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LOWELL AND MARS
WM. GRAVES HOYT · 1976 · 376 pgs
Detailed and well written biography of the astronomer who stimulated much of both planetary study and controversy. What about those canals?
No. 226, Shelf L
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MAN WHO SAW THROUGH TIME
FRANCIS BACON AND THE MODERN DILEMMA
LOREN EISELEY · 1973 · 125 pgs
A look at the 16th century thinker, naturalist & philosopher in Eiseley’s poetic and thoughtful style.
No. 393, Shelf M
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MATHEMATICAL THOUGHT FROM ANCIENT TO MODERN TIMES
MORRIS KLINE · 1972 · 1238 pgs
A fairly detailed look at the origins of many mathematical principles, concepts, and formulas. Also looks at the math of many cultures.
No. 229, Shelf M
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MEASURE OF ALL THINGS
THE SEVEN YEAR ODYSSEY AND HIDDEN ERROR THAT TRANSFORMED THE WORLD
KEN ADLER · 2002 · 422 pgs
The story of two French astronomers who set out at the end of the 18th century to measure the size of our planet.
No. 543, Shelf M
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MEGALITHS, MYTHS AND MEN
AN INTRODUCTION TO ASTRO-ARCHAEOLOGY
PETER LANCASTER BROWN · 1976 · 324 pgs
Informative look into the debate-filled field of archeoastronomy. Presents many sides to arguments; a must-read for this field.
No. 394, Shelf M
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MESSIER OBJECTS
STEPHEN JAMES O’MEARA · 1998 · 304 pgs
Offers an in-depth look at each Messier object, most entries including photos and sketches, as well overviews on Messier and deep-sky observing techniques.
No. 739, Shelf M
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MINDING THE HEAVENS
THE STORY OF OUR DISCOVERY OF THE MILKY WAY
LEILA BELKORA · 2003 · 406 pgs
Wonderful tale of 500 years of searching to discover the true nature of our galaxy.
No. 532, Shelf M
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MISSION TO THE PLANETS
SECOND EDITION
PATRICK MOORE · 1995 · 128 pgs
An account of the many manned and unmanned space missions that have set out to explore our sister planets.
No. 712, Shelf M
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MYSTERIOUS UNIVERSE: A HANDBOOK OF ASTRONOMICAL ANOMALIES
WILLIAM R. CORLISS · 1979 · 710 pgs
An extensive compilation of observations and data that the author finds hard to explain using what was the generally accepted astronomical knowledge of 1979.
No. 814, Shelf M
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NATURE OF THE UNIVERSE
FRED HOYLE · 1950 · 142 pgs
Introductory book by the great astronome. Interesting for its mid-20th-century perspective.
No. 538, Shelf N
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THE NORTON HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY AND COSMOLOGY
JOHN NORTH · 1995 · 697 pgs
Recounts the development of celestial knowledge from prehistory to Stephen Hawking and the Hubble Space Telescope. Engaging.
No. 745, Shelf A
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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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OUR SUN
DONALD H. MENZEL · 1959 · 350 pgs
Classic textbook introduction to the study of our star.
No. 596, Shelf O
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PERFECT MACHINE
BUILDING OF THE PALOMAR TELESCOPE
RONALD FLORENCE · 1994 · 451 pgs
Wonderfully researched and written telling of the operatic tale of the conception, design, and execution of the amazing observatory on Mount Palomar, with a great cast of characters.
No. 829, Shelf P
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PERFECT THEORY
A CENTURY OF GENIUSES AND THE BATTLE OVER GENERAL RELATIVITY
PEDRO PEDRO G. FERREIRA · 2014 · 288 pgs
The first complete biography of Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity, revealing the personal feuds and ideological battles, the decades of neglect, the resurgence, and now, the deep questioning of a theory that has given us black holes, dark energy, and modern cosmology.
No. 895, Shelf P
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PLANETARY ENCOUNTERS
THE FUTURE OF UNMANNED SPACEFLIGHT
ROBERT M. POWERS · 1978 · 288 pgs
The history and potential of unmanned exploration of the solar system and perhaps beyond. Profusely illustrated.
No. 275, Shelf P
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PLANETARY NEBULAE
LAWRENCE ALLER · 1971 · 56 pgs
A study of the titular items, along with the history of their discovery.
No. 463, Shelf P
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PLANETS & PERCEPTION
TELESCOPIC VIEWS AND INTERPRETATIONS, 1609-1909
WILLIAM SHEEHAN · 1988 · 324 pgs
Fascinating study of visual telescopic observing of the planets from Galileo to the 20th century, delving into how the human visual system strongly affects what each observer sees.
No. 767, Shelf P
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PLANET SATURN
A HISTORY OF OBSERVATION, THEORY AND DISCOVERY
A.F.O’D. ALEXANDER · 1962 · 474 pgs
A detailed look at the history of Saturn observation and study. Interesting reading for the modern Saturn observer.
No. 766, Shelf P
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PORTABLE COSMOS
REVEALING THE ANTIKYHERA MECHANISM, SCIENTIFIC
ALEXANDER JONES · 2017 · 288 pgs
In 1901, sponge divers retrieved a lump of corroded bronze from a shipwreck at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea near the Greek island of Antikythera. Little did the divers know they had found the oldest known analog computer in the world, an astonishing device that once simulated the motions of the stars and planets as they were understood by ancient Greek astronomers.
No. 855, Shelf P
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PRACTICAL ASTRONOMER
COLIN A. RONIN · 1981 · 205 pgs
Explore the skies through the eyes of the astronomers, and discover for yourself the secrets of the universe.
No. 689, Shelf P
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PRINCIPLE OF RELATIVITY
A COLLECTION OF PAPERS
EINSTEIN, et al. · 1923 · 216 pgs
A collection of fairly meaty and mathematical treatises, including translations of some of Einstein’s original papers. Essential texts.
No. 442, Shelf P
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QUESTIONING THE MILLENNIUM
A RATIONALIST’S GUIDE
STEVEN JAY GOULD · 1997 · 221 pgs
The natural historian / essayist looks at the origins of our calendar and what constitutes a “millennium.”
No. 502, Shelf Q
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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