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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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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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HOLLOW EARTH
THE GREATEST GEOGRAPHICAL DISCOVERY IN HISTORY
RAYMOND BERNARD · 1964 · 116 pgs
Is this Proof of the Hollow Earth Theory hilarious pseudo-science or a frightening example of specious logic? You decide!
No. 207, Shelf H
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JOHN DOBSON LECTURE
NAA PROGRAM, APRIL 2, 2002
NAA · 2002 · (video)
Dobson’s presentation for our club meeting. Eccentricity on an astronomical scale!
No. 528, Shelf J
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LIGHT-HEARTED ASTRONOMER
KEN FULTON · 1984 · 115 pgs
A look at amateur astronomy from the inside, complete with irony, pathos, goofiness, and some real practical advice for the amateur.
No. 225, Shelf L
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PARALLEL UNIVERSES
AN ASSORTMENT OF CARTOONS
ROZ CHAST · 1984 · 131 pgs
A cartoonist’s view of the cosmos and modern life.
No. 265, Shelf P
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SURELY YOU’RE JOKING, MR. FEYNMAN!
ADVENTURES OF A CURIOUS CHARACTER
RICHARD P. FEYNMAN · 1985 · 350 pgs
Feynman’s no-holds-barred autobiographical look at the life of a physicist and man-of-the-world. A best-seller.
No. 565, Shelf S