Astronomical charts and atlases Books
HarperCollins Publishers Stars
Book SynopsisA brand-new edition of this bestselling Gem, featuring individual charts for all 88 constellations, a star atlas of the entire sky and details of the brightest stars and objects of interest which can be seen with the naked eye, binoculars and small telescopes.
£6.99
Quarto Publishing PLC The World at Night
Book SynopsisIn partnership with the international organisations The World at Night and Astronomy Without Borders – The World at Night is a stunning, expertly curated celebration of our night sky.Table of ContentsFOREWORD INTRODUCTION Chapter 1: One People, One Sky Chapter 2: World Heritages Chapter 3: Hidden Universe Chapter 4: Events That Shook the World Chapter 5: Fragile Beauty of Darkness Chapter 6: Dark Sky Refuges PHOTOGRAPHERS HOW TO TAKE NIGHTSCAPEPHOTOGRAPHS PICTURE CREDITS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
£17.00
Dorling Kindersley Ltd Stargazing for Beginners
Book SynopsisWill Gater is an astronomy journalist and author. He has written for several of the UK's top astronomy and science magazines and promotes both these subjects with frequent appearances on television and radio, including the BBC's Sky at Night. Anton Vamplew is a freelance astronomer. As well as writing about astronomy in books and magazine articles, he has worked at the Royal Greenwich Observatory and made regular broadcasts on BBC television and radio.
£17.00
Thames & Hudson Ltd Phaenomena
Book SynopsisA beautiful showcase of Johann Doppelmayr's magnificent Atlas Coelestis that deconstructs its intricately drawn plates and explores its influential ideas. Showcasing Johann Doppelmayr's magnificent 1742 map of the cosmos, Atlas Coelestis, this spectacular guide to the heavens is also a superb introduction to the fundamentals and history of astronomy. Charting constellations, planets, comets and moons, Doppelmayr's Atlas presents the ideas and discoveries of many famous and influential astronomers, including Copernicus, Riccioli, Kepler, Newton and Halley, in intricate colour plates that interweave annotated diagrams and tables with figurative drawings and ornamental features. Here, you can appreciate the beauty of those exquisite astronomical and cosmographical plates and comprehend the details, which are also presented in step-by-step deconstructed form. Astronomer Giles Sparrow elucidates the scientific ideas inherent in each plate, expertly decoding and analysing the compleTrade Review'Published in 1742, this extraordinary work, illustrating everything that was known of the cosmos at the time, is given new life in Giles Sparrow’s edition. This is a book ultimately as accessible to the non-scientist as it is to the specialist … a story of increasing fascination' - The Spectator'Giles Sparrow’s wonderful tribute to Doppelmayr’s important work is stunning, enormous and filled with the most amazing illustrations' - BBC Sky at Night'Magnificent' - Nature'Magnificent' - NatureTable of ContentsForeword by Martin Rees Introduction: Doppelmayr & His World The Atlas Coelestis Legacy: The Pathway to Modern Astronomy Milestones of Astronomy Dramatis Personae Glossary Further Reading Sources of Illustrations Index Acknowledgments
£40.00
Wooden Books Mayan and Other Ancient Calendars
Book SynopsisEver since humans first began to count, people have clocked days, moons and years, tried to make sense of them in terms of each other, and formed calendars to order their lives. In an amazing leap, the ancient Maya managed to synchronize all the visible planets too. In this tiny guide to ancient calendars, Geoff Stray explains the difference between lunar and solar calendars, the importance of precession, and reveals for the very first time the secret of the Long Count. WOODEN BOOKS are small but packed with information. "Fascinating" FINANCIAL TIMES. "Beautiful" LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS. "Rich and Artful" THE LANCET. "Genuinely mind-expanding" FORTEAN TIMES. "Excellent" NEW SCIENTIST. "Stunning" NEW YORK TIMES. Small books, big ideas.
£8.18
HarperCollins Publishers Moongazing
Book SynopsisAn in-depth guide for aspiring astronomers and Moon observers from the Royal Observatory Greenwich. Includes detailed Moon maps and covers the history of lunar observation and exploration, the properties of the Moon, its origin and orbit. This is the ideal book for Moon observers covering essential equipment, and the key events to look out for.Detailed advice is given on how to choose a telescope and how to capture the Moon in sketches.Discover all you need to know about eclipses, blue moons, supermoons, conjunctions and occultations.A comprehensive section covers astrophotography using lenses, telescopes, Smartphones, including video and how to process your images.Comes with a photographic atlas of lunar features with plates and annotated maps.A glossary of key terms, index of lunar features and software references are also provided.
