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Everything Kids’ Astronomy Book: Blast into outer space with steller facts, integalatic trivia, and out-of-this-world puzzles (Everything Kids Series)

Friday, April 23rd, 2010 at 10:45 am  
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The Everything Kids' Astronomy Book: Blast into outer space with steller facts, integalatic trivia, and out-of-this-world puzzles (Everything Kids Series)
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Aliens, space ships, constellations, oh my! "The Everything Kids' Astronomy Book" will give kids all of the information they need to know about the sun, moon, stars and planets. With 30 puzzles and activities, "The Everything Kids' Astronomy Book" offers astronomers-in-training information, facts and trivia about: galaxies like the Milky Way and the Big Bang Theory; the sun, its energy and it's 20,000-50,000 Farenheit-degree surface; the earth, gravity and how comets and asteroid impacts change the surface of the planets; why Mars is so hot and what those rings around Saturn are; and, the mystery of Pluto and how to[Read More]
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Astronomy: A Beginner’s Guide to the Universe with MasteringAstronomy (6th Edition)

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010 at 9:22 pm  
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Astronomy: A Beginner's Guide to the Universe with MasteringAstronomy® (6th Edition)
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Key Benefit: For one-semester Introduction to Astronomy courses.   With Astronomy: A Beginner’s Guide, Sixth Edition, trusted authors Eric Chaisson and Steve McMillan communicate their excitement about astronomy and awaken readers to the universe around them. Thoroughly updated, the revised edition focuses on the process of scientific discovery and scientific method, making “how we know what we know” a more integral part of the book with attention to clearly and concisely presenting scientific terms to the non-science reader. The authors incorporate three themes in this briefer version of their two textbooks; process of science, the size[Read More]


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Lecture Tutorials for Introductory Astronomy (2nd Edition)

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010 at 7:59 am  
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Lecture Tutorials for Introductory Astronomy (2nd Edition)
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Funded by the National Science Foundation, Lecture-Tutorials for Introductory Astronomy is designed to help make large lecture-format courses more interactive with easy-to-implement student activities that can be integrated into existing course structures. The Second Edition of the Lecture-Tutorials for Introductory Astronomy contains nine new activities that focus on planetary science, system related topics, and the interactions of Light and matter. These new activities have been created using the same rigorous class-test development process that was used for the highly successful first edition. Each of the 38 Lecture-Tutorials, presented in a classroom-ready format, challenges students with a series of carefully[Read More]


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21st Century Astronomy (Full Third Edition)

Sunday, April 18th, 2010 at 6:36 pm  
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21st Century Astronomy (Full Third Edition)
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With 21st Century Astronomy, students see the universe through the eyes of a scientist.21st Century Astronomy’s distinctive writing style, superior art, and supporting media package all work together to teach students how science works, help students visualize basic concepts and physical processes, and keep students focused on the “big picture.” For the Third Edition, the entire text has been reread from a student’s perspective and rewritten to eliminate jargon and ensure that the book’s hallmark tone resounds throughout every chapter. New Visual Analogy icons help students connect the textual analogies used to describe physical processes with the figures that[Read More]


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Bad Astronomy: Misconceptions and Misuses Revealed, from Astrology to the Moon Landing Hoax

Saturday, April 17th, 2010 at 5:13 am  
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Bad Astronomy: Misconceptions and Misuses Revealed, from Astrology to the Moon Landing
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Advance praise for Philip Plait s Bad Astronomy"Bad Astronomy is just plain good! Philip Plait clears up every misconception on astronomy and space you never knew you suffered from." --Stephen Maran, Author of Astronomy for Dummies and editor of The Astronomy and Astrophysics Encyclopedia"Thank the cosmos for the bundle of star stuff named Philip Plait, who is the world s leading consumer advocate for quality science in space and on Earth. This important contribution to science will rest firmly on my reference library shelf, ready for easy access the next time an astrologer calls." --Dr. Michael Shermer, Publisher of Skeptic[Read More]
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Explorations: Introduction to Astronomy (NASTA Hardcover Reinforced High School Binding)

Thursday, April 15th, 2010 at 3:50 pm  
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Explorations: Introduction to Astronomy (NASTA Hardcover Reinforced High School Binding)
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Explorations: An Introduction to Astronomy is built on the foundation of its well known writing style, accuracy, and emphasis on current information. Accessible writing style allows coverage of technically complex ideas without confusing students. Tom Arny and Steve Schneider give the students a reason to read every sentence!

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Astronomy For Dummies

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010 at 2:27 am  
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Astronomy For Dummies
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An accessible guide to the wonders of the night sky, now updatedFrom asteroids to black holes, from quasars to white dwarfs, this new edition of Astronomy For Dummies takes backyard stargazers on a grand tour of the universe. Featuring star maps, charts, gorgeous full-color photographs, and easy-to-follow explanations, this fact-filled guide gives readers a leg up on the basic principles of astronomy and shows how to get the most out of binoculars, telescopes, planetarium visits, and other fun astronomical activities. This updated edition includes an updated color signature and covers the many discoveries made in recent years, as well as[Read More]


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Astronomy: A Self-Teaching Guide (Wiley Self-Teaching Guides)

Monday, April 12th, 2010 at 1:04 pm  
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Astronomy: A Self-Teaching Guide (Wiley Self-Teaching Guides)
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Discover the wonders of the night sky with this bestselling Astronomy GuideFor a generation, Astronomy: A Self-Teaching Guide has introduced hundreds of thousands of readers worldwide to the night sky. Now this classic beginner's guide has been completely revised to bring it up to date with the latest discoveries.Updated with the latest, most accurate information and more than 100 new graphics and photos, this Seventh Edition features:Web site addresses throughout for the best color images and astronomy resources onlineTechnical ideas made simple without mathematicsA beautiful new full-color, glossy insert with spectacular astro-imagesAn interactive format with learning goals, reviews, self-tests, and[Read More]


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Nightwatch: A Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe

Saturday, April 10th, 2010 at 11:41 pm  
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NightWatch: A Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe
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With 250,000 copies in print since its initial publication in 1983, NightWatch has become a standard reference guide for stargazers throughout North America. The new Third Edition expands on that success with a completely revised and updated text, more than 100 new color photos and diagrams and 16 additional pages that cover such! new astronomical pursuits as computerized telescopes, reviews of new telescope designs and accessories, and astronomy on the Internet. All charts, tables and diagrams have been updated and, in some cases, redesigned for easier use. Improved spacecraft measurements of[Read More]
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Astronomy: A Beginner’s Guide to the Universe (5th Edition)

Friday, April 9th, 2010 at 10:18 am  
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Astronomy: A Beginner's Guide to the Universe (5th Edition)
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A brief, introductory astronomy book designed for readers with little or no scientific background, A Beginner's Guide uses an exceptionally clear writing style. The authors present a broad view of astronomy without complex mathematics, yet the book discusses important concepts without simplification. The book's organization follows the popular and effective “Earth-Out” progression, starting with our planet and then moving through the solar system. A study of the Sun as a model star follows, then the book covers the Milky Way Galaxy, cosmology, and the universe as a whole. Because of its easy-to-read yet comprehensive coverage of astronomy,[Read More]
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