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  • The Sirens of Mars

    Searching for Life on Another World

    “Sarah Stewart Johnson interweaves her own coming-of-age story as a planetary scientist with a vivid history of the exploration of Mars in this celebration of human curiosity, passion, and perseverance.”—Alan Lightman, author of Einstein’s DreamsWINNER OF THE PHI BETA KAPPA AWARD FOR SCIENCE • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • Times (UK) • Library Journal“ ... Read more

    $10.99 USD $7.99 USD

  • Getting Started in Radio Astronomy

    Beginner Projects for the Amateur

    by Steven Arnold ...
    Series series The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series
    Radio astronomy is a mystery to the majority of amateur astronomers, yet it is the best subject to turn to when desirous of an expanded knowledge of the sky. This guideintends to instruct complete newcomers to radio astronomy, and provides help for the first steps on the road towards the study of this fascinating subject.In addition to a history of the science behind the pursuit, directions are ... Read more

    $40.99 USD

  • The 4% Universe

    Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Race to Discover the Rest of Reality

    by Richard Panek ...
    The epic, behind-the-scenes story of an astounding gap in our scientific knowledge of the cosmos.In the past few years, a handful of scientists have been in a race to explain a disturbing aspect of our universe: only 4 percent of it consists of the matter that makes up you, me, our books, and every planet, star, and galaxy. The rest—96 percent of the universe—is completely unknown.Richard Panek ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Many Worlds in One

    The Search for Other Universes

    by Alex Vilenkin ...
    A Leading Figure in the Development of the New Cosmology Explains What It All MeansAmong his peers, Alex Vilenkin is regarded as one of the most imaginative and creative cosmologists of our time. His contributions to our current understanding of the universe include a number of novel ideas, two of which—eternal cosmic inflation and the quantum creation of the universe from nothing—have provided a ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • A Brief History of Black Holes

    And why nearly everything you know about them is wrong

    **In A Brief History of Black Holes, award-winning University of Oxford researcher Dr Becky Smethurst charts five hundred years of scientific breakthroughs in astronomy and astrophysics.'A jaunt through space history . . . with charming wit and many pop-culture references' – BBC Sky At Night Magazine**Right now, you are orbiting a black hole.The Earth orbits the Sun, and the Sun orbits the centre ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Deep Life

    The Hunt for the Hidden Biology of Earth, Mars, and Beyond

    The thrilling quest for subsurface life on Earth and other planetsDeep Life takes readers to uncharted regions deep beneath Earth's crust in search of life in extreme environments and reveals how astonishing new discoveries by geomicrobiologists are helping the quest to find life in the solar system.Tullis Onstott, named one of the 100 most influential people in America by Time magazine, provides ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Extraterrestrials

    by Wade Roush ...
    Series series The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series
    Are we alone in the universe? If not, where is everybody? An engaging exploration of one of the most important unsolved problems in science.Everything we know about how planets form and how life arises suggests that human civilization on Earth should not be unique. We ought to see abundant evidence of extraterrestrial activity—but we don't. Where is everybody? In this volume in the MIT Press ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • What's the Use?

    How Mathematics Shapes Everyday Life

    by Ian Stewart ...
    See the world in a completely new way as an esteemed mathematician shows how math powers the world—from technology to health care and beyond.Almost all of us have sat in a math class, wondering when we'd ever need to know how to find the roots of a polynomial or graph imaginary numbers. And in one sense, we were right: if we needed to, we'd use a computer. But as Ian Stewart argues in What's the ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Living the Lunar Calendar

    Lunar calendars suffer from an inherent uncertainty in the length of each month and the number of months in the year. Variable atmospheric conditions, weather and the acuity of the eye of an observer mean that the first sighting of the new moon crescent can never be known in advance. Calendars which rely on such observations to define the beginning of a new month therefore suffer from this lack of ... Read more

    $25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Black Holes Are Souls

    by Mike Hockney ...
    Any theory – any theory at all – that begins with false assumptions will produce false results. Therefore, the most fundamental task of all is to examine and get right the assumptions that underlie a theory. How do science’s fundamental assumptions stand up to scrutiny? Science falls apart at a particular aspect of existence that can be defined exactly – at singularities. The whole logic of ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Handbook of Satellite Orbits

    From Kepler to GPS

    Fifty years after Sputnik, artificial satellites have become indispensable monitors in many areas, such as economics, meteorology, telecommunications, navigation and remote sensing. The specific orbits are important for the proper functioning of the satellites. This book discusses the great variety of satellite orbits, both in shape (circular to highly elliptical) and properties (geostationary, ... Read more

    $485.99 USD

  • Kepler and the Universe

    How One Man Revolutionized Astronomy

    by David K. Love ...
    A contemporary of Galileo and a forerunner of Isaac Newton, Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) was a pioneering German scientist and a pivotal figure in the history of astronomy. This colorful, well-researched biography brings the man and his scientific discoveries to life, showing how his contributions were every bit as important as those of Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton.It was Kepler who first ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • Voyager