£8.54
HarperCollins Publishers Star Patterns Phase 4 Set 2 Stretch and challenge
Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.There are all sorts of stars and constellations that make patterns in the night sky. See if you can spot some of these patterns and maybe you can even find and make up some of your own patterns!
£8.12
MIT Press Ltd Extraterrestrials
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£16.19
W Foulsham & Co Ltd Raphaels Astronomical Ephemeris 1940 With Tables
Book SynopsisA reference guide to astrology.
£6.23
W Foulsham & Co Ltd Raphaels Astronomical Ephemeris 1976 With Tables
Book SynopsisA reference guide to astrology.
£7.44
Octopus Publishing Group Moon Power: Empowerment through cyclical living
Book SynopsisThe Moon is not just a static piece of cosmic matter in our night sky, but a dynamic living being. Throughout her journey around the Earth which takes about 29.5 days she shows us her different faces, growing from a silver sliver in the sky to an awe-inspiring illuminated sphere, before returning to darkness again. She changes colour and moves through a variety of star constellations reflecting the energies at play each day. The Moon gives us a map to a cyclical way of living; the blueprint for a life that breathes in harmony with the rhythm of the natural world around us. She teaches us about the importance of embracing quiet and reflective times as much as celebrating the times we experience life in its fullest expression. She informs us when to plant the seeds of our dreams and when to take stock and harvest what we have been growing. What will you discover about yourself when you tune into the moon?
£10.44
Cambridge University Press Turn Left at Orion
Book SynopsisWith over 150,000 copies sold since its first publication, this is one of the most popular...Trade ReviewPraise for previous editions: 'This is quite possibly the most inviting guidebook ever written to help people with binoculars and small telescopes find, view, understand, and most of all, enjoy everything in the night sky from the Moon and planets to distant star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies. And if you think it's only for beginners, think again - every telescope owner should have a copy.' Dennis Di Cicco, Senior Editor, Sky & TelescopePraise for previous editions: 'Turn Left at Orion is an essential guide for both beginners and more experienced amateur astronomers who will find much inside to reinvigorate their passion for the stars. The diagrams are simple, clear and functional, and the text eloquently captures the excitement of observing. Stargazing has never been made so easy, and if you buy just one book on observational astronomy, make sure it's this one.' Keith Cooper, Editor, Astronomy NowPraise for previous editions: 'Since it first appeared in 1989, Turn Left at Orion has been an indispensable guidebook for the amateur astronomer possessing nothing more than a small backyard telescope. This is not only an essential handbook for the novice, it's a useful reference for the seasoned backyard astronomer. Simply put, whatever your level of experience, you must have this book!' Glenn Chaple, Contributing Editor, Astronomy'The book fills a gap between guides to the constellations for newcomers and detailed star atlases. I will have no hesitation in recommending it at outreach events to those who are interested enough in astronomy to buy a small telescope.' Mike Rushton, The ObservatoryTable of Contents1. How do you get to Albireo?; 2. How to use this book; 3. Using your telescope; 4. The Moon; 5. The Sun; 6. Observing planets; 7. Seasonal skies: January–March; 8. Seasonal skies: April–June 90; 9. Seasonal skies: July–September; 10. Seasonal skies: October–December; 11. Northern skies; 12. Southern skies; 13. About this fifth edition; 14. Where do you go from here?; Tables; Index.
£25.64
Octopus Publishing Group Philip's Moon Map
Book SynopsisThe essential map for all Moon watchers.The awesome beauty of the Moon is brought to life in this practical map for Moon watchers which locates, describes and indexes more than 500 physical features on the visible side of the moon. Who hasn't marvelled at the lunar landscape whether glancing up from Earth or being gripped by NASA imagery? Ever since the 1960s, when Neil Armstrong walked those first steps on the lunar surface, we have had a particular fascination with the Moon, but that grip goes back to the dawn of humanity. Our nearest neighbour in space, the Moon is hugely important due to its impact on tides and many other natural cycles that surround us, so to be able to look and read its landscape is especially revealing and valuable.With practical information on the best Moon watching techniques and tips, we capture both the magical and the practical aspects of lunar locations.· Superbly detailed map of the Moon's visible surface· 500 Moon features located on the map, with a clear index· Craters, seas, mountains, peaks and valleys· Landing sites of manned and unmanned spacecraft located· Helpful text aids the best effective moon watching· Plus map of the far side of the Moon as revealed by satellites· Maps drawn by lunar expert Dr. John Murray
£7.99
W Foulsham & Co Ltd Raphaels Astronomical Ephemeris 1936 With Tables
Book SynopsisA reference guide to astrology.
