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The Science of Star Wars

An Astrophysicist's Independent Examination of Space Travel, Aliens, Planets, and Robots as Portrayed in the Star Wars Films and Books

Jeanne Cavelos St. Martin's Griffin

Former NASA astrophysicist Jeanne Cavelos examines the scientific possibility of the fantastical world of Star Wars. She explains to non-technical readers how...

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Trade Paperback : $6.95 Buy	Planets A Golden Guide from St. Martin's Press Mark R. Chartrand, Ph.D.; Illustrated by Ron Miller Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press Enjoy and Learn! Expert Knowledge! Easy-to-Read! Space exploration in recent years has added a vast amount to our knowledge of the planets. This Golden...

Trade Paperback : $6.95 Buy	The Sky Observer's Guide A Golden Guide from St. Martin's Press R. Newton Mayall, Margaret Mayall, and Jerome Wyckoff; Paintings and Diagrams by John Polgreen Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press Filled with practical information for the amateur astronomer, this Golden Guide explains: -How to select and use binoculars and telescopes -How to best...

Trade Paperback : $6.95 Buy	Stars A Golden Guide from St. Martin's Press Herbert S. Zim, Ph.D., Sc.D. and Robert H. Baker, Ph.D., D.Sc., Revised and Updated by Mark R. Chartrand, Ph.D.; Illustrated by James Gordon Irving Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press Enjoy the wonders of the heavens and understand more fully what you see. This Golden Guide shows you how with 150 full-color illustrations,...

Trade Paperback : $14.95 Buy	Night Sky A Guide To Field Identification Golden Field Guide from St. Martin's Press Mark R. Chartrand, Senior Vice President, National Space Society; Illustrated by Helmut K. Wimmer Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press Don't' miss the best meteor shower of the year. Discover the figure of the boy, "Jack," on the moon. Quickly locate favorite constellations such as the Big and...

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Parallax

The Race to Measure the Cosmos

Alan W. Hirshfeld Holt Paperbacks

How can we measure the distance to a star? Beginning in ancient Greece, history's greatest scientific minds applied themselves to the problem in vain. Not...

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Trade Paperback : $19.00 Buy	40 Nights to Knowing the Sky A Night-by-Night Sky-Watching Primer Fred Schaaf Holt Paperbacks The first practical, interactive guide for learning astronomy. Fred Schaaf has spent years perfecting the teaching of skywatching and astronomy to newcomers....

Hardcover : $18.95 Buy	Space Explained A Beginner's Guide to the Universe Robin Scagell Henry Holt and Co.

Trade Paperback : $19.95 Buy	A Journey into Gravity and Spacetime John Archibald Wheeler W. H. Freeman Gravity is not a force acting at a distance. It is mass gripping spacetime, telling it how to curve, and spacetime gripping mass, telling it how to move. ...

Trade Paperback : $15.00 Buy	The Turtle and the Stars Observations of an Earthbound Astronomer Arthur Upgren Holt Paperbacks “An approachable potpourri, Upgren’s essays will delight and inform astronomy buffs, whether students or recreational readers.”...

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Chasing Hubble's Shadows

The Search for Galaxies at the Edge of Time

Jeff Kanipe Hill and Wang

Chasing Hubble’s Shadows is an account of the continuing efforts of astronomers to probe the outermost limits of the observable universe. The book derives its...

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Before the Big Bang

The Prehistory of the Universe

Brian Clegg St. Martin's Griffin

According to a recent survey, the most popular question about science from the general public was: what came before the Big Bang? We all know on some level...

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What If the Earth Had Two Moons?

Neil F. Comins St. Martin's Griffin

“What if?” questions have always stimulated people to think in new ways. What if the Earth Had Two Moons leads us on a fascinating 10 world journey exploring...

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Light Years

An Exploration of Mankind's Enduring Fascination with Light

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Brian Clegg Palgrave Macmillan

This is the story of the greatest puzzle in our universe: what is light? Light Years is an engaging survey of everything we know of the universe's most...

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Red Moon Rising

Sputnik and the Hidden Rivalries that Ignited the Space Age

Matthew Brzezinski Holt Paperbacks

“In his exuberant narrative of the superpower space race . . . [Brzezinski] tells the story of American and Soviet decisions with remarkable dramatic—even...

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