1. SPACE! - Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors by Marshall Cavendish
Journey into space and find out all there is to know about Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors
2. Astronomical Optics
Written by a recognized expert in the field, this clearly presented, well-illustrated book
provides both advanced level students and professionals with an authoritative, thorough
presentation of the characteristics, including advantages and limitations, of telescopes
and spectrographic instruments used by astronomers of today.
3. Revolutionaries of the Cosmos: The Astro-Physicists by Ian Glass
Galileo, Newton, Herschel, Huggins, Hale, Eddington, Shapley and Hubble: these astronomers
applied ideas drawn from physics to astronomy and made dramatic changes to the world-pictures
that they inherited. They showed that celestial objects are composed of the same materials as
the earth and that they behave in the same way. They displaced successively the earth, the sun
and finally the milky way galaxy from being the centre of the universe. This book contains
their biographies and outlines their greatest discoveries. Hard work, physical insight, desire
for fame and a strong belief in the rightness of their own ideas were characteristics of all
eight. Their often quirky personalities led them into bitter controversies with their
contemporaries. But their successes arose from the outstanding clarity of their thoughts,
their practical ability and their strong sense of direction in science.
4. Saturn and How to Observe It by Julius Benton
This new series is designed especially for practical amateur astronomers who not only want
to observe, but want to know the details of exactly what they are looking at. Saturn is the
second largest planet in the solar system, and the only one with a spectacular ring system
that is easily visible from Earth. Saturn is a gas-giant, a huge world dominated by its rings
and a retinue of moons. It is probably the most commonly observed and imaged planet for amateur
astronomers, because it is always changing - the moons move visibly in the course of an hour,
the weather systems on the planet change, and the orientation of the ring alters this way and
that. The concept of the book - and the series - is to present an up-to-date detailed description
(part one); and then (part two) to consider how best to observe and record the planet, its moons
and its ring system successfully."Saturn and How to Observe It" is a mine of information for all
levels of amateur observers, from the beginner to the experienced.
5. SPACE! - Neptune by Marshall Cavendish
Journey into space and find out all there is to know about Neptune.
6. Space Exploration: Triumphs and Tragedies by Kim Masters Evans
Humans have always been explorers. When ancient humans stumbled across unknown lands or seas,
they were compelled to explore them. They were driven by a desire to dare and conquer new
frontiers and by a thirst for knowledge, wealth, and prestige. These are the same motivations
that drove people of the twentieth century to venture into space.
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