£7.44
Profile Books Ltd A Scheme of Heaven: Astrology and the Birth of
Book SynopsisDespite a resurgence in popularity, horoscopes are generally considered to be pseudoscience today - but they were once a cutting-edge scientific tool. In this ingenious work of history, data scientist Alexander Boxer examines a treasure trove of esoteric classical sources to expose the deep imaginative framework by which - for millennia - we made sense of our fates. Astrology, he argues, was the ancient world's most ambitious applied mathematics problem, a grand data-analysis enterprise sustained by some of history's most brilliant minds, from Ptolemy to al-Kindi to Kepler. A Scheme of Heaven explores the wonderful subtleties of astrological ideas. Telling the stories of their inventors and most influential exponents, Boxer puts them through their paces using modern data sets - finding that the methods of today's scientists are often uncomfortably close to those of astrology's ancient sages.Trade ReviewWith Boxer's thought-provoking offering of playful experiments and vibrant historical anecdotes, A Scheme of Heaven will entice even the most ardent sceptic. -- Madeleine Pollard * FT *Unusual and refreshing ... Boxer's work is far from a rehabilitation of the 'wretched science'. He takes it for granted that, in a strict and contemporary sense, astrology is bullshit. From there, he proceeds to draw out the impressive conceptual and psychological legacy of astrology in modern scientific thinking. He suggests - without ever labouring the point - that we may wish to keep an eye on whether other more respectable modern sciences, data science in particular, may also sometimes incline towards bullshit. But just as important, in Boxer's hands astrology is a playground. Whether he is recreating ancient star charts or performing statistical tests on astrological claims, he does it because it's fun -- Claire Hall * LRB *Enthusiastic, level-headed and with a good turn of phrase, [Boxer] leads his readers on an exhilarating trajectory. -- Andrew Lycett * Mail on Sunday *Boxer takes a lively, non-judgemental approach in this intellectual history, tracing astrology back to its beginnings in ancient Egypt to its modern day renaissance, taking in 'astrosexuality', Henry VIII's birth horoscope, personality traits and new-age thinkers along the way. Essential reading for anyone interested in going beyond their horoscope. -- Francesca Carington * Tatler *Wide-ranging and full of peculiar nuggets of information ... This is a book about a very human aspect of astrology - our desire to understand our fate - and its history, as well as the fallibility of data analysis, which is often far more subjective than it might seem at first glance. -- Fiona Lensvelt * Times *A delightful and utterly fascinating work of intellectual history. -- Joshua Foer, author of Moonwalking with EinsteinThrough striking diagrams and accessible explanations, Boxer shows us the impressive range of technology the ancients developed for tapping into astrology's predictive powers. This book demonstrates how impactful astrology is in everyday life-not through the influence of the stars, but rather through the deep scientific and cultural legacy that it so richly explores. -- Janelle Shane, author of You Look Like A Thing and I Love Youa masterful synthesis-science, history, legends, literature, and an eye-opening exploration of the human penchant for pattern recognition. The book is full of wit and refreshing insight. I'll never look at a horoscope-or the night sky-in quite the same way again. -- David Baron, author of American EclipseBoxer is a champion of intrepid thought. His learned book demonstrates how much we stand to gain by studying topics that just may be a little bit true. And a little truth, as Boxer shows, can change everything. -- Mitch Horowitz, PEN Award-winning author of Occult AmericaA fresh and original introduction to astrology's long history and deep cultural reach. Open and inquisitive, Boxer combines the critical perspective of a modern data scientist with a historian's sympathetic eye for telling detail. The result is a vivid and unique delight -- Stephen Johnston, University of OxfordEducated in both the humanities and the sciences, Boxer is uniquely qualified to guide his readers into a fascinating story of mathematical complexity. The overarching theme of our human destiny is inspirational. -- Norman Austin, Emeritus Professor of Classics, University of ArizonaAstrologers as the first and most ambitious quants and data scientists? Alexander Boxer's remarkable book reveals astrology's mathematical, scientific, historical, philosophical, and literary roots. He shows that astrology is not only an indispensable part of science history, but also springs from the same mixture of motives: the desire to control the world and to wonder about it. -- Robert P. Crease, author of The Workshop and the WorldA Scheme of Heaven is wide-ranging and full of peculiar nuggets of information ... This is a book about a very human aspect of astrology - our desire to understand our fate - and its history, as well as the fallibility of data analysis, which is often far more subjective than it might seem at first glance. -- Fiona Lensvelt * the Times *A Scheme of Heaven will make you fall in love with astrology, even as it extinguishes any niggling suspicion that it might actually work -- Simon Ings * Spectator *Fascinating ... his entertaining book explains fallacies that have given astrology unmerited credibility ... he also reveals how equivalent sloppiness may distort data science today. -- Jonathon Keats * New Scientist *
