InfinityThe Dream Of Spaceflight: Essays On The Near Edge Of Infinity
Best Price: $4.76
I have been a space buff ever since I got my first telescope for Christmas, 1968, and got to use...
Advanced Nuclear Systems for Portable Power in SpaceAdvanced Nuclear Systems for Portable Power in SpaceThe Atmospheric Sciences: Entering the Twenty-First CenturyThe Atmospheric Sciences: Entering the Twenty-First Century
Best Price: $20.26
Technology has propelled the atmospheric sciences from a fledgling discipline to a global...
Review of NASA's Biomedical Research ProgramReview of NASA's Biomedical Research Program
Best Price: $32.50
Report assessing the known and potential effects of spaceflight on biological systems in general...
Safe on Mars: Precursor Measurements Necessary to Support Human Operations on the Martian SurfaceSafe on Mars: Precursor Measurements Necessary to Support Human Operations on the Martian Surface
Best Price: $190.56

Thermionics Quo Vadis?: An Assessment of the DTRA's Advanced Thermionics Research and Development ProgramThermionics Quo Vadis?: An Assessment of the DTRA's Advanced Thermionics Research and Development Program
Best Price: $26.41
This report evaluates the Defense Threat Reduction Agency prior and present sponsored efforts;...
Review of NASA's Longitudinal Study of Astronaut HealthReview of NASA's Longitudinal Study of Astronaut Health
Best Price: $21.00
   
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