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FORMATION OF STRUCTURE IN THE UNIVERSE
DEKEL & OSTRIKER · 1999 · 470 pgs
Advanced college textbook on the topography of the Universe and how it got that way.
No. 517, Shelf F
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GALAXIES AND QUASARS
WILLIAM J KAUFMANN · 1979 · 226 pgs
Layman-oriented guide to the universe of galaxies; does not, however, stoop to inaccuracy from over-simplification. Well illustrated.
No. 194, Shelf G
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GOD AND THE ASTRONOMERS
ROBERT JASTROW · 1978 · 173 pgs
The author, renowned for presenting science to the layman, explains modern cosmology & its history, then relates it to theology.
No. 389, Shelf G
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GOD PARTICLE
IF THE UNIVERSE IS THE ANSWER, WHAT IS THE QUESTION?
LEON LEDERMAN · 1993 · 434 pgs
Wonderful history of the development of cosmology and its present state (+ a little future). Full of lively anecdotes and humor.
No. 485, Shelf G
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GRAND DESIGN
STEPHEN HAWKING · 2012 · 208 pgs
When and how did the universe begin? Why are we here? What is the nature of reality? Is the apparent “grand design” of our universe evidence of a benevolent creator who set things in motion—or does science offer another explanation? In The Grand Design, Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow present the most illuminating scientific thinking about these and other abiding mysteries of the universe, in nontechnical language marked by brilliance and simplicity.
No. 897, Shelf G
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HIDDEN REALITY
PARALLEL UNIVERSES AND THE DEEP LAWS OF THE COSMOS
BRIAN GREENE · 2011 · 370 pgs
Greene brings the popular-level audience a thorough look at the concepts surrounding the theory that our universe may be only one of many, and that there may be ties between them.
No. 842, Shelf H
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INFLATIONARY UNIVERSE
THE QUEST FOR A NEW THEORY OF COSMIC ORIGINS
ALAN H. GUTH · 1997 · 358 pgs
A well-written guide to the Big Bang by the physicist who developed the idea of inflation — the solution to the perplexing questions about how the infant universe could have grown so rapidly.
No. 830, Shelf I
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INNOVATIONS IN ASTRONOMY
A.B. JONES · 1999 · 328 pgs
Reveals the many collaborations among individuals, groups, and countries that led to the most important advances in the field.
No. 674, Shelf I
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JOHN DOBSON LECTURE
NAA PROGRAM, APRIL 2, 2002
NAA · 2002 · (video)
Dobson’s presentation for our club meeting. Eccentricity on an astronomical scale!
No. 528, Shelf J
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LEFT HAND OF CREATION
THE ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF THE EXPANDING UNIVERSE
BARROW & SILK · 1983 · 256 pgs
Modern cosmological theories presented in non-mathematical language for the general reader. Interesting reading or for reference.
No. 223, Shelf L
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LIGHT AT THE EDGE OF THE UNIVERSE
LEADING COSMOLOGISTS ON THE BRINK OF A SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION
MICHAEL LEMONICK · 1993 · 325 pgs
A view from the early 1990s of the luminary individuals from the fields of astronomy and cosmology, who over the preceeding two decades, had helped draw a new image of the Cosmos.
No. 743, Shelf L
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MASTERS OF TIME
COSOMOLOGY AT THE END OF INNOCENCE
JOHN BOSLOUGH · 1992 · 266 pgs
A tour of cosmology’s foundation, subsequent theoretical innovations, and beyond.
No. 665, Shelf M
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MODERN COSMOLOGY
D.W. SCIAMA · 1972 · 212 pgs
A look at 20th century cosmology based mainly upon the astronomical observations which led to and support our picture of the cosmos.
No. 236, Shelf M
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NATURE OF MATTER
J.H. MULVEY, ed. · 1981 · 202 pgs
Set of papers on the particles & forces that make up the universe. Includes some detailed theories, but is written as an introduction.
No. 240, Shelf N
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NEW COSMOS
ANSWERING ASTRONOMY’S BIG QUESTIONS
DAVID J. EICHER · 2015 · 279 pgs
An overview of various topics which astronomers have been adding knowledge to over the first years of the 21st Century.
No. 852, Shelf N
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NOTHINGNESS
THE SCIENCE OF EMPTY SPACE
HENNING GENZ · 1994 · 340 pgs
Empty space is really not empty at all—it is an ocean seething with creation and destruction of sub-atomic particles.
No. 686, Shelf N
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NUCLEOSYNTHESIS AND CHEMICAL EVOLUTION OF GALAXIES
BERNARD E. J. PAGEL · 1997 · 378 pgs
A lucid and wide-ranging introduction to the interdisciplinary subject of galactic chemical evolution.
No. 695, Shelf N
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ONE TWO THREE… INFINITY
FACTS AND SPECULATION OF SCIENCE
GEORGE GAMOW · 1961 · 340 pgs
Gamow’s classic look at life, the universe, and everything; written in his lucid style, full of intuitive analogies.
No. 261, Shelf O
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ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS
THE GREAT WORKS OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
STEPHEN HAWKING · 2002 · 1264 pgs
Seminal works of Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Newton and Einstein, presented with commentary by Hawking. Classic reference.
No. 537, Shelf O
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ORIGIN OF THE UNIVERSE
JOHN D. BARROW · 1994 · 150 pgs
Well-written layman’s guide to the Big Bang.
No. 510, Shelf O
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OUR EVOLVING UNIVERSE
MALCOM S. LONGAIR · 1996 · 185 pgs
Lucid, non-technical, and infectiously enthusiastic introduction to astronomy and cosmology.
No. 706, Shelf O
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POETRY OF THE UNIVERSE
A MATHEMATICAL EXPLORATION OF THE COSMOS
ROBERT OSSERMAN · 1995 · 210 pgs
Explores, in an anecdotal fashion, the leaps of imagination and vision in mathematics that have pioneered our understanding of the world around us.
No. 661, Shelf P
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PROJECTS AND DEMONSTRATIONS IN ASTRONOMY
D. TATTERSFIELD · 1979 · 331 pgs
A number of demonstrations illustrating principles found in astronomy.
No. 672, Shelf P
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REALM OF THE NEBULAE
EDWIN HUBBLE · 1936 · 207 pgs
Hubble’s classic look at the discovery of the true nature of galaxies and the expansion of the universe. Key historical work.
No. 564, Shelf R