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Book and Media List_06_07_18.xlsx CEDAR AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS BOOK AND MEDIA LIST 6/7/2018 REF # Media* BOOK, CD OR DVD TITLE AUTHOR DATE COMMENTS 1 hc The Measure of the Universe Asimov, Isaac 1983 2 hc Astronomy (7th edition) Baker, Robert H. 1959 3 pb Exploring the Cosmos Berman, Louis; Evans, J. C. 1980 4 pb New Handbook of the Heavens Bernhard; Bennett; Rice 1941 5 Build Your Own Telescope Berry, Richard missing 6 pb Introduction to Astronomical Image Processing Berry, Richard 1991 7 hc Contact with the Stars Breuer, Reinhard 1982 8 hc Guide to Observing the Moon British Astronomical Association 1986 9 pb Star & Planet Spotting Brown, Peter Lancaster 1974 10 hc Exercises in Practical Astronomy using Photographs Bruck, M. T. 1990 11 Basic Optics & Optical Instruments Bureau of Naval Personnel missing 12 pb Celestial Basic Burgess, Eric 1982 13 pb The Comet is Coming Calder, Nigel 1980 14 hc In The Presence of the Creator Christianson, Gale E. 1984 15 hc The Historical Supernovae Clark, David H.; Stephenson, F. Richard 1977 16 hc Superstars Clark, David H. 1984 17 hc Turn Left at Orion Consolmagno, Guy; Davis, Dan M. 1989 18 Space Primer - An Introduction to Astronautics Convair Div. of General Dynamics missing 19 pb About Time Davies, Paul 1995 20 hc The Accidental Universe Davies, Paul 1982 21 hc Atlas of the Planets De Callatay, Vincent; Dollfus, Audouin 1967 22 pb Astronomy Made Simple Degani, Meir H. 1976 23 pb Starlist 2000 Dibon-Smith, Richard 1992 24 pb Practical Astronomy with your Calculator Duffett-Smith, Peter 1979 25 pb International Halley Watch / Observer's Manual Edberg, Stephen J. 1983 26 pb Deep-Sky Observing With Small Telescopes Eicher, David J. 1989 27 pb Stars and Planets Ekrutt, Joachim 1992 28 pb Astronomy Laboratory and Observation Manual Gainer, Michael 1989 29 hc Mr. Tompkins in Wonderland Gamow, George 1960 30 pb One Two Three. Infinity Gamow, George 1947 31 pb The Birth and Death of the Sun Gamow, George 1952 32 pb Microcomputers in Astronomy Genet, Russell M., editor 1983 33 pb The Astronomer's Sourcebook Gibson, Bob 1992 34 hc Nemesis, The Death-Star … Goldsmith, Donald 1985 35 hc Frozen Star Greenstein, George 1983 36 hc Beachheads in Space Grey, Jerry 1983 37 hc The Analysis of Starlight Hearnshaw, J. B. 1986 now #340 38 Radio Astronomy for the Amateur Heiserman, Dave missing 39 hc Astronomical Photometry Henden, Arne A.; Kaitchuck, Ronald H. 1982 40 hc Standard Handbook for Telescope Making Howard, N. E. 1959 41 hc The Telescope Handbook and Star Atlas Howard, Neale E. 1967 42 hc Evolution from Space Hoyle, Sir Fred; Wickramasinghe, Chandra 1981 43 pb The Nature of the Universe Hoyle, Fred 1950 44 hc Planetary Interiors Hubbard, William B. 1984 45 hc The Amateur Astronomer's Pathfinder Humphrey, Colin 1992 46 hc The Classification of Stars Jaschek, Carlos; Jaschek, Mercedes 1987 47 hc Red Giants and White Dwarfs Jastrow, Robert 1967 48 pb The Practical Astronomer Jones, Brian 1990 49 pb Life on Other Worlds Jones, H. Spencer 1949 50 Observing Earth Satellites King-Hele, Desmond missing 51 hc 100 