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ASTROPHYSICS I
STARS
BOWERS & DEEMING · 1984 · 343 pgs
Text reflecting the advances in theoretical and observational astronomy of the sixties and seventies.
No. 690, Shelf A
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ASTROPHYSICS II
INTERSTELLAR MATTER AND GALAXIES
BOWERS & DEEMING · 1984 · 243 pgs
Text reflecting the advances in theoretical and observational astronomy of the sixties and seventies.
No. 691, Shelf A
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ATMOSPHERE OF THE SUN
C.J. DURRANT · 1988 · 168 pgs
An overview of the workings of the Sun, at a level accessible to a student with a basic understanding of physics.
No. 583, 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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FORMATION OF STRUCTURE IN THE UNIVERSE
DEKEL & OSTRIKER · 1999 · 470 pgs
Advanced college textbook on the topography of the Universe and how it got that way.
No. 517, 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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INTRODUCTION TO STELLAR WINDS
LAMERS & CASSINELLI · 1999 · 438 pgs
Graduate-level textbook on the title subject.
No. 516, Shelf I
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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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NUCLEOSYNTHESIS AND CHEMICAL EVOLUTION OF GALAXIES
BERNARD E. J. PAGEL · 1997 · 378 pgs
A lucid and wide-ranging introduction to the interdisciplinary subject of galactic chemical evolution.
No. 695, 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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QUIET SUN
EDWARD G. GIBSON · 1973 · 330 pgs
Textbook on the study of the Sun prepared in advance of the 1973 Skylab missions.
No. 580, Shelf Q
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SOLAR ASTROPHYSICS
PETER FOUKAL · 1990 · 475 pgs
College-level text on the workings of the Sun.
No. 601, Shelf S
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THE SOLAR CHROMOSPHERE AND CORONA: QUIET SUN
R. GRANT ATHAY · 1976 · 504 pgs
Detailed look at the study of the visible portions of the Sun.
No. 581, Shelf S
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SOLAR INTERIOR AND ATMOSPHERE
COX, LIVINGSTON & MATTHEWS, eds. · 1991 · 1416 pgs
Detailed college-level text on all facets of study of the Sun.
No. 579, Shelf S
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SOLAR PROMINENCES
EINAR TANDBERG-HANSSEN · 1974 · 155 pgs
College-level text on the title subject.
No. 602, Shelf S
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SOLAR SYSTEM
SIXTH EDITION
MICHAEL SEEDS · 2008 · 658 pgs
College-level introductory textbook on the nature and formation of our solar system, with many introductions to basic science concepts.
No. 752, Shelf S
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STELLAR STRUCTURE AND EVOLUTION
RUDOLF, ALFRED KIPPENHAHN, WEIGERT · 1990 · 468 pgs
College-level text gives a complete and comprehensive treatment of the physics of the stellar interior.
No. 741, Shelf S
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SUN
AN INTRODUCTION
MICHAEL STIX · 1989 · 390 pgs
College-level text on the title subject.
No. 585, Shelf S
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THE SUN IN TIME
SONETT, GIAMPAPA & MATTHEWS, eds. · 1991 · 990 pgs
Papers on the Sun’s nature, evolution, and Sun/Earth relationships.
No. 577, Shelf S
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TOWARDS THE EDGE OF THE UNIVERSE
A REVIEW OF MODERN COSMOLOGY, 2ND ED.
STEWART CLARK · 1999 · 275 pgs
Entry level text on cosmology: reasonably deep, but with clear explanations & illustrations for the neophyte.
No. 518, Shelf T