Space Science
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Exploring the Night Sky: The Equinox Astronomy Guide for Beginners
$9.95 Read more200,000 sold to date
Exploring the Night Sky is aimed at novice star gazers anxious to expand their astronomical repertoire beyond the Big and Little Dippers. Dickinson has designed a superb introdu
- Author: Dickinson, Terence
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 72
- Publish Date: February 01 1987
- ISBN10: 0920656668
- Language: English
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Alien Oceans: The Search for Life in the Depths of Space
$20.95 Read moreInside the epic quest to find life on the water-rich moons at the outer reaches of the solar system
Where is the best place to find life beyond Earth? We often look to Mars as the most promising site- Author: Hand, Kevin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: September 21 2021
- ISBN10: 0691227284
- Language: English
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A Little Book of Coincidence: In the Solar System
$8.95 Add to cartVenus draws a beautiful pentagram around Earth every eight years. Jupiter’s two largest moons draw a perfect four-fold flower. The Planets grandly play out the slow Music of the Spheres. Is there a se… [more below]
- Series: Wooden Books North America Editions
- Author: Martineau, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: September 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1952178061
- Language: English
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The Sky Atlas: The Greatest Maps, Myths, and Discoveries of the Universe
$35.00 Read moreThe 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 cele… [more below]
- Author: Brooke-Hitching, Edward
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 0
- Publish Date: February 25 2020
- ISBN10: 1797201182
- Language: English
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The Globe: How the Earth Became Round
$27.00 Add to cartA New Scientist Best Book of 2023
From Babylon to Columbus and beyond, a journey across millennia and–yes–the globe exploring how we came to understand our spherical planet. The Globe tells the sto- Author: Hannam, James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 376
- Publish Date: October 17 2023
- ISBN10: 1789147581
- Language: English
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The Case for Mars
$18.00 Add to cartThe Case for Mars makes living in space seem more possible than ever in this updated 25th anniversary edition, featuring the latest information on the planet’s exploration and the drive to send humans… [more below]
- Author: Zubrin, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: February 02 2021
- ISBN10: 1982172924
- Language: English
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Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched Spacex
$18.99 Read more“A colorful page-turner.” –Walter Isaacson, New York Times Book Review
“As important a book on space as has ever been written.” –Homer Hickam, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Rocket Boys
The d
- Author: Berger, Eric
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: January 03 2023
- ISBN10: 0062979981
- Language: English
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How the Universe Got Its Spots: Diary of a Finite Time in a Finite Space
$18.95 Read moreMixing memoir and visionary science, a leading astrophysicist’s groundbreaking personal account of her life and ideas
Is the universe infinite or just really big? With this question, cosmologist Janna- Author: Levin, Janna
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: January 10 2023
- ISBN10: 069123227X
- Language: English
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Solar System: A Visual Exploration of All the Planets, Moons, and Other Heavenly Bodies That Orbit Our Sun–Updated Edition
$30.00 Add to cartAn astonishing journey through space and time. Experience all the wonders of our interplanetary neighborhood through fascinating text, original graphics, and stunning photographs.
Never before have th- Series: Solar System
- Author: Chown, Marcus
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: May 10 2022
- ISBN10: 0762480734
- Language: English
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The Planets: The Definitive Visual Guide to Our Solar System
$32.00 Add to cartDiscover places where a day is longer than a year, where hailstones are made of diamonds, and where a mountain looms twice the size of Everest.
The S
These and more are all to be found in The Planets.- Author: DK
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: August 18 2014
- ISBN10: 1465424644
- Language: English
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We Have No Idea: We Have No Idea: A Guide to the Unknown Universe
$18.00 Read morePrepare to learn everything we still don’t know about our strange and mysterious universe
Humanity’s understanding of the physical world is full of gaps. Not tiny little gaps you can safely ignore –t… [more below]- Author: Cham, Jorge
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: May 08 2018
- ISBN10: 0735211523
- Language: English
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Supernova
$16.95 Read moreA concise illustrated introduction to the history and physics of supernovae, the brilliant explosions of stars; with striking color illustrations.
Supernovae are the explosions of stars. They are som
- Series: MIT Press Essential Knowledge
- Author: Graur, Or
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: February 08 2022
- ISBN10: 0262543141
- Language: English
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The Little Book of Black Holes
$22.95 Read moreDive into a mind-bending exploration of the physics of black holes
Black holes, predicted by Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity more than a century ago, have long intrigued scientists and- Series: Science Essentials #29
- Author: Gubser, Steven S.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: October 10 2017
- ISBN10: 0691163723
- Language: English
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The Almagest: Introduction to the Mathematics of the Heavens
$23.95 Read moreThe Almagest is by far the greatest work in astronomy in ancient times. In a massive series of thirteen books, Ptolemy shows how every detail of the motions of the sun, moon, planets, and stars can be… [more below]
- Author: Ptolemy, Claudius
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: December 07 2014
- ISBN10: 1888009438
- Language: English
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Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void
$28.00 Add to cartSpace is a world devoid of the things we need to live and thrive: air, gravity, hot showers, fresh produce, privacy, beer. Space exploration is in some ways an exploration of what it means to be human… [more below]
- Author: Roach, Mary
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: August 02 2010
- ISBN10: 0393068471
- Language: English
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Summary and Analysis of Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race: Based
$5.99 Add to cartSo much to read, so little time? Get an overview of Hidden Figures, the true story about the African American female mathematicians who helped NASA win the space race.
Margot Lee Shetterly’s Hidden F- Series: Smart Summaries
- Author: Worth Books
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 66
- Publish Date: May 02 2017
- ISBN10: 150404665X
- Language: English
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Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece
$21.00 Add to cartThe definitive story of the making of 2001: A Space Odyssey, acclaimed today as one of the greatest films ever made, and of director Stanley Kubrick and writer Arthur C. Clarke–“a tremendous explicat… [more below]
- Author: Benson, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: April 23 2019
- ISBN10: 1501163949
- Language: English
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Sun Moon Earth: The History of Solar Eclipses from Omens of Doom to Einstein and Exoplanets
$30.00 Read moreWith beautiful illustrations and a detailed map, Sun Moon Earth has everything you need to get ready for the next solar eclipse.
On April 8, 2024, millions of Americans will experience an awe-inspir- Author: Nordgren, Tyler
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: September 13, 2016
- ISBN10: 0465060927
- Language: English
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Fundamentals: Ten Keys to Reality
$18.00 Read more“Fundamentals might be the perfect book for the winter of this plague year. . . . Wilczek writes with breathtaking economy and clarity, and his pleasure in his subject is palpable.” —The New York Tim… [more below]
- Author: Wilczek, Frank
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: January 11 2022
- ISBN10: 0735223904
- Language: English
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Galaxies: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartIn this fascinating Very Short Introduction, popular science writer John Gribben tells the story of our growing understanding of galaxies, from the days before Galileo to our present-day observations … [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Gribbin, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 136
- Publish Date: June 02 2008
- ISBN10: 0199234345
- Language: English
