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ISBN: 9780434021086 - Chasing Venus Chasing Venus
Andrea Wulf

ISBN10: 0434021083  ISBN13: 9780434021086
Publisher: Cornerstone William Heinemann Ltd
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 10 May 2012
On a summer's day in June 1761, astronomers all over the world cast their eyes to the sky to witness a rare astronomical event: the transit of Venus across the face of the sun. This title presents the story of Enlightenment science... More

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ISBN: 9781107019850 - New Horizons in Time Domain Astronomy (IAU S285) New Horizons in Time Domain Astronomy (IAU S285)
Elizabeth Griffin, Robert Hanisch, Rob Seaman

ISBN10: 1107019850  ISBN13: 9781107019850
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 10 May 2012
A thorough examination of different manifestations of variability and transient objects across the astronomical sciences. IAU Symposium 285 addresses studies of variability among the whole gamut of cosmic objects. While new fields involving... More

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ISBN: 9789814350372 - From Black Clouds to Black Holes From Black Clouds to Black Holes
Jayant Vishnu Narlikar

ISBN10: 9814350370  ISBN13: 9789814350372
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Edition: 3rd Revised edition
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 03 May 2012
Presents a success story of modern astrophysics - how the application of known physics to models of stars can, together with the observational data, help us understand what stars are made of, how they live and how they die. This book presents in a... More

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ISBN: 9781107019874 - Reports on Astronomy 2010-2012 (IAU XXVIIIA) Reports on Astronomy 2010-2012 (IAU XXVIIIA)
Ian Corbett

ISBN10: 1107019877  ISBN13: 9781107019874
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 26 Apr 2012
Insightful, up-to-date review articles that cover every part of the IAU's work and provide an overview of modern astronomical research. The Transactions XXVIIIA Reports on Astronomy 2010-2012 provides a comprehensive and authoritative review of... More

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ISBN: 9780952267164 - Transiting the Sun Transiting the Sun
John Woodruff

ISBN10: 0952267160  ISBN13: 9780952267164
Publisher: Huxley Scientific Press
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 20 Apr 2012

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ISBN: 9781849903462 - The Sky at Night The Sky at Night
Sir Patrick Moore, Chris North

ISBN10: 1849903468  ISBN13: 9781849903462
Publisher: Ebury Press BBC Books
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 12 Apr 2012
Collects questions sent in by viewers and fans, answered by Sir Patrick Moore and "Sky at Night" co-presenter Dr Chris North. Featuring sections on the solar system, cosmology, the bizarre and unexplained, space missions, the Moon, and more... More

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ISBN: 9781461417811 - Planetary Nebulae and How to Observe Them Planetary Nebulae and How to Observe Them
Martin Griffiths

ISBN10: 1461417813  ISBN13: 9781461417811
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition: 2012
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 31 Mar 2012
This book is for amateur astronomers who want to go beyond the Messier objects, concentrating on one of the most beautiful classes of astronomical object. It describes over 100 nebulae personally observed by the author using telescopes of various... More

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ISBN: 9781859362143 - The Transit of Venus The Transit of Venus
Peter Aughton

ISBN10: 1859362141  ISBN13: 9781859362143
Publisher: Carnegie Publishing Ltd
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 06 Mar 2012
A biography of Jeremiah Horrocks, the first person to predict and see the Transit of Venus, and who helped transform our understanding of the solar system. He died young, but his legacy is remarkable. The Transit of Venus is a rare event. More

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ISBN: 9781908126160 - Exploring the Universe Exploring the Universe
Brian Clegg

ISBN10: 1908126167  ISBN13: 9781908126160
Publisher: Vivays Publishing Ltd
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 05 Mar 2012
This accessible guide brings alive humanity s attempts to explain the existence of everything and explores the latest and best theories on how the universe came into being. There are few topics more awe-inspiring than cosmology. What is the universe? More

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ISBN: 9781461421603 - Astronomy with a Budget Telescope Astronomy with a Budget Telescope
Sir Patrick Moore, John Watson

ISBN10: 1461421608  ISBN13: 9781461421603
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition: 2nd ed. 2012
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 02 Mar 2012
In its Second Edition, this complete guide to buying and using a low-cost amateur astronomical telescope updates computer controls, digital cameras, dropping prices and rising quality of devices. Offers reviews and test reports on available budget... More