£11.69
Cambridge University Press An Anthology of Visual Double Stars
Book SynopsisModern telescopes of even modest aperture can show thousands of double stars. Many are faint and unremarkable but hundreds are worth searching out. Veteran double-star observer Bob Argyle and his co-authors take a close-up look at their selection of 175 of the night sky''s most interesting double and multiple stars. The history of each system is laid out from the original discovery to what we know at the present time about the stars. Wide-field finder charts are presented for each system along with plots of the apparent orbits and predicted future positions for the orbital systems. Recent measurements of each system are included which will help you to decide whether they can be seen in your telescope, as well as giving advice on the aperture needed. Double star observers of all levels of experience will treasure the level of detail in this guide to these jewels of the night sky.Trade Review'This anthology was prepared by three expert amateur astronomers … The book catalogs 175 double stars suitable for viewing with amateur equipment. For each pair it provides observed, calculated, and inferred properties, catalog number, historical records, modern measurements, observing advice, and more. The introductory chapters include one devoted to biographical profiles of historical and contemporary observers. This work belongs in the library of every high school or college with an astronomy club, or that offers astronomy classes with lab sections. It is a worthy, simpler supplement to lead author Argyle's Observing and Measuring Visual Double Stars.' S. P. Maran, Choice'I very much enjoyed reviewing this book which took me a while as I kept getting side-tracked looking things up that caught my attention! I thoroughly recommend this excellent book and consider it an essential part of the armoury for any serious double star observer. Well done to the authors for producing a work on another level to conventional publications on double stars.' Andrew Robertson, The Deep-Sky Observer'The authors' decades of experience in observing visual double stars and compiling catalogues has led to this wonderful selection of 175 visual binaries from both hemispheres that is a pleasure to thumb through and enjoy … While this is an anthology of visual binaries, the relevant complementary results from techniques like spectroscopy and interferometry as they pertain to multiplicity degree are not overlooked … A particularly appreciated and humanizing aspect of this book is a collection of biographies of classical as well as modern observers-both professionals and amateurs-who have and still are contributing to this venerable subfield of astronomy … This is a book that aficionados of double stars will return to again and again.' Harold A. McAlister, The Observatory'Each double star has its own chapter, and therein is a finder chart, details of the immediate celestial environment, a tabulated summary of the double's physical parameters, a fascinating history and, most importantly, an historical summary of the measurements of the double … Useful chapters are included on 'Double star resources' - detailing websites and catalogues - and 'Observational double star groups' where both existing and new observers can contact others (it is quite probable that the Anthology will inspire more observers to explore these fabulous celestial sights.) For your reviewer though the most fascinating chapter is that giving biographies of well-known current and historical double star observers. This chapter really brings the science to life … I can heartily recommend this volume to amateur observers … If you already have The Cambridge Double Star Atlas, buying the Anthology is a must. If you haven't - buy both!.' John McCue, Journal of the British Astronomical AssociationTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Observing double stars; 3. Measurement techniques; 4. Observational double star groups; 5. Double star online resources; 6. Biographies of visual double star observers; 7. Myths, mysteries and one-offs; 8. A selection of double stars; 9. Double star catalogue in constellation order; 10. Introduction to the Catalogue; The Catalogue 1-175; Appendices; References; Index.
£39.89
Nova Science Publishers Inc The Destinies of the Stars
Book SynopsisIn The Destinies of the Stars the evolution of the stars and planets are traced through the spiral nebula, the gaseous stars, the sun, the worlds to be, Jupiter and Saturn, the world, to the final destiny of all, the dead planets, Mercury and Mars.
£62.04
Cambridge University Press Atlas of Galactic Neutral Hydrogen
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£40.84
W Foulsham & Co Ltd Raphaels Astronomical Ephemeris 1967 With Tables
Book SynopsisA reference guide to astrology.
