Friday, November 20th, 2009

Bestsellers in Astronomy

1
NightWatch: A Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe
106 reviews
Thoroughly revised, updated and expanded. The first three editions of Night Watch sold more than 600,000 copies, making it the top-selling stargazing guide in the world for the last 20 years. The key feature of this classic title is the section of star charts that are cherished by backyard astron….more info

2
A Brief History of Time
317 reviews
A Brief History of Time, published in 1988, was a landmark volume in science writing and in world-wide acclaim and popularity, with more than 9 million copies in print globally. The original edition was on the cutting edge of what was then known about the origins and nature of the universe. But the ….more info

3
Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the 10th Dimens ion
215 reviews
A vivid portrait of the theory of hyperspace by a professor of theoretical physics at the City University of New York discusses the superstring theory and the concept of a jigsaw-puzzle universe. Reprint. Tour. NYT. ….more info

4
Sky & Telescope’s Pocket Sky Atlas
47 reviews
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5
Turn Left at Orion: A Hundred Night Sky Objects to See in a Small Telescope–and How to Find Them
61 reviews
A superb guidebook described in Bookwatch as ‘the home astronomer’s bible’, Turn Left at Orion provides all the information beginning amateur astronomers need to observe the Moon, the planets and a whole host of celestial objects. Large format diagrams show these objects exactly as they appear in a ….more info

6
The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
527 reviews
A new edition of the New York Times bestseller—now a three-part Nova special on PBS-TV coming in Fall 2003: a fascinating and thought-provoking journey through the mysteries of space, time, and matter. Now with a new preface (not in any other edition) that will review the enormous public recept….more info

7
Astronomy Today Vol 2: Stars and Galaxies (6th Edition)
2 reviews
This straightforward volume presents a broad view of astronomy spanning known facts, evolving ideas, and frontier discoveries. The authors combine qualitative reasoning and analogies with familiar objects and phenomena to awaken readers to the excitement of the universe around them. Incorporates n….more info

8
Binocular Highlights: 99 Celestial Sights for Binocular Users (Sky & Telescope Stargazing)
21 reviews
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9
The Black Hole War: My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics
42 reviews
At the beginning of the 21st century, physics is being driven to very unfamiliar territory–the domain of the incredibly small and the incredibly heavy. The new world is a world in which both quantum mechanics and gravity are equally important. But mysteries remain. One of the biggest involved black….more info

10
Dark Mission: The Secret History of NASA, Enlarged and Revised Edition
3 reviews
The New York Times bestseller about the strange history of NASA and its cover-ups regarding its origins and extraterrestrial architecture found on the moon and Mars is even more interesting in its new edition.Authors Richard C. Hoagland and Mike Bara include a new chapter about the discoveries made ….more info

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