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Hubble: Window on the Universe

By Giles Sparrow

The Stargazer's Handbook: An Atlas of the Night Sky

By Giles Sparrow

A History of the Universe in 21 Stars: (and 3 imposters)

By Giles Sparrow

2023 Guide to the Night Sky: A month-by-month guide to exploring the skies above Britain and Ireland

By Storm Dunlop, Wil Tirion, Royal Observatory Greenwich, Collins Astronomy, Collins Books

The Alchemy of the Heavens: Searching for Meaning in the Milky Way

By Ken Croswell

The International Space Station

By Clive Gifford, Dan Schlitzkus

Five Billion Years of Solitude: The Search for Life Among the Stars

By Lee Billings

Astronomy Photographer of the Year: Collection 2

By Royal Observatory Greenwich, May, Collins Astronomy

Our Universe: An Astronomer's Guide

By Jo Dunkley

It's Not Rocket Science

By Ben Miller

Hubble: Imaging Space and Time

By David H. DeVorkin

Modern Management

By Samuel C. Certo

Astrophysical Lasers

By Vladilen Letokhov (Institute of Spectroscopy, Troitsk, Russia), Sveneric Johansson (Atomic Astrophysics Division, Institute of Astronomy, Lund University, Sweden)

The Night Sky Month by Month (Astronomy)

By Will Gater, Giles Sparrow

Philip's Stargazing 2023 Month-by-Month Guide to the Night Sky Britain & Ireland

By Nigel Henbest

The Invisible Universe

By David Malin

The Physics of a Lifetime: Reflections on the Problems and Personalities of 20th Century Physics

By Vitaly L. Ginzburg, M.S. Aksent'eva

Spaceman: An Astronaut's Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe

By Mike Massimino, Tanner Colby

Primordial Cosmology

By Patrick Peter (Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris), Jean-Philippe Uzan (Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris)

Totality: Eclipses of the Sun

By Mark Littmann (Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee), Fred Espenak (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland), Ken Willcox (The late Ken Willcox was at Phillips Petroleum Company and Adjunct Professor of Physics & A...

The Oxford Handbook of the History of Modern Cosmology

By Helge Kragh (Emeritus Professor, Emeritus Professor, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark), Malcolm Longair (Director of Development and Outreach, Jacksonian Professor Emeritus of Natural Philosophy, Director of Development and Outre...

the night sky month by month

By Will Gater, Giles Sparrow

Particle Detectors: Fundamentals and Applications

By Hermann Kolanoski (Emeritus Professor of Physics, Emeritus Professor of Physics, Humboldt University Berlin and Deutsches Elektronensynchrotron (DESY)), Norbert Wermes (Professor of Physics, Professor of Physics, University of Bonn)

Philip's 2021 Stargazing Month-by-Month Guide to the Night Sky in Britain & Ireland

By Nigel Henbest, HEATHER COUPER

The Atlas of the Near Side of the Moon

By Fredrick toe Laer

The Fact-Packed Activity Book: Space

James Webb Space Telescope Deep Space Diary Teacher Resource Book: For ages 7-11 with differentiation: 3 (Discovery Diaries Teacher Resources)

By Johnson, Olivia, Stevens, Lucie, Harrison, Kristen

Galileo’s Daughter: A Drama of Science, Faith and Love

By Sobel, Dava

Totality: The Great North American Eclipse of 2024

By Mark Littmann (School of Journalism & Electronic Media, University of Tennessee, School of Journalism & Electronic Media, Chancellor's Professor and Professor, Hill Chair of Excellence in Science Writing), Fred Espenak (NASA/Go...

Universal Life: An Inside Look Behind the Race to Discover Life Beyond Earth

By Alan Boss (Research Staff Member, Research Staff Member, Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution)