FS: ASTRONOMY BOOKS[20 titles]

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ASTROPHYSICAL QUANTITIES 3rd ed. by Allen. London: Athlone
Press 1976. Hardback, 310 pages, numerous tables. Book gives essential
information in astrophysics, it is a standard reference. Chapters include:
General Constants & Units, Atoms, Spectra, Radiation, Earth, Planets &
Satellites, Interplanetary Matter, Sun, Normal Stars, Stars with Special
Characteristics, Star Populations & Solar Neighbourhood, Nebulae-
Sources- & Interstellar Space, Clusters & Galaxies, and Incidental Tables.
In dust jacket. In VERY GOOD condition. Had a Borders Book price of
$80.00. I am ASKING: $22.00

COMET by Carl Sagan & Ann Druyan. NY: Random House 1985. This
large format soft cover book of 39 pages is fully illustrated in color.
This
book consists of three(3) parts. Part I: The Nature of Comets; Part II
Origins and Fates of Comets; and Part III Comets and the Future. The
book is in dust jacket and in VERY GOOD condition. ASKING: $8.00
also have hardcover in dust jacket with small tears, else in VERY GOOD
plus condition for $12.00

COMET OF THE CENTURY: From Halley to Hale-Bopp. by Schaaf.
Springer-Verlag 1997. Hardback, 384 pages, illustrated. The author
surveys the great comets of the past century and introduces the current
theories of cometary phenomena. In dust jacket & in AS NEW condition.
Book had a list price of $29.00. I am ASKING: $14.00

COMETS, STARS, PLANETS. by Henbest. NY: 1985. Large format
hardback, 95 pages, full color illustrations. Sections include: Halley's
Comet, Halley's Comet through the Ages, Tailing the Comet, Planets,
Stars, Galaxies & Quasars. In dust jacket, in VERY GOOD +
condition. ASKING: $8.00

COMING OF AGE IN THE MILKY WAY. by Timothy Ferris. NY:
Morrow 1988. Hardback, 495 pages, illustrated. Details how humankind
has sought to comprehend the enormities of cosmic space. This eloquent
narrative stretches from late prehistoric times down through Copernicus
and Newton and Einstein. This book debunks the cliche of the
dispassionately logical, all knowing scientist, instead portraying the
authors of modern science as flawed and striving human beings. In dust
jacket. Owner stamp on blank page else in VERY GOOD condition.
ASKING: $8.00

COSMIC DISCOVERY: The Search, Scope & Heritage of
Astronomy. by Harwit. NY: Basic Books1981. This hardback book of
334 pages is illustrated from photos and diagrams. This Cornell
astronomer gives thumbnail histories of 43 basic cosmic discoveries
---stars, planets, novae, pulsars, comets, gamma-ray bursts, and the like.
The book also examines discovery in terms of its political, financial, and
sociological context. The book is in protected dust jacket, in VERY
GOOD condition. ASKING: $14.00

COSMIC ENIGMAS: From First Whispers of the Universe to Its Last
Dark Secrets. by Silk. Amer. Institute of Physics 1994. Hardback, 213
pages, illustrated with diagrams. Book deals with the origins of time,
birth
of galaxies, and all the way to the farthest realm. In dust jacket, AS NEW
condition. ASKING: $12.00

EINSTEIN'S SPACE AND VAN GOGH'S SKY Physical Reality and
Beyond. by Leshan & Margenau. NY: Collier 1982. Soft cover, 268 pages.
The implications of modern physics for psychology and other fields by a
Research Psychologist and a Professor Emeritus of Physics and Natural
Philosophy, Yale University. Physical Reality and Beyond, as a
theoretical physicist & a psychologist work together. Explores scientific
discoveries that reveal the fundamental links between physical reality &
human consciousness. VERY GOOD condition. ASKING: $6.00

EINSTEIN'S UNIVERSE. by Calder, Nigel. NY , Greenwich House,
1979. Hardback, 154 pages, illustrated. Book celebrates the centenary of
Einstein's birth. The author explains Einstein's theory of relativity and
its
implications . In dust jacket showing light wear, else in VERY GOOD
condition. ASKING: $6.00

GALAXY POPULATION ANALYSIS. by Macfarlane. Univ. Texas
Austin Jan. 1979. Large format(8 1/2 by 11 inches) soft cover, 239 pages,
illustrated with charts & tables. This is a Ph.D. Dissertation( supervising
professor was de Vaucouleurs). Chapters include: Intro( Work of
Whipple, analysis by photometry, equivalent widths, spectrum scans),
Instrumentation( spectrum scanner, photomultipler, instrument profile,
spurious light), Observations( stellar observations, mean stellar groups),
Data Reduction( reduction of standard stars, reduction of program stars,
photometric errors), Model Building & Differential Correction(
construction of synthetic spectra, differential correction, constraints,
computer program, application of previous work, application to
continuous scans), Sensitivity Analysis( macroscopic sensitivity,
microscopic sensitivity), Conclusions. VERY GOOD condition.
ASKING: $10.00

