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A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME: From The Big Bang to Black Holes. by
Stephen Hawking Intro. by Sagan. Bantam Books 1990. This hardback
book of 198 pages is illustrated with diagrams. Book is in dust jacket &
in VERY GOOD condition. Book had list price of $18.95. I am
ASKING: $8.00

A FIELD GUIDE TO THE STARS AND PLANETS. by Menzel Boston:
Houghton Mifflin 1964. This soft cover book of 397 pages is fully
illustrated. The volume contains 48 Monthly Sky Maps, 54 detailed Atlas
Charts of entire sky, 13 detailed maps of the Moon, indicating feature
names, 25 special tables showing when brightest stars, star clusters,
nebulae, and galaxies are visible. Hundreds photographs of the most
interesting objects in the sky. Tables of double and variable stars and
other useful information for the amateur. Owner name printed on inside
front cover, else in GOOD or better condition. ASKING: $8.00


ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY FOR THE AMATEUR by Covington.
Cambridge University Press 1986. Hardback book, 168 pages, illustrated
in b/w and color. Deals with advanced techniques, equipment, and
materials. Classic book on the subject. Chapters include: Getting Started,
Advanced Techniques(optical configurations, deep-sky photography, etc),
Equipment & Materials(cameras, lenses, telescopes, film, developing,
printing, & copying), plus 5 appendices. In VERY GOOD condition.
ASKING: $18.00

ATLAS OF MERCURY NASA SP-423 by Davies, Dwornik, Gault, &
Strom, Washington, D.C.: NASA 1978. Large format(11.25" by 14.25")
hardback, 128 pages, weighs nearly 3 pounds. The volume is a goldmine
of photos and other interesting material that relates to the planet Mercury,
gathered over 25 years ago! Much of this book reveals information
gathered from Mariner 10 and its mission to Venus and Mercury,
becoming the first multiple-planet mission, borrowing energy from the
gravity of Venus to make possible a flight to Mercury which otherwise
would have been impossible. This publication would probably not have
been published but for the Scientific and Technical Information Office of
NASA. In VERY GOOD condition. ASKING: $22.00

BLACK HOLES: Edge of Space, the End of Time. by Sullivan. NY:1979.
Hardback, 303 pages, illustrated. In this book Sullivan takes the reader
along the fascinating route of speculation and discovery of black holes.
Book is in dust jacket, VERY GOOD condition. ASKING: $12.00

BROCA'S BRAIN: Reflections on the Romance of Science. by Carl
Sagan. NY: Random 1978. Hardback, 347 pages. In dust jacket having
small tears & price clipped, else in VERY GOOD condition. ASKING:
$8.00

COMING OF AGE IN THE MILKY WAY. by Timothy Ferris. NY:
Morrow 1988. Hardback 493 pages details with 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. The book
dust jacket with small tears, otherwise in VERY GOOD condition.
ASKING: $12.00

CONCERNING THE TWO NEW SCIENCES(translated by Crew &
de Salvio) by Galileo and On the Loadstone & Magnetic Bodies by
Gilbert and On the Motion of Heart & Blood in Animals. ... by
Harvey complete English translations of the great documents. This is
volume 28 of the Great Book series. Hardback, 496 pages, illustrated
with diagrams. VERY GOOD condition. ASKING: $12.00.

EXPLORING SPACE: Voyages in the Solar System and Beyond. by
Burrows. NY: Random House 1990. Hardback, 502 pages, illustrated.
Book describes the modern history of the exploration of the planets.
Chapters include: JPL, Ranger, Mariner-Mars, Viking, Pioneer, Voyager,
plus others. Book had list price of $24.95. In dust jacket, VERY GOOD
condition. ASKING: $9.00

FRONTIERS OF ASTRONOMY. by Fred Hoyle. NY: Harper 1955.
Hardback, 360 pages, illustrated. Interesting book that summarizes
our knowledge about the universe from a 1955 vantage point. Hoyle
was a strong supporter of the Steady State Model of the universe. In
this book he discussed the continuous creation of matter that was
required in the Steady State Model. Worn dust jacket, otherwise in VERY
GOOD condition. ASKING: $12.00

GOD AND THE ASTRONOMER by Jastrow. NY: Norton 1978.
Hardback, 136 pages, illustrated. Chapters include: In the Beginning,
Slipher-de Sitter-& Einstein, Hubble & Humason, Law of Expanding
Universe, Birth & Death of Stars, & Religion of Science. In dust jacket,
VERY GOOD condition. ASKING: $8.00

