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The basic astronomical information deemed necessary to understand Stonehenge including the significance of post holes found in the car park. 48 pages including 10 pages of illustrations and 9 drawings. Book in as new condition. Being a small book postage will be reduced in Australia.
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The Astronomical Significance of Stonehenge
by C A Newham
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Astronomy for the Southern Hemisphere, A Practical Guide To The Night Sky
by Lionel Warner
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An introduction to astronomy for the southern hemisphere in five parts; The Nature of Stars; Observing Naked-Eye Stars; Telescopes and Their Use; The Solar System; The Universe on the Grand Scale. 159 pages with 67 black and white Plates, 65 Figures and endpaper illustrations. Book in very good+ condition ex library with stamp on title page, page 49 and last page, tear, reference and sticker on back endpaper, and small booksellers sticker inside front cover. Dust jacket in good condition with knocks. chips, small tears and some wear (see photo). This is a large book but no increase in postage in Australia.
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Astronomy
by Fred Hoyle
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The earliest known astronomical discoveries to the latest modern developments. The history of astronomy, discoveries in physics, light, electricity, magnetism, nuclear physics, and mathematics are discussed as impacting on astronomy. 320 pages with numerous colour and black and white illustrations throughout and many Figures. Book in very good condition with small booksellers sticker inside front cover and minor wear. No dust jacket. This is a large book but no increase in postage in Australia.
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A Brief History of The Universe: From Ancient Babylon to the Big Bang
by J P McEvoy
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An overview of how our knowledge of the cosmos has developed and great discoveries and the people who made them. 317 pages with 17 figures/illustrations. Book in as new condition.
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Captives of the Sun
by James S Pickering
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Every planet, moon, comet, asteroid and meteor within our solar system is a captive of our sun - and every living thing that we know is part of this same captivity. 326 pages with illustrations and figures throughout. Book in good+ condition with red dot on first page, light tanning and some reader wear to edges. Cover has sticker on front and some wear (see photo).
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Carl Sagan's Cosmic Connection: An Extraterrestial Perspective
by Carl Sagan
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The author published the book in 1973 and this new edition updates and comments on the work which was a daring view of the universe. 302 pages with illustrations throughout. Book in very good+ condition ex library with stamps on endpapers and title page others as new. Dust jacket in very good+ condition in clear wrapper with sticker on spine and back.
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Carl Sagan's Cosmic Connection: An Extraterrestrial Perspective
by Carl Sagan
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New edition with new contributions by Freeman Dyson, Ann Druyan and David Morrison. Carl Sagan published The Cosmic Connection in 1973 and it is reproduced here with comments on the work - one mans daring view of the universe. 302 pages with approx 45 illustrations. Book in near fine condition ex library with stamps on front and back endpapers, and title page. Dust jacket in near fine condition in clear wrapper with sticker on spine and back.
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The Clementine Atlas of the Moon
by Ben Bussey and Paul Spudis
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The Clementine mission to the Moon in 1994 gave scientists their first global look at the moon and this atlas covers the entire Moon in 144 lunar charts in uniform scale and format. listing all named craters and other features. 316 pages with 8 pages of colour illustrations and black and white illustrations on most other pages. Book and dust jacket in near fine condition ex library but looks like never been read, but stamps on title and last page, jacket in clear wrapper with stickers on spine and back are the only give away, otherwise as new. This is a large book but no increase in postage in Australia. .
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Cosmic Bullets, High Energy Particles in astrophysics
by Roger Clay & Bruce Dawson
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Part of the Frontiers of Science series. Despite a century of intensive research it is still far from certain where cosmic rays come from or the way in which they were created - nevertheless the little known story of their discovery and subsequent study has many intriguing twists and wonderful surprises.194 pages with 14 figures in the text. Book in good+ condition ex library with stamps and reference on first and last pages and inside back cover, some pencil underlining on first few pages, and light tanning. Cover has sticker on front and back and some minor wear.
