![Encyclopedia of Lunar Science]( "Encyclopedia of Lunar Science")
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Cudnik, B. (Ed) (2021)
A very useful reference work for a broad audience, not limited to the professional lunar scientist: general astronomers, researchers, theoreticians, practitioners, graduate …
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![The Growth and Development of Astronomy and Astrophysics in India and the Asia-Pacific Region]( "The Growth and Development of Astronomy and Astrophysics in India and the Asia-Pacific Region")
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Orchiston, W. (Ed), Sule, A. (Ed), Vahia, M. (Ed) (2019)
This book discusses the study of astronomy in different cultures, applied historical astronomy and history of multi-wavelength astronomy, and the genesis of recent research. It …
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![Archaeoastronomy in the Roman World]( "Archaeoastronomy in the Roman World")
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Magli, G. (Ed), González-García, A. C. (Ed), Belmonte Aviles, J. (Ed), Antonello, E. (Ed) (2019)
This book explores the insights that Cultural Astronomy provides into the classical Roman world by unveiling the ways in which the Romans made use of their knowledge concerning …
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![A Natural History of the Milky Way]( "A Natural History of the Milky Way")
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Chiappini, C., Matteucci, F. (2019)
One of the most stunning features of the night sky, and Earth's home, the Mily Way is fertile ground for exploring the mysteries of the universe. This book will provide an …
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![The International Astronomical Union]( "The International Astronomical Union")
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Andersen, J., Baneke, D. M., Madsen, C. (2019)
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) was founded in 1919, in the wake of the First World War, together with its sister Unions in related natural sciences. It will thus turn …
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![Astronomical Distance Determination in the Space Age]( "Astronomical Distance Determination in the Space Age")
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de Grijs, R. (Ed), Falanga, M. (Ed) (2019)
Knowing the distance of an astrophysical object is key to understanding its formation and evolution. Without an accurate distance, we do not know how bright it is, how large it …
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![Supernovae]( "Supernovae")
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Bykov, A. (Ed), Roger, C. (Ed), Raymond, J. (Ed), Thielemann, F. (Ed), Falanga, M. (Ed), von Steiger, R. (Ed) (2019)
From early Chinese astronomy to the most recent high precision, multi-wavelength observations, supernovae have been actively examined for centuries. In recent years, this intense …
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![Biosignatures for Astrobiology]( "Biosignatures for Astrobiology")
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Cavalazzi, B. (Ed), Westall, F. (Ed) (2019)
This book aims at providing a brief but broad overview of biosignatures. The topics addressed range from prebiotic signatures in extraterrestrial materials to the signatures …
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![Tools of Radio Astronomy - Set]( "Tools of Radio Astronomy - Set")
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Wilson, T. L., Rohlfs, K., Hüttemeister, S. (2019)
This is a set of the two books "Tools of Radio Astronomy, 6th Ed." by T.L.Wilson, K. Rohlfs, S. Hüttemeister and "Tools of Radio Astronomy - Problems and Solutions, 2nd Ed." by …
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![Life in the Universe]( "Life in the Universe")
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Schulze-Makuch, D., Irwin, L. N. (2018)
This class-tested textbook examines the basic elements of living systems: energy, chemistry, solvents, and habitats in crucial depth. These elements define the opportunities and …
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![Incident on Simpac III]( "Incident on Simpac III")
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Brugge, D. (2018)
A few hundred years into the future, a wave of space colonization follows a disastrous earlier attempt to inhabit nearby extrasolar planets. It is guided by a new computational …
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![Probes of Multimessenger Astrophysics]( "Probes of Multimessenger Astrophysics")
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Spurio, M. (2018)
"I have taught from and enjoyed the first edition of the book. The selection of topics is the best I've seen. Maurizio Spurio gives very clear presentations using a generous …
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![Principles of Gravitational Lensing]( "Principles of Gravitational Lensing")
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Congdon, A. B., Keeton, C. R. (2018)
This textbook provides an introduction to gravitational lensing, which has become an invaluable tool in modern astrophysics, with applications that range from finding planets …
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![Big-Bang Nucleosynthesis]( "Big-Bang Nucleosynthesis")
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Hashimoto, M., Nakamura, R., Thushari, E. P. B. A., Arai, K. (2018)
The book reviews theories of nucleosynthesis in big-bang cosmology. It introduces the standard model of cosmology, astronuclear reactions, numerical techniques for …
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![The Sun Today]( "The Sun Today")
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Vita-Finzi, C. (2018)
There are several billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy. One of them is the middle-aged G2V yellow dwarf that rules our lives. The Sun Today discusses the Sun’s appearance and …
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![Cruise Ship Astronomy and Astrophotography]( "Cruise Ship Astronomy and Astrophotography")
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Redfern, G. I. (2018)
Enrich your next sea vacation with this fun how-to guide to observing and doing astrophotography on water. Collecting together the author’s five decades of astrophotography and …
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![Gemini 4]( "Gemini 4")
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Shayler, D. J. (2018)
The flight of Gemini 4 in June 1965 was conducted barely four years after the first Americans flew in space. It was a bold step by NASA to accomplish the first American spacewalk …
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![Explaining Lithium Enriched Red Giant Branch Stars]( "Explaining Lithium Enriched Red Giant Branch Stars")
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Aguilera-Gómez, C. (2018)
This thesis provides new insights into the seemingly anomalous ubiquity of lithium-rich red giant stars. The theory of stellar evolution, one of the most successful models of …
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![Elements of Cosmological Thermodynamics]( "Elements of Cosmological Thermodynamics")
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Saha, S. (2018)
Based on the author’s own work and results obtained by renowned cosmologists, this short book provides a concise introduction to the relatively new research field of cosmological …
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![Observer's Guide to Variable Stars]( "Observer's Guide to Variable Stars")
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Griffiths, M. (2018)
This book contains everything you need to know about variable stars -- stars whose brightness varies noticeably over time. The study of variable stars has been a particularly …
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