Astronomy

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  1. Book Image21st Century Astronomy

    George Blumenthal, Jeff Hester, Laura Kay, Et Al.

    Full Third Edition

    With 21st Century Astronomy, students see the universe through the eyes of a scientist.
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  2. Book ImageDeath by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries

    Neil deGrasse Tyson

    “One of today’s best popularizers of science.”—Kirkus ReviewsMore

  3. Book ImageUncentering 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

  4. Book ImageMiss 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

  5. Book ImageThe Moons of Jupiter

    Kristen Leutwyler, John R. Casani

    A spectacular tour of the moons of Jupiter in 106 stunning NASA images.More

  6. Book ImageThe 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

  7. Book ImageCosmic Dispatches: The New York Times Reports on Astronomy and Cosmology

    John Noble Wilford

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

  8. Book ImageBlack Holes and Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy

    Kip S. Thorne

    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