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Decoding the Message of the Pulsars, Intelligent Communication from the Galaxy
by Paul A LaViolette
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Pulsars emit precisely timed radio pulses which penetrate through space much like search-light beams and are distributed through space in a non random pattern. The author contends that these extraterrestrial beacons are sending a warning. 211 pages with 46 Figures. Book in near fine condition ex library with stamp on first and last pages, cover in clear wrapper with sticker on back.
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Deep Space: New Pictures from the Hubble Space Telescope
by Simon Goodwin and John Gribbin
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The upgraded and improved Hubble Telescope obtained images from deep scape surpassing anything previously seen - a collection of the best of these stunning new pictures with each full page colour image accompanied by explanatory text. 156 pages with 60 Plates. Book and dust jacket in as new condition. This is a large book but no increase in postage in Australia.
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Fred Hoyle: A Life in Science
by Simon Mitton
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A major scientific biography of one of the greatest scientists of the twentieth century especially in Astronomy. 369 pages with 8 pages of black and white photographs. Book in near fine condition with small booksellers sticker on first page.
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Frontiers of Astronomy
by Fred Hoyle
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The Universe rules out coincidence and chance as from the vast expanding systems of galaxies down to the humblest planet there seems to be a strongly forged chain of cause and effect. 360 pages with 59 Plates and 67 Figures. Book in very good+ condition with fading to spine and some wear to cover.
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Frontiers of Astronomy
by Fred Hoyle
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A revelation of the new (at the time) picture of the universe which modern astronomy and the new science of atomic physics has built up. 360 pages with 59 black and white plates and 67 line illustrations. Book in very good+ condition with previous owners name on first page. Dust jacket in clear wrapper, price clipped, knocks to corners, tears and chips to top and bottom spine.
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Gems of Hubble
by Jacqueline Mitton and Stephen P Maran
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Sixty of the finest images from the Hubble Space Telescope chosen for their scientific themes and beauty with descriptions explaining the science behind the images and the significance of the discoveries. 123 pages with colour illustrations. Book in very good condition ex library with stamps on first and last pages. Cover in clear wrapper with sticker on front, spine and back.
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In Search of Ancient Astronomies
by E C Krupp (Editor)
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Many ancient monuments were astronomical observatories, indispensable in following the cycle of seasons and crucial to the survival of early peoples - the study of the sun, moon and stars enabled the course of every season to be predicted with great accuracy. 277 pages with many illustrations throughout the text. Book in very good condition ex library with sticker on front endpaper, borrowing sleeve remnants and reference on back endpapers. Dust jacket in very good condition in clear wrapper with sticker on back.
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Isaac Newton
by James Gleick
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From a remote country village where he was fined for allowing his swine to trespass, Isaac Newton went on to discover a new universe with immutable laws, revolutionised human knowledge and become chief architect of the modern world. 289 pages with 16 illustrations. Book and dust jacket in as new condition with previous owners name and a date on first page.
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Masters of Time
by John Boslough
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How Wormholes, Snakewood and Assaults on the Big Bang have bought Mystery back to the Cosmos. A cosmic mystery story of strange possibilities and ever stranger theoretical worlds. 266 pages. Book in good+ condition ex library with stamps on first, title and last pages and inside back cover and tanning. Cover in clear wrapper with sticker on front and spine (see photo).
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Meteorites and Their Parent Planets
by Harry Y McSween
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Introduction to the study and significance of meteorites, classification and origin, recent discoveries, chemical and physical properties, and how they escape their parent bodies and find their way to earth. 237 pages with numerous illustrations throughout. Book in near fine condition ex library with stamps inside back cover and borrowing sleeve remnants on back endpaper and inside back cover. Dust jacket in very good condition in clear wrapper with small fold to flaps and sticker on back.
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New Horizons in Astronomy
by John C Brandt and Stephen P Maran
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An introductory astronomy text for non-science students excluding mathematics with emphasis on the relationship of life to the universe, the involvement of astronomy in the context of knowledge, and to [portray astronomy as a living subject. 496 pages with 11 colour plates, numerous photographs and figures throughout. Book in very good+ condition with previous owners details on front endpaper.
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