£7.44
W Foulsham & Co Ltd Raphaels Astronomical Ephemeris 1968 With Tables
Book SynopsisA reference guide to astrology.
£7.44
W Foulsham & Co Ltd Raphaels Astronomical Ephemeris 1867 With Tables
Book SynopsisA reference guide to astrology.
£999.99
W Foulsham & Co Ltd Raphaels Astronomical Ephemeris 1871 With Tables
Book SynopsisA reference guide to astrology.
£7.44
W Foulsham & Co Ltd Raphaels Astronomical Ephemeris With Tables of
Book SynopsisA reference guide to astrology.
£7.44
W Foulsham & Co Ltd Raphaels Astronomical Ephemeris 1914 With Tables
Book SynopsisA reference guide to astrology.
£7.44
W Foulsham & Co Ltd Raphaels Astronomical Ephemeris 1915 With Tables
Book SynopsisA reference guide to astrology.
£7.44
W Foulsham & Co Ltd Raphaels Astronomical Ephemeris 1916 With Tables
Book SynopsisA reference guide to astrology.
£7.44
W Foulsham & Co Ltd Raphaels Astronomical Ephemeris 1920 With Tables
Book SynopsisA reference guide to astrology.
£7.44
W Foulsham & Co Ltd Raphaels Astronomical Ephemeris 1921 With Tables
Book SynopsisA reference guide to astrology.
£7.44
W Foulsham & Co Ltd Raphaels Astronomical Ephemeris 1922 With Tables
Book SynopsisA reference guide to astrology.
£7.44
W Foulsham & Co Ltd Raphaels Astronomical Ephemeris 1929 With Tables
Book SynopsisA reference guide to astrology.
£7.44
W Foulsham & Co Ltd Raphaels Astronomical Ephemeris 1934 With Tables
Book SynopsisA reference guide to astrology.
£7.44
W Foulsham & Co Ltd Raphaels Astronomical Ephemeris 1935 With Tables
Book SynopsisA reference guide to astrology.
£7.44
W Foulsham & Co Ltd Raphaels Astronomical Ephemeris 1937 With Tables
Book SynopsisA reference guide to astrology.
£7.44
W Foulsham & Co Ltd Raphaels Astronomical Ephemeris 1939 With Tables
Book SynopsisA reference guide to astrology.
£7.44
W Foulsham & Co Ltd Raphaels Astronomical Ephemeris 1941 With Tables
Book SynopsisA reference guide to astrology.
£7.44
W Foulsham & Co Ltd Raphaels Astronomical Ephemeris 1942 With Tables
Book SynopsisA reference guide to astrology.
£7.44
W Foulsham & Co Ltd Raphaels Astronomical Ephemeris 1944 With Tables
Book SynopsisA reference guide to astrology.
£7.44
W Foulsham & Co Ltd Raphaels Astronomical Ephemeris 1946 With Tables
Book SynopsisA reference guide to astrology.
£7.44
W Foulsham & Co Ltd Raphaels Astronomical Ephemeris 1947 With Tables
Book SynopsisA reference guide to astrology.
£7.44
W Foulsham & Co Ltd Raphaels Astronomical Ephemeris 1949 With Tables
Book SynopsisA reference guide to astrology.
£7.44
W Foulsham & Co Ltd Raphaels Astronomical Ephemeris of the planets
Book SynopsisA reference guide to astrology.
£7.44
W Foulsham & Co Ltd Raphaels Astronomical Ephemeris 1955 With Tables
Book SynopsisA reference guide to astrology.
£7.44
W Foulsham & Co Ltd Raphaels Astronomical Ephemeris With Tables of
Book SynopsisA reference guide to astrology.
£7.44
W Foulsham & Co Ltd Raphaels Astronomical Ephemeris 1958 With Tables
Book SynopsisA reference guide to astrology.
£7.44
W Foulsham & Co Ltd Raphaels Astronomical Ephemeris 1959 With Tables
Book SynopsisA reference guide to astrology.
£7.44
W Foulsham & Co Ltd Raphaels Astronomical Ephemeris 1960 With Tables
Book SynopsisA reference guide to astrology.
£999.99
W Foulsham & Co Ltd Raphaels Astronomical Ephemeris 1961 With Tables
Book SynopsisA reference guide to astrology.
£7.44
W Foulsham & Co Ltd Raphaels Astronomical Ephemeris 1964 With Tables
Book SynopsisA reference guide to astrology.
£7.44
