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MATHEMATICAL ASTRONOMY WITH A POCKET CALCULATOR
AUBREY JONES · 1978 · 254 pgs
Lots of different astronomical factors you can calculate, from fairly simple to really complex! An appendix tells how to make an inexpensive small telescope.
No. 526, 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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ONE TWO THREE… INFINITY
FACTS AND SPECULATION OF SCIENCE
GEORGE GAMOW · 1961 · 340 pgs
Gamow’s classic look at life, the universe, and everything; written in his lucid style, full of intuitive analogies.
No. 261, Shelf O
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PHILOSOPHY OF SPACE & TIME
HANS REICHENBACH · 1958 · 295 pgs
A college-level book, includes the foundations of geometry, the theory of time, and the theory and consequences of relativity.
No. 267, Shelf P
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RELATIVITY & GEOMETRY
ROBERTO TORRETTI · 1983 · 395 pgs
This text outlines the effects of Einstein’s relativity on the mathematics of geometry.
No. 294, Shelf R
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SPHERICAL ASTRONOMY
SIXTH EDITION
W.M. SMART · 1977 · 431 pgs
Spherical astronomy? Geometry on the celestial sphere, including coordinates, planetary motions, parallax, precession, proper motion.
No. 349, Shelf S
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THE WORLD TREASURY OF PHYSICS, ASTRONOMY AND MATHEMATICS
TIMOTHY FERRIS, ed. · 1991 · 859 pgs
Large, fine collection of essays, covering the state of our knowledge on just about everything in the cosmos and how science looks at it.
No. 498, Shelf W