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Starry, Starry Night...
Coming of Age in the Milky Way Winner of the 1988 American Institute of Physics Prize and named one of 1988's best books by the New York Times Book Review, this brilliant, lively and informative book seeks to comprehend the enormities of cosmic space and time and how this quest has shaped religion, politics and philosophy.
A Field Guide to Stars and Planets Updated through 2010, this field guide for the new millennium is a must-have for anyone interested in the night sky. The fourth edition of this best-selling field guide has been completely revised and updated to include the latest information from leading astronomical sources. All the time-sensitive material is new and valid through 2010: solar eclipses, phases of the moon, positions of the planets, and more. Twenty-four Monthly Sky Maps, all newly revised and in color, show exactly what you'll see when facing north or south in the night sky. Fifty-two Atlas Charts, also revised and in color, cover the entire sky, including close-ups of areas of special interest such as the Pleiades and the Orion Nebula. The hundreds of thousands of devoted users of the previous editions of this guide have been eagerly awaiting this new volume so they can continue to enjoy their hobby in the coming decades.
Star Ware This is the third edition of Phil Harrington's popular and comprehensive guide to astronomical equipment, written for both new astronomers as well as experienced amateurs. It includes numerous tips and tricks from other experienced astronomers.
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Ancient Sumerian astronomers climbed the steps of their observation platforms in the belief that the effort was placing them appreciably closer to the celestial sphere. In 1775 the philosopher Emmanuel Kant introduced the idea that we may reside in an "island universe" of stars floating in an endless and incomprehensible void. It was not until the early decades of this century that Edwin Hubble established that the Milky Way was not alone, being one of countless galaxies in the universe, and just to spice up the mix, announced that the whole shebang was expanding at nearly the speed of light. Timothy Ferris tells the story from the ancients to the present in one masterful volume, and for those inclined to see for themselves Jay Pasachoff provides a comprehensive and affordable field guide to the universe. Go take a look. For a small investment, you can have a telescope that is light years beyond the device Galilleo used to first look into the night sky.
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