LOST MOON: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13. by Lovell & Kluger
NY: Houghton Mifflin 1994. Autographed by Jim Lovell(command
piolet)This hardback book of 378 pages is illustrated from photos. This is
the complete story of this perilous mission. list price for book is $22.95.
In dust jacket. Dated signature on 1/2 title page "Thomas Cunningham",
else in AS NEW condition. ASKING: $20.00

MICROCOMPUTER CONTROL OF TELESCOPES. by Trueblood,
Mark and Russell Genet Richmond, Virginia: Willmann-Bell, Inc. 1985.
Soft cover, 377 pages, illustrated. with photographs, diagrams and charts,
appendices. Chapters include: Intro & Overview, Control Systems &
Components, Telescope Pointing & Tracking, Examples of Telescopes
Controlled by Microcomputers, Fairborn Observatory Computerized
Telescopes, Winer Mobile Observatory Portable Telescope. In VERY
GOOD condition. ASKING: $14.00

MINDSTEPS TO THE COSMOS: A Famous Astronomer Explores Our
Five Magnificent Leaps in Understanding The Cosmos. by Gerald
Hawkins. NY: Harper 1983 1st ed. Hardback, 340 pages, illustrated.
Includes computer/pocket calculator programs. The five MINDSTEPS
discussed are: step 0(threshold of awakening-cave artists-Gilgamesh-
Egypt etc), step 1(Pyramids, Stonehenge, Nile Temples pointing to stars &
palnets); step 2(Age of Order when planets found to obey mathematical
laws(; step 3(smashing of Age of Order); step 4(Age of Space, pulsars,
Quasars, creation, etc.). Dust jacket has a crease, else in VERY GOOD
condition. ASKING: $10.00

NEWTON'S GIFT: Haw Sir Isaac Newton Unlocked the System of the
World. by Berlinski NY: Free Press 2000. Hardback, 217 pages,
illustrated with diagrams. An engaging, and often moving examination of
his life. Reveals his scientific theories and his re-creation of himself as
the
master of England's financial system. .In dust jacket, except for felt pen
mark at bottom of outer pages, in AS NEW condition.. I am ASKING:
$12.00

NORTON'S STAR ATLAS AND TELESCOPIC HANDBOOK 15th BY
Norton & Inglis. Sky Pub. Co. 1966. Included are: over 9,000 stars,
nebulae & clusters, variable & double stars, etc. with descriptive lists of
objects plus a lunar map with list of 300 features. Shows stars down to 6
magnitude & below. IN GOOD or better condition. ASKING: $12.00

OUR EXPANDING UNIVERSE. by Schatzman translated by
Leonard(was originally in French) NY:1992. Soft cover, 100 pages.
Book was written by one of the pioneers of French astrophysics. The
following is a few of the topics covered: Theory of Expansion,
Question of Isotropy, Broken Symmetry, & Basic Research. In AS
NEW condition. ASKING: $7.00

POPULAR ASTRONOMY. A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE
HEAVENS. by Flammarion, C translated by Gore. NY: Appleton 1931.
Hardback, 696 pages, 288 illustrations plus 3 plates. Gore, the translator,
also an astronomer in his own right, states : "In this Second Edition I have
added an Appendix, giving some account of the most important advances
which have been made in Astronomy since the year 1894. (dated April,
1907). Book is filled with wonderful historic illustrations. Owner
bookplate on inside front cover, front inner hinge cracked, light rubbing to
cover, else contents are in VERY GOOD condition. ASKING: $25.00

RADAR EXPLORATION OF VENUS: Goldstone Observatory Report
for March-May 1961. ed. by Victor, Stevens, & Golomb. JPL Aug. 1,
1961. Large format(8 1/2 by 11 inches), 103 pages, illustrated. VERY
GOOD condition. ASKING: $10.00

RIPPLES IN THE COSMOS: A View Behind the Scenes of the New
Cosmology. by Rowan-Robinson Oxford: 1993. Hardback, 224
pages, illustrated. Chapters include: Lure of Number, Thirty Years of
the New Astronomy, Hubble's Law, the Cosmological Distance
Ladder & the Big Bang, Years of Building IRAS, First View of the Far
Infrared Sky, Discovering the Power of IRAS, Microwave Background
Story, IRAS Dipole & the "Death" of the Great Attractor, Crisis for
Cold Dark Matter?, From Quasars to Ultraluminous Galaxies, COBE
Discovers the Cosmic Ripples, Scientific Vision. In dust jacket, AS
NEW condition. ASKING: $13.00

