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The Way of the Explorer: An Apollo Astronaut's Journey Through the
In February 1971, as Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell hurtled earthward through space, he was engulfed by a profound sense of universal connectedness. He intuitively sensed that his presence and...
The Milky Way: An Autobiography of Our Galaxy
After a few billion years of bearing witness to life on Earth, of watching one hundred billion humans go about their day-to-day lives, of feeling unbelievably lonely, and of hearing...
Chasing the Sun: The Epic Story of the Star That Gives us Life
The Sun is so powerful, so much bigger than us, that it is a terrifying subject. Yet though we depend on it, we take it for granted. Amazingly the first...
The Crowded Universe: The Race to Find Life Beyond Earth
We are nearing a turning point in our quest for life in the universe,we now have the capacity to detect Earth-like planets around other stars. But will we find any?...
Timewarps
$20.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerWhat if time is not the straight, unyielding river we imagine, but a landscape riddled with hidden currents,...
2001: A Space Odyssey; The City And The Stars; The Deep Range; A Fall Of Moondust; Rendezvous With Rama
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedFew names in the canon of science fiction carry the weight and visionary authority of Arthur C. Clarke, and this magnificent omnibus gathers five...
Signs Of Life: The Search For Life In Space
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerWhat lies beyond our blue horizon, waiting to be discovered in the vast, silent darkness of the cosmos? Signs of Life: The...
Cosmic Discovery: The Search, Scope, And Heritage Of Astronomy
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat does it truly take to discover the universe? Cosmic Discovery: The Search, Scope, and Heritage...
The Universe: Its Beginning And End
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat lies at the very edges of existence — before the first moment of creation and beyond the...
Geometry, Relativity And The Fourth Dimension
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodWhat lies beyond the three dimensions we inhabit, and could the fabric of space-time itself be the gateway to understanding the universe's deepest secrets? Geometry,...
The Sleepwalkers: A History Of Man's Changing Vision Of The Universe
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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the intersection of science, philosophy, and human ambition stands one of the most audacious works of intellectual...
From Earth To Heaven: Seventeen Essays On Science
$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No markings. Usual shelf-wear. From the boundless curiosity of one of the twentieth century's greatest scientific minds...
Galileo
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Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, some minor damage, clear plastic protective sleeve present. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding condition: Intact. A landmark biography of one of...
Spacewreck: Ghostships And Derelicts Of Space
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Edition: repr.,Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Wear and tear, some minor rubbing on edges. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Intact. Stickers/labels: None noted. Contains dramatic full colour...
Your Spaceflight Manual: How You Could Be A Tourist In Space Within Twenty Years
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Condition remarks: Hardcover - dust jacket Secondhand book: generally 'Very Good' to 'Excellent'. These are books which may have some slight wear and tear or sun fading on the edges....
Astronomica
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Astronomica combines the knowledge of astronomy experts with the very latest images to present an in-depth look at the universe and the celestial bodies that abound in the intriguing realm...
Liv Is Not A Loser: The hilarious and heartwarming romcom of the year
Should Liv take herself out of the friend zone, or are they better off there? Liv Granger has been flailing through life since her teens. When her brother, Joe ,...
Manned and Unmanned Flights to the Moon
This book is about how the dreams of exploring other worlds became a reality with the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs. The problems encountered in the development of the spacecraft,...
The Multiverse: When One Universe Isn't Enough
The universe was supposed to be all there was - the whole of existence. For centuries the size of the universe and whether or not it is finite, fascinated scientists...
Legends of the Stars
Have you ever wondered how the constellations got their names? Or wanted to know the stories of the gods and heroes immortalised in the night sky? In Legends of the...
Space: Posters & Paintings: Art About NASA
The countdown has started! In 2025 and 2026, NASA will launch two missions to the moon and beyond. Not only will they go further into space than ever before, but...
Fantastic Numbers and Where to Find Them: A Journey to the Edge of
A dazzling exploration of the strange and extreme numbers that illuminate the ultimate nature of reality For particularly brilliant theoretical physicists like James Clerk Maxwell, Paul Dirac or Albert Einstein,...
Fear of a Black Universe: An Outsider's Guide to the Future of Physics
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In this guide to science and society, a cosmologist argues that physics must embrace the excluded, listen to the unheard, and be unafraid of being wrong. Years ago, cosmologist Stephon...
A Universe From Nothing
Internationally known theoretical physicist and bestselling author Lawrence Krauss offers provocative, revelatory answers to the most basic philosophical questions: Where did our universe come from? Why is there something rather...