Billion Suns Kippenhahn, Rudolf 1983 52 Telescopes and Techniques Kitchin, C. R. missing 53 pb The Visibility of Deep-Sky Objects, Volume 4 Klein, Fred 1981 54 pb The Visibility of Deep-Sky Objects, Volume 5 Klein, Fred 1981 55 hc The Fifth Essence Krauss, Lawrence M. 1989 56 pb Study Guide for Project: Universe, Second Edition Coast Community Colleges 1978 57 hc Observing Variable Stars Levy, David H. 1989 58 hc The Sky, A User's Guide Levy, David H. 1991 59 hc Space in the 21st Century Lewis, Richard S. 1990 60 Observing Handbook & Catalog of Deep Sky Objects Luginbuhl, C.; Skiff, Brian missing 61 hc Monsters in the Sky Maffei, Paolo 1976 62 pb Catalog of Cometary Orbits Marsden, Brian G. 1983 63 pb The Observer's Guide to Astronomy Volume 1 Martinez, Patrick, editor 1994 64 pb The Observer's Guide to Astronomy Volume 2 Martinez, Patrick, editor 1994 65 pb A Key to the Heavens Mattersdorf, Leo 1956 66 pb The Sky Observer's Guide Mayall; Wyckoff; Polgreen 1959 Page 1 of 13 Book and Media List_06_07_18.xlsx REF # Media* BOOK, CD OR DVD TITLE AUTHOR DATE COMMENTS 67 hc Skyshooting, Hunting the Stars with Your Camera Mayall, R. Newton; Mayall, Margaret L. 1949 68 pb Starwatch Mayer, Ben 1984 69 hc Astronomical Algorithms Meeus, Jean 1991 70 Sunsets, Twilights, & Evening Skies Meinel, Aden & Marj missing 71 pb Stars and Planets, 2nd edition Menzel, Donald H.; Pasachoff, Jay M. 1983 72 pb Star Atlas Mitton, Jacqueline; Mitton, Simon; editors 1979 73 pb Astronomy, A Self-Teaching Guide Moche, Dinah L. 1978 74 pb The Modern Amateur Astronomer Moore, Patrick, editor 1995 75 pb The Observational Amateur Astronomer Moore, Patrick, editor 1995 76 hc 1979 Yearbook of Astronomy Moore, Patrick, editor 1979 77 hc Sky Watcher's Handbook Muirden, James, editor 1993 78 hc The Nature of Matter Mulvey, J. H., editor 1981 79 hc Catalog of the Universe Murdin, Paul; Allen, David 1979 80 pb Imaging the Universe Mutel, R. L. 1995 81 hc Introduction to Cosmology Narlikar, Jayant V. 1983 82 hc The Cambridge Deep-Sky Album Newton, Jack; Teece, Philip 1983 83 hc Advanced Amateur Astronomy North, Gerald 1991 84 pb The Trained Eye Palmer, Leon 1990 85 hc Outer Space Photography for the Amateur Paul, Henry E. 1960 86 pb Stars in the Making Payne-Gaposchkin, Cecilia 1952 87 hc The Planet Jupiter Peek, Bertrand M. 1958 88 hc Variable Stars Petit, M. 1982 89 Moon Observer's Handbook Price, Fred missing 90 hc Astronomical Photography at the Telescope Rackham, Thomas 1959 91 365 Starry Nights Raymo, Chet missing 92 hc Dark Sky Legacy Reed, George 1989 93 hc Extraterrestrials, Science and Alien Intelligence Regis Jr., Edward, editor 1985 94 pb Outdoor Optics Robinson, Leif J. 1989 95 hc The Practical Astronomer Ronan, Colin A. 1981 96 Astronomy, Structure of the Universe Roy, A. E.; Clarke, D. missing 97 pb Astronomy: The Cosmic Journey, Instructor's Manual Safko, John 1978 98 hc Cosmos Sagan, Carl 1980 99 pb The Cosmic Connection, An Extraterrestrial Perspective Sagan, Carl 1973 100 The Dragons of Eden Sagan, Carl 1977 checked out 101 hc Seeing the Solar System Schaaf, Fred 1991 102 hc Seeing the Deep Sky Schaaf, Fred 1992 103 hc Comets, Vagabonds of