    Constellations of Memory

    Translated by Natasha Wimmer ...
    A startling book-length essay, at once grand and intimate, from National Book Award finalist Nona Fernández.Voyager begins with Nona Fernández accompanying her elderly mother to the doctor to seek an explanation for her frequent falls and inability to remember what preceded them. As the author stares at the image of her mother’s brain scan, it occurs to her that the electrical signals shown on the ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Apollo and America's Moon Landing Program: Apollo 9 Official NASA Mission Reports and Press Kit - 1969 First Manned Flight of the Lunar Module in Earth Orbit by McDivitt, Scott, and Schweickart

    Three comprehensive official NASA documents - converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction - chronicle the vital first manned test flight of the Apollo lunar module, Apollo 9, conducted by astronauts McDivitt, Scott, and Schweickart in early 1969.Two technical mission reports, the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC) Apollo 8 Mission Report and the NASA Headquarters Mission Operation ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Heliocentric Astrology or Essentials of Astronomy and Solar Mentality with Tables of Ephemeris to 1913

    This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to Heliocentric Astrology with an outline of the essentials of Solar Mentality. It includes detailed diagrams and charts, as well as helpful explanations and other related information. "Heliocentric Astrology" will appeal to those with a keen interest in astrology, and it would make for fantastic addition to collections of allied literature. ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Discovering Eris

    The Symbolism and Significance of a New Planetary Archetype

    In astrology, each planet in our solar system is symbolically associated with specific archetypes, characteristics, themes and patterns in human experience. The discovery in 2005 of Eris -- a dwarf planet beyond Pluto -- was therefore an event of great significance for astrology as well as astronomy. In this unique book, Keiron Le Grice considers the astrological significance of Eris. How, he asks ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • StarTalk

    Everything You Ever Need to Know About Space Travel, Sci-Fi, the Human Race, the Universe, and Beyond

    This illustrated companion to the popular podcast and National Geographic Channel show is an eye-opening journey for anyone curious about our universe, space, astronomy and the complexities of the cosmos.For decades, beloved astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has interpreted science with a combination of brainpower and charm that resonates with fans everywhere. This pioneering, provocative book ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Decoding the Heavens

    A 2,000-Year-Old Computer -- and the Century-Long Search to Discover Its Secrets

    by Jo Marchant ...
    In Decoding the Heavens, Jo Marchant tells for the first time the full story of the hundred-year quest to decipher the ancient Greek computer known as the Antikythera Mechanism. Along the way she unearths a diverse cast of remarkable characters and explores the deep roots of modern technology in ancient Greece and the medieval European and Islamic worlds. At its heart, this is an epic adventure ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Starlight Detectives

    How Astronomers, Inventors, and Eccentrics Discovered the Modern Universe

    Julia Ward Howe Award FinalistNBC News Top Science and Tech Books of the Year” selectionScientific American/FSG Favorite Science Books of the Year” selectionNature.com Top Reads of the Year” selectionKirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year” selectionDiscover magazine Top 5 Summer Read”A masterful balance of science, ... ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Partnership

    A NASA History of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project

    The 1975 Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) was the first joint U.S.-Soviet space flight, in which teams from the two nations met in orbit to test an international docking system and conduct both collaborative and independent studies. This authorized NASA history features many interviews with participants and firsthand observations of ASTP activities. It includes 86 pages of photos and a full-color ... Read more

    $29.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Sign and the Seal

    The Quest for the Lost Ark of the Covenant

    A compelling brew of mystery, crime, and science revealing the details behind the search for the lost Ark of the Covenant.The Lost Ark of the Covenant is one of the great historical mysteries of all time. To believers, the Ark is the legendary vessel holding the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments. The Bible contains hundreds of references to the Ark's power to level mountains, destroy armies, ... Read more

    $14.99 USD $11.99 USD

  • Nuclear Physics in a Nutshell

    Series Book 4 - In a Nutshell
    Nuclear Physics in a Nutshell provides a clear, concise, and up-to-date overview of the atomic nucleus and the theories that seek to explain it. Bringing together a systematic explanation of hadrons, nuclei, and stars for the first time in one volume, Carlos A. Bertulani provides the core material needed by graduate and advanced undergraduate students of physics to acquire a solid understanding of ... Read more

    $75.99 USD

  • The Physics of Gamma-Ray Bursts

    by Bing Zhang ...
    Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are the most luminous explosions in the universe, which within seconds release energy comparable to what the Sun releases in its entire lifetime. The field of GRBs has developed rapidly and matured over the past decades. Written by a leading researcher, this text presents a thorough treatment of every aspect of the physics of GRBs. It starts with an overview of the field ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • The Astronomy of the Bible

    Why should an astronomer write a commentary on the Bible? Because commentators as a rule are not astronomers, and therefore either pass over the astronomical allusions of Scripture in silence, or else annotate them in a way which, from a scientific point of view, leaves much to be desired. Astronomical allusions in the Bible, direct and indirect, are not few in number, and, in order to bring out ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus