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  • The Turbulent Sun

    A Natural History of Our Cosmic Origins and Future

    by Leon Golub ...
    The story of the turbulent space around the sun—and the artisans and scientists who revealed its nature, elucidating the origins and fate of the solar system.We often imagine the solar system as a family of planets orbiting placidly around the sun, all against an empty black background. But our solar system swims in a perilous medium carved out by the sun’s solar wind: the heliosphere.The ... Read more

    $31.89 CAD

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  • The Sun

    by Leon Golub, Jay M. Pasachoff ...
    Series series Kosmos
    Essential for life on earth and a major influence on our environment, the Sun is also the most fascinating object in the daytime sky. Every day we feel the effect of its coming and going – literally the difference between day and night. But figuring out what the Sun is, what it’s made of, why it glows so brightly, how old it is, how long it will last – all of these take thought and observation ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD

  • Nearest Star

    The Surprising Science of our Sun

    by Leon Golub, Jay M. Pasachoff ...
    How did the Sun evolve, and what will it become? What is the origin of its light and heat? How does solar activity affect the atmospheric conditions that make life on Earth possible? These are the questions at the heart of solar physics, and at the core of this book. The Sun is the only star near enough to study in sufficient detail to provide rigorous tests of our theories and help us understand ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD

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  • The Astronomy Book

    Big Ideas Simply Explained

    by DK ...
    Series series DK Big Ideas
    Since the dawn of humankind, people have looked upward to the heavens and tried to understand them. This encyclopedia takes you on an expedition through time and space to discover our place in the universe.We invite you to take a journey through the wonders of the universe. Explore the cosmos, from planets to black holes, the Big Bang, and everything in-between!Get ready to discover the story of ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Astronomy

    A Self-Teaching Guide, Eighth Edition

    by Dinah L. Moché ...
    Now in full color and thoroughly revised, this perennial bestseller is the most comprehensive and successful beginner's astronomy books in the market."One of the best ways by which one can be introduced to the wonders of astronomy." —The Strolling AstronomerFor a generation, Astronomy: A Self-Teaching Guide has introduced hundreds of thousands of readers worldwide to the night sky. Now this ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Earth and Space

    Photographs from the Archives of NASA

    by Nirmala Nataraj, Bill Nye ...
    "[A] glorious, pictorial tour of the universe . . . beginning with photos depicting Earth from space and progressing through . . . the individual planets." — School Library JournalPreface by Bill NyeTake a tour of the universe with this breathtaking collection of photographs from the archives of NASA. Astonishing images of Earth from above, the phenomena of our solar system, and the celestial ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Cosmological Enigmas

    Pulsars, Quasars, & Other Deep-Space Questions

    by Mark Kidger ...
    An astronomer brings the mysteries of space down to earth in this accessible guide to cosmology, astrophysics, and the ageless wonder of the night sky.The universe is big. Really big. And it gets bigger every day. In Cosmological Enigmas, Mark Kidger weaves together history, science, and science fiction to consider questions about the bigness of space and the strange objects that lie trembling at ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Archives of the Universe

    100 Discoveries That Transformed Our Understanding of the Cosmos

    Edited by Marcia Bartusiak ...
    An unparalleled history of astronomy presented in the words of the scientists who made the discoveries. Here are the writings of Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Newton, Halley, Hubble, and Einstein, as well as that of dozens of others who have significantly contributed to our picture of the universe.From Aristotle's proof that the Earth is round to the 1998 paper that posited an accelerating universe ... Read more

    Was $17.99 CAD Now $6.99 CAD

  • Decoding the Message of the Pulsars

    Intelligent Communication from the Galaxy

    by Paul A. LaViolette, Ph.D. ...
    A new interpretation of nearly 40 years of interstellar signals and the prophetic message they contain• Contains extensive analysis of pulsar data, revealing new ideas about the origins and functions of pulsars• Provides proof of an extraterrestrial communication network• Includes information about the formation of crop circles and force-field-beaming technologyIn 1967, astronomers began receiving ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Astrophysics of the Solar System

    by K. D. Abhyankar ...
    This book attempts to broadly deal with the mechanics and dynamics of the Solar System with additional emphasis on celestial mechanics. Important planetary laws and theories like the Geocentric Theory, Kepler’s Laws, Newton’s law of gravitation, the catastrophic theories of Moulten, Russel and Schmidt, and the nebular hypothesis of Kant and Laplace are clearly explained. The book also deals with ... Read more

    $13.73 CAD

  • A Dictionary of Astronomy

    Edited by Ian Ridpath ...
    Series series Oxford Quick Reference Online
    Compiled with the help of over 20 expert contributors under the editorship of renowned author and broadcaster Ian Ridpath, the third edition of A Dictionary of Astronomy covers everything from space exploration and the equipment involved, to astrophysics, cosmology, and the concept of time, in over 4,300 entries. The dictionary also includes biographical entries on eminent astronomers, as well as ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • The Universe

    In 100 Key Discoveries

    by Giles Sparrow ...
    This stunning collection of images and essays surveys the key breakthroughs that have shaped our understanding of the universe around us - from the discovery of the solar system, to Supermassive black holes and the remote depths of the cosmos.Beginning with the theories put forward for the origin of our universe - the Big Bang and its rivals - and ending with what the eventual fate of our cosmos ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD