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  • British Voices of the Irish War of Independence

    The words of British servicemen in Ireland 1918–1921

    by William Sheehan ...
    ?Ireland's War of Independence generated a wealth of published material but very little from a British perspective. Yet many British servicemen left accounts of their time in Ireland from 1918 to 1921. They describe military operations, the IRA, the Irish, the actions of their own forces, morale and relationships with local communities. There is Brigadier Vinden's strange tale of a drinking ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Northern Arizona Space Training

    by Kevin Schindler, William Sheehan ...
    Series series Images of America
    During the 1960s and early 1970s, northern Arizona played a critical role in fulfilling President Kennedy's bold challenge of sending humans to the moon. From the rocky depths of the Grand Canyon to lofty cosmic views from Flagstaff's dark skies, northern Arizona was ideal for activities ranging from moon buggy testing and geology training to lunar mapping and mission simulation. Every astronaut ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Hard Local War

    The British Army and the Guerrilla War in Cork 1919-1921

    by William Sheehan ...
    Following years of discontent over Home Rule and the Easter Rising, the deaths of two Royal Irish Constabulary policemen in Soloheadbeg at the hands of the IRA in 1919 signalled the outbreak of war in Ireland. The Irish War of Independence raged until a truce between the British Army and the IRA in 1921, historical consensus being that the conflict ended in military stalemate. In A Hard Local War, ... Read more

    $19.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The The Western Front

    The Irishmen Who Fought in World War One

    by William Sheehan ...
    'One of our fellows, while a German flare lit up his trench as it shot over it, saw half a dozen of our raw Irishmen on their knees, praying to the Virgin as if their last hour had come.' Captain Gerald Burgoyne, C Company, 4th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles The Western Front tells the human story at the heart of a war that cost the lives of 35,000 Irishmen. Compiled by one of Ireland's leading ... Read more

    $11.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Venus

    by William Sheehan, Sanjay Shridhar Limaye ...
    Series series Kosmos
    This new and beautifully illustrated account of Venus takes in the most recent research into this mysterious, inhospitable world. Looking at the history of our observations of the planet, from early astronomy to future space missions, it seeks to answer many of the questions that remain unanswered, such as why Venus and Earth, so similar in size and mass, evolved in such different directions, and ... Read more

    $32.79 USD

  • Jupiter

    by William Sheehan, Thomas Hockey ...
    Series series Kosmos
    Now available in paperback, this beautifully illustrated volume ranges across the entire history of Jupiter studies, from the naked-eye observations of the Babylonians and the Greeks, through the telescopic discoveries of Galileo and T.E.R. Phillips, to the explosion of information received from space probes. It brings our understanding of Jupiter right up to date and includes preliminary findings ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Mercury

    by William Sheehan ...
    Series series
    The last of the five naked-eye planets discovered in ancient times, Mercury has long been an elusive, enigmatic world. As seen from the Earth, it never emerges far from the Sun, and astronomers in the telescopic era found it challenging to work out such basic data as its rotation period, the inclination of its axis, and whether or not it possessed an atmosphere.In this up-to-date and beautifully ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Solar Eclipses

    by William Sheehan ...
    Series series Kosmos
    For millennia, solar eclipses have stirred awe and fear. Once seen as omens, they are now celebrated as rare spectacles that unite science and wonder. This accessible, richly illustrated book explores their cultural, emotional and scientific significance, from ancient myths to modern eclipse-chasing expeditions. It traces how eclipses helped unlock secrets of the Sun, and why witnessing one ... Read more

    $32.79 USD

  • The Solar System

    by William Sheehan, Clifford J. Cunningham ...
    Series series Kosmos
    As recently as the dawn of the Space Age, the solar system was still largely unknown. The first probes to the Moon, Venus and Mars ushered in a golden age of planetary science, transforming planets from distant mysteries into vividly realized worlds. This book provides a comprehensive, accessible survey of the entire solar system, covering all major planets from Mercury to Saturn, the outer solar ... Read more

    $32.79 USD

  • Parallel Lives of Astronomers

    Percival Lowell and Edward Emerson Barnard

    by William Sheehan ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Using the "Parallel Lives" approach adopted by the Greek biographer Plutarch, noted historian of astronomy William Sheehan contrasts the lives and research careers of two famous astronomers, Percival Lowell and Edward Emerson Barnard. Drawing on vast archival materials and hitherto unpublished source materials, Sheehan documents in detail the contributions of these two late 19th and early 20th ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • The Space Age Generation

    Lives and Lessons from the Golden Age of Solar System Exploration

    Edited by William Sheehan, Klaus R. Brasch ...
    In 1957 Sputnik launched toward the stars. President Kennedy then announced that the United States would send men to the Moon and then return them to Earth.These pivotal moments sparked an unequaled bound forward in human innovation and scientific exploration.At the heart of this momentous time were the men and women working behind the scenes. Scientists, historians, and astronomers share their ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Neptune: From Grand Discovery to a World Revealed

    Essays on the 200th Anniversary of the Birth of John Couch Adams

    Edited by William Sheehan, Trudy E. Bell, Carolyn Kennett, Robert Smith ...
    Series series Historical & Cultural Astronomy
    The 1846 discovery of Neptune is one of the most remarkable stories in the history of science and astronomy. John Couch Adams and U.J. Le Verrier both investigated anomalies in the motion of Uranus and independently predicted the existence and location of this new planet. However, interpretations of the events surrounding this discovery have long been mired in controversy. Who first predicted the ... Read more

    $116.99 USD