Astronomy and Space

David A. Mindell / Digital Apollo: Human and Machine in Spaceflight (Coffee Table Book)

The incredible story of how human pilots and automated systems worked together to achieve the ultimate achievement in flight—the lunar landings of NASA’s Apollo program As Apollo 11’s Lunar Module descended toward the moon under...

Michael E. Bakich / The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Amateur Astronomy (Coffee Table Book)

This complete reference provides a wealth of practical information covering all aspects of amateur astronomy. Organized thematically for ease of use, it covers observing techniques, telescopes and observatories, internet resources, and the objects that...

Manfred "Dutch" von Ehrenfried / Apollo Mission Control: The Making of a National Historic Landmark (Coffee Table Book)

This book describes the history of this now iconic room which represents America’s space program during the Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, Apollo-Soyuz and early Space Shuttle eras. It is now a National Historic Landmark and is being restored to a level...

Carolyn Collins Petersen , John C. Brandt / Hubble Vision: Astronomy with the Hubble Space Telescope (Coffee Table Book)

The refurbished Hubble Space Telescope has revealed spectacular and intriguing details in every object it has turned its acute gaze upon. What discoveries has the HST made so far? And how does this telescope actually work? This lavishly illustrated...

Jess K. Gilmour / The Practical Astronomer's Deep-sky Companion (Coffee Table Book)

A Practical Astronomer's Deep-sky Companion is an essential read for deep-sky observers, whether they are interested in imaging or just sightseeing. This beautiful large-format full-colour book is designed to be taken out into the field during observing...

Roger D. Launius / NASA and the Exploration of Space: With Works from the Nasa Art Collection (Coffee Table Book)

Chronicles the history of NASA and the U.S. space program in a definitive study featuring sidebar narratives from some of the most famous American astronaunts, analyses of the origins and growth of the program, and full-color illustrations from...

Joanne Baker / Universe: 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know (Coffee Table Book)

In this, the latest volume in the best selling 50 Ideas series, author Joanne Baker unravels the complexities of the universe for a general readership. From Heliocentrism to dark matter, and from Kepler’s laws of planetary motion and orbits to...

Fabrizio Mazzucconi / Atlas of the Skies (Coffee Table Book)

Nowadays we have stopped watching the sky. We are so submerged by our towns’ lights, constantly busy, hypnotized by the television, that we hardly have time to contemplate the sky at night. We forget the stars’ beauty, the planet’s slow...

Brian May , Patrick Moore , Chris Lintott / Bang! The Complete History of the Universe (Coffee Table Book)

Who knows what Brian May was thinking when he wrote "We Will Rock You" for Queen? As a lifelong astrophysics aficionado, he may have been thinking about the origins of the universe. He's certainly been thinking about it lately. May, a freshly minted...

Storm Dunlop / Night Sky

The first true beginner's guide to astronomy, Night Sky provides an introduction to the subject that is both colorful and accessible. Containing all the information you need to be able to recognize each constellation, this is the ideal companion to...

Charles Seife / Alpha and Omega : The Search for the Beginning and the End of the Universe (Hardback)

The astronomical community has been on tenterhooks awaiting the outcome of a set of experiments that should throw light on ultimate questions of the universe. This book unveils the results of these experiments.         All of...

Patrick Moore / Patrick Moore's Yearbook of Astronomy 2013 (Hardback)

This fully updated 2013 edition of this essential guide features a range of specially commissioned articles by some of the world's top astronomers, an authoritative collection of charts and astronomical data, and a special picture section featuring some...

Patrick Moore / Venus (Hardback)

Recent orbiting spacecraft with radar imaging systems are turning up new, intriguing, even disturbing information about our nearest neighbor. In age, size, density, and volume, Venus is most similar to our home planet. But there the similarity ends, as...

Courtney G. Brooks / Chariots for Apollo: The NASA History of Manned Lunar Spacecraft to 1969 (Large Paperback)

Written by a trio of experts, this is the definitive reference on the Apollo spacecraft and lunar modules. It traces the design of the vehicles, their development, and their operation in space. More than 100 photographs and illustrations...

Steven Squyres / Roving Mars : Spirit, Opportunity, and the Exploration of the Red Planet (Large Paperback)

Steve Squyres is the face and voice of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover mission. Squyres dreamed up the mission in 1987, saw it through from conception in 1995 to a successful landing in 2004, and serves as the principal scientist of its $400 million...

Dava Sobel - A More Perfect Heaven (Signed by the Author) (Hardback)

By 1514, the reclusive cleric Nicolaus Copernicus had written and hand-copied an initial outline of his heliocentric theory-in which he defied common sense and received wisdom to place the sun, not the earth, at the center of our universe, and set the...

Thom Burnett / Who Really Won the Space Race?

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Tim Peake / The Astronaut Selection Test Book: Do You Have What it Takes for Space? (Large Paperback)

*The* puzzle book of 2018, as featured in the Times, Daily Telegraph, BBC Radio 4, and BBC Breakfast, and a Guardian Book of the Year pick.Have YOU got what it takes to be an astronaut?This book will help readers of all ages find...

Heather Couper / Big Bang (Coffee Table Book)

How did the universe begin? Once the ultimate mystery, all the evidence now points to our universe being born in circumstances of unimaginable power and fury, called the Big Bang. This event not only created the universe, but the whole of space and time...

