Astrophysics & Space Science Books


Introduction to Astronomical Photometry (Cambridge Observing Handbooks for Research Astronomers) Best Price: $71.99 Completely updated, this second edition gives a broad review of astronomical photometry to...	The Seven Secrets of How to Think Like a Rocket Scientist Best Price: $5.50 ...but it does remind you of excellent principles of success in any field, whether an engineer,...	Secrets of the Aurora Borealis (Alaska Geographic) Vividly illustrated with spectacular color photography throughout, Secrets Of The Aurora...	Physics of the Solar Corona: An Introduction with Problems and Solutions (Springer Praxis Books / Astronomy and Planetary Sciences) Best Price: $77.22 Solar science has evolved rapidly over the past ten years as the results of a new generation of...	Physics of Accretion Disks: Advection, Radiation and Magnetic Fields (Advances in Astronomy and Astrophysics) Best Price: $57.40 Accretion disks are the focus of a great deal of current rresearch, and selected papers by a...



Physical Processes in the Interstellar Medium (Wiley Classics Library) Best Price: $71.14 good book lot's of useful informations. It's good to have one.	How it works: how the universe works (How It Works) Best Price: $21.99 It was very hard to rate the books in this series, How the Universe included. In many ways, the...	The Solar System (Pull Ahead Books) Best Price: $18.66 An introduction to the bodies in the solar system, including the Sun, planets, asteroids,...	Magnetic Fields and Star Formation: Theory Versus Observations Best Price: $38.40 Magnetic Fields play a key role in the physics of star formation on all scales: from the...	Astrology: Transformation & Empowerment Best Price: $19.48 I used to moan that there was a dearth of quality tarot books being published on a regular...



Pathways to Astronomy with Starry Nights Pro CD-ROM (v.3.1) Best Price: $98.00 Pathways to Astronomy is designed more like a series of mini-lectures instead of a monograph of...	Astrophysics Simulations: The Consortium for Upper Level Physics Software/Book and Floppy Disk (Cups) Best Price: $16.95 Other Cups Projects Classical Mechanics Simulations Electricity and Magnetism Simulations Modern...	Praxis Manned Spaceflight Log 1961-2006 (Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration) Best Price: $18.46 I have been interested in the United States manned space program since the early days of its...	The Magic Furnace: The Search for the Origins of Atoms Best Price: $31.99 "It often happens that the mind of a person who is learning a new science, has to pass...	Dust in the Galactic Environment (2nd Edition) (Graduate Series in Astronomy) Best Price: $49.99 This book provides a thorough overview of the subject, covering general concepts, methods of...

An Introduction to Space Weather Best Price: $43.93 Space weather is an emerging field of space science focused on understanding societal and...	Revealing the Universe: The Making of the Chandra X-ray Observatory Best Price: $20.00 It might be hard to believe that writing about the making of a telescope could make for a good...	Mars (Pocket Space Guides) Best Price: $6.00 This is a great little book about Mars, and one of the best of Apogee's Pocket Space Guides. ...	Dying Planet: Mars in Science and the Imagination Best Price: $7.68 This is a rather dense book about Mars and its place in the popular culture. A great deal of...	The Race to the Moon: Apollo 11 Best Price: $1,354.40

An Introduction to Modern Galactic Astrophysics And Cosmology Best Price: $72.99 Aimed at the advanced physics or astronomy undergraduate student, this is an offspring of...	Imagining Space: Achievements, Predictions, Possibilities 1950-2050 Best Price: $3.91 With a special foreword by famed science fiction author Ray Bradbury, Imagining Space:...	Space Mission Analysis and Design (Space Technology Library) Best Price: $149.99 The third edition falls short of the information provided in the second edition. The third...	Visions of Spaceflight: Images from the Ordway Collection Best Price: $108.07 This large-format book brings together paintings, etchings and other visual images of how humans...	Introductory Astronomy and Astrophysics (Saunders Golden Sunburst Series) Best Price: $74.83 This book is an ok reference book, if you've already seen the material in the book. The price...

Quintessence : The Mystery of the Missing Mass in the Universe "Quintessence" is elegant, very complete but not easy cosmology textbook. Properties...	Project Gemini Pocket Space Guide (Pocket Space Guides) Best Price: $6.03 I recommend this book to any Space Fan or Who follows NASA's Space Missions.Very interesting...	Russia's Cosmonauts: Inside the Yuri Gagarin Training Center (Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration) Best Price: $15.12 The detailed insights in this landmark description of Russia's manned space team provide plenty...	Light Curve Modeling of Eclipsing Binary Stars Best Price: $245.24 In the two decades since the development of the first eclipsing-binary modeling code, new...	Amino Acids and the Asymmetry of Life: Caught in the Act of Formation (Advances in Astrobiology and Biogeophysics) Best Price: $79.20 "How did life originate and why were left-handed molecules selected for its...

