Best Astronomy Books

Best Free Astronomy Books of 2024

  • The Solar System reviews

    The Solar System Book Reviews

    J. Arthur Wetenkamp

    Over 240 Hires Images View the Solar System like you've never seen it before on your retinadisplay iPad and other supported devices. Images are made sharper and clearer than e...

  • Our Solar System Title reviews

    Our Solar System Title Book Reviews

    Emily Tallon

    This is a book written by a Year 1 student who is interested in our Solar System. It contains information that she is interested in about the planets and comets.

  • Formation of the Solar System - A 21st Century Theory reviews

    Formation of the Solar System - A 21st Century Theory Book Reviews

    James L. Baker

    This book is named A Twenty First Century Theory because it differs completely from all previous Solar System formation theories.  For the past 400 years, scientists and a...

  • Harmonia Macrocosmica reviews

    Harmonia Macrocosmica Book Reviews

    Andreas Cellarius

    The Harmonia Macrocosmica is a star atlas written by Andreas Cellarius and published in 1660. The first part of the atlas contains prints depicting the world systems of Claudius Pt...

  • A Living Library reviews

    A Living Library Book Reviews

    Kerry Magruder

    This document is a guide to the exhibit, "A Living Library," in the History of Science Collections of the University of Oklahoma Libraries.

  • The Last Stargazers Extended Excerpt reviews

    The Last Stargazers Extended Excerpt Book Reviews

    Emily Levesque

    Read the EXCLUSIVE extended excerpt of The Last Stargazers … Humans from the earliest civilizations were spellbound by the night skycraning their necks each night, they used the st...

  • Our Solar System is Vast and Complex reviews

    Our Solar System is Vast and Complex Book Reviews

    Grade 5B

    A nonfiction book on our Solar System, created completed by class 5B, 2016/2017 at ISF

  • Launch in to Space reviews

    Launch in to Space Book Reviews

    Lucy Jones

    Lucy is a Primary pupil in the UK who has been studying Space as her topic in school. Find out facts about space from this 6 year old Author / Illustrator (Now 7 years) and share s...

  • Rocks from Space reviews

    Rocks from Space Book Reviews

    Michael Paine & Rob Britt

    A series of articles about asteroids and comets that threaten our civilisation. Most articles were published online between 1999 and 2006.

  • Our Solar System Title reviews

    Our Solar System Title Book Reviews

    Emily Tallon

    This is a book writing by a student in Year 1. She has shown an interest in writing a book about our Solar System.

  • Space reviews

    Space Book Reviews

    Ileana Del Risco

    This Astronomy textbook was created by Ileana Del Risco, a Senior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.  She is currently a student in Mr. Jeter's Honors Astronomy...

  • The Future of Astronomy reviews

    The Future of Astronomy Book Reviews

    Edward Charles Pickering

    It is claimed by astronomers that their science is not only the oldest, but that it is the most highly developed of the sciences. Indeed it should be so, since no other science has...

  • Tratado Esoterico De Astrologia Hermetica reviews

    Tratado Esoterico De Astrologia Hermetica Book Reviews

    V.M. Samael Aun Weor

    Existe la Astrología Científica o Numérica que requiere extensos estudios para su aprendizaje, con ella los Astrólogos de todos los tiempos han hecho predicciones sobre acontecimie...

  • Grandpa Benny Flies to the Moon reviews

    Grandpa Benny Flies to the Moon Book Reviews

    Ran Levi

    Grandpa Benny is telling story about his flight to the moon. A scientific story about the "Apollo 11" mission to the moon for kids in ages 4 to 10.

  • Solar System reviews

    Solar System Book Reviews

    Janos Balazs

    The Solar System introduces the world around Earth. It describes the characteristics of the planets of the Solar System. Speaks about the rotation of the planets, if they have moon...

  • The Humanist reviews

    The Humanist Book Reviews

    Jae Woo Jang & G. Scott Platt

    The Humanist is anthology of humanist writings fiction, essays, creative nonfiction, poetry and book reviews.

  • Galileo and the Solar System reviews

    Galileo and the Solar System Book Reviews

    Sarah Hardy, Megan Michaud & Kayla Stacy

    In this book, you will find information about Galileo, his discoveries and the Solar System. You will find guided lesson plans for an audio, video and app lesson.

