Astronomy and Space

Gerard J. DeGroot / Dark side of the Moon - Magnificent Madness of the American Lunar Quest

For a very brief moment during the 1960s, America was moonstruck. Every boy dreamed of being an astronaut; every girl dreamed of marrying one. But despite the best efforts of a generation of scientists, the almost foolhardy heroics of the astronauts, and...

Thom Burnett / Who Really Won the Space Race?

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Robert Bruce Thompson / Illustrated Guide to Astronomical Wonders: From Novice to Master Observer (Coffee Table Book)

With the advent of inexpensive, high-power telescopes priced at under $250, amateur astronomy is now within the reach of anyone, and this is the ideal book to get you started. The Illustrated Guide to Astronomical Wonders offers you a guide to the...

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...

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

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Thomas R. Watters / Planets: A Smithsonian Guide (Large Paperback)

  From Babylonian cosmology to today's high-tech data gathering, Planets will provide countless hours of enjoyment for anyone wanting to understand the Earth's celestial neighbors. Special full-color features compare the planets and explore such...

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...

Michael Wall, Karl Tate / Out There: A Scientific Guide to Alien Life, Antimatter, and Human Space Travel (Hardback)

   In the vein of Randall Munroe's What If? meets Brian Green's Elegant Universe, a senior writer from Space. com leads readers on a wild ride of exploration into the final frontier, investigating what's really "out there...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

Wilson, Colin - Starseekers - HB - Cosmology/ Astronomy / History of Science - HB - 1980

"Starseekers charts the voyage of man's discovery of the universe, from Stonehenge and the pyramids to the Theory of Relativity and the discovery of black holes, quasars and pulsars. Drawing from many branches of knowledge for an original vision of this...

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...

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

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