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Wiley Science Editions eBook Series

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  • Touring the Universe through Binoculars

    A Complete Astronomer's Guidebook

    by Philip S. Harrington ...
    Series Book 79 - Wiley Science Editions
    This comprehensive work takes you on a personal tour of the universe using nothing more than a pair of binoculars. More comprehensive than any book currently available, it starts with Earth's nearest neighbor, the moon, and then goes on to explore each planet in the solar system, asteroids, meteors, comets and the sun. Following this, the reader is whisked away into deep space to explore celestial ... Read more

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  • An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth

    What Going to Space Taught Me About Ingenuity, Determination, and Being Prepared for Anything

    by Chris Hadfield ...
    Travel to space and back with astronaut Chris Hadfield's enthralling bestseller as your eye-opening guide."Hadfield proves himself to be not only a fierce explorer of the universe, but also a deeply thoughtful explorer of the human condition." —Maria Popova, Brain PickingsColonel Chris Hadfield has spent decades training as an astronaut and has logged nearly 4000 hours in space. During this time ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Red Limit

    The Search for the Edge of the Universe

    by Timothy Ferris ...
    The acclaimed science writer presents "an exceedingly vivid history of modern astronomy and cosmology, told in entertainingly biographical terms" ( The New York Times).Hailed as "the best science writer of his generation," Timothy Ferriss is renowned for his ability to discuss the complexities of outer space in ways that are lively, illuminating, and accessible. In The Red Limit, he takes readers ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • The Sidereal Messenger of Galileo Galilei (Illustrated)

    by Galileo Galileri ...
    "And a part of the preface to Kepler's Dioptrics". "Containing the original account of Galileo's astronomical discoveries." According to Wikipedia: "Sidereus Nuncius (usually Sidereal Messenger, also Starry Messenger or Sidereal Message) is a short astronomical treatise (or pamphlet) published in New Latin by Galileo Galilei in March 1610. It was the first published scientific work based on ... Read more

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  • Moons

    A Very Short Introduction

    by David A. Rothery ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Proving to be both varied and fascinating, moons are far more common than planets in our Solar System. Our own Moon has had a profound influence on Earth, not only through tidal effects, but even on the behaviour of some marine animals. Many remarkable things have been discovered about the moons of the giant outer planets from Voyager, Galileo, Cassini, and other spacecraft. Scientists have ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Probing the New Solar System

    by John Wilkinson ...
    Exploration by space probes has revealed many fascinating details about Earth’s planetary neighbours. Today we stand on the threshold of the next phase of planetary exploration and knowledge, with several space probe missions currently underway and others being planned. Probing the New Solar System discusses the latest findings that have contributed to a changed understanding of the solar system – ... Read more

    $18.69 USD

  • Deep-Sky Companions: The Secret Deep

    by Stephen James O'Meara ...
    In this fresh list, Stephen James O'Meara presents 109 new objects for stargazers to observe. The Secret Deep list contains many exceptional objects, including a planetary nebula whose last thermal pulse produced a circumstellar shell similar to the one expected in the final days of our Sun's life; a piece of the only supernova remnant known visible to the unaided eye; the flattest galaxy known; ... Read more

    $48.39 USD

  • Choosing and Using a Refracting Telescope

    by Neil English ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Choosing and Using a Refracting Telescope has been written for the many amateur astronomers who already own, or are intending to purchase, a refracting telescope – perhaps to complement their existing arsenal of larger reflecting telescopes – or for the specialist who requires a particular refractor for serious astronomical applications or nature studies.Four hundred year ago, during the winter of ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Twenty-Five Astronomical Observations That Changed the World

    And How To Make Them Yourself

    by Michael Marett-Crosby ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    "Twenty-Five Astronomical Observations That Changed the World" takes twenty-five journeys through space, back in time and into human history. We begin with the simplest sight of the Tycho Crater on the Moon, through a repeat of Galileo's observations of Jupiter's moons, and then move out towards the nebulae, stars, and galaxies. The astronomical observations repeat the original groundbreaking ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • The Case of Galileo

    A Closed Question?

    by Annibale Fantoli ...
    Translated by George V. Coyne, S.J. ...
    The “Galileo Affair” has been the locus of various and opposing appraisals for centuries: some view it as an historical event emblematic of the obscurantism of the Catholic Church, opposed a priori to the progress of science; others consider it a tragic reciprocal misunderstanding between Galileo, an arrogant and troublesome defender of the Copernican theory, and his theologian adversaries, who ... Read more

    $26.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Science Fiction by Scientists

    An Anthology of Short Stories

    Edited by Michael Brotherton ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This anthology contains fourteen intriguing stories by active research scientists and other writers trained in science.Science is at the heart of real science fiction, which is more than just westerns with ray guns or fantasy with spaceships. The people who do science and love science best are scientists. Scientists like Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, and Fred Hoyle wrote some of the legendary ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • Moons, Moons and More Moons! All Moons of our Solar System - Space for Kids - Children's Aeronautics & Space Book

    by Baby Professor ...
    Did you know that the Earth’s moon is not unique in the Solar System? Other planets have numerous moons and ours is only one! Learn about the most distinguishing characteristics of the many moons in our Solar System. Read this book to spot their differences and similarities in appearance and functions, too. Grab a copy today! ... Read more

    $3.99 USD