Solar System Books


Your Guide To the SkyYour Guide To the Sky
Best Price: $8.99
If you're new to backyard astronomy and are seeking a guide, here's the ticket. This...
Eyes on the Sky - The Solar SystemEyes on the Sky - The Solar System
Best Price: $22.95
This informative volume explains how the sun and its family of planets, moons, asteroids, and...
In Search Of Planet Vulcan: The Ghost In Newton's Clockwork UniverseIn Search Of Planet Vulcan: The Ghost In Newton's Clockwork Universe
Best Price: $12.65
This was a fascinating story, the search for a planet whose orbit was inside Mercury's. So...
The SunThe Sun
Best Price: $11.21
Forget spectroscopy and formulae. Forget myth and poetry. SEE the monstrous forces at work in...
924 Elementary Problems and Answers in Solar System Astronomy924 Elementary Problems and Answers in Solar System Astronomy
Best Price: $38.98


Universe of the Hubble Space Telescope: 1999 CalendarUniverse of the Hubble Space Telescope: 1999 CalendarCuriosities of the SkyCuriosities of the Sky
Best Price: $19.96
The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in...
A Pocket Guide to the Stars and PlanetsA Pocket Guide to the Stars and Planets
Best Price: $1.49
This book is useful and beautiful and durable. Durable first. This is a soft cover book, but...
The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet [With Earphones]The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet [With Earphones]
Best Price: $54.99
The New York Times bestseller: ?You gotta read this. It is the most exciting book about Pluto...
A History of Modern Planetary Physics: Volume 2, The Age of the Earth and the Evolution of the Elements from Lyell to Patterson: Transmuted PastA History of Modern Planetary Physics: Volume 2, The Age of the Earth and the Evolution of the Elements from Lyell to Patterson: Transmuted Past
Best Price: $21.17
Transmuted Past follows the development of theories of stellar evolution and nucleosynthesis in...


Introduction to CometsIntroduction to Comets
Drs. Brandt and Chapman provide a comprehensive introduction to comets by consolidating in one...
A More Perfect Heaven: How Copernicus Revolutionized the CosmosA More Perfect Heaven: How Copernicus Revolutionized the Cosmos
Best Price: $12.50
By 1514, the reclusive cleric Nicolaus Copernicus had written and hand-copied an initial outline...
Empire and the Sun: Victorian Solar Eclipse ExpeditionsEmpire and the Sun: Victorian Solar Eclipse Expeditions
Best Price: $18.47
Astronomy was a popular and important part of Victorian science, and British astronomers carried...
Asteroids, Comets, and Meteorites: Cosmic Invaders of the Earth / (Living Earth)Asteroids, Comets, and Meteorites: Cosmic Invaders of the Earth / (Living Earth)
Best Price: $49.00
Our Solar System (Facts America Series)Our Solar System (Facts America Series)
Best Price: $8.15
Discusses the planets, asteroids, comets, and meteors that make up the solar system.

The Solar SystemThe Solar System
Best Price: $45.70
when this item arrived at my door I imediately thought to myself "wow, that was fast."...
The Hunt for Planet X: New Worlds and the Fate of PlutoThe Hunt for Planet X: New Worlds and the Fate of Pluto
Best Price: $22.23
Ever since the serendipitous discovery of planet Uranus in 1871, astronomers have been hunting...
The Sunrise Balloon-Borne Stratospheric Solar ObservatoryThe Sunrise Balloon-Borne Stratospheric Solar Observatory
Best Price: $114.68
The central aim of the Sunrise project is to understand the structure and dynamics of the...
Turning Dust to Gold: Building a Future on the Moon and Mars (Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration)Turning Dust to Gold: Building a Future on the Moon and Mars (Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration)
Best Price: $21.84
Two important factors have given rise to mankind's successful evolution into space: the...
Soviet Robots in the Solar System: Mission Technologies and Discoveries (Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration)Soviet Robots in the Solar System: Mission Technologies and Discoveries (Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration)
Best Price: $36.45
Soviet Robots in the Solar System provides a history of the Soviet robotic lunar and...

The Crowded Universe: The Race to Find Life Beyond EarthThe Crowded Universe: The Race to Find Life Beyond Earth
Best Price: $19.99
We are nearing a turning point in our quest for life in the universe - we now have the capacity...
Community HelpersCommunity Helpers
Best Price: $128.16
Introduces the Sun and its natural satellites, describing the unique features of each of the...
Last Total Solar Eclipse of the Millennium in TurkeyLast Total Solar Eclipse of the Millennium in TurkeySun Moon and Stars: A Cosmic Case: Level B (Iscience Readers)Sun Moon and Stars: A Cosmic Case: Level B (Iscience Readers)
Best Price: $6.50
Africa & Madagascar: Total Eclipse 2001 & 2002Africa & Madagascar: Total Eclipse 2001 & 2002
Best Price: $0.95
A total eclipse of the sun is one of the most awe-inspiring natural events in the world; by...

Solar Observing Techniques (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series)Solar Observing Techniques (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series)
Best Price: $31.17
Astronomers and students interested in studying the Sun require a thorough understanding of the...
Sidereus Nuncius (Latin Edition)Sidereus Nuncius (Latin Edition)
Best Price: $16.69
Galileo Galilei?s earthshaking book, Sidereus Nuncius (The starry messenger), was a definitive...
Cosmic Rays in Interplanetary Magnetic Fields (Geophysics and Astrophysics Monographs)Cosmic Rays in Interplanetary Magnetic Fields (Geophysics and Astrophysics Monographs)
Best Price: $296.27
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The Real MarsThe Real Mars
Best Price: $4.52
In January 2004 two NASA spacecraft, making an interplanetary trek to Mars, landed separately on...
The Earth Moves: Galileo and the Roman Inquisition (Great Discoveries)The Earth Moves: Galileo and the Roman Inquisition (Great Discoveries)
Best Price: $2.91
A cogent portrayal of the beginnings of modern science and a turning point in the evolution of...

PlanetsPlanets
Enjoy and Learn! Expert Knowledge! Easy-to-Read! Space exploration in recent years has added a...
Dynamic Planet: Mercury in the Context of its EnvironmentDynamic Planet: Mercury in the Context of its Environment
Best Price: $124.33
This book views Mercury as a whole in the context of its environment. It illustrates what we...
The Nemesis Affair: A Story of the Death of Dinosaurs and the Ways of ScienceThe Nemesis Affair: A Story of the Death of Dinosaurs and the Ways of Science
Best Price: $7.60
In the June, 1980 edition of Science an article written by four UC Berkeley scientists, led by...
The Origin Of The Universe (Science Masters Series)The Origin Of The Universe (Science Masters Series)
Best Price: $1.00
There is no more profound, enduring or fascinating question in all of science than that of how...
Discovering the Solar SystemDiscovering the Solar System
Best Price: $35.88
Discovering the Solar System Barrie W. Jones The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK Discovering...

Cosmic DustCosmic DustOn Mars: Exploration of the Red Planet, 1958-1978--The NASA History (Dover Books on Astronomy)On Mars: Exploration of the Red Planet, 1958-1978--The NASA History (Dover Books on Astronomy)
Best Price: $4.97
The first thing you need to know about "On Mars: Exploration of the Red Planet...
Meteor Showers and their Parent CometsMeteor Showers and their Parent Comets
Best Price: $89.99
Meteor Showers and their Parent Comets is a unique handbook for astronomers interested in...
Titan: Exploring an Earthlike World (Series on Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics)Titan: Exploring an Earthlike World (Series on Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics)
Best Price: $74.00
This book is a masterpiece. Dr Coustenis is a very clever woman. Now you can see the object in...
Minor Bodies in the Outer Solar System: Proceedings of the ESO Workshop Held at Garching, Germany, 2-5 November 1998 (ESO Astrophysics Symposia)Minor Bodies in the Outer Solar System: Proceedings of the ESO Workshop Held at Garching, Germany, 2-5 November 1998 (ESO Astrophysics Symposia)
This volume tries to summarize the status of observational knowledge of the Kuiper Belt. Its...

