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ASTRONOMY
ASTROPHYSICS AND STELLAR ASTRONOMY
RUSSELL, DUGAN & STEWART · 1938 · 488 pgs
Seminal view of the scientific understanding of stellar systems during the 1930s. Much of the basic analyitical math still applies today.
No. 744, Shelf A
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ASTRONOMY
THE SOLAR SYSTEM
RUSSELL, DUGAN & STEWART · 1926 · 488 pgs
Seminal view of the scientific understanding of our solar system during the 1920s, including basic astronomy and astronomical instruments.
No. 772, Shelf A
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ASTRONOMY CAFÉ
STEN ODENWALD · 1998 · 252 pgs
The author answers 365 wide-ranging questions posted to his The “[Astronomy Café” website.
No. 734, Shelf A
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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
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DEAR GALILEO
LETTERS FROM A CONTEMPORARY ASTRONOMER
JAMES SWEITZER · 2021 · 152 pgs
In the form of personal letters to GalileoGalilei, Adler Planetarium’s Jim Sweitzer presents an overview of understanding of the universe, plus the struggle to work through pandemic
No. 878, Shelf D
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FLAMMARION BOOK OF ASTRONOMY
FLAMMARION, et al. · 1964 · 670 pgs
Flammarion’s classic 1880 Astronomie Populaire, translated into English and updated to reflect scientific understanding ca. 1960. Profusely illustrated.
No. 769, Shelf F
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HORIZONS
13TH EDITION / INSTRUCTOR’S EDITION
MICHAEL, DANA SEEDS, BACKMAN · 2014 · 512 pgs
College-level introductory astronomy textbook, with many introductions to basic science concepts and “scientific thinking” exercises.
No. 748, Shelf H
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HUBBLE
THE MIRROR ON THE UNIVERSE
KERROD & STOTT · 2007 · 192 pgs
Photo-filled coverage of many of the accomplishments of the Hubble Space Telescope.
No. 802, Shelf H
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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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NEW COSMOS
ANSWERING ASTRONOMY’S BIG QUESTIONS
DAVID J. EICHER · 2015 · 279 pgs
An overview of various topics which astronomers have been adding knowledge to over the first years of the 21st Century.
No. 852, Shelf N
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OBSERVATIONAL ASTRONOMY
BIRNEY, GONZALEZ & OESPER · 2006 · 312 pgs
This textbook speaks to professional astronomy, rather than amateur, but it is a basic overview, and many of the principles apply to amataur observing, too.
No. 853, Shelf O
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SKY & TELESCOPE’S BEAUTIFUL UNIVERSE, 2004 EDITION
THE MOST AWESOME & INSPIRING IMAGES OF THE HEAVENS
SKY PUBLISHING CORP. · 2004 · 98 pgs
Photo-heavy yearly special edition by S&T; sections on Mars, the Solar System, professional and amateur astrophotography, and “the invisible universe”.
No. 817, Shelf S
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UNIVERSE AND HOW TO SEE IT
A PRACTICAL TO VIEWING AND UNDERSTANDING THE NIGHT SKY
GILES SPARROW · 2001 · 224 pgs
An colorfully-illustrated introduction to what’s up in the heavens, and how to go about observing those things.
No. 803, Shelf U
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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