  • Space Jam 2 reviews

    Space Jam 2 Book Reviews

    Shelby Knobel

    This part 2 of an Astronomy book created by Shelby Knobel and Emily Levitt.  It covers the 2nd Semester of Mr. Kyle Jeter’s Honors Astronomy course at Marjory Stoneman Dou...

  • Earth and Moon for Children reviews

    Earth and Moon for Children Book Reviews

    Hank Feng

    A very good science book for children from 6 8 years old. First book from Science for Children series.

  • How to tell the Birds from the Flowers and other Wood-cuts reviews

    How to tell the Birds from the Flowers and other Wood-cuts Book Reviews

    Robert Williams Wood

    This is a science book. You've wondered what the egg plants lay, And why the chestnut's burred, And if the hop vine hops away, It's perfectly absurd. I hence submit ...

  • The Hurricane Guide reviews

    The Hurricane Guide Book Reviews

    William Radcliff Birt

    In introducing the following pages to the notice of the Public, it is the Author's wish to exhibit in as clear a light as our present researches on the subjects treated of wil...

  • Lift-Off reviews

    Lift-Off Book Reviews

    Jean-Nichol Dufour

    This is part 8 of a 12 books suite. Creator species, the UI, god, gaia, extraterrestrials, are the main subjects, or the entities that could be involved in the life and universe cr...

  • The Discovery of a World in the Moone reviews

    The Discovery of a World in the Moone Book Reviews

    John Wilkins

    This neat little book helped to popularize in England the new science of Astronomy, based in particular on Johann Kepler's Samnium and Galileo's discoveries with the tele...

  • A Plan for Securing Observations of the Variable Stars reviews

    A Plan for Securing Observations of the Variable Stars Book Reviews

    E. C. Pickering

    Stars belonging to the first of these classes are seen so rarely that the apparent discovery of one is to be received with the utmost caution. On the other hand, the importance of ...

  • The Moon reviews

    The Moon Book Reviews

    Thomas Gwyn Elger

    British lunar scientist Thomas Gwyn Empy Elger provides a detailed description of the surface of the moon as understood when this book was published in 1895. This work was quite in...

  • Astronomical Myths reviews

    Astronomical Myths Book Reviews

    John F. Blake

    Astronomy is an ancient science; and though of late it has made a fresh start in new regions, and we are opening on the era of fresh and unlookedfor discoveries which will soon rev...

  • Learning Sextant reviews

    Learning Sextant Book Reviews

    Alessandro Mattiuzzo

    This book teaches and explains how to use a sextant and learn celestial navigation based on the Author’s learning throughout the process of his personal project which is in the IB ...

  • Fundamental Of Indian Astrology reviews

    Fundamental Of Indian Astrology Book Reviews

    Shambhu Sharan Shrivastava

    With the growth of civilization, our ancient saga and thinkers have symbolized India’s culture and spiritual essence in the light of different Vedic literatures, different philosop...

  • Half-hours with the Telescope reviews

    Half-hours with the Telescope Book Reviews

    Richard Anthony Proctor

    This work contains an elaborate account of the phenomena presented by the planet. In 1881 he founded Knowledge, a popular weekly magazine of science, which had a considerable circu...

  • The Planets Book2 reviews

    The Planets Book2 Book Reviews

    R. T. James McAteer

    From the Depths of our Solar System To the Edge of Our World A Tale of 8 Planetary Siblings Unfolding over 4.5 Billion Years One Family, Words Apart Awesome, Chaotic The Planets Bo...

  • 21-12-12 The reality reviews

    21-12-12 The reality Book Reviews

    Maz Shams

    21st Dec, 2012 What’s the reality behind 2012 predictions? Is it really going to happen what they showed in the movie? Who were the Mayans? How did they predicted our future? What ...

  • Origin of Existence reviews

    Origin of Existence Book Reviews

    Zach Rasmussen

    The Universe is a complicated place. Although there is much Astronomers and Cosmologists want to know about it humans now have a clear view of the origin of existence. This book sh...

  • The Art of Observing Celestial Objects reviews

    The Art of Observing Celestial Objects Book Reviews

    Allyson Brinston

    Observing celestial objects is an integral part of an astronomer's work. It is through careful and systematic observation that astronomers gather data and unravel the mysterie...

  • Discover And Contact reviews

    Discover And Contact Book Reviews

    Ian Beardsley

    Evidence is found in support of the idea that extraterrestrials had an influence on the development of our sciences.  A message is found embedded in our physics and is dec...