Understanding the Universe: From Quarks to the Cosmos Best Price: $25.20 A wonderful book. Brilliant, engaging descriptions abound from cover to cover. The amount of...	Robotic Exploration of the Solar System: Part II: Hiatus and Renewal, 1983-1996 (Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration) Best Price: $26.37 Paolo Ulivi and David Harland provide in "Robotic Exploration of the Solar System" a...	The Invisible Universe: The Story of Radio Astronomy Best Price: $13.17 This is a fascinating book for the layman. The book present the precious history of what we know...	The Rebirth of the Russian Space Program: 50 Years After Sputnik, New Frontiers (Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration) Best Price: $26.12 The Rebirth of the Russian Space Program looks at the Russian space programme in 2007, 50...	Freedom 7: The NASA Mission Reports (Apogee Books Space Series) Best Price: $12.89 Once again, Robert Godwin and Apogee Books have compiled a great set of NASA documents about the...

The Story of Manned Space Stations: An Introduction (Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration) Best Price: $19.94 The book provides a very good overview of Man's successes and failures at performing...	The Very Early Universe: Proceedings of the Nuffield Workshop, Cambridge 21 June to 9 July, 1982	Particles and Nuclei: An Introduction to the Physical Concepts Best Price: $44.47 It arrived to me in Italy 20-15 days before the standard international shipping's time, in...	Celestial Mechanics: A Computational Guide for the Practitioner This is an unusual book. Rather than filling the text with solid pages of formulas, which is...	Principles of Celestial Mechanics

Space Travelers and the Genesis of the Human Form: Evidence for Intelligent Contact in the Solar System Best Price: $11.96 I don't know who this author really is, but she sure does like to "hear herself talk!"...	Cosmic Bullets: High Energy Particles In Astrophysics (Frontiers of Science (Reading, Mass.).) Best Price: $8.00 Cosmic rays are something that the general public has heard of, but typically has no idea what...	Quasars and Active Galactic Nuclei: An Introduction Best Price: $52.46 This book provides an up-to-date and comprehensive account of quasars and active galactic nuclei...	Earth (Pull Ahead Books) Best Price: $15.96 An introduction to the planet Earth, discussing its place in the solar system, movement in...	Project Mercury: NASA's First Manned Space Programme (Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration) Best Price: $63.96 Like all of Springer Paxis Books I knew I had to have this one and I was not dissapointed in...

State of the Universe 2007: New Images, Discoveries, and Events (Springer Praxis Books / Popular Astronomy) Best Price: $5.00 I work in a small planetarium, and Martin Ratcliffe's "State of the Universe" is a...	Sojourner: An Insider's View of the Mars Pathfinder Mission Best Price: $0.99 On the good side, it is fairly well written. As a previous reviewer noted, however, the author...	Here Be Dragons: The Scientific Quest for Extraterrestrial Life Best Price: $13.93 I have been looking for something along this line for some time - a summation of the current...	Feynman's Lost Lecture: The Motion of Planets Around the Sun Best Price: $5.66 This is a lot of fun -- if. If you are pretty good at mathematical games and have a love for...	Promised the Moon: The Untold Story of the First Women in the Space Race Best Price: $2.90 After years with no books on this subject, all of a sudden three came along. This book is the...

In Their Own Words: The Space Race; the Apollo, Gemini, and Mercury Missions (In Their Own Words) Best Price: $11.99 "In Their Own Words: The Space Race; the Apollo, Gemini, and Mercury Missions" is a...	Pioneer Venus Case Study in Spacecraft Design Best Price: $28.97 This case study describes the two spacecraft missions (an orbit and a multiprobe), including the...	The Martian Climate Revisited: Atmosphere and Environment of a Desert Planet (Springer Praxis Books / Geophysical Sciences) Best Price: $92.30 The atmosphere and climate of Mars is a crucial factor, both for understanding the planet's past...	From Dust To Stars: Studies of the Formation and Early Evolution of Stars (Springer Praxis Books / Astronomy and Planetary Sciences) Best Price: $118.55 Studies of stellar formation in galaxies have a profound impact on our understanding of the...	We Came in Peace for All Mankind: The Untold Story of the Apollo 11 Silicon Disc (Special 40th Anniversary of Landing) Best Price: $24.87 Given an accomplishment as large as landing the first men on the Moon, it is easy to understand...

A History of Space Exploration Best Price: $15.29 This book is very informative. It has detailed information on not only the U.S. space program...	Special and General Relativity: With Applications to White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars and Black Holes (Astronomy and Astrophysics Library) Best Price: $67.28 Special and General Relativity are concisely developed together with essential aspects of...	Moonrush: Improving Life on Earth with the Moon's Resources: Apogee Books Space Series 43 (Apogee Books Space Series) Best Price: $15.55 Moonrush, by Dennis Wingo, is a compelling argument for our immediate return to the Moon. The...

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