HOW THE SHAMAN STOLE THE MOON by Dr. William Calvin. NY:
Bantam Books 1991 This hardback book of 223 pages is fully illustrated
from photos and drawings. The book deals with how ancient peoples
around the globe came to forecast eclipses and unlock the mysteries of the
heavens. Some of the places discussed are: Temples of Poseidon and
Delphi, American Southwest ruins in Chaco Canyon, Canyon de Chelly;
Mesa Verde, and the Grand Canyon. This book in dust jacket and in
VERY GOOD condition. ASKING: $14.00

ILLUSTRATED DICTIONARY OF SCIENCE. Rev. ed. by Allaby,
Michael (editor) NY.: Facts on File, 1995. Large format(8 3/4 by 11 1/2
inches) hard cover, 256 pages, extensively illustrated in color. Explains
thousands of terms and concepts in use in clear, easy-to-understand
language. A good elementary reference. In protected dust jacket. An ex-
library copy. Appears to have been in the reference section and therefore
has no library pocket, but has all the usual library numbers & stamps.
Inner hinges have been reinforced. This copy does not appear to have
been used. The contents are in VERY GOOD condition. ASKING:
$10.00

LIFE IN SPACE. Mason, Robert Grant (editor) Little, Brown &
Company. Large format soft cover, B&W photos and illustrations, 304
pages. A mission-by-mission portfolio of the suspense, triumph of the
Space Program. More than 400 photographs. VERY GOOD condition.
ASKING: $6.00

Mathematical Astronomy In Medieval Yemen A Bibliographical Survey.
by King. Undena Publications( American Research Center in
Egypt/catalogs Series; Vol. 4) 1983. Large format soft cover (8 1/4 x 11),
98+ pages, Illustrated with 10 b/w plates. Sections are: Introduction;
Survey of Yemeni Astronomers and Their Works; Yemeni Works on
Arithmetic, Inheritance and Surveying; Some New Material; Sigla of
Manuscripts Consulted; List of Manuscripts Consulted. AS NEW
condition. ASKING: $12.00

MINING THE SKY: Untold Riches of the Asteroids, Comets, and
Planets. by Lewis. Addison-Wesley 1996. This hardback book of 274
pages is illustrated. Lewis shows just how these plans are achievable
using technology the either exists already or will be in the very near
future. Book based on Lewis' decades of work at Lunar and Planetary
Institute in Tucson. Book in dust jacket and in AS NEW condition.
This book lists of $26 but I am selling this copy for $12.00.

MISSION TO MARS: An Astronaut's Vision of Our Future in Space. by
Michael Collins. NY: Grove Weidenfeld 1990. Hardback, 307 pages,
illustrated in b/w & color. Book gives a survey of the American space
program. Give a detailed history. In dust jacket. Ex-library copy but no
pocket. Does have stamps stickers& usual "withdrawn" stamp. dust
jacket is pasted to cover. Contents are very good & appears to have never
been read. ASKING: $5.00

MOONS AND PLANETS: An Introduction to Planetary Science. by
Hartmann 1972. Hardback, 404 pages, illustrated. Some of the
chapters are: Celestial Mechanics, Theories of Origin, Growth of
Planets, Comets, Asteroids, Meteorites, Planetary
Interiors/Surfaces/Atmospheres, plus others. VERY GOOD condition.
ASKING: $12.00

MURMURS OF EARTH: The Voyages Interstellar Record. by Carl
Sagan. NY 1978 This soft cover book of 273 pages is fully
illustrated in b/w and color. The book contains all of the information
aboard the Voyager spacecraft. Book is account, written by those
chiefly responsible for the contents of the Voyages Record, of why
they did it, how they did it, how they selected the repertoire, and
precisely what the record contains. VERY GOOD condition.
ASKING: $12.00 also had a hardback copy in protected dust jacket & in
VERY GOOD condition. ASKING $16.00 for this copy

OBSERVING VARIABLE STARS: A Guide for the Beginner. by
David Levy. Cambridge University Press 1989. Hardback, 198,
illustrated with many star charts of variable stars. Book covers all
aspects of making variable star observations. In dust jacket, AS NEW
condition. $18.00


ORIGINS: Our Place in Hubble's Universe. By J. Gribbin & S. Goodwin.
Overlook Press 1998. Over size hardback( 8« x 11 inches), 128 pages,
Many color illustrations.