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URANOMETRIA 2000.0
VOL. 1, THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
TIRION, RAPPAPORT & LOVI · 1987 · 260 pgs
Comprehensive star atlas for the telescopic observer, with stars to mag. 9.5.
No. 638
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URANOMETRIA 2000.0
VOL. 2, THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
TIRION, RAPPAPORT & LOVI · 1988 · 214 pgs
The southern hemisphere chart sets of Uranometria.
No. 639
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VARIABLE STARS
PAYNE-GAPOSCHKIN & GAPOSCHKIN · 1938 · 382 pgs
The classic college-level text on variables, defining various types and speaking to the causes of variability.
No. 362, Shelf V
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VENUS
THE GEOLOGICAL STORY
PETER CATTERMOLE · 1994 · 250 pgs
What we have learned about our neighboring planet, from Earth-bound observation and space probes.
No. 477, Shelf V
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VIKING MISSION TO MARS
Wm. R. CORLISS · 1974 · 77 pgs
The NASA pre-launch booklet describing the Viking missions’ equipment, procedures, and scientific experiments.
No. 363, Shelf V
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VIOLENT PHENOMENA IN THE UNIVERSE
JAYANT V. NARLIKAR · 1982 · 218 pgs
Exciting and controversial cosmological questions and the methods astronomers are using use to answer them.
No. 662, Shelf V
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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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VISION
DAVID MARR · 1982 · 397 pgs
Processing photos from image to perception are studied analytically in depth.
No. 551, Shelf V
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VISTAS OF MANY WORLDS
A JOURNEY THROUGH SPACE AND TIME
ERIK ANDERSON · 2012 · 123 pgs
A fascinating combination of artwork and science, with vignettes taking the reader across space and time, based on our current scientific understanding of the history of our planet and Universe.
No. 837, Shelf V
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WALK THROUGH THE SOUTHERN SKY
A GUIDE TO SOUTHERN STARS AND THEIR CONSTELLATIONS AND THEIR LEGENDS
HEIFETZ & TIRION · 2002 · 105 pgs
Illustrated guide to stars and constellations of the southern hemisphere. Star maps for naked-eye observing.
No. 796, Shelf W
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WATCHERS OF THE SKIES
AN INFORMAL HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY FROM BABYLON TO THE SPACE AGE
WILLY LEY · 1963 · 529 pgs
A couple of thousand years of skywatching presented in an interesting and well researched form.
No. 371, Shelf W
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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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WAVELENGTH TABLES
OF MORE THAN 100,000 SPECTRUM LINES
GEORGE R. HARRISON · 1969 · 429 pgs
Tables to identify atomic emission lines by wavelength; a bit dry reading in places.
No. 558, Shelf W
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WEBB SOCIETY DEEP-SKY OBSERVER’S HANDBOOK
VOLUME 3: OPEN AND GLOBULAR CLUSTERS
KENNETH JONES, ed. · 1980 · 206 pgs
Descriptions of and observing techniques for clusters, and a catalog of clusters with drawings & comments by amateurs with 6″-10″ scopes.
No. 167, Shelf D
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WEBB SOCIETY DEEP-SKY OBSERVER’S HANDBOOK
VOLUME 2: PLANETARY AND GASEOUS NEBULAE
KENNETH JONES, ed. · 1979 · 149 pgs
Descriptions of nebula types and various observing techniques, and an extensive catalog of nebulae with amateur sketches and descriptions.
No. 166, Shelf D
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WEBB SOCIETY DEEP-SKY OBSERVER’S HANDBOOK
VOLUME 1: DOUBLE STARS
KENNETH JONES, ed. · 1975 · 120 pgs
Double star facts: observing – measuring – photography techniques; and tables of doubles with interesting data and notes.
No. 165, Shelf D
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WHAT IS THE WORLD MADE OF?
ATOMS, LEPTONS, QUARKS, AND OTHER TANTALIZING PARTICLES
GERALD FEINBERG · 1977 · 290 pgs
The world of the atomic and sub-atomic particles presented for the layman, but not oversimplified.
No. 373, Shelf W
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WHITE DWARFS – BLACK HOLES
AN INTRODUCTION TO RELATIVISTIC ASTROPHYSICS
SEXL & SEXL · 1979 · 203 pgs
An interesting book on the sub-titled subject; has both simple analogy to explain complex ideas and the mathematics to use the complex ideas.
No. 374, Shelf W
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WHITE HOLES
COSMIC GUSHERS IN THE UNIVERSE
JOHN GRIBBIN · 1977 · 296 pgs
Speculation about the opposites of black holes. Who thought of the term COSMIC GUSHERS?
No. 375, Shelf W
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WHITNEY’S STAR FINDER
CHARLES A. WHITNEY · 1977 · 104 pgs
An introductory guide to skywatching. Includes its own planisphere to help you learn your way around the constellations.
No. 376, Shelf W
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WHOLE SHEBANG
A STATE-OF-THE-UNIVERSE(S) REPORT
TIMOTHY FERRIS · 1997 · 393 pgs
Popular-level look at the current understandings of the structure of the Universe, explaining some of the difficult theories.
No. 619, Shelf W
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WIDE-FIELD ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY
EXPOSING THE UNIVERSE, STARTING WITH A COMMON CAMERA
ROBERT REEVES · 2000 · 534 pgs
While written for the era of film photography, many of the concepts discussed are applicable to DSLR (digital) work, too.
No. 733, Shelf W
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WINDOW IN THE SKY
ASTRONOMY FROM BEYOND THE EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE
A.T. LAWTON · 1979 · 223 pgs
This pre-HST book looks at the history of and future possibilities for off-Earth astronomy; also discoveries made and yet to be made.
No. 377, Shelf W
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WORLDS IN THE SKY
PLANETARY DISCOVERY FROM EARLEST TIMES THROUGH VOYAGER AND MAGELLAN
WILLIAM SHEEHAN · 1992 · 243 pgs
Documents the discovery of the nature of our solar system, focusing on the discoverers and the stories of their quests.
No. 758, Shelf W