Lives of the Planets: A Natural History of the Solar SystemLives of the Planets: A Natural History of the Solar System
Best Price: $5.63
As a kid, I loved the space race and anything having to do with outer space. Then I went to...
Ice, Rock, and Beauty: A Visual Tour of the New Solar SystemIce, Rock, and Beauty: A Visual Tour of the New Solar System
Ice, Rock, and Beauty is a book for anybody who lives in the solar neighborhood, and takes an...
Catastrophic Events Caused by Cosmic ObjectsCatastrophic Events Caused by Cosmic Objects
An asteroid or comet will inevitably strike the Earth some day, and potentially cause great...
The Book Nobody Read: Chasing the Revolutions of Nicolaus CopernicusThe Book Nobody Read: Chasing the Revolutions of Nicolaus Copernicus
After three decades of investigation, and after traveling hundreds of thousands of miles across...
Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto and How to Observe Them (Astronomers' Observing Guides)Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto and How to Observe Them (Astronomers' Observing Guides)
This book is for two groups of people: those who want to study the remote planets with amateur...

Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series)Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series)
What is unique about Richard Norton's book is that it is both a field guide to observing...
The Earth Moves: Galileo and the Roman Inquisition (Great Discoveries)The Earth Moves: Galileo and the Roman Inquisition (Great Discoveries)
A cogent portrayal of a turning point in the evolution of the freedom of thought and the...
Where Did Pluto Go?: A Beginner's Guide to Understanding the "New" Solar SystemForeword by Neil DeGrasse TysonDirector of the Hayden PlanetariumWhere Did Pluto Go?: A Beginner's Guide to Understanding the "New" Solar SystemForeword by Neil DeGrasse TysonDirector of the Hayden Planetarium
Best Price: $4.92
A twenty-first century look at our Sun, its planets, and their moons-including the latest...
Titan: Exploring an Earthlike World (Series on Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics)Titan: Exploring an Earthlike World (Series on Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics)
Best Price: $74.00
This book is a masterpiece. Dr Coustenis is a very clever woman. Now you can see the object in...
Minor Bodies in the Outer Solar System: Proceedings of the ESO Workshop Held at Garching, Germany, 2-5 November 1998 (ESO Astrophysics Symposia)Minor Bodies in the Outer Solar System: Proceedings of the ESO Workshop Held at Garching, Germany, 2-5 November 1998 (ESO Astrophysics Symposia)
This volume tries to summarize the status of observational knowledge of the Kuiper Belt. Its...

Lives of the Planets: A Natural History of the Solar SystemLives of the Planets: A Natural History of the Solar System
Best Price: $5.63
As a kid, I loved the space race and anything having to do with outer space. Then I went to...
Ice, Rock, and Beauty: A Visual Tour of the New Solar SystemIce, Rock, and Beauty: A Visual Tour of the New Solar System
Ice, Rock, and Beauty is a book for anybody who lives in the solar neighborhood, and takes an...
Catastrophic Events Caused by Cosmic ObjectsCatastrophic Events Caused by Cosmic Objects
An asteroid or comet will inevitably strike the Earth some day, and potentially cause great...
The Book Nobody Read: Chasing the Revolutions of Nicolaus CopernicusThe Book Nobody Read: Chasing the Revolutions of Nicolaus Copernicus
After three decades of investigation, and after traveling hundreds of thousands of miles across...
Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto and How to Observe Them (Astronomers' Observing Guides)Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto and How to Observe Them (Astronomers' Observing Guides)
This book is for two groups of people: those who want to study the remote planets with amateur...

Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series)Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series)
What is unique about Richard Norton's book is that it is both a field guide to observing...
The Earth Moves: Galileo and the Roman Inquisition (Great Discoveries)The Earth Moves: Galileo and the Roman Inquisition (Great Discoveries)
A cogent portrayal of a turning point in the evolution of the freedom of thought and the...
Where Did Pluto Go?: A Beginner's Guide to Understanding the "New" Solar SystemForeword by Neil DeGrasse TysonDirector of the Hayden PlanetariumWhere Did Pluto Go?: A Beginner's Guide to Understanding the "New" Solar SystemForeword by Neil DeGrasse TysonDirector of the Hayden Planetarium
Best Price: $4.92
A twenty-first century look at our Sun, its planets, and their moons-including the latest...
Doomsday Asteroid: Can We Survive?Doomsday Asteroid: Can We Survive?
Best Price: $11.00
"Doomsday Asteroid" presents an interesting perspective on the problems...
High Energy Solar Physics: Anticipating Hessi (Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series)High Energy Solar Physics: Anticipating Hessi (Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series)
Best Price: $26.00

The Spitzer Space Telescope: New Views of the Cosmos: Proceedings of a Meeting Held in Pasadena, California, USA 9-12 November 2004 (Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series)The Spitzer Space Telescope: New Views of the Cosmos: Proceedings of a Meeting Held in Pasadena, California, USA 9-12 November 2004 (Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series)
Best Price: $77.00
The Solar SystemThe Solar System
Best Price: $122.00
This book features essential coverage of all major aspects of Earth's solar system, from...
Sun, Earth and SkySun, Earth and Sky
Best Price: $38.53
Celebrate Sun-Earth Day on March 18th by reading this very accessible and beautiful book by...
Physics of Planetary Rings: Celestial Mechanics of Continuous Media (Astronomy and Astrophysics Library)Physics of Planetary Rings: Celestial Mechanics of Continuous Media (Astronomy and Astrophysics Library)
Best Price: $51.75
This monograph presents the first comprehensive and detailed explanation for the planetary rings...
Observing the Moon (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series)Observing the Moon (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series)
Written by Peter Wlasuk, an astronomer at the Florida International University, Observing the...

The Moon that Wasn't: The Saga of Venus' Spurious SatelliteThe Moon that Wasn't: The Saga of Venus' Spurious Satellite
This book details the history of one of astronomy?s many spurious objects, the satellite of...
The Hatfield Photographic Lunar AtlasThe Hatfield Photographic Lunar Atlas
Long regarded as the finest photographic lunar atlas available, The Hatfield Lunar Atlas is a...
Encyclopedia of the Solar SystemEncyclopedia of the Solar System
Best Price: $16.95
Following a thematic progression, ranging outward from the Sun to other planetary systems, the...
Solar System (Kingfisher Young Knowledge)Solar System (Kingfisher Young Knowledge)
Best Price: $3.98
I bought this book for my 5 year old nephew's bday. My sister called to thank me for the...
Where Did Pluto Go?: A Beginner's Guide to Understanding the "New" Solar System Foreword by Neil DeGrasse Tyson Director of the Hayden PlanetariumWhere Did Pluto Go?: A Beginner's Guide to Understanding the "New" Solar System Foreword by Neil DeGrasse Tyson Director of the Hayden Planetarium
Best Price: $2.04
Don't trust any of the "science facts" in this new introductory astronomy book. In...

Earth and the Solar System (Science Alive!)Earth and the Solar System (Science Alive!)
Best Price: $4.45
Introduces concepts related to our solar system and Earth's place in it through various...
Chemistry of the Solar System (RSC Paperbacks)Chemistry of the Solar System (RSC Paperbacks)
Best Price: $32.27
This book is an appealing, concise, and factual account of the chemistry of the solar system. It...
MeteorsMeteors
Best Price: $17.99
A study of meteors, by a Soviet scientist, with interesting information on the history of the...
Centauri Dreams: Imagining and Planning Interstellar ExplorationCentauri Dreams: Imagining and Planning Interstellar Exploration
Best Price: $25.00
Why, today, would anyone undertake a plan to launch a spacecraft some 30 years in the future,...
The Dark StarThe Dark Star
Best Price: $13.99
Walter Cruttenden, Lost Star of Myth and Time (St. Lynn's Press, Pittsburgh) 2005 ...

