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shelf letter	title	subtitle	author	first name	type	#	date	pagesg	subject categories	synopsis
S	SOLAR INTERIOR AND ATMOSPHERE	–	COX, LIVINGSTON & MATTHEWS, eds.	–	BOOK	579	1991	1416 pgs	SUN / OBSERVING – SOLAR SYSTEM / TEXTBOOKS	Detailed college-level text on all facets of study of the Sun.
O	ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS	THE GREAT WORKS OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY	HAWKING	STEPHEN	BOOK	537	2002	1264 pgs	COSMOLOGY / PHYSICS / HISTORY	Seminal works of Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Newton and Einstein, presented with commentary by Hawking. Classic reference.
M	MATHEMATICAL THOUGHT FROM ANCIENT TO MODERN TIMES	–	KLINE	MORRIS	BOOK	229	1972	1238 pgs	MATHEMATICS / HISTORY	A fairly detailed look at the origins of many mathematical principles, concepts, and formulas. Also looks at the math of many cultures.
A	ASTEROIDS	–	GEHRELS, et al.	TOM	BOOK	111	1979	1181 pgs	ASTEROIDS / PLANETARY GEOLOGY / SOLAR SYSTEM	1st edition of a definitive book on subject. Includes articles on: exploration, interrelation, configuration, composition, and evolution.
P	PLANETS, STARS AND NEBULAE	STUDIED WITH PHOTOPOLARIMETRY	GEHRELS, ed.	T.	BOOK	279	1974	1133 pgs	PHOTOPOLARIMETRY / STELLAR EVOLUTION / SOLAR SYSTEM	Papers, some quite technical, from 1972 colloquium. Covers techniques, equipment and results of study of polarized radiations from space.
S	THE SUN IN TIME	–	SONETT, GIAMPAPA & MATTHEWS, eds.	–	BOOK	577	1991	990 pgs	SUN / STELLAR EVOLUTION / SOLAR SYSTEM / TEXTBOOKS	Papers on the Sun’s nature, evolution, and Sun/Earth relationships.
W	THE WORLD TREASURY OF PHYSICS, ASTRONOMY AND MATHEMATICS	–	FERRIS, ed.	TIMOTHY	BOOK	498	1991	859 pgs	GENERAL SCIENCE / PHYSICS / MATHEMATICS / COSMOLOGY	Large, fine collection of essays, covering the state of our knowledge on just about everything in the cosmos and how science looks at it.
G	GALACTIC ASTRONOMY	–	BINNEY & MERRIFIELD	–	BOOK	519	1998	796 pgs	STELLAR EVOLUTION / GALAXIES	Advanced college-level text. An overview of the study of galaxies.
B	BURNHAM’S CELESTIAL HANDBOOK, VOL 3	PAVO THROUGH VULPECULA	BURNHAM, JR.	ROBERT	BOOK	139	1978	791 pgs	DEEP-SKY GUIDES / OBSERVING – DEEP-SKY / ATLAS – PHOTOGRAPHIC / HISTORY	Volume 3 of the original cyclopedia for observers of objects beyond the solar system. Star by star, object by object detailed info.
–	BURNHAM’S CELESTIAL HANDBOOK, VOL 3	PAVO THROUGH VULPECULA	BURNHAM, JR.	ROBERT	REF	635	1978	791 pgs	DEEP-SKY GUIDES / OBSERVING – DEEP-SKY / ATLAS – PHOTOGRAPHIC / HISTORY	Volume 3 of the original cyclopedia for observers of objects beyond the solar system. Star by star, object by object detailed info.
–	BURNHAM’S CELESTIAL HANDBOOK, VOL 3	PAVO THROUGH VULPECULA	BURNHAM, JR.	ROBERT	REF	679	1978	791 pgs	DEEP-SKY GUIDES / OBSERVING – DEEP-SKY / ATLAS – PHOTOGRAPHIC / HISTORY	Volume 3 of the original cyclopedia for observers of objects beyond the solar system. Star by star, object by object detailed info.
B	BURNHAM’S CELESTIAL HANDBOOK, VOL 3	PAVO THROUGH VULPECULA	BURNHAM, JR.	ROBERT	BOOK	782	1978	791 pgs	DEEP-SKY GUIDES / OBSERVING – DEEP-SKY / ATLAS – PHOTOGRAPHIC / HISTORY	Volume 3 of the original cyclopedia for observers of objects beyond the solar system. Star by star, object by object detailed info. An excellent resource.
C	COMETS	–	WILKENING, ed.	LAUREL	BOOK	152	1982	766 pgs	COMETS	29 papers by researchers on cometary structure, origin & evolution, including data & description of analytical techniques.
