Astronomy and Space

Ben Bova / Are We Alone in the Cosmos? (Large Paperback)

 with Byron Preiss The Search for Alien Contact in the New Millennium Essays document the long running scientific search for evidence of life elsewhere in the universe, or even simple life in our own solar system This book is second hand, and while...

Storm Dunlop / 2021 Guide to the Night Sky (Large Paperback)

Wil Tirion, Royal Observatory Greenwich A Month-by-Month Guide to Exploring the Skies Above Britain and Ireland “This is a great guide to the night sky at a great price”Astronomy Now“A handy and straightforward guide …...

Neil deGrasse Tyson / Letters from an Astrophysicist (Large Paperback)

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!Join the galactic conversation on the biggest issues in the universe, from the 'most popular scientist in the world'‘Don't fear change. Don't fear failure. The only thing to fear is loss of ambition. But if...

Rick Shaffer / Your Guide to the Sky (Coffee Table Book)

With a comprehensive table outlining when to watch for meteor showers and a special mini-almanac pinpointing the solar and lunar eclipses of the planets, this updated book is the amateur astronomer's essential guide. Fully updated to include the latest...

David Ghitelman / The Space Telescope (Coffee Table Book)

Gives an account of the development of a telescope operating in space, above the limiting influences of the earth's turbulent atmosphere   This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same publication/version/reprint/edition shown in the...

Raman Prinja / Visions of the universe: The latest discoveries in space revealed (Coffee Table Book)

This unique and stunning collection of digital images from NASA, ESO and ESA captures the visual drama, beauty and challenging activity of the universe, including star-forming clouds of gas, the most detailed image ever obtained of the Sun, the violent...

Julius D.W. Staal / The New Patterns in the Sky (Large Paperback)

Myths and Legends of the Stars Provides astronomical data on the constellations and relates myths and legends associated with each one. This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same publication/version/reprint/edition shown in the picture...

Terry Manners / Moonshadow: The Story of the Total Eclipse (Coffee Table Book)

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Paul E. Kinzer / Stargazing Basics: Getting Started in Recreational Astronomy (Coffee Table Book)

How do I get started in Astronomy? Should I buy binoculars or a telescope? What can I expect to see? This wonderful informal guide has all the answers for an absolute beginner to get started observing the night sky. It begins with advice on how to choose...

David H. Levy / Practical Skywatching (Coffee Table Book)

Practical Skywatching is part of a four-book series, The Nature Companions; practical guides to observing and appreciating the wonders of the natural world. This spectacular series provides readers with a thorough understanding of topics such as...

Calvin Hall / Northern Lights: The Science, Myth, and Wonder of Aurora Borealis (Coffee Table Book)

Electric green pierced by neon blue, shocking pink spinning into violent red, and shimmering purple sidled up against deep never before have you seen such high-octane colors in the sky, and never before has a book shown the northern lights-aurora...

Katherine G. Johnson / My Remarkable Journey - A Memoir (Large Paperback)

Joylette Hylick, Katherine G. Moore The remarkable woman at heart of the smash New York Times bestseller and Oscar-winning film Hidden Figures tells the full story of her life, including what it took to work at NASA, help land the first man on the...

Peake Tim / Ask an Astronaut (Large Paperback)

My Guide to Life in Space    This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same publication/version/reprint/edition shown in the picture it will be the same author and title. Removing existing stickers from a second hand book may...

Bob Berman / Boom!: The Violent Supernovas, Galactic Explosions, and Earthly Mayhem that Shook our Universe

Space is quiet. Billion trillions of stars slowly burning out their lives. Bodies of rock, moons, planets, floating in the dark. Most of the time. Sometimes violence is unleashed on the cosmos, the ripple effects so far-reaching that they stretch the...

Storm Dunlop / NIGHT SKY ALMANAC 2023 (Hardback)

A beautiful gift for anyone interested in the night sky.Follow the progress of constellations throughout the seasons with this beautiful companion to the night sky from Astronomy experts Collins.With the aid of easy-to-understand monthly calendars and...

Trinh Xuan Thuan / The Secret Melody: And Man Created the Universe (Hardback)

If the cosmos is vast, says astrophysicist Trinh Xuan Thuan, it is by no means silent. Nature, he writes, "delights in continuously sending us her notes of music." Like some far-off orchestra, it tantalizes us with fragments of a symphony, but the melody...

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...

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...

Adrian Cox / The Universe of Adrian Cox (Hardback)

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Colin A. Ronan / The Skywatcher's Handbook (Hardback)

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Tim Peake / Limitless: The Autobiography (Large Paperback)

 The thrilling autobiography of the astronaut who inspired a generationThe #1 bestselling author of Hello, is this planet Earth? and Ask an Astronaut‘I looked down below my feet and suddenly noticed Australia flashing...

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...

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

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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...

Tim Peake / Ask an Astronaut : My Guide to Life in Space (Hardback)

 The awe-inspiring Sunday Times Bestseller from astronaut Tim Peake Shortlisted for the British Book Award 2018'Amazing . . . A brilliant book' Chris Evans, BBC Radio 2Have you ever thought of becoming an astronaut?Ask an Astronaut is Tim Peake's...

Dava Sobel / The Planets (Hardback)

 After the huge national and international success of LONGITUDE and GALILEO'S DAUGHTER, Dava Sobel tells the human story of the nine planets of our solar system. This groundbreaking new work traces the lives of each member of our solar family, from...

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...

New Dimensions Foundation - 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...

Stephen Hawking / Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays (Hardback)

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Brian Greene / The Fabric of the Cosmos : Space, Time and the Texture of Reality

 From the bestselling author of The Elegant Universe, Brian Greene's The Fabric of the Cosmos takes us on an irresistible and revelatory journey through the biggest of the big questions.What is reality? Could we exist without space and time? Can we...

Mike Massimino / Spaceman : An Astronaut's Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe (Large Paperback)

   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...

Richard Branson / Reach for the Skies : Ballooning, Birdmen and Blasting into Space (Large Paperback)

   As far back as stories go, pioneers have reached for the skies. In the last two hundred years, they have mastered the air and made the modern world possible. Today they are bringing outer space within our reach. They're inventors and...

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...

Chris Hadfield / An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth

 Colonel Chris Hadfield has spent decades training as an astronaut and has logged nearly 4,000 hours in space. During this time he has broken into a Space Station with a Swiss army knife, disposed of a live snake while piloting a plane, been...

Chris Hadfield / An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth (Hardback)

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