Embracing Earth: New Views of Our Changing Planet
The book titled Embracing Earth: New Views of Our Changing Planet by the author Payson R. Stevens. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this...
The Rivers of Mars: Searching for the Cosmic Origins of Life
In July 1996, a NASA team led by David McKay and Everett Gibson announced the discovery of fossilized traces of microbial life in ALH84001, a meteorite from Mars recovered from...
Pillars of Creation: How the James Webb Telescope Unlocked the Secrets
The James Webb Space Telescope is transforming the universe right before our eyes-and here, for the first time, is the inside account of how the mission originated, how it performs...
The Meteorites: Encounters with Outer Space and Deep Time
'The Meteorites conjures a small epiphany about our own place in the universe' - The Sunday Times 'Dazzling' - Financial Times Look out your window and see the moon, stars...
Heavenly Bodies: Beginner's Guide to Astronomy
Providing an account of the fundamentals of astronomy and their influence on everyday life, this book assumes no prior knowledge of the subject. The topics include sunrise and sunset, the...
The Ascent of Science
In this volume, the author offers a sweeping and dynamic history of the whole of Western science, from the Renaissance to the present. He translates the most profoundly important, and...
The Nature of Time
Why does time appear to run in only one direction? We remember the past- but why not the future? We can influence the future- but could we, even theoretically, influence...
What If the Earth Had Two Moons?
"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 what the...
The Penguin Dictionary of Astronomy
A third edition of the title which contains the latest advances in the field of study. The dictionary has over 2,800 entries and encompasses classical and modern astronomy, giving the...
Moon Yoga: Poses, Flows and Rituals to Help You Move with the Moon
Whether we realise it or not, everyone and everything, from the rolling of the tides to the balance of emotions in our bodies, is influenced by the moon . Moon...
A Fire on the Moon
Mailer's superb account, written as it was happening, of the first attempt to land men on the moon 'Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.' A Fire on the...
Universal: A Journey Through the Cosmos
The Top Ten bestselling authors of The Quantum Universe take us on an awe-inspiring journey of scientific exploration We dare to imagine a time before the Big Bang, when the...
Seeing and Believing: The Story of the Telescope, or How We Found Our
Richard Panek brings us an engaging and spirited chronicle of the humbling journey that has made humans smaller and the universe infinitely vaster than we ever imagined.
Astrobiology: The Search for Life Elsewhere in the Universe
It's one of the most important and fascinating questions human beings can ponder, and astrobiology is the emerging field of science that tries to answer it. Astronomer Rhodri Evans gives...
The Atlas of Mars: Mapping its Geography and Geology
Planetary scientist and educator Ken Coles has teamed up with Ken Tanaka from the United States Geological Survey's Astrogeology team, and Phil Christensen, Principal Investigator of the Mars Odyssey orbiter's...
Outer Space: 100 Poems
Poets and astronomers often ask the same questions. Where did we come from? Why are we here? Where are we going? Throughout human history, poetry has provided stories about what...
Who Owns the Moon?: In Defence of Humanity's Common Interests in Space
As the world's superpowers and corporations jostle for control in space, A. C. Grayling asks: who really owns our planet? 'Grayling brings satisfying order to daunting subjects.' STEVEN PINKER Silicon...
Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution
Our true origins are not only human, or even terrestrial, but in fact cosmic. Drawing on recent scientific breakthroughs and cross-pollination among geology, biology, astrophysics, and cosmology, Origins illuminates the...
Afterglow of Creation: From the Fireball to the Discovery of Cosmic
The discovery in 1992 of "cosmic ripples" - slight variations in the temperature of ancient radiation left over from the "big bang" - resulted in sensational headlines. This book goes...
The Night Sky: An astronomers guide to the night sky and the universe
Discover the wonders of the Universe with this indispensable guide. The Night Sky is chock full of information explaining what, when and how to observe space and understanding the night...
The Art of Astrophotography
In The Art of Astrophotography, astronomer and Popular Astronomy columnist Ian Morison provides the essential foundations of how to produce beautiful astronomical images. Every type of astroimaging is covered, from...
The Cosmic Revolutionary's Handbook: (Or: How to Beat the Big Bang)
Free yourself from cosmological tyranny! Everything started in a Big Bang? Invisible dark matter? Black holes? Why accept such a weird cosmos? For all those who wonder about this bizarre...