TELESCOPES FOR THE 1980s(Annual Reviews Monograph) ed. by
Burbidge & Hewitt. Annual Reviews 1981. Hardback, 278 pages,
illustrated. Sections include: The Very Large Array(covers such topics as
design & construction), Multiple Mirror Telescope(covers early multiple
mirror systems, early history of MMT, MMT instrumentation, future
systems), Space Telescope( covers constraints, history, design instruments,
operational systems), Einstein Observatory(covers design philosophy,
mirrors, focal plane instruments, operations, scientific impact). Topics
are
covered a high level & the reader should be an experienced amateur or
professional. Except for small label stain from previous owner, in VERY
GOOD condition. ASKING: $14.00

THE 10th CAMBRIDGE WORKSHOP: COOL STARS, STELLAR
SYSTEMS, & THE SUN. Program and Abstracts. Cambridge MA July 15
1997. Ed. by Donahue & Bookbinder. Soft cover, 337 pages. Some of the
listed sessions are: Very Low Mass Stars/Planets, Activity Cycles Across
the HR Diagram, Helio/Asteroseismology, High Resolution Imaging of
Stars & Their Environments, Stellar Coronae, plus others. A few pages
have notes written in pen, else in GOOD condition. ASKING: $6.00

THE AMATEUR ASTRONOMER'S HAND BOOK. By Muirden.
NY: Crowell 1968. The book deals with the technique of amateur
astronomy. This is an excellent book for the amateur observer.
Chapters include: Equipment(simple telescopes, telescopes &
mountings, maintenance, accessories, & observations, atmosphere &
the observer); The Solar System(this chapter deals with how to make
observations of solar system objects); Stars & Nebulae (making
observations of stars, variable stars; Astrophotography; plus 8
appendices. 355 pages, b/w illustrations from drawings & photos. In
lightly worn dust jacket VERY GOOD condition. ASKING: $16.00

THE FASCINATING UNIVERSE: The Modern Aspects of
Astronomy. bu Buedeler. NY: Van Nostrand 1981. This hardback
book of 252 pages is illustrated in color and b/w from photos and
charts. The books a good discussion of our present day knowledge.
Some of the included chapters: Universe of History( Astronomic
Awakening, Four Phases of Development, Windows into Space,...),
New Cosmic Home(Moon, Mars, Venus, etc), Our Sun(Energy
Source, Face of the Sun, Chemical Composition,...), Other Suns(New
Astronomy of Fixed Stars, Types of Stars, Missing Neutrinos, Old
Stars,...). The book is in dust jacket and is an ex-library copy with all
the defects of a library copy(stamps, pocket, etc.). The contents are
VERY GOOD though. ASKING: $8.00

THE HUNT FOR LIFE ON MARS. by Goldsmith. Dutton: 1997 1st
ed. This hardback book of 267 pages is illustrated from photos &
diagrams. Book begins 16 million years ago, when asteroid crashed
into Mars. Giant fragments are sent hurtling into space, where the
wandered for centuries, until a single meteorite crashed into Earth
13,000 years ago. Author gives step-by-step path of scientific
detection of life. In dist jacket, AS NEW condition. ASKING: $14.00

THE MAGIC OF THE STARS. NY: Dodd, Mead 1930. by Maeterlinck.
translated by Alfred Sutro. Hardback, 147 pages. Discussions of modern
astronomical theory. The four sections of the book are: Introduction,
Immensity of the Universe, Earth, & Sidereal Influences. Owner stamp on
1st & last pages. bottom of title page & last page of text has small piece
cut
out with scissors, else in GOOD condition. ASKING: $5.00

THE MARTIAN ENIGMAS: A Closer Look. by Carlotto. Berkeley:
North Atlantic Books 1997. Large format soft cover, 206 pages,
illustrated. Detailed report on the digital image processing of the
controversial Viking photos, illustrates the process used to restore and
clarify the photographs, and presents striking three-dimensional renditions
of the Face and other objects on Mars. Except for felt pen mark at bottom
of lower outer pages, in VERY GOOD condition. ASKING: $11.00

THE NEW COSMOS. by Unsold. (trans. by McCrea) NY: Springer-
Verlag. 1969. This soft cover book of 373 pages is illustrated from
photos & diagrams. Some parts of the book require a knowledge of
calculus. Book consists of three(3) main parts: Classical Astronomy
(historical intro. to classical astronomy, celestial sphere, eclipses,
comets,
meteors, etc.), Sun & Stars(radiation theory, app-.magns. & color indices,
distances, radii of stars, double stars, spectra, etc.), & Stellar
systems(astronomy of 20th cent., interstellar matter, galaxies, radio
emission from galaxies, cosmology, stellar populations, etc.). In
GOODS-VERY GOOD condition. ASKING: $10.00

THE PLANET VENUS by Moore. NY: MacMillan [1960] Hardback, 151
pages, illustrated. This book includes the Russian findings. Chapters
include: Evening Star, Venus as a World, Movements of Venus, Early
Telescopic Work, Atmosphere os Venus, Canals of Venus, Phantom
Satellite, Transits & Occulations, Surface of Venus, plus others. Ex-
library copy with all the usual defects(stamps, checkout sticker, etc).
Covers faded & rubbed, contents are in GOOD condition. ASKING:
$11.00

THE RADIANT UNIVERSE by George W. Hill. NY: Philosophical
Library 1952. Hardback, 489 pages, illustrated.. Chapters are: Radiation,
Stars, Origins of Solar System, Origins of Earth, Galactic Systems, &
Gravitation. VERY GOOD condition. ASKING: $7.00

THE REBIRTH OF COSMOLOGY by Merleau-Ponty & Morando(Trans.
from French by Weaver). NY: Knopf 1976 1st Amer. ed. Hardback, 281
pages plus index, illustrated. Chapters include: Cosmology of Ancients,
Geocentric Astronomy, Classical Science & Decline of Universe, Classical
Science & Physical Phenomena, Modern Conception of Universe, Modern
Science & Universe, & Bibliography. A few sections require a knowledge
of calculus. Dust jacket has a few tears & price clipped, else in VERY
GOOD condition. ASKING: $12.00

THE RELATIVITY OF WRONG: Essays on Science. by Asimov. NY:
Doubleday 1988. Hardback, 225 pages. Chapters include: Isotopes &
Elements, Solar System, Beyond the Solar System. Asimov presents 17
essays which presents discussion on such things as the discovery of stars,
makeup of the Milky Way, the "Moon Effect" on human behavior, plus
other discussions. Book had an original price of $17.95. In dust jacket
has very light wear, else in VERY GOOD condition. ASKING: $6.00

THE SEARCH FOR LIFE ON MARS: Evolution of an Idea. by Cooper.
NY: Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1980. 1st ed. Hardback, 254 pages. Book
consists of two parts. Part one gives a unique portrait of Carl Sagan. The
second part deals within the biological experiments conducted on the two
Viking Landers. In dust jacket VERY GOOD condition. ASKING: $8.00

THE SLEEPWALKERS by Koestler. NY: Grosset & Dunlap. 1976.
Soft cover, 624 pages. Book gives the history of: Pythagoras, Ptolemy,
Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, & Newton. He charts the complex
interrelationship with religion & philosophy. Spine faded, else in GOOD
condition. ASKING: $5.00

THE SPACE GUIDEBOOK. by Weiser. NY: Coward-McCann 1960.
Hardback, 322 pages, illustrated. Chapters include: Major Challenges,
The Sun, Moon, Planets, Mars, Celestial Debris, Obstacles(Space & Man
Himself), Hardware(Rockets, Missiles, & Satellites), Project Mercury,
Tools(Giant Eyes & Electronic Ears), & Out Changing Universe. In dust
jacket having tears & small piece torn out, contents in VERY GOOD
condition. ASKING: $8.00

THE STAR SPLITTERS: High Energy Astronomy Observatories(NASA
SP-466). by Tucker. NASA 1984. Hardback, 182 pages, illustrated in b/w
& color. Covers topics such as: High energy Universe, Mission Planning,
Cosmic Rays, Pulsars, Neutron Stars, Galaxies, Cosmic Cannibals,
Superbubbles, Collapses Stars, plus others. Ex-library copy, else in
VERY GOOD condition. ASKING: $12.00

