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  • The Sky at Night: How to Read the Solar System

    A Guide to the Stars and Planets

    by Chris North, Paul Abel ...
    The Solar System – so what is it?We've all learned the basics at school but how much can you remember? Expert astronomers and co-presenters of The Sky at Night Chris North and Paul Abel take a fascinating guided tour of our Solar System and explain its wonders.They look at all the major players, including our more familiar neighbours – the Sun, the planets and their moons – the occasional visitors ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • The Sky at Night

    Answers to Questions from Across the Universe

    by Sir Patrick Moore, Chris North ...
    Celebrating the 55th anniversary of The Sky at Night, this book collects and answers questions sent in by viewers. With sections on the solar system, the bizarre and unexplained, space missions, and more, this is an exciting journey into space for the novice astronomer and the lifelong stargazer alike. Discover how scientists work out the gravity of planets, what the 'Great Attractor' is and the ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

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  • The Planet Factory

    Exoplanets and the Search for a Second Earth

    by Elizabeth Tasker ...
    Twenty years ago, the search for planets outside the Solar System was a job restricted to science-fiction writers. Now it's one of the fastest-growing fields in astronomy with thousands of exoplanets discovered to date, and the number is rising fast.These new-found worlds are more alien than anything in fiction. Planets larger than Jupiter with years lasting a week; others with two suns lighting ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • 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

    $9.89 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 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

    $9.89 CAD

  • 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

    $14.99 CAD

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  • 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

    $9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Planets

    A Very Short Introduction

    by David A. Rothery ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    This Very Short Introduction looks deep into space and describes the worlds that make up our Solar System: terrestrial planets, giant planets, dwarf planets and various other objects such as satellites (moons), asteroids and Trans-Neptunian objects. It considers how our knowledge has advanced over the centuries, and how it has expanded at a growing rate in recent years. David A. Rothery gives an ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • Patrick Moore's Astronomy: A Complete Introduction: Teach Yourself

    by Percy Seymour, Sir Patrick Moore ...
    Astronomy: A Complete Introduction will ensure you recognize what you are seeing in the night sky. You will investigate the sun, moon, planets comets and stars and learn how to observe them. This comprehensive guide, complete with star charts, will map out the skies and allow you to impress your friends with your knowledge of the sky at night.Astronomy: A Complete Introduction includes:Chapter 1: ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Understanding the New Solar System

    by Editors of Scientific American ...
    This volume reveals the latest knowledge of the composition and nature of our solar family. Here you'll discover what lies beyond the orbit of Pluto, which solar body is the most volcanically active, and which solar system bodies have atmospheres and may harbour primitive life. ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Patrick Moore's Data Book of Astronomy

    by Patrick Moore, Robin Rees ...
    Packed with up-to-date astronomical data about the Solar System, our Galaxy and the wider Universe, this is a one-stop reference for astronomers of all levels. It gives the names, positions, sizes and other key facts of all the planets and their satellites; discusses the Sun in depth, from sunspots to solar eclipses; lists the dates for cometary returns, close-approach asteroids, and significant ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • 101 Facts You Didn't Know About Space

    by Mark S. Thompson ...
    The author of A Space Traveller's Guide to the Solar System shares 101 fascinatingly fun facts sure to change how you see outer space—and Earth.Did you know a compost heap generates as much energy as the Sun? Or that dung beetles use the Milky Way to navigate? Maybe you have not been into space but if you have then you will know that astronauts have feet as soft as babies! 101 Facts You Didn't ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus