Astronomy

Escape From Earth is the untold story of the engineers, dreamers and rebels who started the American space programme. In particular, it is the story of Frank Malina, founder of...

Author: -Binding: PaperbackPublished: SWIFT'S CREEK PRIMARY SCHOOL, 1999Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Creased corners, worn spine. This commemorative local‑history volume presents...

Look out your window and see the moon, stars and distant planets. Light years away, it's easy to think that our lives and their existences will never intersect. Yet meteorites...

Author: Adriana Marais Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 368 Humanity has always looked up at the night sky and wondered what lies beyond our world. Now, we are on the...

*THE INSTANT #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* *THE BOOK EVERYBODY IS TALKING ABOUT* 'I can say without fear of contradiction that Lue has played a central and indispensable role in forever...

'Amanda's story underscores the lasting power of speaking your truth, building a movement, and never losing sight of your dreams' Melinda French Gates A brave and imaginative memoir by the...

One of the most potent questions we ask about the cosmos is: are we alone? From astrobiology to exoplanets in the 'Goldilocks Zone', Jaime Green traces our understanding of what...

*Fully revised and updated for the 21st century* The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry takes readers on an odyssey into the deepest,...

'VISIONARY' Stephen Greenblatt Harvard's top astronomer takes us inside the mind-blowing story of the first interstellar visitor to our solar system In late 2017, scientists at a Hawaiian observatory glimpsed...

From the Big Bang to the Gaia Mission, this is a very personal history of the universe through the author's favourite 100 stars. Astronomer Florian Freistetter has chosen 100 stars...

Best New Books on Space 2024 - Forbes 'Rarely is a non-fiction book about science this engaging' - Forbes Why darkness is so important - to plants, to animals, and...

The book titled The Astronomers by the author Dr Donald Goldsmith. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Author: C.D.B. BryanBinding: HardbackPublished: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive volume chronicles the vast collection and historical significance of one of the...

The book titled The Children'S Space Atlas Kerrod Robin by the author Robin Kerrod. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Written by a dedicated selenophile (a person who loves the Moon), this guide to Earth's celestial companion is a non-technical narrative that quickly elevates the lunar novice to lunar authority....

Author: David FilkinBinding: HardbackPublished: BBC, 1997Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling work of popular science, Stephen Hawking's Universe: The Cosmos Explained, presents an accessible overview of the...

In the 19th century astronomers, geologists and evolutionists first suggested that the Earth and Sun were (at least) millions of years old. By the early 20th century, many assumed that...

A gorgeous anniversary edition of the international phenomenon- 'one of the best books of the 21st century' (Guardian) These seven short lessons guide us, with simplicity and clarity, through the...

Author: Richard BaumBinding: HardbackPublished: David & Charles, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling non-fiction work presents a fascinating dual perspective on our celestial neighbors, meticulously detailing both...

Author: John W. MacveyBinding: HardbackPublished: Abelard-Schuman - London, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markings'Whispers From Space' chronicles humanity's enduring quest to understand the cosmos...

Author: Henry S. F. Cooper, Jr.Binding: HardbackPublished: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1980Condition:Book: Fair, ex-libraryJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsThis compelling non-fiction work chronicles humanity's enduring fascination with...

Author: Patrick MooreBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis astronomical work chronicles the fascinating history of humanity's enduring fascination with the cosmos. Watchers Of The...

Earth From Space: A Visual Tour is a collection of 180 gorgeous, colorful, and detailed images of our Earth taken from space: our great cities, mountains, oceans, reefs, mountains, farms,...

In the almost 15 years since the release of the fifth edition of The Universe and Beyond, our understanding of the universe has advanced exponentially. Previous editions guided readers through...

Eastern astrolabes from the Adler's collection are described in detail with numerous illustrations.

In 1984 Dr Muller caused international controversy with his theory that a killer star, christened "Nemesis", is orbiting the sun and causing cataclysmic comet storms to batter the earth every...

The essential guide that shows you how to get the most from your observations. For thousands of years observers have gazed up at the night sky and wondered at the...

Author: S. M. Burton And Gilbert F. CunninghamBinding: HardbackPublished: George Philip & Son, Ltd., 1963Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis essential reference...

In the words of those who trod the void and those at mission control, here are over 50 of the greatest true stories of suborbital, orbital and deep-space exploration. From...

Space is quiet. Billion trillions of stars slowly burning out their lives. Bodies of rock, moons, planets, floating in the dark. Most of the time. Sometimes violence is unleashed on...

STAR VOYAGER: EXPLORING SPACE ON SCREEN is a book that celebrates the history and future of space exploration through the moving image. Originally published in conjunction with the exhibition of...

Author: Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin; Katherine HaramundanisBinding: HardbackPublished: Cambridge University Press, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling autobiography, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: An Autobiography And Other Recollections, chronicles the extraordinary life...

Author: Susan PriestleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Four Winds Press, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling non-fiction work chronicles humanity's enduring fascination with life beyond our planet, presenting a comprehensive...

A fleet of modern rockets among the most powerful in the world. A lunar land rush that has sparked a competition over the strategic high ground. Scientific discoveries that could...

Author: Michael DisneyBinding: HardbackPublished: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThe academic work The Hidden Universe by Michael Disney presents a compelling journey into the...

Discover everything you need to know about the Moon in this entertaining visitor's guide! What's this floating high in the starry sky? We call it the Moon. But has it...

Seven years before Richard Preston wrote about horrifying viruses in The Hot Zone, he turned his attention to the cosmos. In First Light , he demonstrates his gift for creating...

The first human history of space travel - from the Apollo missions to our journey to Mars - by Britain's beloved astronaut From bestselling author and British astronaut Tim Peake,...

No other planet has so fired the human imagination as Mars. The possibility of life on the planet was an obsession in the 19th century. It is not surprising to...

Richly illustrated with full-color images, this book is a comprehensive, up-to-date description of the planets, their moons, and recent exoplanet discoveries. This second edition of a now classic reference is...

'Greene threatens to do for string theory what Stephen Hawking did for black holes' New York Magazine 'A magnificent challenge to conventional ideas' Financial Times 'I thoroughly enjoyed this book....

Author: Colin A. RonanBinding: HardbackPublished: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has some minor wear and tears along edgesColin A. Ronan's...

Author: Fred HoyleBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling work presents a radical reinterpretation of the universe's origins and the development of life. In...

Author: Reginald ShagamBinding: HardbackPublished: The Geological Society of America, 1975Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Loose, bumped spine.Studies In Earth And Space Sciences...

Author: Patrick MooreBinding: HardbackPublished: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1962Condition:Book: Good, ex-libraryJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has general wear, ex-library book with expected stickers and stamps, price...

Author: Werner Buedeler, A.L. Helm (trans)Binding: HardbackPublished: Burke, 1954Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dust jacket has wear and tears, covered by plastic protective jacket, pages have...

Author: Frank Ross Jr.Binding: HardbackPublished: Museum Press, 1956Condition:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dust jacket has general wear and price clipped, previous owner name inside, pages have...