Surveyor: Lunar Exploration Program: The NASA Mission Reports (Apogee Books Space Series)Surveyor: Lunar Exploration Program: The NASA Mission Reports (Apogee Books Space Series)
Best Price: $32.07
Because this book was published prior to Obama canceling America's manned space program (and...
How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It ComingHow I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming
Best Price: $11.98
The book is worth reading even though Mike Brown fails to make an air-tight case as to why Pluto...
Saturn: The Complete GuideSaturn: The Complete Guide
This book is a complete guide to Saturn and our current understanding of it. Saturn takes a...
Physics of the Plasma UniversePhysics of the Plasma Universe
During the past decade our understanding of plasma physics has witnessed an explosive growth due...
The Earth Moves: Galileo and the Roman Inquisition (Great Discoveries)The Earth Moves: Galileo and the Roman Inquisition (Great Discoveries)
Best Price: $0.01
A surprisingly small portion of this book is devoted to what the subtitle promises: Galileo and...

Rogue Asteroids and Doomsday Comets: The Search for the Million Megaton Menace That Threatens Life on EarthRogue Asteroids and Doomsday Comets: The Search for the Million Megaton Menace That Threatens Life on Earth
Best Price: $2.98
Could a giant asteroid or comet crash into Earth and destroy life as we know it? Many...
Seeing the Solar System: Telescopic Projects, Activities, and Explorations in Astronomy (Wiley Science Editions)Seeing the Solar System: Telescopic Projects, Activities, and Explorations in Astronomy (Wiley Science Editions)
Best Price: $14.95
Seeing the Solar System Fun, easy astronomy projects that let you unlock the secrets of our...
Discovering the Solar SystemDiscovering the Solar System
Best Price: $364.95
Discovering the Solar System Barrie W. Jones The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK Discovering...
Planets Beyond: Discovering the Outer Solar System (Dover Books on Astronomy)Planets Beyond: Discovering the Outer Solar System (Dover Books on Astronomy)
Best Price: $6.92
This is a really nice, and cheap, history of the outer solar system. Until recently Saturn was...
Jupiter: The Planet, Satellites and Magnetosphere (Cambridge Planetary Science)Jupiter: The Planet, Satellites and Magnetosphere (Cambridge Planetary Science)
Best Price: $94.98
This comprehensive volume summarizes current knowledge of the Jovian system, in view of recent...

Mars: Uncovering the Secrets of the Red PlanetMars: Uncovering the Secrets of the Red Planet
Best Price: $39.15
Unimaginably distant, and yet at the same time the most Earthlike of the planets, Mars has...
Physics and Chemistry of the Solar System, Revised EditionPhysics and Chemistry of the Solar System, Revised Edition
Chapters: I. Introduction; II. Astronomical Perspective; III. General Description of the Solar...
Comet and Asteroid Impact Hazards on a Populated Earth: Computer ModelingComet and Asteroid Impact Hazards on a Populated Earth: Computer Modeling
Best Price: $79.47
This book by Planetary Scientist John Lewis includes a diskette with a Monte Carlo program to...
The PlanetsThe Planets
Best Price: $3.99
I recently set upon myself the task of updating my knowledge of the solar system. For readers...
Mars: The Mystery UnfoldsMars: The Mystery Unfolds
Best Price: $16.00
This book is very surprising: the large hardcover format makes you think that you are about to...

Totality: Eclipses of the SunTotality: Eclipses of the Sun
Best Price: $6.98
This is a thorough review of what we know about eclipses of the Sun: how they occur, how they...
The 23rd CycleThe 23rd Cycle
Best Price: $3.25
Interesting topic, though I judged the coverage to be uneven. Readers wanting an update about...
Patrick Moore on the MoonPatrick Moore on the Moon
Best Price: $8.00
From the moment that you start reading this book, you will realise the passion that Patrick...
The Sun (Greenwood Guides to the Universe)The Sun (Greenwood Guides to the Universe)
Best Price: $52.00
Our knowledge of the universe has increased tremendously over the last century, and our...
Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems: Ptolemaic and CopernicanDialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems: Ptolemaic and Copernican
Best Price: $10.28
This is the famous book that got Galileo in trouble with the Inquisition. Galileo Galilei was...
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