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97–120 of 509 titles
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CHASING NEW HORIZONS
INSIDE THE EPIC FIRST MISSION TO PLUTO
STERN, GRINSPOON · 2018 · 295 pgs
Inside, up close telling of the New Horizons Mission to Pluto and its moon in 2015, including the personal accounts of mission leaders
No. 876, Shelf C
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CLIPPER, COSMOS, AND CHILDREN
FINDING THE EUREKA MOMENT
DAVID LEVY · 2022 · 117 pgs
Dr. Levy takes young people on a fanciful journey through the solar system, while teaching planetary science and the wonders of the universe beyond.
No. 882, Shelf C
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CLOUDY NIGHT BOOK
AN ASTRONOMER’S COMPANION
GEORGE S. MUMFORD · 1979 · 115 pgs
Quips, games, puzzles, cartoons & jokes, all with an astronomical bent… to keep you entertained when the weather doesn’t cooperate.
No. 148, Shelf C
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COLLINS ATLAS OF THE NIGHT SKY
STORM DUNLOP · 2005 · 224 pgs
Constellation sky charts, with tables of deep-sky objects. Good lunar atlas.
No. 728, Shelf C
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COLOUR
WHY THE WORLD ISN’T GREY
HAZEL ROSSOTTI · 1983 · 239 pgs
Interesting description of the various ways colors are formed and how humans perceive them.
No. 614, Shelf C
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COLOURS OF THE STARS
MALIN & MURDIN · 1984 · 198 pgs
Very informative book on photography & astrophotography, colors, vision, and light — the very stuff of astronomy. Wonderful illustrations.
No. 149, Shelf C
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COMET IS COMING
THE FEVERISH LEGACY OF MR. HALLEY
NIGEL CALDER · 1980 · 160 pgs
Easily read overview of comets in history and the scientific study of comets. Covers much more than Halley’s. Well illustrated.
No. 150, Shelf C
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COMET KOHOUTEK
JOSEPH F. GOODAVAGE · 1973 · 189 pgs
Rushed out when Kohoutek was expected (25x brighter than Halley’s!), this book has lots of wonderful hype and hokum about comets.
No. 151, Shelf C
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COMET OF 44 B.C. AND CAESAR’S FUNERAL GAMES
RAMSEY & LICHT · 1997 · 236 pgs
The detective story of identifying this comet which appeared at the time of Julius Caesar’s death.
No. 462, Shelf C
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COMETS
LAUREL WILKENING, ed. · 1982 · 766 pgs
29 papers by researchers on cometary structure, origin & evolution, including data & description of analytical techniques.
No. 152, Shelf C
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COMETS
A CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY
DONALD K. YEOMANS · 1991 · 485 pgs
Detailed and interesting history of the observation of comets, from early times on, including the development of our current knowledge.
No. 492, Shelf C
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COMETS
AN ILLUSTRATED INTRODUCTION
PATRICK MOORE · 1973 · 149 pgs
While some of its science is not up to date, this book is still useful as it mainly concerns the history of cometary observation.
No. 153, Shelf C
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COMETS
ASH & GRANT · 1973 · 48 pgs
General overview to the history, observation and study of comets. Many B&W illustrations.
No. 799, Shelf C
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COMETS, METEORITES & MEN
PETER L. BROWN · 1973 · 255 pgs
Well-written guide to the studies of meteorites and comets; includes much historical information about discoverers and research.
No. 154, Shelf C
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COMETS, STARS, PLANETS
NIGEL HENBEST · 1985 · 95 pgs
Discussion of Halley’s Comet, the planets, the stars, galaxies, and quasars.
No. 716, Shelf C
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COMING OF AGE IN THE MILKY WAY
TIMOTHY FERRIS · 1988 · 495 pgs
Ferris tells about the lives and works of many scientists who helped form our view of the Universe and our planet.
No. 540, Shelf C
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COMPLETE MANUAL OF AMATEUR ASTRONOMY
TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS
P. CLAY SHERROD · 1981 · 319 pgs
Illustrated guide provides everything amateurs need to put real scientific meaning into observations of celestial objects.
No. 698, Shelf C
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COSMIC CHASE
RICHARD HUTTON · 1981 · 225 pgs
The story of the U.S.-Soviet space race, including some of the politics that made it run; ending up with theories on what’s next.
No. 388, Shelf C
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COSMIC CONNECTION
AN EXTRATERRESTRIAL PERSPECTIVE
CARL SAGAN · 1973 · 274 pgs
Carl Sagan takes us out looking for extraterrestrial life, and back, looking for intelligent life on Earth.
No. 158, Shelf C
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COSMIC DISCOVERIES
THE WONDERS OF ASTRONOMY
DAVID H. LEVY · 2001 · 232 pgs
Friendly, sympathetic look at great figures from the history of astronomy and the discoveries they made.
No. 622, Shelf C
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COSMIC DISCOVERY
THE SEARCH, SCOPE & HERITAGE OF ASTRONOMY
MARTIN HARWIT · 1981 · 334 pgs
Using actual discoveries as examples, Harwit demonstrates the methodology of astronomy and defines many of its current concepts.
No. 159, Shelf C
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COSMIC INQUIRERS
MODERN TELESCOPES AND THEIR MAKERS
WALLACE, KAREN TUCKER & TUCKER · 1986 · 221 pgs
An inside view of some of the people who pioneered modern astronomical observatories.
No. 671, Shelf C
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COSMIC NOISE
A HISTORY OF EARLY RADIO ASTRONOMY
WOODRUFF T. SULLIVAN III · 2009 · 542 pgs
Radio and radar astronomy from the discovery of cosmic noise up to 1953 describing the telescopes and the people who built and used them and the discoveries they made.
No. 729, Shelf C
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THE COSMIC PERSPECTIVE
5TH EDITION / INSTRUCTOR’S EDITION
JEFFERY, MEGAN BENNETT, DONAHUE · 2008 · 761 pgs
Thorough, college-level introductory astronomy textbook, with many introductions to basic science concepts and astronomical techniques.
No. 750, Shelf C