  • Fast Things in the Solar System reviews

    Fast Things in the Solar System Book Reviews

    William Haloupek

    Trying to get a sense of scale in the Solar System can be difficult, because the distances involved are outside the realm of ordinary experience. Planets and other bodies also move...

  • The Story of the Heavens reviews

    The Story of the Heavens Book Reviews

    Robert Stawell Ball

    A book of science which describes the different scientific things. Mainly it focus on astronomy. An Irish astronomer and talented mathematician, Sir Robert Stawell Ball was also a ...

  • The Solar System reviews

    The Solar System Book Reviews

    Nathaniel Jennings

    An interactive children's book that teaches anyone about the solar system.

  • Outside the Outside reviews

    Outside the Outside Book Reviews

    Angela Barnes

    An educational astronomy storybook with interactive and textbook features, taking readers on a journey of our universe through space and time.

  • The Solar System reviews

    The Solar System Book Reviews

    Thomas Woodward

    A visual guide to the planets and our local star system. This book describes each planet in detail, what the core's are made of, if the planet has a magnetic field and what sa...

  • Side-Lights on Astronomy and Kindred Fields of Popular Science reviews

    Side-Lights on Astronomy and Kindred Fields of Popular Science Book Reviews

    Simon Newcomb

    A prominent theme in the collection is that of the structure, extent, and duration of the universe.

  • Myths and Marvels of Astronomy reviews

    Myths and Marvels of Astronomy Book Reviews

    Richard Anthony Proctor

    The chief charm of Astronomy, with many, does not reside in the wonders revealed to us by the science, but in the lore and legends connected with its history, the strange fancies w...

  • Astrobiology for Teachers reviews

    Astrobiology for Teachers Book Reviews

    Montana State University

    Astrobiology is the scientific study of the origin, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe. The study of astrobiology brings together researchers from historic...

  • Mathematics and Astronomy reviews

    Mathematics and Astronomy Book Reviews

    Allyson Brinston

    Mathematics and astronomy are deeply interconnected disciplines. Mathematics provides the language and tools necessary for astronomers to quantify and analyze the observations and ...

  • The Planets reviews

    The Planets Book Reviews

    Professor McAteer

    You probably already recognize parts of this Universe, but this familiarity is probably limited to your one perspective (from right here on Earth), from your one point in time (rig...

  • Stars And Constellations in Space reviews

    Stars And Constellations in Space Book Reviews

    Meghan Zigmond

    Mrs. Zigmond’s First Grade class learned about stars and constellations after asking many questions about the topic. They wrote this book to share the answers to their space questi...

  • Moonbook reviews

    Moonbook Book Reviews

    Anika Cerkowniak, Daniel Hermanns, Nicolas Nitsche, Simon Stöferle & Roland Wilke

    Dieses interaktive und multimediale eBook wurde im Sommersemester 2012 im Rahmen einer Projektarbeit an der Hochschule Offenburg erstellt. Es dreht sich rund um unseren Erdtrabante...

  • The Unknown reviews

    The Unknown Book Reviews

    Seena Musallam

    This Astronomy book was created by Seniors Seena Musallam and Kaitlyn Mockenhaupt at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.  It includes studentgenerat...

  • Half-Hours with the Stars reviews

    Half-Hours with the Stars Book Reviews

    Richard Anthony Proctor

    It is very easy to gain a knowledge of the stars, if the learner sets to work in the proper manner. But he commonly meets with a difficulty at the outset of his task. He provides h...

  • Our Solar System reviews

    Our Solar System Book Reviews

    Richard G. Ricklefs

    An introduction to our solar system for young people interested in astronomy, space and learning about our corner of the universe.

  • A Field Book of the Stars reviews

    A Field Book of the Stars Book Reviews

    William Tyler Olcott

    The Considering the ease with which a knowledge of the constellations can be acquired, it seems a remarkable fact that so few are conversant with these timehonored configurations o...

  • Astronomical Theory of Climate Change reviews

    Astronomical Theory of Climate Change Book Reviews

    N J

    A general consensus is that the precession of equinoxes is best explained by the lunisolar wobble theory. Although, this lunisolar model shows the basics of the Earth’s wobbling ax...

  • Our Calendar reviews

    Our Calendar Book Reviews

    George Nichols Packer

    The subdivision of the day into twentyfour parts or hours has prevailed since the remotest ages, though different nations have not agreed either with respect to the epoch of its co...

  • Stable State Universe Theory reviews

    Stable State Universe Theory Book Reviews

    Stephen Webb

    The theory behind the stable state universe The first part of this theory is to believe in absolute zero, that is when there is no energy, no heat. Now in science we believe that w...

  • The Solar System reviews

    The Solar System Book Reviews

    William deBretton Gordon

    This book is written to give you a basic knowledge of our Solar System. With lots of information on the planets and their moons, this book gives you an astronomers look at the Sola...

  • Torus Workshop 2012 reviews

    Torus Workshop 2012 Book Reviews

    Science Organizing Committee

    Torus Workshop 2012 takes place at the University of Texas at San Antonio from December 57. Included are sessions, participants, and articles for this workshop.

  • 2012 Venus Transit reviews

    2012 Venus Transit Book Reviews

    Pedro Braganca & Geoff Gaherty

    Astronomers, amateur and professional, think of a Venus transit as one of the rarest and most exciting of celestial events.  The 2012 transit will be the last chance you w...

  • History of Astronomy reviews

    History of Astronomy Book Reviews

    George Forbes

    The historical portions of the book are helpful in understanding the viewpoint of the astronomers who's efforts laid the foundation for astronomy.

  • The Astronomy of the Bible reviews

    The Astronomy of the Bible Book Reviews

    Edward Walter Maunder

    The books of the Old Testament were written at different times during the progress of this Early age of astronomy. We should therefore naturally expect to find the astronomical all...

  • Solar Particle Radiation Storms Forecasting and Analysis reviews

    Solar Particle Radiation Storms Forecasting and Analysis Book Reviews

    Olga E. Malandraki & Norma B. Crosby

    Solar energetic particles (SEPs) emitted from the Sun are a major space weather hazard motivating the development of predictive capabilities. This book presents the results and fin...

  • Interferometry and Synthesis in Radio Astronomy reviews

    Interferometry and Synthesis in Radio Astronomy Book Reviews

    A. Richard Thompson, James M. Moran & George W. Swenson Jr.

    This book is open access under a CC BYNC 4.0 license. The third edition of this indispensable book in radio interferometry provides extensive updates to the second edition, includi...

Best Paid Astronomy Books of 2024

  • The Solar System reviews

    The Solar System Book Reviews

    J. Arthur Wetenkamp

    Over 240 Hires Images View the Solar System like you've never seen it before on your retinadisplay iPad and other supported devices. Images are made sharper and clearer than e...

  • Our Solar System Title reviews

    Our Solar System Title Book Reviews

    Emily Tallon

    This is a book written by a Year 1 student who is interested in our Solar System. It contains information that she is interested in about the planets and comets.

  • Formation of the Solar System - A 21st Century Theory reviews

    Formation of the Solar System - A 21st Century Theory Book Reviews

    James L. Baker

    This book is named A Twenty First Century Theory because it differs completely from all previous Solar System formation theories.  For the past 400 years, scientists and a...

  • Harmonia Macrocosmica reviews

    Harmonia Macrocosmica Book Reviews

    Andreas Cellarius

    The Harmonia Macrocosmica is a star atlas written by Andreas Cellarius and published in 1660. The first part of the atlas contains prints depicting the world systems of Claudius Pt...

  • A Living Library reviews

    A Living Library Book Reviews

    Kerry Magruder

    This document is a guide to the exhibit, "A Living Library," in the History of Science Collections of the University of Oklahoma Libraries.

  • The Last Stargazers Extended Excerpt reviews

    The Last Stargazers Extended Excerpt Book Reviews

    Emily Levesque

    Read the EXCLUSIVE extended excerpt of The Last Stargazers … Humans from the earliest civilizations were spellbound by the night skycraning their necks each night, they used the st...

  • Our Solar System is Vast and Complex reviews

    Our Solar System is Vast and Complex Book Reviews

    Grade 5B

    A nonfiction book on our Solar System, created completed by class 5B, 2016/2017 at ISF

  • Launch in to Space reviews

    Launch in to Space Book Reviews

    Lucy Jones

    Lucy is a Primary pupil in the UK who has been studying Space as her topic in school. Find out facts about space from this 6 year old Author / Illustrator (Now 7 years) and share s...

  • Rocks from Space reviews

    Rocks from Space Book Reviews

    Michael Paine & Rob Britt

    A series of articles about asteroids and comets that threaten our civilisation. Most articles were published online between 1999 and 2006.

