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Postcards from Mars: The First Photographer on the Red Planet
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Postcards From Mars is the definitive coffee table book of images from the two rovers which landed on Mars in 2004. Jim Bell goes through all the stages of the missions, from conception, spacecraft assembly, their launch and cruise to Mars, landings, and their adventures and discoveries on the planet. He does this in layman's terms and from the persp... »
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The Copernican Revolution: Planetary Astronomy in the Development of Western Thought
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This is a great overview of the development of the Copernican system. The main text is very clear and readable and the "technical appendix" has good expositions of key mathematical arguments. Nevertheless, I think Kuhn's interpretation of "the Copernican revolution" has some shortcomings. Kuhn wishes the Copernican revolution to conform to his idea (as... »
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How the Universe Got Its Spots: Diary of a Finite Time in a Finite Space
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A glance at the table of contents reveals a list of scientific topics, so one might expect to have found a popular science book. Flipping through the illustrations uncovers an assembly of star maps and human silhouettes in kaleidoscopic patterns -- so perhaps a fantasy novel? Reading a page unveils a discussion of decrepit London apartments, a failed... »
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An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics
I have just recently completed a 1-semester course using this book. It was taught tutorial-style where we were to read a chapter and come to class with qu... »
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My Book of Space (My Book of)
I was quite disappointed that this book contained much identical material already covered in The Big book of Space Ships That being said this is a rea... »
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Sky & Telescope's Field Map of the Moon
Both versions of this map are drawn by Antonin Rukl whose Atlas of the Moon in book form is currently the gold standard for readily available paper lunar ... »
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