C	THE COSMIC PERSPECTIVE	5TH EDITION / INSTRUCTOR’S EDITION	BENNETT, DONAHUE	JEFFERY, MEGAN	BOOK	750	2008	761 pgs	GENERAL ASTRONOMY / TEXTBOOKS	Thorough, college-level introductory astronomy textbook, with many introductions to basic science concepts and astronomical techniques.
M	MYSTERIOUS UNIVERSE: A HANDBOOK OF ASTRONOMICAL ANOMALIES	–	CORLISS	WILLIAM R.	BOOK	814	1979	710 pgs	HISTORY / SOLAR SYSTEM / GENERAL ASTRONOMY	An extensive compilation of observations and data that the author finds hard to explain using what was the generally accepted astronomical knowledge of 1979.
A	THE NORTON HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY AND COSMOLOGY	–	NORTH	JOHN	BOOK	745	1995	697 pgs	HISTORY	Recounts the development of celestial knowledge from prehistory to Stephen Hawking and the Hubble Space Telescope. Engaging.
B	BURNHAM’S CELESTIAL HANDBOOK, VOL 2	CHAMAELEON THROUGH ORION	BURNHAM, JR.	ROBERT	BOOK	138	1978	695 pgs	DEEP-SKY GUIDES / OBSERVING – DEEP-SKY / ATLAS – PHOTOGRAPHIC / HISTORY	Volume 2 of the original cyclopedia for observers of objects beyond the solar system. Star by star, object by object detailed info.
–	BURNHAM’S CELESTIAL HANDBOOK, VOL 2	CHAMAELEON THROUGH ORION	BURNHAM, JR.	ROBERT	REF	634	1978	695 pgs	DEEP-SKY GUIDES / OBSERVING – DEEP-SKY / ATLAS – PHOTOGRAPHIC / HISTORY	Volume 2 of the original cyclopedia for observers of objects beyond the solar system. Star by star, object by object detailed info.
–	BURNHAM’S CELESTIAL HANDBOOK, VOL 2	CHAMAELEON THROUGH ORION	BURNHAM, JR.	ROBERT	REF	678	1978	695 pgs	DEEP-SKY GUIDES / OBSERVING – DEEP-SKY / ATLAS – PHOTOGRAPHIC / HISTORY	Volume 2 of the original cyclopedia for observers of objects beyond the solar system. Star by star, object by object detailed info.
B	BURNHAM’S CELESTIAL HANDBOOK, VOL 2	CHAMAELEON THROUGH ORION	BURNHAM, JR.	ROBERT	BOOK	781	1978	695 pgs	DEEP-SKY GUIDES / OBSERVING – DEEP-SKY / ATLAS – PHOTOGRAPHIC / HISTORY	Volume 2 of the original cyclopedia for observers of objects beyond the solar system. Star by star, object by object detailed info. An excellent resource.
F	FLAMMARION BOOK OF ASTRONOMY	–	FLAMMARION, et al.	–	BOOK	769	1964	670 pgs	HISTORY / GENERAL ASTRONOMY	Flammarion’s classic 1880 Astronomie Populaire, translated into English and updated to reflect scientific understanding ca. 1960. Profusely illustrated.
O	ORIGIN OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM	–	DERMOTT, ed.	S.F.	BOOK	263	1978	668 pgs	SOLAR SYSTEM / PLANETARY GEOLOGY / STELLAR EVOLUTION	29 papers related to the title subject, including star formation, planet system formation, & formation of specific objects in the system.
S	SOLAR SYSTEM	SIXTH EDITION	SEEDS	MICHAEL	BOOK	752	2008	658 pgs	SOLAR SYSTEM / TEXTBOOKS	College-level introductory textbook on the nature and formation of our solar system, with many introductions to basic science concepts.
B	BURNHAM’S CELESTIAL HANDBOOK, VOL 1	ANDROMEDA THROUGH CETUS	BURNHAM, JR.	ROBERT	BOOK	137	1978	652 pgs	DEEP-SKY GUIDES / OBSERVING – DEEP-SKY / ATLAS – PHOTOGRAPHIC / HISTORY	Volume 1 of the original cyclopedia for observers of objects beyond the solar system. Star by star, object by object detailed info.
–	BURNHAM’S CELESTIAL HANDBOOK, VOL 1	ANDROMEDA THROUGH CETUS	BURNHAM, JR.	ROBERT	REF	633	1978	652 pgs	DEEP-SKY GUIDES / OBSERVING – DEEP-SKY / ATLAS – PHOTOGRAPHIC / HISTORY	Volume 1 of the original cyclopedia for observers of objects beyond the solar system. Star by star, object by object detailed info.

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