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  • The Story of Astronomy

    How the universe revealed its secrets

    by Heather Couper, Nigel Henbest ...
    Journey through time and space with the greatest astronomers in history. Astronomy is one of the oldest of all the sciences. And yet, its history is also so much more than the history of a science, reflecting our entire culture and providing insight into the evolution of humankind's ideas and ideals over the centuries. This fascinating book tells the amazing story of the development of astronomy, ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • The Secret Life of Space

    by Heather Couper, Nigel Henbest ...
    The Secret Life of Space is the definitive guide to understanding the key breakthroughs and discoveries mankind has made to unravel the mysteries of the Cosmos. This engaging and fast-paced narrative debunks the urban myths of astronomy, revealing the true stories behind our biggest breakthroughs. Starting with the discovery that Stonehenge was actually built to celebrate the winter solstice ... Read more

    $18.79 USD

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    Cosmic Quest

    by BBC, Heather Couper ...
    Narrated by Heather Couper ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 46 min

    Heather Couper presents a sweeping history of astronomy, as heard on BBC Radio 4. In this 30-part BBC Radio 4 series, astronomer Heather Couper charts the history of our understanding of the universe. Her journey begins at the beginning as people first gaze in wonder at the life-giving Sun, the wandering planets and the changing phases of the Moon. Along the way we meet the ancient astronomers, as ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

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  • Astronomy

    by BarCharts,Inc ...
    The most comprehensive guide to the known universe. Great reference for classes including earth science and physical science as well as astronomy. Includes guide includes information including: history, the sun, the planets, starlight and galaxies, and cosmological concepts. ... Read more

    $4.95 USD

  • Human Universe

    by Professor Brian Cox, Andrew Cohen ...
    Top ten Sunday Times Bestseller‘Engaging, ambitious and creative’ GuardianWhere are we? Are we alone? Who are we? Why are we here? What is our future?Human Universe tackles some of the greatest questions that humans have asked to try and understand the very nature of ourselves and the Universe in which we live.Through the endless leaps of human minds, it explores the extraordinary ... ... Read more

    $12.49 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Universe

    The book of the BBC TV series presented by Professor Brian Cox

    by Andrew Cohen ...
    Every night, above our heads, a drama of epic proportions is playing out. Diamond planets, zombie stars, black holes heavier than a billion Suns. The cast of characters is extraordinary, and each one has its own incredible story to tell.We once thought of our Earth as unique, but we have now discovered thousands of alien planets, and that’s barely a fraction of the worlds that are out there. And ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Aliens Are Coming!

    The Extraordinary Science Behind Our Search for Life in the Universe

    by Ben Miller ...
    The actor and author "celebrates the human fascination with the search for extraterrestrial life and grounds it with equally fascinating science" ( Publishers Weekly, starred review).For millennia, we have looked up at the stars and wondered whether we are alone in the universe, but in the last few years—as our probes begin to escape the solar system, and our telescopes reveal thousands of ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Tweeting the Universe

    Tiny Explanations of Very Big Ideas

    by Govert Schilling, Marcus Chown ...
    In 140 pages, two masterly popularisers present 140 explanations of the biggest questions in physics - in the form of 10 or so tweets per page. They set themselves the challenge of boiling down what is essential on each subject into sentences of 140 characters, and the results are both entertaining and brilliantly informative. Not a word is wasted. The reader is not patronized and learns something ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • A Journey Through The Universe

    A traveler's guide from the centre of the sun to the edge of the unknown

    by New Scientist ...
    Series series New Scientist Instant Expert
    There's a whole universe out there...Imagine you had a spacecraft capable of travelling through interstellar space. You climb in, blast into orbit, fly out of the solar system and keep going. Where do you end up, and what do you see along the way?The answer is: mostly nothing. Space is astonishingly, mind-blowingly empty. As you travel through the void between galaxies your spaceship encounters ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • 14 Fun Facts About Comets: A 15-Minute Book

    15-Minute Books, #128

    by Jeannie Meekins ...
    Series Book 128 - 15-Minute Books
    Comets often streak across the night sky. They are fascinating flashes of light, but how much do we really know about them? Here are some things that scientists do know.Find out:What the name comet means.How comets are named.When the earliest comets were recorded.How scientists predict when a comet will return.What a comet's tail is made of.LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Star-Craving Mad

    Tales from a travelling astronomer

    by Fred Watson ...
    Fred Watson knows all about the madness that drives people to understand the Universe and unlock its secrets.Now you can join Australia's best-known astronomer on a unique tour to unravel the mysteries of space and time. Take in primitive observatories in ancient Peru and the world's largest atom-smasher in modern-day Switzerland. See Pluto demoted from planetary status. Go behind headlines to ... Read more

    $10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Universe - A short history of everything we know

    by John Mac ...
    Part 1 of 4. Take a beautifully simplistic journey of fact and modern theory across the mysteries of our Universe in this first part of a quadrilogy of E-books. Discover the amazing you and the quantum certainty of another you, to the birth of a Universe in a Multi-verse, to the formation of a solar system, the Earth and our biblical legends. Discover our puzzling directionality of time to the ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus