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The "Times" Night Sky Companion
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London, United Kingdom: Times Books, 1999 The essential illustrated guide to the night sky. 128 pages. Next post UK dispatch.. Soft Cover. Near Fine. more information
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Stairways to the Stars: Sky watching in Three Great Ancient Cultures
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London: Cassell, 1997. The author revisits three great ancient cultures to reveal the evidence of quite astonishing skills in astronomical observation. 230 pages including index. Next post dispatch.. First British Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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I-Spy the Sky
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London: News Chronicle, 1955. No.28 in the 'I-Spy' Series. A little wear to wraps & tanning to pages. 48 page, stapled booklet. Next post dispatch. . Soft Cover. Good. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. more information
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Advanced Navigational Techniques
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Slough, Berkshire: Technivision Services, 1970 AGARD conference proceedings No.28. Contains the proceedings of the fourteenth symposium of the Avionics Panel held in Milan in September, 1967. The 26 chapters and discussions state the requirements for geodetic survey and navigation and supply information on the equipment, both existing and projected, to meet the requirments. Clean, bright copy with d/w showing light wear & tear.344 pages including index. . Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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The Astronomer's Universe
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Australia: Melbourne University Press, 1959 Hinges cracked and boards worn, text remains clear and bright. Good reading copy, 107 pages including index.. Reset Edition. Hard Cover. Reading Copy/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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The Prophecies of Nostradamus
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London: Peerage Books, 1990 A very clean, bright copy. Previous owner's sticker on front pastedown. 478pp.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo. more information
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Edwin Hubble: Mariner of the Nebulae
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1995. Unread copy in an un-clipped d/w. Slightest signs of storage. 420 pages including index. Next post dispatch.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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How to Identify the Night Sky
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London, United Kingdom: Collins, 2004 As new, unread copy of this book which provides a comprehensive introduction to the night sky and has been revised to include data up to 2008. Next post UK dispatch.. Card Covers. As New. more information
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Frontiers of Astronomy
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London: Sigma Books, 1946 1940's astronomy book specially written for the young scientist, describing the problems of the working astronomer, explaining why the problems are worth studying and what is their significance for the general development of science. Square, tight hardback in unclipped dustwrapper. 175 pages including index. Illustrated with b.w. drawings and photographs. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 12mo. more information
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Stephen Hawking's Universe
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London, United Kingdom: BBC Books, 1997. Explains in everyday language Hawkins’s understanding of the cosmos, and our own place within it. Accompanies the Television Series. Clean, bright copy in a price-clipped d/w - 257 pages including index. Next post dispatch.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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Isaac Newton
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London, United Kingdom: Fourth Estate Ltd, 2003 A moving account of the man who seemed destined to follow the plough and the dung cart yet by the end of his life had discovered a new universe, with immutable laws; revolutionised human knowledge and become chief architect of the modern world. Unread copy, in an un-clipped d/w. Internally clean and bright - 289 pages including index. First printing. Next post dispatch.". First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. more information
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Investigations Space
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London: Lorenz Books, 1999 A fascinating fact file and learn-it-yourself project book. Colour illustrations throughout. Clean bright copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. more information
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Stargazing
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London: Collins, 2005 Explains all the kit, techniques and tips you need to get into astronomy. Unread paperback showing some signs of storage with light crease marks to cover/first few pages. Text block remains clean and bright. 191 pages including index. Next post dispatch.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo. more information
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Fred Hoyle's Universe
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Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, 2005. Clean, bright, unread hardback - 406 pages including index. Shows slight signs of storage/handling with small bumps to boards. Chronicles the triumphs, jealousies, rewards, and feuds of a rapidly developing scientific field. Next post dispatch.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Universe
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London, United Kingdom: Channel 4 Books, 2000 As new, unread copy which now has crease to rear cover at top edge. 192 pages. Written to accompany the Channel 4 series of the same name. Next post UK dispatch.. Card Covers. Good. more information
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The Universe Around Us
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Cambridge: Cambridge at the University Press, 1946 1940's book which sets out to inform the reader what astronomy has to tell us about the universe from a scientific perspective. Square, tight hardback. Spine strip has faded slightly. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. Text block clean. B.W. illustrations. 297 pages. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo. more information
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The Stars in Their Courses
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London: Penguin, 1939 184 pages including index + adverts. Pelican No A59. Clean copy whose pages are yellowing a little with age.. First Penguin Edition. Paper Back. Very Good. more information
