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50 MOST EXTREME PLACES IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
BAKER & RATCLIFF · 2010 · 290 pgs
Graphics-filled, popular-level book that takes a look at some of the superlatives in our solar system — big, hot, cold, powerful, etc.
No. 768, Shelf F
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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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ATLAS OF THE PLANETS
PAUL DOHERTY · 1980 · 143 pgs
Drawings and paintings of the planets; text on the history of planetary observations and observing techniques.
No. 122, 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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CHASING NEW HORIZONS
INSIDE THE EPIC FIRST MISSION TO PLUTO
STERN, GRINSPOON · 2018 · 295 pgs
Inside, up close telling of the New Horizons Mission to Pluto and its moon in 2015, including the personal accounts of mission leaders
No. 876, Shelf C
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COMETS, STARS, PLANETS
NIGEL HENBEST · 1985 · 95 pgs
Discussion of Halley’s Comet, the planets, the stars, galaxies, and quasars.
No. 716, Shelf C
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DIALOGUE CONCERNING THE TWO CHIEF WORLD SYSTEMS
PTOLEMAIC & COPERNICAN
GALILEO GALILEI · 1967 · 496 pgs
Galileo’s greatest contribution to the body of scientific knowledge, translated by Stillman Drake, foreward by Albert Einstein.
No. 810, 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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INTRODUCTION TO OBSERVING AND PHOTOGRAPHING THE SOLAR SYSTEM
DOBBINS, PARKER & CAPEN · 1988 · 215 pgs
A good guide to the field, as of 1988; also very useful for any astrophotographer. Much information, including interesting background.
No. 257, Shelf O
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JOURNEY THROUGH TIME
EXPLORING THE UNIVERSE WITH THE HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE
BARBREE & CAIDIN · 1995 · 232 pgs
Hubble’s photographs take you on a journey from our solar system to distant galaxies, and to the edge of the beginning of time.
No. 708, Shelf J
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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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MOONS AND PLANETS
FOURTH EDITION
WILLIAM K. HARTMANN · 1999 · 428 pgs
Thorough discussion of solar system topics that would be of interest to the beginning or intermediate amateurs.
No. 710, Shelf M
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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 CONCISE ATLAS OF THE UNIVERSE
PATRICK MOORE · 1978 · 190 pgs
Coffee-table book with large section on the solar system, also some “universe beyond,” history, and sets of star charts.
No. 244, 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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PATHWAYS TO THE UNIVERSE
GRAHAM-SMITH & LOVELL · 1988 · 239 pgs
A fine general overview of the study of the solar system and the universe beyond. Well written and informative.
No. 454, Shelf P
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PLANETARY ENCOUNTERS
THE FUTURE OF UNMANNED SPACEFLIGHT
ROBERT M. POWERS · 1978 · 288 pgs
The history and potential of unmanned exploration of the solar system and perhaps beyond. Profusely illustrated.
No. 275, 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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PLANETS, STARS AND NEBULAE
STUDIED WITH PHOTOPOLARIMETRY
T. GEHRELS, ed. · 1974 · 1133 pgs
Papers, some quite technical, from 1972 colloquium. Covers techniques, equipment and results of study of polarized radiations from space.
No. 279, Shelf P
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PLANETS AND MOONS
WILLIAM J. KAUFMANN · 1979 · 219 pgs
While we have learned a lot about the outer planets since this book was written, its clear writing still serves as a good introduction.
No. 278, Shelf P
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RINGS
DISCOVERIES FROM GALILEO TO VOYAGER
ELLIOT & KERR · 1984 · 209 pgs
Intimate looks at the discoveries of rings around planets in our solar system, and the study of the formation and dynamics of the rings.
No. 300, 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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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