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DOUBLE STARS FOR SMALL TELESCOPES
MORE THAN 2100 STELLAR GEMS
Sissy Sissy Haas · 2008 · 173 pgs
More than 2,100 of the sky’s most alluring double and multiple stars are listed with coordinates, magnitudes, colors, and informative commentaries.
No. 891, Shelf D
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EARLY MAN AND THE COSMOS
EVAN HADINGHAM · 1984 · 271 pgs
Hadingham, an archeologist and well respected writer, takes a clear and readable look at the astronomy of Old and New World sites.
No. 172, Shelf E
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ECHOES OF THE ANCIENT SKIES
THE ASTRONOMY OF LOST CIVILIZATIONS
E.C. KRUPP · 1983 · 386 pgs
The author studies numerous archeological sites and folk customs from around the world to find signs of ancient man’s sky watching.
No. 175, Shelf E
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EDGE OF INFINITY
PAUL DAVIES · 1981 · 194 pgs
The physicist-author explains the new cosmology to the common man — spacetime, the big bang, infinity, naked singularities and more.
No. 174, Shelf E
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EDGE OF TIME
DAN HOOPER · 2019 · 233 pgs
Focuses on recent developments revealing knowledge about first seconds after Big Bang,seeking to lift the veil surrounding cosmic inflation, esp. with the Large Hadron Collider
No. 877, Shelf E
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EDMUND MAG 5 STAR ATLAS
SAM BROWN · 1974 · 37 pgs
Six charts showing the constellations and stars down to 5th magnitude, with the locations of some deep sky objects.
No. 651
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EINSTEIN THEORY OF RELATIVITY
LILLIAN R., HUGH G. LIEBER & LIEBER · 1936 · 324 pgs
Classic, step-by-step guide to Relativity, written almost as poetry.
No. 771, Shelf E
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EINSTEIN’S UNIVERSE
NIGEL CALDER · 1979 · 154 pgs
Calder explains the ideas of relativity for the layman, and includes much historical info on many scientific tests of the theory.
No. 539, Shelf E
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ELEGANT UNIVERSE
SUPERSTRINGS, HIDDEN DIMENSIONS, AND THE QUEST FOR THE ULTIMATE THEORY
BRIAN GREENE · 1999 · 448 pgs
Detailed description of contemporary theories of string theory, spacetime, and the quest for a Theory of Everything.
No. 786, Shelf E
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ELEGANT UNIVERSE
WGBH · 2003 · ~3hrs. (DVD video)
PBS series on the modern theories of cosmology, including string theory.
No. 624, Shelf E
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ENDLESS UNIVERSE
BEYOND THE BIG BANG
STEINHART, TUROC · 2007 · 304 pgs
A new cosmology of infinte collisions between our universe and a parallel one
No. 872, Shelf E
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END OF NIGHT
SEARCHING FOR NATURAL DARKNESS IN AN AGE OF ARTIFICIAL LIGHT
PAUL BOGARD · 2013 · 325 pgs
Well written studies of our human relationships to darkness and the starry night sky, looking at how modern lighting practices are changing those ancient ties.
No. 841, Shelf E
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EVOLUTION OF PHYSICS
FROM EARLY CONCEPTS TO RELATIVITY AND QUANTA
EINSTEIN & INFELD · 1938 · 302 pgs
Still a fine overview of the history of the field. From the 20th-century’s greatest physicist.
No. 563, Shelf E
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EVOLUTION OF RADIO ASTRONOMY
J.S. HEY · 1973 · 214 pgs
The history and accomplishments of radio astronomy, from its beginnings to 1970, with the stories of the people involved along the way.
No. 177, Shelf E
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EVOLUTION OF STARS AND GALAXIES
WALTER BAADE · 1963 · 321 pgs
The author begins with a historical overview, incl. his own work on stellar populations, then defines the state of the science ca. ’63.
No. 178, Shelf E
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EVOLUTION OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
ALFVEN & ARRHENIUS · 1976 · 599 pgs
NASA’s sizable text on the origin and evolution of the solar system, with detailed articles on numerous specific topics within the subject.
No. 179, Shelf E
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EVOLUTION OF THE UNIVERSE
IGOR D. NOVIKOV · 1979 · 176 pgs
An introductory look (with some math) at the universe as we see it, and then the prevailing (USSR, 1979) theories of how it got to be that way.
No. 180, Shelf E
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EXPLORING THE MOON
E.H. CHERRINGTON · 1969 · 229 pgs
Valuable guide for the lunar observer using any instrumen: profuse charts, day-by-day descriptions of visible features, geological info.
No. 184, Shelf E
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EXPLORING THE SUN
SOLAR SCIENCE SINCE GALILEO
KARL HUFBAUER · 1991 · 370 pgs
Well written history of the scientific study of our star; well illustrated; good as an intro to the Sun, too.
No. 595, Shelf E
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EXTREME STARS
AT THE EDGE OF CREATION
JAMES KALER · 2001 · 236 pgs
Detailed look at stars and stellar evolution, written in a friendly, easy to understand manner (with very few mathematical formulae to absorb).
No. 742, Shelf E
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FALKAUER ATLAS
PHOTOGRAPHIC STAR ATLAS
HANS VEHRENBERG · 1981 · 285 pgs
The northern sky down to -20 degrees.
No. 649
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FIELD BOOK OF THE SKIES
OLCOTT & PUTNAM · 1929 · 534 pgs
Classic guide to the stars and constellations and visual astronomy. Maps all Northern constellations; naked eye, binocular & telescope objects.
No. 186, Shelf F
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FIELD GUIDE TO DOUBLE STAR OBSERVING
JOE DALSANTO · 2000 · 81 pgs
A general guide to observing double stars, and then guided “tours” of fine doubles, grouped by time of the year.
No. 847
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FIELD GUIDE TO THE STARS AND PLANETS, 2ND EDITION
MENZEL & PASACHOFF · 1983 · 473 pgs
Thorough observing guide, combining star charts with information on observing techniques, and on celestial objects. Small field-use format.
No. 806, Shelf F