Featuring recent discoveries and state-of-the-art space photography, an atlas illustrates all that science has revealed about constellations, the evolution of stars and galaxies, and the planets in th
This complete guide to a unique New Zealand attraction?a modern version of England's 4,000-year old Stonehenge?encourages a deeper appreciation of science while revealing captivating links between ast
Explains representing numbers in the billions and describes the Hubble Space Telescope that was put into orbit in 1990 and the space images it relays to us.
Astronomy with a Home Computer is designed for every amateur astronomer who owns a home computer, whether it is running Microsoft Windows, Mac OS or Linux. It doesn't matter what kind of telescope you
Commercially-made astronomical telescopes are better and less expensive than ever before, and their optical and mechanical performance can be superb. When a good-quality telescope fails to perform as
In the last thirty years, gamma-ray bursts have grown from an oddity to a central position in astrophysics. Not only are they the largest explosions since the big bang, capable of flooding most of the
Gamma ray astronomy, the branch of high energy astrophysics that studies the sky in energetic Ygamma‥-ray photons, is destined to play a crucial role in the exploration of nonthermal phenomena in the
Writing for amateur and novice astronomers, Schaaf (a contributing editor and columnist for Sky & Telescope ) provides a brief primer on telescopic astronomy and a month-by-month guide to the sig
Jesuits established a large number of astronomical, geophysical and meteorological observatories during the 17th and 18th centuries and again during the 19th and 20th centuries throughout the world. T
Originally printed in 1979 in England by Griffin & Co., this was reported by the author to be the first comprehensive, book-length history of the telescope. He begins with an ancient Egyptian astr
High energy gamma-ray photons are the prime probes of the relativistic or high-energy universe, populated by black holes, neutron stars, supernovae, quasars, and matter-antimatter annihilations. Throu
This book contains the original Arabic and translated English of an anonymous 14th century Mamluk treatise on the construction of astronomical instruments, which Charette has attributed to astronomer
The Practical Astronomer's Deep-sky Companion is an essential item of equipment for deep-sky observers, whether they are interested in imaging or just sightseeing. This large-format full-colour book
This book assembles for the first time in a single text the full range of astronomical and engineering principles used in the design and construction of large telescopes. It aims to cover all aspects
Astronomer Mullaney presents short descriptions of over 300 celestial objects that may be seen with common binoculars and low-power backyard telescopes. Designed to be used in combination with a good
The Messier Catalogue is a list of one hundred and ten galaxies, star clusters and nebulae, and includes many of the brightest and best-known objects in the sky. Amateur astronomers who find all the o
This entertaining text details the methods and techniques employed by non-professional astronomers from all over the world, providing a wonderful resource for anyone wishing to build a small observat
A Treatise the Astrolabe by Geoffrey Chaucer is the work of an avid amateur astronomer who happened also to be England’s greatest medieval poet. A user of the astrolabe can plot the movement of the st
