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January
2005
features
books and links about
Astronomy |
Astronomy Demystified
by Stan Gibilsco
520 Gib
A totally different, very entertaining, and amazingly effective way to
learn the mathematics, fundamentals, and general concepts of
astronomy. In order to make the learning process as clear and
simple as possible, heavy-duty math, formulas, and equations are kept
at a minimum.
Cosmos
by Carl Sagan
520 Sag
This visually stunning book with over 250 full-color illustrations is
based on the authors 13-part television series. Told with
Sagan's remarkable ability to make scientific ideas both comprehensive
and exciting, the book is about science in its broadest human context,
how science and civilization grew up together.
Pale Blue Dot
by Carl Sagan
520 Sag
The book reveals how science has revolutionized our understanding of
where we stand and and who were are and challenges us to weigh what we
will do with that knowledge. Emerging out of our sometimes
reluctant recognition of our true place in the cosmos comes a vision
of an exhilerating future with a surprisingly spiritual impact.
Hubble
Revisited: New Images from the Discovery Machine
by Daniel Fischer and Hilmar Duebeck
522.2919
Infant galaxies, distant quasars, exploding stars, mysterious black
holes, supernovae, and star deaths, all captured by Hubble Space
Telescope, continue to captivate us with images that are
breath-taking, radiant, and of tremendous scientific value. This
atlas of full-color images, complete with an informative and
easy-to-read text, provides and exciting and gloriously illustrated
account of the Hubble discoveries.
A
Brief History of Time: from the Big Bang to Black Holes
by Stephen Hawking
523.1 Haw
A landmark book written for those who prefer words to equations told
by an extraordinary contributor to the ideas of humankind, this is the
story of the ultimate quest for knowledge, the ongoing search for the
secrets at the heart of time and space.
Before the Beginning
: Our Universe and Others
by Martin Rees
523.1 Ree
The author presents scientific evidence that our vast universe may be
only a grain of sand on the infinite cosmic shore. Rees argues
that an infinity of universes may have been created, each by it own
big bang, and each acquiring distinctive imprint and its own law of
physics. The baby universes will either live out their immense
cosmic cycle or die because those laws do not allow them to achieve
longevity.
The Birth of the Universe: the Big Bang and After
by Trinh Xuan Thuan
523.12 Tri
In clear, easy-to-understand language, the author, an astrophysicist,
explains the Big Bang and its effects.
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