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SOURCE BOOK IN ASTRONOMY
1900 – 1950
HARLOW SHAPLEY, ed. · 1960 · 423 pgs
A collection of shorter articles on the discoveries of the first half of the 20th century, most written by the discoverers themselves.
No. 319, Shelf S
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SPACE TELESCOPE
DAVID GHITELMAN · 1987 · 143 pgs
The history of the Hubble Space Telescope project, from its earliest origins to the construction of the instrument itself.
No. 549, Shelf S
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UNIVERSE
DON DIXON · 1981 · 240 pgs
Dixon takes us on a tour of our solar system using photos, diagrams, and his paintings, then continues the trip out into the universe beyond.
No. 358, Shelf U
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UNIVERSE DOWN TO EARTH
NEIL DE GRASSE TYSON · 1994 · 277 pgs
Carl Sagan said: “A sprightly, easy-to-read introduction to some key ideas of physics and astronomy…”
No. 474, Shelf U
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UNIVERSE EXPLAINED
COLIN A. RONAN · 1994 · 192 pgs
Profusely illustrated introduction to astronomy, including “what’s out there” and some basic observing.
No. 478, Shelf U
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VIOLENT UNIVERSE
AN EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT OF THE NEW ASTRONOMY
NIGEL CALDER · 1969 · 160 pgs
Calder’s well written and popular book for the layman looks at what astronomers have done, how they do it, and the universe they have uncovered.
No. 683, Shelf V
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WATCHERS OF THE STARS
THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION
PATRICK MOORE · 1973 · 239 pgs
Moore’s telling of the stories of great astronomers, including Copernicus, Tycho, Kepler, and Newton.
No. 554, Shelf W
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THE WORLD TREASURY OF PHYSICS, ASTRONOMY AND MATHEMATICS
TIMOTHY FERRIS, ed. · 1991 · 859 pgs
Large, fine collection of essays, covering the state of our knowledge on just about everything in the cosmos and how science looks at it.
No. 498, Shelf W