  • Our Solar System Title reviews

    Our Solar System Title Book Reviews

    Emily Tallon

    This is a book writing by a student in Year 1. She has shown an interest in writing a book about our Solar System.

  • Space reviews

    Space Book Reviews

    Ileana Del Risco

    This Astronomy textbook was created by Ileana Del Risco, a Senior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.  She is currently a student in Mr. Jeter's Honors Astronomy...

  • The Future of Astronomy reviews

    The Future of Astronomy Book Reviews

    Edward Charles Pickering

    It is claimed by astronomers that their science is not only the oldest, but that it is the most highly developed of the sciences. Indeed it should be so, since no other science has...

  • Tratado Esoterico De Astrologia Hermetica reviews

    Tratado Esoterico De Astrologia Hermetica Book Reviews

    V.M. Samael Aun Weor

    Existe la Astrología Científica o Numérica que requiere extensos estudios para su aprendizaje, con ella los Astrólogos de todos los tiempos han hecho predicciones sobre acontecimie...

  • Grandpa Benny Flies to the Moon reviews

    Grandpa Benny Flies to the Moon Book Reviews

    Ran Levi

    Grandpa Benny is telling story about his flight to the moon. A scientific story about the "Apollo 11" mission to the moon for kids in ages 4 to 10.

  • Solar System reviews

    Solar System Book Reviews

    Janos Balazs

    The Solar System introduces the world around Earth. It describes the characteristics of the planets of the Solar System. Speaks about the rotation of the planets, if they have moon...

  • The Humanist reviews

    The Humanist Book Reviews

    Jae Woo Jang & G. Scott Platt

    The Humanist is anthology of humanist writings fiction, essays, creative nonfiction, poetry and book reviews.

  • Galileo and the Solar System reviews

    Galileo and the Solar System Book Reviews

    Sarah Hardy, Megan Michaud & Kayla Stacy

    In this book, you will find information about Galileo, his discoveries and the Solar System. You will find guided lesson plans for an audio, video and app lesson.

  • Space Jam 2 reviews

    Space Jam 2 Book Reviews

    Shelby Knobel

    This part 2 of an Astronomy book created by Shelby Knobel and Emily Levitt.  It covers the 2nd Semester of Mr. Kyle Jeter’s Honors Astronomy course at Marjory Stoneman Dou...

  • Earth and Moon for Children reviews

    Earth and Moon for Children Book Reviews

    Hank Feng

    A very good science book for children from 6 8 years old. First book from Science for Children series.

  • How to tell the Birds from the Flowers and other Wood-cuts reviews

    How to tell the Birds from the Flowers and other Wood-cuts Book Reviews

    Robert Williams Wood

    This is a science book. You've wondered what the egg plants lay, And why the chestnut's burred, And if the hop vine hops away, It's perfectly absurd. I hence submit ...

  • The Hurricane Guide reviews

    The Hurricane Guide Book Reviews

    William Radcliff Birt

    In introducing the following pages to the notice of the Public, it is the Author's wish to exhibit in as clear a light as our present researches on the subjects treated of wil...

  • Lift-Off reviews

    Lift-Off Book Reviews

    Jean-Nichol Dufour

    This is part 8 of a 12 books suite. Creator species, the UI, god, gaia, extraterrestrials, are the main subjects, or the entities that could be involved in the life and universe cr...

  • The Discovery of a World in the Moone reviews

    The Discovery of a World in the Moone Book Reviews

    John Wilkins

    This neat little book helped to popularize in England the new science of Astronomy, based in particular on Johann Kepler's Samnium and Galileo's discoveries with the tele...

  • A Plan for Securing Observations of the Variable Stars reviews

    A Plan for Securing Observations of the Variable Stars Book Reviews

    E. C. Pickering

    Stars belonging to the first of these classes are seen so rarely that the apparent discovery of one is to be received with the utmost caution. On the other hand, the importance of ...

  • The Moon reviews

    The Moon Book Reviews

    Thomas Gwyn Elger

    British lunar scientist Thomas Gwyn Empy Elger provides a detailed description of the surface of the moon as understood when this book was published in 1895. This work was quite in...

  • Astronomical Myths reviews

    Astronomical Myths Book Reviews

    John F. Blake

    Astronomy is an ancient science; and though of late it has made a fresh start in new regions, and we are opening on the era of fresh and unlookedfor discoveries which will soon rev...

  • Learning Sextant reviews

    Learning Sextant Book Reviews

    Alessandro Mattiuzzo

    This book teaches and explains how to use a sextant and learn celestial navigation based on the Author’s learning throughout the process of his personal project which is in the IB ...

  • Fundamental Of Indian Astrology reviews

    Fundamental Of Indian Astrology Book Reviews

    Shambhu Sharan Shrivastava

    With the growth of civilization, our ancient saga and thinkers have symbolized India’s culture and spiritual essence in the light of different Vedic literatures, different philosop...

  • Half-hours with the Telescope reviews

    Half-hours with the Telescope Book Reviews

    Richard Anthony Proctor

    This work contains an elaborate account of the phenomena presented by the planet. In 1881 he founded Knowledge, a popular weekly magazine of science, which had a considerable circu...

  • The Planets Book2 reviews

    The Planets Book2 Book Reviews

    R. T. James McAteer

    From the Depths of our Solar System To the Edge of Our World A Tale of 8 Planetary Siblings Unfolding over 4.5 Billion Years One Family, Words Apart Awesome, Chaotic The Planets Bo...

  • 21-12-12 The reality reviews

    21-12-12 The reality Book Reviews

    Maz Shams

    21st Dec, 2012 What’s the reality behind 2012 predictions? Is it really going to happen what they showed in the movie? Who were the Mayans? How did they predicted our future? What ...

  • Origin of Existence reviews

    Origin of Existence Book Reviews

    Zach Rasmussen

    The Universe is a complicated place. Although there is much Astronomers and Cosmologists want to know about it humans now have a clear view of the origin of existence. This book sh...

  • The Art of Observing Celestial Objects reviews

    The Art of Observing Celestial Objects Book Reviews

    Allyson Brinston

    Observing celestial objects is an integral part of an astronomer's work. It is through careful and systematic observation that astronomers gather data and unravel the mysterie...

  • Discover And Contact reviews

    Discover And Contact Book Reviews

    Ian Beardsley

    Evidence is found in support of the idea that extraterrestrials had an influence on the development of our sciences.  A message is found embedded in our physics and is dec...

  • Fast Things in the Solar System reviews

    Fast Things in the Solar System Book Reviews

    William Haloupek

    Trying to get a sense of scale in the Solar System can be difficult, because the distances involved are outside the realm of ordinary experience. Planets and other bodies also move...

  • The Story of the Heavens reviews

    The Story of the Heavens Book Reviews

    Robert Stawell Ball

    A book of science which describes the different scientific things. Mainly it focus on astronomy. An Irish astronomer and talented mathematician, Sir Robert Stawell Ball was also a ...

  • The Solar System reviews

    The Solar System Book Reviews

    Nathaniel Jennings

    An interactive children's book that teaches anyone about the solar system.

  • Outside the Outside reviews

    Outside the Outside Book Reviews

    Angela Barnes

    An educational astronomy storybook with interactive and textbook features, taking readers on a journey of our universe through space and time.

  • The Solar System reviews

    The Solar System Book Reviews

    Thomas Woodward

    A visual guide to the planets and our local star system. This book describes each planet in detail, what the core's are made of, if the planet has a magnetic field and what sa...

  • Side-Lights on Astronomy and Kindred Fields of Popular Science reviews

    Side-Lights on Astronomy and Kindred Fields of Popular Science Book Reviews

    Simon Newcomb

    A prominent theme in the collection is that of the structure, extent, and duration of the universe.

  • Myths and Marvels of Astronomy reviews

    Myths and Marvels of Astronomy Book Reviews

    Richard Anthony Proctor

    The chief charm of Astronomy, with many, does not reside in the wonders revealed to us by the science, but in the lore and legends connected with its history, the strange fancies w...

  • Astrobiology for Teachers reviews

    Astrobiology for Teachers Book Reviews

    Montana State University

    Astrobiology is the scientific study of the origin, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe. The study of astrobiology brings together researchers from historic...

  • Mathematics and Astronomy reviews

    Mathematics and Astronomy Book Reviews

    Allyson Brinston

    Mathematics and astronomy are deeply interconnected disciplines. Mathematics provides the language and tools necessary for astronomers to quantify and analyze the observations and ...

  • The Planets reviews

    The Planets Book Reviews

    Professor McAteer

    You probably already recognize parts of this Universe, but this familiarity is probably limited to your one perspective (from right here on Earth), from your one point in time (rig...

  • Stars And Constellations in Space reviews

    Stars And Constellations in Space Book Reviews

    Meghan Zigmond

    Mrs. Zigmond’s First Grade class learned about stars and constellations after asking many questions about the topic. They wrote this book to share the answers to their space questi...

  • Moonbook reviews

    Moonbook Book Reviews

    Anika Cerkowniak, Daniel Hermanns, Nicolas Nitsche, Simon Stöferle & Roland Wilke

    Dieses interaktive und multimediale eBook wurde im Sommersemester 2012 im Rahmen einer Projektarbeit an der Hochschule Offenburg erstellt. Es dreht sich rund um unseren Erdtrabante...

  • The Unknown reviews

    The Unknown Book Reviews

    Seena Musallam

    This Astronomy book was created by Seniors Seena Musallam and Kaitlyn Mockenhaupt at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.  It includes studentgenerat...

  • Half-Hours with the Stars reviews

    Half-Hours with the Stars Book Reviews

    Richard Anthony Proctor

    It is very easy to gain a knowledge of the stars, if the learner sets to work in the proper manner. But he commonly meets with a difficulty at the outset of his task. He provides h...

  • Our Solar System reviews

    Our Solar System Book Reviews

    Richard G. Ricklefs

    An introduction to our solar system for young people interested in astronomy, space and learning about our corner of the universe.

  • A Field Book of the Stars reviews

    A Field Book of the Stars Book Reviews

    William Tyler Olcott

    The Considering the ease with which a knowledge of the constellations can be acquired, it seems a remarkable fact that so few are conversant with these timehonored configurations o...

  • Astronomical Theory of Climate Change reviews

    Astronomical Theory of Climate Change Book Reviews

    N J

    A general consensus is that the precession of equinoxes is best explained by the lunisolar wobble theory. Although, this lunisolar model shows the basics of the Earth’s wobbling ax...

  • Our Calendar reviews

    Our Calendar Book Reviews

    George Nichols Packer

    The subdivision of the day into twentyfour parts or hours has prevailed since the remotest ages, though different nations have not agreed either with respect to the epoch of its co...

  • Stable State Universe Theory reviews

    Stable State Universe Theory Book Reviews

    Stephen Webb

    The theory behind the stable state universe The first part of this theory is to believe in absolute zero, that is when there is no energy, no heat. Now in science we believe that w...

  • The Solar System reviews

    The Solar System Book Reviews

    William deBretton Gordon

    This book is written to give you a basic knowledge of our Solar System. With lots of information on the planets and their moons, this book gives you an astronomers look at the Sola...

  • Torus Workshop 2012 reviews

    Torus Workshop 2012 Book Reviews

    Science Organizing Committee

    Torus Workshop 2012 takes place at the University of Texas at San Antonio from December 57. Included are sessions, participants, and articles for this workshop.

  • 2012 Venus Transit reviews

    2012 Venus Transit Book Reviews

    Pedro Braganca & Geoff Gaherty

    Astronomers, amateur and professional, think of a Venus transit as one of the rarest and most exciting of celestial events.  The 2012 transit will be the last chance you w...

  • History of Astronomy reviews

    History of Astronomy Book Reviews

    George Forbes

    The historical portions of the book are helpful in understanding the viewpoint of the astronomers who's efforts laid the foundation for astronomy.

  • The Astronomy of the Bible reviews

    The Astronomy of the Bible Book Reviews

    Edward Walter Maunder

    The books of the Old Testament were written at different times during the progress of this Early age of astronomy. We should therefore naturally expect to find the astronomical all...

  • Solar Particle Radiation Storms Forecasting and Analysis reviews

    Solar Particle Radiation Storms Forecasting and Analysis Book Reviews

    Olga E. Malandraki & Norma B. Crosby

    Solar energetic particles (SEPs) emitted from the Sun are a major space weather hazard motivating the development of predictive capabilities. This book presents the results and fin...

  • Interferometry and Synthesis in Radio Astronomy reviews

    Interferometry and Synthesis in Radio Astronomy Book Reviews

    A. Richard Thompson, James M. Moran & George W. Swenson Jr.

    This book is open access under a CC BYNC 4.0 license. The third edition of this indispensable book in radio interferometry provides extensive updates to the second edition, includi...