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Products in Astronomy |  | |  | Lunar Impact: The NASA History of Project Ranger
by R. Cargill Hall, Paul Dickson
America's first successful attempt at robotic lunar exploration, Project Ranger ran from 1959 to 1965, culminating in close-up television images of the moon's surface. This official NASA history is illustrated by more than 100 photographs.
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|  | Making Your Own Telescope
by Allyn J. Thompson
Complete and detailed instructions, numerous diagrams. No complicated mathematics, and no prior knowledge of optics or astronomy needed to follow text's step-by-step directions. 1973 edition. 6 plates. 100 figures.
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|  | On Mars: Exploration of the Red Planet, 1958-1978--The NASA History
by Edward Clinton Ezell, Linda Neuman Ezell, Paul Dickson
NASA's official history chronicles the start of our explorations of our planetary neighbor. It recounts cooperation among government, industry, and academia, and it features dozens of photos from Viking cameras.
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|  | The Partnership: A NASA History of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project
by Edward Clinton Ezell, Linda Neuman Ezell, Paul Dickson
Authorized NASA history of the first joint U.S.-Soviet space flight features many interviews with participants and firsthand observations of project activities. 86 pages of photos and a full-color insert. 1978 edition.
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|  | Planets Beyond: Discovering the Outer Solar System
by Mark Littmann
This award-winning book unlocks some of the mysteries surrounding Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto — from the drama of their discoveries to the startling results of Voyager 2's historic 1989 encounter with Neptune.
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|  | Project Vanguard: The NASA History
by Constance McLaughlin Green, Milton Lomask, Paul Dickson
This authoritative, illustrated history chronicles the Vanguard project, which placed one of the United States' earliest successful man-made satellites into Earth orbit. It analyzes scientific and technical challenges, impact on subsequent missions, and Cold War influences.
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|  | Radiative Transfer
by Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
This book by a Nobel Laureate provides the foundation for analysis of stellar atmospheres, planetary illumination, and sky radiation. Suitable for students and professionals in physics, nuclear physics, astrophysics, and atmospheric studies. 1950 edition.
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| |  | Star Lore: Myths, Legends, and Facts
by William Tyler Olcott
Captivating retellings of the origins and histories of ancient star groups include Pegasus, Ursa Major, Pleiades, signs of the zodiac, and other constellations. "Classic." — Sky & Telescope. 58 illustrations.
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|  | Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning
by Richard H. Allen
Star names, the zodiac, constellations; folklore, and literature associated with heavens. Based on years of thorough research into astronomical writings and observations of the ancient Chinese, Arabic, Euphrates, Hellenic, and Roman civilizations.
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|  | The Starry Room: Naked Eye Astronomy in the Intimate Universe
by Fred Schaaf
Inspiring, enriching essays tell beginning star-gazers how to find and where to look for planetary conjunctions, a shooting star, streaking comets, a lunar eclipse, constellations, meteor showers, halos, and other celestial phenomena. 5 illustrations.
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