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ASTEROIDS
TOM GEHRELS, et al. · 1979 · 1181 pgs
1st edition of a definitive book on subject. Includes articles on: exploration, interrelation, configuration, composition, and evolution.
No. 111, Shelf A
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CAMBRIDGE PHOTOGRAPHIC ATLAS OF THE PLANETS
BRIGS & TAYLOR · 1982 · 255 pgs
Good summary of the nature of the major bodies of the solar system, including many results from the space probes of the ’70s.
No. 480, Shelf C
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DESIGN AND ENGINEERING OF CURIOSITY
HOW THE MARS ROVER PERFORMS ITS JOB
EMILY LAKDAWALLA · 2018 · 395 pgs
Mission reference guide to Curiosity Rover, explaining the engineering behind every system, how it’s functioned and how scientists & engineers worked around problems remotey
No. 875, Shelf D
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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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GEOLOGY APPLIED TO SELENEOLOGY
J.E. SPURR · 1945 · 318 pgs
Pre-Apollo study of lunar geology.
No. 811, Shelf G
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MAN AND COSMOS
NINE GUGGENHEIM LECTURES ON THE SOLAR SYSTEM
CORNELL & HAYES, ed. · 1975 · 191 pgs
While some of the science is somewhat dated, the papers in this book present an informative and readable look at the our sun’s family.
No. 227, Shelf M
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MOON
MYTH, MAGIC AND FACT
DIANA BRUETON · 1998 · 256 pgs
Combines spiritual and mythical speculation with scientific observation to form a complete study of our nearest heavenly body.
No. 700, 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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ORIGIN OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
S.F. DERMOTT, ed. · 1978 · 668 pgs
29 papers related to the title subject, including star formation, planet system formation, & formation of specific objects in the system.
No. 263, Shelf O
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PICTORAL GUIDE TO THE MOON
DINSMORE ALTER · 1967 · 199 pgs
Photographic atlas with extensive accompanying text about lunar features.
No. 620, Shelf P
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PLANETARY GEOLOGY
NICHOLAS M. SHORT · 1975 · 361 pgs
A fairly detailed but accessible study, focusing mainly on the results of lunar study & exploration.
No. 276, Shelf P
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PLANETS
BYRON PREISS, ed. · 1985 · 336 pgs
Interesting book combines the then-current state-of-the-art knowledge about each planet with a short Sci-Fi story set there.
No. 533, Shelf P
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RESTLESS EARTH
A REPORT ON THE NEW GEOLOGY
NIGEL CALDER · 1972 · 152 pgs
A rediscovery of Earth, and retelling of Earth’s entire history, through the theory of plate tectonics.
No. 699, Shelf R
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SATELLITES OF THE OUTER PLANETS
WORLDS IN THEIR OWN RIGHT
DAVID A. ROTHERY · 1999 · 242 pgs
Explains the geological aspects of the satellites of the outer planets, particularly how they are shaped by tectonic/volcanic processes.
No. 702, Shelf S
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VENUS
THE GEOLOGICAL STORY
PETER CATTERMOLE · 1994 · 250 pgs
What we have learned about our neighboring planet, from Earth-bound observation and space probes.
No. 477, Shelf V
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WORLDS IN THE SKY
PLANETARY DISCOVERY FROM EARLEST TIMES THROUGH VOYAGER AND MAGELLAN
WILLIAM SHEEHAN · 1992 · 243 pgs
Documents the discovery of the nature of our solar system, focusing on the discoverers and the stories of their quests.
No. 758, Shelf W