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STAR TESTING ASTRONOMICAL TELESCOPES
A MANUAL FOR OPTICAL EVALUATION AND ADJUSTMENT
HAROLD RICHARD SUITER · 1994 · 364 pgs
Tells any telescope owner how to use starlight both to adjust their telescope for maximum performance and also to judge its overall optical quality.
No. 785, Book, Shelf S · No. 488, Book, Shelf S
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STAR WARE, FOURTH EDITION
THE AMATEUR ASTRONOMER’S GUIDE TO CHOOSING, BUYING AND USING TELESCOPES AND ACCESSSORIES
PHILIP S. HARRINGTON · 2007 · 417 pgs
Fourth edition of the definitive guide to choosing and purchasing a telescope from the current market, with references to brands and models.
No. 831, Shelf S
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STELLAR CHROMOSPHERES
PROCEEDINGS, IAU COLLOQUIUM FEB. 1972
JORDAN & AVRETT, ed. · 1973 · 318 pgs
Eight papers and discussion on the techniques of and results from studying the chromospheres of the sun and other stars.
No. 338, Shelf S
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STELLAR HANDBOOK
MAXWELL & VANZANDT · 1977
An Astronomical League guide to the “best” objects to observe with amateur telescopes — from interesting stars out to galaxies.
No. 417, Shelf S
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STELLAR STRUCTURE AND EVOLUTION
RUDOLF, ALFRED KIPPENHAHN, WEIGERT · 1990 · 468 pgs
College-level text gives a complete and comprehensive treatment of the physics of the stellar interior.
No. 741, Shelf S
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STEPHEN HAWKING’S UNIVERSE
THE COSMOS EXPLAINED
DAVID FILKIN · 1997 · 288 pgs
The companion to the popular PBS series is a voyage of discovery to the frontiers of scientific knowledge about everything around us.
No. 701, Shelf S
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STRANGE WORLD OF THE MOON
AN INQUIRY INTO ITS PHYSICAL FEATURES AND THE POSSIBILITY OF LIFE
V.A. FIRSOFF · 1959 · 226 pgs
A decade before the first manned landing on the lunar surface, the author, an accomplished lunar observer, puzzles over confusing observational clues to lunar geology.
No. 764, Shelf S
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STRUCTURE AND EVOLUTION OF GALAXIES
PROCEEDINGS 13th CONFERENCE ON PHYSICS, 1964
BURBIDGE, HOYLE, OORT et al. · 1965 · 174 pgs
10 papers & discussion on the title subject, presented by authors including Oort, Spitzer, Hoyle, Schmidt, & Burbidge.
No. 339, Shelf S
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STRUCTURE AND EVOLUTION OF THE STARS
MARTIN SCHWARZSCHILD · 1958 · 296 pgs
A classic text on the subject by one of the pioneers in the field of stellar evolution.
No. 340, Shelf S
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STRUCTURE OF THE UNIVERSE
JAYANT NARLIKAR · 1977 · 264 pgs
Narlikar takes us on a tour of the “modern” universe, showing how astronomers investigate it & interpret what they see.
No. 341, Shelf S
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SUN
AN INTRODUCTION
MICHAEL STIX · 1989 · 390 pgs
College-level text on the title subject.
No. 585, Shelf S
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SUN, OUR STAR
ROBERT W. NOYES · 1982 · 263 pgs
Detailed but popular-level book about the nature and study of our star.
No. 586, Shelf S
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SUN, THE EARTH, AND NEAR-EARTH SPACE
A GUIDE TO THE SUN-EARTH SYSTEM
JOHN A. EDDY · 2009 · 301 pgs
Well-written guide to the space above our planet’s breathable atmosphere, and how the particles and energy from our Sun interact with it — as well as how those interactions affect life on Earth.
No. 833, Shelf S
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THE SUN AS A STAR
STUART JORDAN · 1981 · 518 pgs
NASA collection of monographs on professional observations and solar dynamics theory.
No. 571, Shelf S
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THE SUN IN TIME
SONETT, GIAMPAPA & MATTHEWS, eds. · 1991 · 990 pgs
Papers on the Sun’s nature, evolution, and Sun/Earth relationships.
No. 577, Shelf S
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SUNSPOTS
BRAY & LOUGHHEAD · 1964 · 303 pgs
Detailed overview of the title subject. Much of interest to the solar observer.
No. 609, Shelf S
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SUPERFORCE
THE SEARCH FOR A GRAND UNIFIED THEORY OF NATURE
PAUL DAVIES · 1984 · 255 pgs
Davies takes us on the search for the Grand Unified Theory, the “theory of everything” that physicists are still searching for.
No. 343, Shelf S
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SUPERSTARS
HOW STELLAR EXPLOSIONS SHAPE THE DESTINY OF OUR UNIVERSE
DAVID H. CLARK · 1984 · 216 pgs
A look at historical supernovae, the causes and properties of supernovae, and how they effect the space around them & the galaxy itself.
No. 345, Shelf S
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SURELY YOU’RE JOKING, MR. FEYNMAN!
ADVENTURES OF A CURIOUS CHARACTER
RICHARD P. FEYNMAN · 1985 · 350 pgs
Feynman’s no-holds-barred autobiographical look at the life of a physicist and man-of-the-world. A best-seller.
No. 565, Shelf S
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SURVEY OF THE MOON
PATRICK MOORE · 1963 · 333 pgs
Detailed discussions about lunar observing, and a set of 16 sectional drawings of the lunar surface, with features labeled and described.
No. 775, Shelf S
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SYMBIOTIC UNIVERSE
LIFE AND MIND IN THE COSMOS
GEORGE GREENSTEIN · 1988 · 271 pgs
Why is there life in the Universe? The author takes a look at the Anthropic Principle.
No. 511, Shelf S
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TEACHING SCIENCE FACT WITH SCIENCE FICTION
GARY RAHAM · 2004 · 139 pgs
Novel approaches, with lesson plans, to teach basic scientific facts using the best of science fiction as the jumping-point to adapt to classroom earth, space, and life sciences
No. 874, Shelf T
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TELESCOPE HANDBOOK AND STAR ATLAS
NEALE E. HOWARD · 1967 · 226 pgs
Still a fine guide to the beginning observer, with sections on equipment (1967) & optics, and then a general observing guide with built-in star charts.
No. 346, Shelf T
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TELESCOPE HANDBOOK AND STAR ATLAS
UPDATED EDITION
NEALE E. HOWARD · 1975 · 226 pgs
Still a fine guide to the beginning observer, with sections on equipment (ca 1970) & optics, and then a general observing guide with built-in star charts.
No. 850, Shelf T