Astronomy, perhaps the first of the sciences, was already well developed by the time of Christ. Seventeen centuries later, after Newton showed that the movements of the planets could be explained in terms of gravitation, it became the paradigm for the mathematical sciences. In the nineteenth century the analysis of star-light allowed astrophysicists to determine both the chemical composition and the radial velocities of celestial bodies, while the development of photography enabled distant... (more info) Usually despatched immediately
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Apolloby Robert Jacobs | July 20, 2009 marks the 40th anniversary of the first manned landing on the Moon by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin of Apollo 11. The eleven... (more info)
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| | Chasing Venus: The Race to Measure the Heavensby Andrea Wulf | The author of the highly acclaimed "Founding Gardeners" now gives us an enlightening chronicle of the first truly international scientific... (more info)
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Philip's Planisphere (Latitude 51.5 North): for Use in Britain and Ireland, Nortby Philip's | A practical hour-by-hour tracker of the stars and constellations, designed for use anywhere in Britain and Ireland, Northern Europe,... (more info)
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| | Wonders of the Universeby Brian Cox | Professor Brian Cox is back with another insightful and mind-blowing exploration of space. This time he shows us our universe as we've never... (more info)
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The Practical Skywatcher's Handbookby David H. Levy | With 150 maps, charts and diagrams, this easy-reference guide to the night sky is a practical hands-on guide for everyone, amateur and... (more info)
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| | Deep-sky Wonders: A Tour of the Universeby Sue French | A collection of articles from the author's 'Deep-Sky Wonders' column in Sky & Telescope magazine. (more info)
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1001 Wonders of the Universe: 1001 Must-see Images from Across the Universeby Piers Bizony | A 13.7-billion-light-year voyage from our home planet to the edge of the universe - in 1001 images of staggering beauty. (more info)
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| | Incoming! or, Why We Should Stop Worrying & Learn to Love the Meteoriteby Ted Nield | In this riveting and lively challenge to orthodox thinking, Ted Nield describes how meteorites may have helped create life on Earth. (more info)
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The Universe in a Nutshellby Stephen Hawking | Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time was a publishing phenomenon. Translated into thirty languages, it has sold over nine million... (more info)
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| | Everything You Need to Know About - The Universeby Christopher Cooper | From planet Earth to the furthest reaches of the known universe, this book lives up to its promise. In these pages you'll find everything... (more info)
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The Book of Universesby John D. Barrow | Tells a story that revolves around a single extraordinary fact: that Albert Einstein's famous theory of relativity describes a series of... (more info)
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| | 300 Astronomical Objectsby Jamie Wilkins | A handy and comprehensive reference to the most interesting celestial objects. It takes readers on a photographic tour through the galaxy,... (more info)
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Cellarius Atlasby Robert Van Gent | This collection of celestial maps by Dutch-German mathematician and cosmographer Andreas Cellarius (c. 1566 - 1665) brings back to life a... (more info)
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| | Collins Night Sky: and Starfinderby Storm Dunlop | An introductory guide to navigating your way around the night sky and identifying what you can see on any given night. Designed as a... (more info)
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