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Exploring the Night Sky: The Equinox Astronomy Guide for Beginners

by Father Sky

ISBN13: 9780920656662 Condition: New Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold! Exploring the Night Sky is aimed at novice star gazers anxious to expand their astronomical repertoire beyond the Big and Little Dippers. Dickinson has designed a superb introduction to astronomy that [...]

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Astrophysics Is Easy!: An Introduction for the Amateur Astronomer (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series)

by Father Sky

Astrophysics is often - with some justification - regarded as incomprehensible without at least degree-level mathematics. Consequently, many amateur astronomers skip the math, and miss out on the fascinating fundamentals of the subject. In Astrophysics Is Easy! Mike Inglis takes a quantitative approach to astrophysics that cuts through the incomprehensible mathematics, and explains the basics [...]

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Astronomy: A Beginner's Guide to the Universe (6th Edition)

by Father Sky

List Price: $ 140.60 Price: $ 106.77 Tags: list, Royal Observatory Greenwich, List Price, Entertainment Culture, edition, BBC Sky at Night, Guide

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Astronomy Demystified (Demystified)

by Father Sky

This title offers the fast and painless way to grasp the fundamentals of basic astronomy ...without formal training. Want to master astronomy or aerospace engineering but are intimidated by the complex formulas and equations? Tried other self-teaching guides but were turned off by the dry, complicated presentation? Problem solved! "Astronomy Demystified" is a totally different, [...]

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Handbook of X-Ray Astronomy (Cambridge Observing Handbooks For

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Modern x-ray data, available through online archives, are important for many astronomical topics. However, using these data requires specialized techniques and software. Written for graduate students, professional astronomers and researchers who want to start working in this field, this book is a practical guide to x-ray astronomy. The handbook begins with x-ray optics, basic detector [...]

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Astronomy: From the Earth to the Universe, 6th Ed.

by Father Sky

ASTRONOMY: FROM THE EARTH TO THE UNIVERSE describes the current state of astronomy, both the fundamentals of astronomical knowledge that have been built up over decades and the exciting advances that are now taking place. The writing style is friendly and carefully detailed. It serves as a valuable reference for both beginners and astronomy enthusiasts. [...]

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Wonders of the Universe

by Father Sky

Experience our universe as you've never seen it before 13.7 billion years old. 93 billion light-years across. It contains over 100 billion galaxies, each containing hundreds of billions of stars. This infinite, vast and complex Universe has been the subject of human fascination and scientific exploration for thousands of years. The wonders of the Universe [...]

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Star Watch: The Amateur Astronomer's Guide to Finding,

by Father Sky

Your Passport to the Universe The night sky is alive with many wonders--distant planets, vast star clusters, glowing nebulae, and expansive galaxies, all waiting to be explored. Let respected astronomy writer Philip Harrington introduce you to the universe in Star Watch, a complete beginner's guide to locating, observing, and understanding these celestial objects. You'll start [...]

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Explorations: An Introduction to Astronomy, Volume 1 (Solar

by Father Sky

Arny: Explorations-An Introduction to Astronomy, 5th edition, is built on the foundation of its well-known writing style, accuracy, and emphasis on current information. This new edition continues to offer the most complete technology/new media support package available. That technology/new media package includes: 23 Interactives (located on the text ARIS Presentation center); ARIS website (that allows [...]

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Voyages Through the Universe, Media Update (With

by Father Sky

VOYAGES THROUGH THE UNIVERSE provides students and professors with the ideal combination of authors and experience. It is written by an award-winning astronomy educator (Fraknoi) and two distinguished research scientists (Morrison at NASA and Wolff at NOAO). This author team combines the latest science with classroom-tested teaching strategies and a student-friendly approach. Through unique group [...]

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Adaptive Optics in Astronomy

by Father Sky

Product DescriptionAdaptive optics is a powerful new technique used to sharpen telescope images blurred by the Earth's atmosphere. This authoritative book is the first dedicated to the use of adaptive optics in astronomy. Mainly developed for defence applications, the technique of adaptive optics has only recently been introduced in astronomy. Already it has allowed ground-based [...]

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The Astronomy of the Bible: An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture

by Father Sky

Product DescriptionOriginally published in 1909. This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies. All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. The Astronomy of the Bible: An [...]

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The Handy Astronomy Answer Book (The Handy Answer Book Series)

by Father Sky

From planetary movements and the exploration of our solar system to black holes and dark matter, this comprehensive reference simplifies all aspects of astronomy with an approachable question-and-answer format. With chapters broken into various astronomical studies—including the universe, galaxies, planets, and space exploration—this resource is an ideal companion for students, teachers, and amateur astronomers, answering [...]

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Handbook of CCD Astronomy, 2nd Edition (Cambridge Observing

by Father Sky

Charge-Coupled Devices (CCDs) are the state-of-the-art detector in many fields of observational science. Updated to include all of the latest developments in CCDs, this second edition of the Handbook of CCD Astronomy is a concise and accessible reference on all practical aspects of using CCDs. Starting with their electronic workings, it discusses their basic characteristics [...]

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The Observer's Sky Atlas: With 50 Star Charts Covering The

by Father Sky

- Includes a short introduction to observing, a thorough description of the star charts and tables, a glossary and much more - Perfect for both the beginner and seasoned observer - Fully revised edition of a best-selling and highly-praised sky atlas The Observer's Sky Atlas: With 50 Star Charts Covering the Entire Sky Tags: Meteor [...]

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A History of Arabic Astronomy: Planetary Theories During The

by Father Sky

A History of Arabic Astronomy is a comprehensive survey of Arabic planetary theories from the eleventh century to the fifteenth century based on recent manuscript discoveries. George Saliba argues that the medieval period, often called a period of decline in Islamic intellectual history, was scientifically speaking, a very productive period in which astronomical theories of [...]

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A Question and Answer Guide to Astronomy

by Father Sky

Are we alone in the Universe? Was there anything before the Big Bang? Are there other universes? What are sunspots? What is a shooting star? Was there ever life on Mars? This book answers the fascinating questions that we have been asking ourselves for hundreds of years. Using non-technical language, the authors summarize current astronomical [...]

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Chemical Evolution of Galaxies (Astronomy and Astrophysics

by Father Sky

The term “chemical evolution of galaxies” refers to the evolution of abundances of chemical species in galaxies, which is due to nuclear processes occurring in stars and to gas flows into and out of galaxies. This book deals with the chemical evolution of galaxies of all morphological types (ellipticals, spirals and irregulars) and stresses the [...]

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Interferometry and Synthesis in Radio Astronomy

by Father Sky

Product DescriptionComprehensive, authoritative coverage of interferometric techniques for radio astronomy In this Second Edition of Interferometry and Synthesis in Radio Astronomy, three leading figures in the development of large imaging arrays, including very-long-baseline interferometry (VLBI), describe and explain the technology that provides images of the universe with an angular resolution as fine as 1/20,000 of [...]

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