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Weather
Storm Dunlop
Paperback - $21.95
The weather's impact on our world is more apparent than ever, and the weather affects nearly everything that we do. But how is the weather forecast, and how do you read weather maps? "Weather" answers these questions and many more, helping you to und ...
Aura and Its Us National Observatories
Frank K. Edmondson
Paperback - $128.95
The subject of this history is the science and politics of the establishment, funding, construction and operation of two important American observatories, the Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO) and the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO ...
Science with Astronomical Near-Infrared Sky Surveys
N. Epchtein
Hardcover - $588.95
Outstanding progress in near-infrared detection technology and in real-time image processing has led astronomers to start undertaking all-sky surveys in the 1--2 mum range (project DENIS in Europe and 2MASS in the U.S.A.), surveys which will have a c ...
Seeing in the Dark : How Amateur Astronomers Are Discovering the Wonders of the Universe
Timothy Ferris
Paperback - $23.95
America's finest science writer describes a major revolution sweeping astronomy, as amateur astronomers, in global networks linked by the Internet, make discoveries that are changing knowledge of the universe. The appendix includes star charts, obser ...
Star-Hopping : Your Visa to Viewing the Universe
Robert Garfinkle
Paperback - $86.95
Star-hopping--using easily seen bright stars to locate fainter celestial objects in the sky--is a basic and essential technique for all star gazers, novice and veteran alike. Defining basic astronomy skills, including how to read star charts, finding ...
The Creation of the Anglo-Australian Observatory
S. C. B. Gascoigne
Paperback - $107.95
This book is the official history of the Anglo-Australian Telescope which started to be built at Coonabarabran in New South Wales in 1968 and came into operation in 1974.
