Astronomy - A Beginner's Guide by William H. Waller
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Category: Popular Science | Series: Beginner's Guides
To study astronomy is to consider the most wondrous phenomena on the grandest of scales - the universe and all it contains. Beginning with our earliest explorations of the night sky, William Waller takes us on an enthralling journey through the Milky Way and far, far beyond. He combines science and his ...Show more
Infectious - Pathogens and How We Fight Them by John S. Tregoning
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Category: Popular Science
'The perfect gift for the armchair epidemiologist' Wall Street Journal Nature wants you dead. Not just you, but your children and everyone you have ever met and everyone they have ever met; in fact, everyone. It wants you to cough and sneeze and poop yourself into an early grave. It wants your blood v ...Show more
Space Race 2.0: SpaceX, Blue Origin, Virgin Orbit, NASA, and the Privatization of the Final Frontier by Brad Bergan
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Category: Popular Science
Space Race 2.0 is the only authoritative photographic history of the efforts of private companies--often alongside NASA--to accelerate humankind's exploration and understanding of the final frontier.The private space sector is growing tremendously. The industry's consensus leader, SpaceX, headed by outs ...Show more
Impossible, Possible, and Improbable: Science Stranger Than Fiction by John Gribbin
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Category: Popular Science
A scintillating collection of short essays that really does cover 'life, the Universe, and everything'.
NASA Space Shuttle : 40th Anniversary by Piers Bizony
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Category: Popular Science
Rare photography and stunning artworks illustrate the history of NASA's Space Shuttle program from 1981 to 2011, providing an unprecedented look at the missions, equipment, and astronauts. Written and curated by recognized historians of space exploration, NASA Space Shuttle: 40th Anniversary is the auth ...Show more
The Theory of Everything Else by Dan Schreiber
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Category: Popular Science
A collection of the world’s most mind-boggling, thought-provoking and downright hilarious theories – by the co-host of the UK’s most downloaded podcast No Such Thing As A Fish, Dan Schreiber Why are we here? Do ghosts exist? Will we ever travel back in time? Are we being visited by extraterrestrials? Wi ...Show more
Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution by Neil deGrasse Tyson, Donald Goldsmith
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Category: Popular Science
Our true origins are not only human, or even terrestrial, but in fact cosmic. Drawing on recent scientific breakthroughs and cross-pollination among geology, biology, astrophysics, and cosmology, Origins illuminates the soul-stirring leaps in our understanding of the cosmos. This newly revised and updat ...Show more
Proving Ground - The Untold Story of the Six Women Who Programmed the World's First Modern Computer by Kathy Kleiman
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Category: Popular Science
"Fans of Dava Sobel's The Glass Universe and Margot Lee Shetterly's Hidden Figures are in for a treat" (Publishers Weeky) with this untold, World War II-era story of the six American women who programmed the world's first modern computer.After the end of World War II, the race for technological supremac ...Show more
A Traveler’s Guide to the Stars by Les Johnson
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Category: Popular Science
A brief guide to the real science of interstellar travel.With known exoplanets now numbering in the thousands and initiatives like 100 Year Starship and Breakthrough Starshot advancing the idea of interstellar travel, the age-old dream of venturing forth into the cosmos and perhaps even colonizing dista ...Show more
Back to the Moon: The Next Giant Leap for Humankind by Joseph Silk
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Category: Popular Science
A scientist’s inspiring vision of our return to the Moon as humanity’s next thrilling step in space exploration.Just over half a century since Neil Armstrong first stepped foot on the lunar surface, a new space race to the Moon is well underway and rapidly gaining momentum. Laying out a vision for the n ...Show more
Stars and Planets by DK
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Category: Popular Science
A compact, comprehensive guide to looking at stars and planets for readers from around the worldThe clearest, most accessible guide to observing the night sky. Authoritative text, crystal-clear charts, and a systematic approach make the DK Handbook of Star and Planets the perfect beginner's guide to the ...Show more
Dr Matt's Guide to Life in Space: The search for Planet B, why Earth is so special, and where are the aliens? by Matt Agnew
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Category: Popular Science
The search for Planet B. Why Earth is so special? And where are the aliens? Dr Matt Agnew takes us through this fun, information-packed, fascinating look at life in space. Sit back, relax, let your imagination run wild and enjoy this scientific journey. 'This is a great first book for diving into astron ...Show more