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Featuring over 380 color photographs, this illustrated guidebook presents a visual history of the United States space adventures, from the Mercury,...

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Since 1961, our country has launched men and women into the hostile vacuum of space. For the adventures on which they were about to embark, astrona...

Grounded in historical studies of asteroids from the nineteenth century, Asteroids is a fully up to date view of these remarkable objects. Without ...

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The classic guide to the night sky, now in its fifth edition as part of the authoritative ''Collins Guide'' series. A comprehensive guid...

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A Bricklayer's Guide to the Galaxy . . . The inspirational memoir of a former brickie who followed his passion for the stars and built his own obse...

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The YEARBOOK OF ASTRONOMY 2018 is a book no stargazer should be without. Recognised by both amateurs and professionals alike as an indispensable g...

Maintaining its appealing style and presentation, the Yearbook of Astronomy 2020 contains comprehensive jargon-free monthly sky notes and an author...

Near the end of the Apollo 15 mission, David Scott and fellow moonwalker James Irwin conducted a secret ceremony unsanctioned by NASA: they placed ...

From the moon's formation, to its potential for future exploration, this richly illustrated volume presents 100 milestones in lunar history. Wit...

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Explore the curiosities of our galaxy with this comprehensive, digestible guide to astronomy!Too often, textbooks obscure the beauty and wonder of ...