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The Mysterious Universe
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Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1948. Internally clean, bright copy - 142 pages including index. Next post dispatch.. Second Edition Reprint. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information
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The Stars in Their Courses
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Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1931. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to faded spine. Stain to rear cover. Bump to bottom corner of front board. Binding square and tight. Text block clean. A good, solid copy. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo. more information
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Life on Other Worlds
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London: The English Universities Press, 1940 Good, clean copy with faint foxing to some page edges. Book plate pasted inside front cover and prize inscription to ffep.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information
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The Journeys of "Voyager" - NASA Reaches for the Planets
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London: Prion Books Ltd, 1990. A pictorial record of the Voyager mission with over 100 images of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune + a full mission chronology, glossary of space terms and index. A clean, bright hardback in jacket which shows signs of shelfwear. Next post UK dispatch.. First British Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to. more information
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Journey Beyond Selene
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London: Little Brown & Company, 1999 Remarkable expeditions to the ends of the solar system and its 63 moons. Clean bright paperback 314pp including index.. Paper Back. Very Good. more information
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Experimental Physical Science
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Boston, MA, U.S.A.: Little, Brown & Co, 1963 Clean, large format paperback with exercises prepared for use in courses in physical science. 261 pages including bibliography. Next post dispatch from the UK. . Second Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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Daily Telegraph Night Sky, The: Stars of the Northern Hemisphere
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Brentford, Middlesex, United Kingdom: Roger Lascelles, 1111 Unread, fold-out map showing stars' hourly positions, constellations etc. Next post dispatch from the UK.. Soft Cover. As New. more information
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Patrick Moore: The Autobiography
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Stroud, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom: Sutton Publishing Ltd, 2005. Good reading copy- 276 pages including index. Enjoyable autobiography from the famous astronomer. Next post dispatch.. Soft Cover. Reading Copy. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information
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The Wandering Astronomer
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London: Institute of Physics Publishing , 1999. Takes a sideways look at the historical reports and contemporary thought behind a wide range of astronomical topics, including intriguing facts about puzzling astronomical phenomena and amusing stories about the quirkier side of astronomy and space exploration. A clean, crisp hardback which appears unread. 208 pages. Illustrated with b.w. photographs. Next post UK dispatch.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. more information
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The Universe in Space and Time
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London: Cassell, 1937 School prize plate on front pastedown. 370pp inc index. Blue top edge. A very nice copy.. First British Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Discovering Space and Astronomy
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Tring, Herfordshire: Shire Publications, 1972 Clean, tight copy - 64 pages including index.. First Edition. Card Covers. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information
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Stars and Planets
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Woodstock, United Kingdom: Princeton University Press, 2001 Princeton Field Guide. 400 pages. Up-to-date full colour photographs and data, monthly maps of the night sky as seen from latitudes throughout the world etc. A clean, bright copy in unclipped jacket which shows signs of minimal shelf wear. Next post UK dispatch.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. more information
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Astronomy - a Revision of Young's Manual of Astronomy II Astrophysics and Stellar Astronomy
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London: Ginn & Co., 1938 xii + 471- 959pp + xxx appendix. School prize plate on front pastedown + school crest (Ilkeston Grammar School) to rear cover. Blue cloth boards with black lettering. Spine strip has darkened. Text block clean. Binding tight. A very good copy. . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. more information
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Observational Astronomy for Amateurs
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London: Faber & Faber, 1957. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Cloth to spine strip has surface scratches. 358 pages. Bottom edge untrimmed. Intended as a companion volume to the Amateur Astronomer's Handbook this book is devoted to the observational techniques employed in various fields of amateur work. Text block clean. Binding square and tight. A good, clean copy.. Second Impression. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo. more information
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The Planets
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London: Fourth Estate, 2005 This is an Uncorrected Proof Copy. Paperback. Clean and unread with signs of minimal shelf wear.. Paper Back. Very Good. Uncorrected Proof Copy. more information
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Cosmic Horizons - Astronomy at the Cutting Edge
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New York: The New Press, 2001. As new, unread copy. Illuminates the most recent discoveries of modern astronomy and astrophysics with essays by leading astronomers, including NASA scientists. Next post UK dispatch.. Card Covers. As New. 4to. more information
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Chariots of the Gods: Unsolved Mysteries of the Past
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London: Souvenir Press, 1969. Translated from the German by Michael Heron. Good, clean copy with some light bowing/bumping to boards. 189 pages including index.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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