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  • The Star Book

    Stargazing Throughout the Seasons in the Northern Hemisphere

    by Peter Grego ...
    Stargazing Throughout the Seasons in the Northern Hemisphere is an excerpt from The Star Book that guides you through the night skies in the Northern Hemisphere, through wide-angle star charts. Looking at the main constellations, stars and celestial showpieces of the northern celestial sphere, beginning with constellations around the north pole and then taking a season by season view. Most ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Star Book

    Stargazing Throughout the Seasons in the Southern Hemisphere

    by Peter Grego ...
    Stargazing Throughout the Seasons in the Southern Hemisphere is an excerpt from The Star Book that guides you through the night skies in the Southern Hemisphere, through wide-angle star charts. Looking at the main constellations, stars and celestial showpieces of the southern celestial sphere, beginning with constellations around the south celestial pole and then taking a season by season view. ... Read more

    $8.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Star Book

    An Introduction to Stargazing and the Solar System

    by Peter Grego ...
    See the night sky like you have never seen it before with this all-encompassing guide to astronomy. Learn all there is to know about the layout of the skies, the positions of the main constellations and the names of the brightest stars, so you can become a backyard astronomer in no time at all. With easy-to-use star charts, photographs and observational drawings of objects visible from both ... Read more

    $8.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Stargazing

    by Peter Grego ...
    Series series Collins Need to Know?
    This ebook has been optimised for tablets.This fully illustrated one-stop guide will show you how to look at and understand the night sky. To make your progress easier, it comes with colour illustrations and expert advice throughout.Full colour charts, photographs and illustrations show the planetary motions and offer information on astrological events, while detailed diagrams help to explain the ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

  • Astronomical Cybersketching

    Observational Drawing with PDAs and Tablet PCs

    by Peter Grego ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    SketchingtheSkies Suddenly and without warning, a new star appeared in the night sky, and everyone in the community was alarmed. Nobody could remember having seen its like before. Dazzling to look at, this unexpected intruder in the heavenly vault gave off a light that almost rivaled that of the full Moon, drowning out the familiar patterns of stars with its glare. The new star’s steady white ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • Galileo and 400 Years of Telescopic Astronomy

    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    In 1609 Galileo first used his telescope to kick start the science of observational astronomy - an event that proved to be of enormous historic, scientific, and cultural importance. Galileo and 400 Years of Telescopic Astronomy will feature the life and achievements of Galileo, around which has pivoted the story of four centuries of telescopic astronomy. The book will detail how astronomy has ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • Universe

    The story of the Universe, from earliest times to our continuing discoveries

    by Peter Grego ...
    Series series Collins Need to Know?
    An introduction to the universe covering everything from the big bang and our understanding of the universe over time, to the earth's formation, the Sun and how it affects us, the Moon and planets, black holes and galaxies.The companion volume to ‘Need to Know? Stargazing’ and by the same author, this book focuses on the basic history and science of the universe, rather than on the practical ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

  • Blazing a Ghostly Trail

    ISON and Great Comets of the Past and Future

    by Peter Grego ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Ice and Fire: Great Comets to Come was written because a special celestial event climaxes towards the end of 2013 – the arrival, fresh from the Oort Cloud, of Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON). By all predictions – even the most pessimistic ones – this comet is set to be one of, perhaps the most, dazzling comet seen in modern history and has the astronomical world buzzing with anticipation.Skywatchers have ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • Mars and How to Observe It

    by Peter Grego ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Mars, popularly known as the Red Planet because of its distinct color, is visible with the naked eye and is one of very few planets in the Solar System in which it is possible to see weather phenomena and surface features and thus is a favorite for amateur and practical astronomers. Commercially made telescopes can reveal its dusty surface markings, brilliant polar ice caps, and atmospheric ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Cornwall's Strangest Tales

    by Peter Grego ...
    Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of Cornwall, or as it is sometimes obscurely referred to, Merry Jack. Though this isn’t the usual side of the county the tourists, travellers and residents see. This is the real Cornwall, the strange and twisted nooks and crannies of the county’s bizarre history – past, present and future.Following on from the bestselling Portico Strangest titles now comes ... Read more

    $2.49 USD

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  • Philip's Guide to the Night Sky

    Series series Philip's Guide to...
    Find your way around the night sky with this handy guide to stargazing for the complete novice.In Philip's Guide to the Night Sky, Sir Patrick Moore explains how to find the most famous constellations and the brightest stars, and when to look for them. Clear star maps, showing stars visible to the naked eye, help you to navigate the skies. The maps are suitable for use in Britain, Ireland, ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Astronomy

    Selected Topics

    The dynamics of the universe are explained in this easy-to-understand book that looks beyond Earth and our solar system to ask and answer lifes essential questions. Key topics include the following: How Albert Einstein, Albert Michelson, Edward Morley, Nicolaus Copernicus, and other important thinkers contributed to our understanding of the universe Various conundrums, such as how the principles ... Read more

    $8.99 USD