Marek Kukula / The Intimate Universe

In this far-reaching guide to the ways the universe affects our daily lives, Dr Marek Kukula explains the myriad ways in which we are connected to the stars, how everything on Earth – from the ground beneath our feet to the technology...

Storm Dunlop, Wil Tirion / 2020 Guide to the Night Sky: A Month-by-Month Guide to Exploring the Skies Above Britain and Ireland (Large Paperback)

If you're fascinated by the night sky but have never got into stargazing, make sure 2020 is the year you reach for the stars...From the experts at Collins, this practical handbook explains which planets, stars and constellations will be visible from the...

Adrian Cox / The Universe of Adrian Cox (Hardback)

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Mark Thompson / A Down to Earth Guide to the Cosmos (Hardback)

To the beginner, the star-filled night sky can seem mysterious and unfathomable. But with this book as a guide the awesome nature of the Cosmos is brought down to Earth.Over the course of twelve chapters Mark Thompson, one of the presenters on BBC...

Judy Cannato / Radical Amazement: Contemplative Lessons from Black Holes, Supernovas, And Other Wonders of the Universe (Large Paperback)

 Twentieth century science completely revolutionized human understanding of the world, rewriting the story of the universe with exciting discoveries and theories--the big bang, the relativity of space and time, the accelerating expansion of the...

Matt Brown / Everything You Know About Space is Wrong (Hardback)

   Indulge your curiosity with this humorous and fascinating book that demystifies the surprising myths about space.In the latest book from the Everything You Know is Wrong series, Matt Brown brings you a compendium of amazing facts about our...

Christopher Potter / You Are Here: A Portable History of the Universe (Hardback)

 You Are Here" is a dazzling exploration of the universe and our relationship to it. It is the story of how something evolved from nothing, and how something became everything. It is the story of the greatest story ever told. Here, for the first...

João Magueijo / Faster Than the Speed of Light: The Story of a Scientific Speculation (Large Paperback)

   What if the speed of light, now accepted as one of the unchanging foundations of modern physics, were not constant? Brilliant young physicist João Magueijo puts forth the heretical idea that light once traveled faster, in the very...

Patrick Moore / Mars (Large Paperback)

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Peter Grego / Philip's Solar System Observer's Guide

 A practical introduction to our "corner" of the universe. Aimed at users of binoculars and small to medium telescopes, Solar System Observer's Guide describes how to observe not only the planets but also the moon, sun, comets, meteors, asteroids,...

Scott Kelly / Endurance - The Extraordinary Story of my Year in Space

 From the Nasa astronaut who spent a record-breaking year aboard the International Space Station – what it’s like out there and what it’s like now, back here. Enter Scott Kelly's fascinating world and dare to think of your own...

Dava Sobel / A More Perfect Heaven (Signed by the Author) (Hardback)

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Robert Stone & Alan Andres - Chasing the Moon : How America Beat Russia in the Space Race - PB - BRAND NEW

In a world divided by the ideological struggles of the Cold War, the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement, more than one-fifth of the people on the planet paused to watch the live transmission of the Apollo 11 mission. To watch as humanity took a...

Paul C.W. Davies / The Last Three Minutes: Conjectures About The Ultimate Fate Of The Universe (Hardback)

 In 'The Last Three Minutes', Professor Paul Davies outlines the many current theories of how the universe may come to an end.  Or is it possible that the universe never will end, that the 'last three minutes' will never...

Adrian Berry / The Giant Leap: Mankind Heads For The Stars (Hardback)

 Some time within the next two centuries, humankind will embark on a momentous voyage that will take us out of our solar system and to the stars. The Giant Leap explains why it will happen, how it might happen, and why it is a good idea.Adrian...

Richard Panek / Seeing and Believing : The Story of the Telescope, or How We Found Our Place in the Universe (Hardback)

   A deft and beautiful book! Panek has turned his considerable talent to the subject of telescopes, their history, and how they changed our universe, and he's hit a sweet spot of poetry and science. Seeing and Believing is about vision in its...

James R. Hansen / First Man: The Life of Neil Armstrong

 Now a major film starring Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy and Kyle Chandler, directed by Oscar-winner Damien Chazelle, First Man by James Hansen offers the only authorized glimpse into the life of America's most famous astronaut, Neil Armstrong - the man...

Mike Massimino / Spaceman (Hardback)

 Mike Massimino's compelling memoir takes us on a brilliant journey where the nerdiest science meets the most thrilling adventure to reveal what 'the right stuff' truly is. Many children dream of becoming an astronaut when they grow up, but when...

Clarke, Arthur C - The Exploration of Space - HB 1st US Edition - 1951

Clarke gets quite a few things right. After introducing the reader to all the basic challenges of space travel, most, if not all, of which are still applicable today, he proceeds to speculate widely about the future of space exploration. He rightly...

Moving Into Space : The Myths & Realities of Extra Terrestrial Life - PB - 1980

A collection of 27 essays on mna's future off the earth, moving from the probable  to the wildly speculative, in five sections entitled Reaching Outward, Space Industries, Extraterrestrial Life, The UFO Phenomenon and Space Age Myths.Contributiosn...

Duncan John / The Ultimate Guide to Stars and Planets (Large Paperback)

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Dava Sobel / Galileo's Daughter : A Drama of Science, Faith and Love (Hardback)

   From the international best-selling author of Longitude, Galileo's Daughter is the fascinating story of the relationship between the great Italian scientist Galileo and his daughter, Virginia. Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was the foremost...