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Viewing and Imaging the Solar System: A Guide for Amateur Astronomers is for those who want to develop their ability to observe and image Solar System objects, including the planets and moons, the Sun, and comets and asteroids. They might be beginners, or they may have already owned and used an astronomical telescope for a year or more.
Newcomers are almost always wowed by sights such as the rings of Saturn and the moons of Jupiter, but have little...
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The Stargazer's Guide is an accessible astronomy guide to the history, science, and myth of the night sky, perfect for anyone entranced by the stars. Guiding readers through what there is to see in the sky, why it's interesting, and how previous generations viewed and interpreted it, expert stargazer Emily Winterburn entertains and informs with this fun, accessible, and appealing look at the beauty of the heavens.
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A first-time skywatcher's guide from bright new talent, BBC Blue Peter astronomer, Anton Vamplew
Most books on stargazing claim to be for beginners, but by page 12 are talking about celestial equators and sidereal months. No wonder so many people have planispheres but no idea how to use them.
Working at the planetarium in Greenwich, Anton has met hundreds of enthusiastic but utterly bemused beginners of all ages, and has made sense of the night sky...
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Volume III of this three-part comprehensive guide to the thousands of celestial objects outside our solar system concludes with listings from Pavo through Vulpecula. Objects are grouped according to constellation, and their definitions feature names, coordinates, classifications, and physical descriptions. Additional notes offer fascinating historical information. Hundreds of visual aids. 1977 edition.
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This comprehensive work takes you on a personal tour of the universe using nothing more than a pair of binoculars. More comprehensive than any book currently available, it starts with Earth's nearest neighbor, the moon, and then goes on to explore each planet in the solar system, asteroids, meteors, comets and the sun. Following this, the reader is whisked away into deep space to explore celestial bodies including stars that are known and many sights...
46) Greek Astronomy
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Superb scholarly study documents extraordinary contributions of Pythagoras, Aristarchus, Hipparchus, Anaxagoras, many other thinkers in laying the foundations of scientific astronomy. Essential reading for scholars and students of astronomy and the history of science. Accessible to the science-minded layman. Introduction.
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This book describes over 300 celestial wonders that can be viewed with common binoculars and low-power "backyard" telescopes incorporating refractors and reflectors. In addition to such showpieces as the Andromeda Galaxy, the largest and brightest of all galaxies after the Milky Way, and the Blue Snowball, one of the autumn sky's outstanding planetary nebulas, over 20 other special objects are listed and characterized, many of which are visible to...
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In support of Pluto-the cutest and most unfairly treated planet
Pity poor Pluto: It's a planet that was discovered because of a mistake, a planet that turned out not to be a planet at all, thanks to a still-disputed decision made in 2006. And yet, Pluto is the planet best-loved by Americans, especially children, one that may have contained the building blocks of life billions of years ago and may well serve as life's last redoubt billions of years...
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Everything the amateur astronomer needs to know about the history of the universe, from the transit of Venus to the Higgs boson, from ancient Peruvian observatories to the world's largest particle accelerator. Many people outside the science world harbor the romantic notion that astronomers spend every night with their eyes clapped to giant telescopes, looking for things. The most frequent question astronomer Fred Watson is asked by members of the...
50) El telescopio de las estrellas: El Hubble, los enormes observatorios y la astronomía del siglo XXI
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En la década de 1940 un astrónomo tuvo una de esas ideas que suelen terminar convertidas en un hermoso bollo de papel para jugar al básquet en la oficina: si en la Tierra hay tanta luz y la atmósfera nos empaña los anteojos estelares, ¿por qué no construir un gran telescopio y enviarlo al espacio? Imaginen la recepción de esta locura científica, en tiempos pre-lunares y, sobre todo, pre-transbordadores espaciales...
Sin embargo, desde entonces...
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David A. Weintraub is Professor of Astronomy at Vanderbilt University, which in 2003 honored him with the Jeffrey Nordhaus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching.
A Note from the Author: On August 24, 2006, at the 26th General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in Prague, by a majority vote of only the 424 members present, the IAU (an organization of over 10,000 members) passed a resolution defining planet in such a way...
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An unrivaled text in the field of celestial mechanics, Moulton's theoretical work on the prediction and interpretation of celestial phenomena has not been superseded. By providing a general account of all parts of celestial mechanics without an over-full treatment of any single aspect, by stating all the problems in advance, and, where the transformations are long, giving an outline of the steps which must be made, and by noting all the places where...
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In January of 2012, a new theory was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. Our universe's galaxies appeared to all be accelerating outward! What was causing this continuous acceleration was claimed to be dark energy. This appeared to convince the Nobel Prize Committee that these astrophysicists would eventually solve the mystery of dark energy.
As a highly experienced retired problem solver looking for a juicy challenge, I realized that it was quite...
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:
#1 Humans are an intermediary step on the cosmic evolutionary ladder of becoming. We are not a cosmic accident or the end goal of evolution, but an intermediary step on the way to complex, functional, and sentient states. We are not unlike other complex adaptive systems in our earthly environment.
#2 The process by which life arose from non-life is known as abiogenesis....
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Book Preview: #1 Retirement parties rarely create much media buzz. Senator Harry Reid's farewell to Congress was an exception. On December 8, 2016, the stately and historic Kennedy Caucus Room was packed with Reid's family, political supporters, and staff members.
#2 The name of the program was AATIP, an acronym for the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program. It was not...
57) Tycho Brahe - The Nobel Astronomer - Including a History of Astronomy, a Biography of Brahe and h
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This fascinating biography of Tycho Brahe delves into the life and work of one of the most remarkable men in the history of Astronomy, from how he lost his nose in a duel to the castle he turned into a scientific observatory and became a Mecca for learned men across Europe.
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Get the Summary of Tristan Gooley's The Lost Art of Reading Natures Signs in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Lost Art of Reading Nature's Signs" by Tristan Gooley is a comprehensive guide to understanding and interpreting the natural world for enhanced navigation and environmental awareness. Gooley explains how temperature inversions impact phenomena such as smog formation and sound travel, and he advocates...
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Venus 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 secret structure hidden in the Solar System? Packed with great illustrations and serious research from many sources, this internationally bestselling little book by cosmologist John Martineau will instantly retune your cosmological circuits to the extraordinary...
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Amateur astronomers of all skill levels are always contemplating their next telescope, and this book points the way to the most suitable instruments. Similarly, those who are buying their first telescopes—and these days not necessarily a low-cost one—will be able to compare and contrast different types and manufacturers. This exciting and revised new guide provides an extensive overview of binoculars and telescopes. It includes detailed up-to-date...
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