THE SUMMER STARGAZER: Astronomy for Absolute Berginners. by
Claiborne. NY: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan 1975. Hardback, 222
pages, illustrated with photos, tables, star charts. In this volume the
author
tells what are the interesting & beautiful objects that can be seen, and
when & where to look. It starts in June with the Dipper & describes
constellations, stars, planets, double stars, galaxies, star clusters,
nebulae,
and other wonders. In VERY GOOD condition. ASKING: $12.00

THE ULTIMATE FATE OF THE UNIVERSE. by J.N. Islam(City
Univ., London) Cambridge Univ. Press 1983 1st ed. Hardback, 155
pages, illustrated. Book describes the way normal stars finish their
evolution, how black holes coalesce to form larger black holes;
supermassive black holes. Discusses the stability of proton, & various
models of the universe. In lightly worn dust jacket, other wise in
VERY GOOD condition. ASKING: $12.00

THE UNIVERSE AROUND US 4th ed. rev.. by James Jeans Cambridge:
At the Univ. Press 1945. This hardback book of 297 pages is illustrated
with 32 full-page plates plus other illustrations. This classic book
contains
an account of the methods and results of "modern" astronomical research,
both observational and theoretical. Owner name stamp on outer pages &
inside front cover, a letter "P" written in felt pen to top outer pages,
light
rubbing to top & bottom of spine, else contents GOOD+ condition.
ASKING: $12.00

THE WAYS OF THE PLANETS. by Martin. NY: Harper 1912.
Hardback, 273 pages, indexed, illustrated. Chapters include: Relation of
Planets, Origin of Planets, Seven Giant Planets, Movements of Planets,
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, plus others.
Includes reference to the popular - and not yet discredited - theory that
Mars had canals. Bookplate of young person on inside front cover, else in
GOOD-VERY GOOD condition. ASKING: $12.00

THE WORKS OF ARISTOTLE and complete English translations
of the great documents. 2 volumes. They are volumes 9 & 9 of the
Great Book series. 1st volume, 726 pages & 2nd volume is 699 pages.
Of scientific interest are the works: Physics, On the Heavens. Owner
stamp on blank fly page in volume 8, bottom of spine on vol. 9 rubbed
otherwise in VERY GOOD condition. ASKING: $20.00

THUNDERSTONES AND SHOOTING STARS: The Meaning of
Meteorites. by Dodd. Harvard Univ. Press 1986. Hardback, 196 pages,
illustrated. Chapters include: Meteorite Recovery, Types of Meteorites,
Three Perspectives on Chondrites, Sources of Meteorites, Chondrite
Parent Bodies, Iron Meteorites & Pallasites, Achondrites & Their Parent
Bodies, Meteorites & Early Solar System, plus others. In dust jacket,
VG-AS NEW condition. ASKING: $16.00

WE SEVEN. . by Carpenter, Cooper, Glenn, Grissom, Schirra, Shepard, &
Slayton. NY: Simon & Schuster 1962. Hardback, bk club ed.. 375 pages,
illustrated. The story of the astronauts by the astronauts themselves. In
dust jacket with small tears, else in VERY GOOD condition. ASKING:
$6.00

WEIGHTLESSNESS-PHYSICAL PHENOMENA AND
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS. Proceedings of the Symposium on Physical
& Biological Phenomena Under Zero G Conditions. ed. by Benedikt.
NY: Plenum Press 1961 1st printing. Hardback, 170 pages, illustrated
This is a collection of 12 papers by leading researchers in physics,
bioastronautics, aerospace medicine, & related space technology fields.
In dust jacket with light wear, otherwise in VERY GOOD condition.
ASKING: $12.00

WATCHERS OF THE SKIES: An Informal History of Astronomy from
Babylon to the Space Age. by Willy Ley. NY: Viking 1966. Hardback,
529 pages, illustrated. The book is divided into three sections. 1st
proceeds
chronologically from Chaldean times through the achievements of
Herschel. 2nd deals successively with each member of the solar system, to
show how our knowledge grew. The last section follows the expanding
horizons of 19th & 20th centuries. Some of the included topics are: Caldea
to Cos, Greek Astronomers, Pliny the Elder, Copernicus. Invention of
Telescope, Galileo to Newton, Mercury & "Vulcan", Mars, Earth, Venus,
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Planet X, plus others. In VERY GOOD
condition. ASKING: $12.00