Space Seargent, David A. 1982 104 pb Astronomy, Selected Readings Seeds, Michael A., editor 1980 105 hc Photography in Astronomy Selwyn, E. W. H. 1950 106 pb Your Guide to the Sky Shaffer, Rick 1994 107 pb Of Stars and Men Shapley, Harlow 1958 108 pb A Complete Manual of Amateur Astronomy Sherrod, P. Clay 1981 109 pb The Amateur Radio Astronomer's Handbook Shields, John Potter 1986 110 hc Amateur Astronomer's Handbook, 4th edition Sidgwick, J. B. 1980 111 hc Observational Astronomy for Amateurs Sidgwick, J. B. 1955 112 hc Observational Astronomy for Amateurs, 4th edition Sidgwick, J. B. 1982 113 pb Is Anyone Out There? Stoneley, Jack 1974 114 hc SuperWorlds Strickland, Joshua 1975 115 pb We Are Not Alone Sullivan, Walter 1964 116 hc Celestial Mechanics Taff, Laurence G. 1985 117 pb How to Build Your Own Observatory Telescope Making Magazine Reprints 1990 118 pb How to Make a Telescope Texereau, Jean 1963 119 hc How to Make a Telescope, 2nd edition Texereau, Jean 1984 924 Elementary Problems and Answers in Solar System 120 pb Astronomy Van Allen, James A. 1993 121 pb A Workbook for Astronomy Waxman, Jerry 1984 122 pb Whitney's Star Finder Whitney, Charles A. 1981 123 hc Parallel Universes Wolf, Fred Alan 1988 124 Moon Myths missing 125 How to Make a Sundial missing 126 pb Welcome to the Moon Kelsey, Robert Bruce 1997 127 Cambridge Atlas of Astronomy (1979) 1979 missing 128 pb Galileo: Exploration of Jupiter's System NASA 1985 129 pb The Case for Space Hardersen, Paul S. 1997 130 Pluto and Charon Stern, S. Alan; Tholen, David J. 1997 missing 131 Many Moons Brueton, Diana 1991 missing 132 pb The Sky Observer's Guide Mayall; Wyckoff 1959 Page 2 of 13 Book and Media List_06_07_18.xlsx REF # Media* BOOK, CD OR DVD TITLE AUTHOR DATE COMMENTS 133 hc The Three Big Bangs Dauber, Philip M.; Muller, Richard A. 1996 134 pb Stellar Structure and Evolution Kippenhahn, R.; Weigert, A. 1990 135 hc Meteor Astronomy Lovell, A. C. B. 1954 136 hc Moons & Planets Hartmann, William K. 1993 137 hc Compact Stars Glendenning, Norman K. 1997 138 hc Intelligent Life in the Universe Shklovskii, I. S.; Sagan, Carl 1966 139 A History of Astronomy from Thales to Kepler Dreyer, J. L. E. 1953 checked out 140 pb Cosmic Wormholes Halpern, Paul 1992 141 hc The Story of Variable Stars Campbell, Leon; Jacchia, Luigi 1941 142 hc The Universe from Your Backyard Eicher, David 1988 143 hc Star-Hopping for Backyard Astronomers MacRobert, Alan M. 1993 144 hc The Case for Mars Zubrin, Robert 1996 145 pb The Quest for Comets Levy, David H. 1994 146 pb Everybody's Comet, Comet Hale-Bopp Hale, Alan 1996 147 hc Searching for Comets Hall, Louis Brewer 1990 148 hc Quasars Kahn, F. D.; Palmer, H. P. 1967 149 hc Observing Visual Double Stars Couteau, Paul 1981 150 hc UFO Guidebook Briazack, Norman J.; Mennick, Simon 1978 151 pb Making & Enjoying Telescopes Miller, Robert; Wilson, Kenneth 1997 152 hc Stars and Clouds of the Milky Way Page, Thornton; Page, Lou Williams; editors 1968 153 hc Cosmic Collisions Desonie, Dana 1996 154 pb The Astronomy Café Odenwald, Sten 1998 155 pb Observational Astrophysics Smith, Robert C.
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