Saturday, December 12th, 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
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

3
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

4
A Brief History of Time
319 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

5
Sky & Telescope’s Pocket Sky Atlas
47 reviews
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6
The Backyard Astronomer’s Guide
65 reviews
The modern classic, completely updated. The newest edition of The Backyard Astronomer’s Guide includes the latest data and answers the questions most often asked by home astronomers, from beginners to experienced stargazers. Terence Dickinson and Alan Dyer provide expert guidance on the right t….more info

7
Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the 10th Dimens ion
214 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

8
The Universe in a Nutshell
183 reviews
Stephen Hawking’s phenomenal, multimillion-copy bestseller, A Brief History of Time, introduced the ideas of this brilliant theoretical physicist to readers all over the world. Now, in a major publishing event, Hawking returns with a lavishly illustrated sequel that unravels the mysteries of the m….more info

9
The Illustrated Brief History of Time, Updated and Expanded Edition
49 reviews
In the years since its publication in 1988, Stephen Hawking’s A Brief History of Time has established itself as a landmark volume in scientificwriting. It has also become an international publishing phenomenon, translated into forty languages and selling over nine million copies.The book was on the ….more info

10
Dark Mission: The Secret History of NASA, Enlarged and Revised Edition
4 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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