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'What Do You Care What Other People Think?'
Penguin Books Ltd 2007; Not AvailableRichard Feynman ? Nobel Laureate, teacher, icon and genius ? possessed an unquenchable thirst for adventure and an unparalleled gift for telling the extraordinary stories of his life. In this collection of short pieces and reminiscences he describes everything from his love of beauty to college pranks to how his father taught him to think. He... more...
1,001 Celestial Wonders to See Before You Die
Springer 2010; US$ 35.991,001 Celestial Wonders is a guide to the night sky's brightest and most fascinating objects. Each target is accessible to amateur astronomers using medium-sized telescopes from a dark site. In fact, many are so bright they remain visible under moderate light pollution, as from the outskirts of a city or the suburbs of a town. The book provides... more...
The 100 Best Targets for Astrophotography
Springer 2009; US$ 27.99Reveals, for each month of the year, the choicest celestial treasures within the reach of a commercial CCD camera. This book includes hints and advice on framing, exposures, and filters. It focuses on what northern latitude objects to image at any given time of the year to get the most spectacular results. more...
1999 ISES Solar World Congress
Elsevier Science 2000; US$ 270.00These volumes of Proceedings are the record of the 1999 ISES Solar World Congress, held in Jerusalem, Israel on the 45th Anniversary of the International Solar Energy Society. The Congress was held under the theme Solar is Renewable , adequately representing a meeting on the threshold of the 21st Century. The event also marks the 20th anniversary... more...
2011 Australian Skyguide
Powerhouse Publishing 2010; US$ 15.95The celestial equivalent of a street directory! Compact, easy to use and reliable, this popular guide contains everything you need to know about the southern night sky with monthly star maps, diagrams and details of all the years exciting celestial events. Wherever you are in Australia, easy calculations allow you to determine when the Sun, Moon... more...
2012 Australasian Sky Guide
Powerhouse Publishing 2011; US$ 13.95Compact, easy to use and reliable, this popular guide contains everything you need to know about the southern night sky with monthly star maps, diagrams and details of all the years exciting celestial events. Wherever you are in Australia or New Zealand, easy calculations allow you to determine when the Sun, Moon and planets will rise and set... more...
21st Century Astronomy (Full Third Edition)
W. W. Norton & Company 2010; US$ 39.99With 21st Century Astronomy , students see the universe through the eyes of a scientist. 21st Century Astronomy ?s distinctive writing style, superior art, and supporting media package all work together to teach students how science works, help students visualize basic concepts and physical processes, and keep students focused on the ?big picture.?... more...
The 23rd Cycle
Columbia University Press 2001; US$ 29.99On March 13, 1989, the entire Quebec power grid collapsed, automatic garage doors in California suburbs began to open and close without apparent reason, and microchip production came to a halt in the Northeast; in space, communications satellites had to be manually repointed after flipping upside down, and pressure readings on hydrogen tank supplies... more...
30-Second Astronomy
Icon Books 2013; US$ 11.65How hot is Venus? Can you distinguish between a pulsar and a quasar? Is there a universe or a multiverse? Where do we fit into the infinitely grand scheme of things? How do we map the Cosmic Microwave Background? Most tantalizing of all: Is there anyone out there? The answers to these and many other far-out questions lie in your hands. Everyone?s... more...
3D Spectroscopy in Astronomy
Cambridge University Press 2010; US$ 46.00Lectures from the seventeenth Winter School of the Canary Islands Astrophysics Institute on new 3D spectroscopy techniques and data. more...









