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The Whole Shebang: A State-of-the-Universe(s) Report
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Plenty of books try to explain the origin of the universe, but despite the ascendance of the Big Bang theory, numerous details of that theory remain in flux as new observations are made and new hypotheses formed (and then confirmed or rejected). Timothy Ferris's The Whole Shebang is an up-to-date account of the various mechanisms believed to hav... »
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The Compact NASA Atlas of the Solar System
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As an amateur astronomer, my interest tends more to deep-sky objects rather than planetary astronomy, but I spent some time looking at this atlas, and it really is a striking catalog of our current knowledge of the solar system. The atlas contains beautiful closeups of every planet except Pluto, although the coverage for Venus isn't that extensive, but... »
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The Nemesis Affair: A Story of the Death of Dinosaurs and the Ways of Science
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David Raup is a brilliant writer. Although slanted he does present alternative view points and hypotheses. A very interesting book on extinction theory as well as insight into the scientific process and its flaws.... »
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The Cambridge Guide to the Solar System
Back when I went to college and took a class in astronomy (I think the world was still considered to be flat) we studied all that known at the time about ... »
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The Planetary System, Third Edition
I bought The Planetary System for an Astronomy class and enjoyed the text immensely. I think Morrison and Owen should have added a few more explanations ... »
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