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Astronomy

1. 21st Century Astronomy

   Laura Kay, Stacy Palen, Bradford Smith, Et Al.

   Full Fourth Edition

   Teaches students to think like scientists.More

2. 21st Century Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies

   Laura Kay, Stacy Palen, Bradford Smith, Et Al.

   Fourth Edition / Volume(s): 2 / Chapters 1-7; 13-24

   Teaches students to think like scientists.More

3. 21st Century Astronomy: The Solar System

   Laura Kay, Stacy Palen, Bradford Smith, Et Al.

   Fourth Edition / Volume(s): 1 / Chapters 1-14; 24

   Teaches students to think like scientists.More

4. Understanding Our Universe

   Stacy Palen, Laura Kay, Bradford Smith, Et Al.

   Innovative pedagogy and unique application exercises teach students to apply what they've learned, as they learn it.More

5. 21st Century Astronomy: The Solar System

   Jeff Hester, Bradford Smith, George Blumenthal, Et Al.

   Third Edition

   With 21st Century Astronomy, students see the universe through the eyes of a scientist.
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6. 21st Century Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies

   Jeff Hester, Bradford Smith, George Blumenthal, Et Al.

   Third Edition

   With 21st Century Astronomy, students see the universe through the eyes of a scientist.
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7. 21st Century Astronomy

   Jeff Hester, Bradford Smith, George Blumenthal, Et Al.

   Full Third Edition

   With 21st Century Astronomy, students see the universe through the eyes of a scientist.More

8. Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries

   Neil deGrasse Tyson

   A vibrant collection of essays on the cosmos from the nation's best-known astrophysicist. “One of today’s best popularizers of science.”—Kirkus Reviews.More

9. Uncentering the Earth: Copernicus and The Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres

   William T. Vollmann

   “Highly personal and philosophical . . . the next best thing to reading Copernicus.”—Publishers WeeklyMore

10. Miss Leavitt's Stars: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Discovered How to Measure the Universe

    George Johnson

    “A short, excellent account of [Leavitt’s] extraordinary life and achievements.”—Simon Singh, New York Times Book ReviewMore

11. The Prophet and the Astronomer: Apocalyptic Science and the End of the World

    Marcelo Gleiser

    "An intellectual accomplishment that illuminates the magic and the wisdom of the heavens above."—Kirkus ReviewsMore

12. Cosmic Dispatches: The New York Times Reports on Astronomy and Cosmology

    John Noble Wilford

    "A must for every armchair cosmic voyager."—Science NewsMore

13. Black Holes & Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy

    Kip S. Thorne, Stephen W. Hawking

    Ever since Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity burst upon the world in 1915 some of the most brilliant minds of our century have sought to decipher the mysteries bequeathed by that theory, a legacy so unthinkable in some respects that even Einstein himself rejected them.More