Astronomy. produced by Visual Learning Company ; producer, Brian A. Jerome.

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Astronomy : QuickStudy Reference Guide to Space, Our Solar System, Planets and the Stars.

Table of Contents: “…HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY; THE ASTRONOMY OF GREECE; PIONEERS OF ASTRONOMY; QUICK REFERENCE OFSPACE DIMENSIONS; THE SOLAR SYSTEM; THE ORIGINOF THE SOLAR SYSTEM; THE TERRESTRIAL PLANETS; MERCURY; THE JOVIAN PLANETS; JUPITER; NEPTUNE; SATURN; PLUTO; URANUS; SATELLITES OF PLANETS; THE SUN; STARS; ATOMS; THE PROPERTIES OF STARS; STARLIGHT; GALAXIES; CONCEPTS OFCOSMOLOGY.…”
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Astronomy principles and practice / A.E. Roy, D. Clarke. by Roy, A. E. (Archie E.), 1924-2012

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From Cave Art to Hubble A History of Astronomical Record Keeping / by Jonathan Powell. by Powell, Jonathan

Table of Contents: “…Chapter One – Introduction -- Chapter Two – Cave Paintings – Part I -- Chapter Three – Cave Paintings - Part II -- Chapter Four – The Astrolabe -- Chapter Five – Supernovae -- Chapter Six – Mercury Transitions -- Chapter Seven – Shi Shen to Charles Messier -- Chapter Eight – The 1639 Transit of Venus -- Chapter Nine – Comets -- Chapter Ten – Astronomical Observatories -- Chapter Eleven – Fossils, Tree Rings, and Ice -- Index.…”
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Information handling in astronomy : historical vistas / edited by André Heck.

Table of Contents: “…Evolution of Time Measurement in Astronomy /…”
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The making of Copernicus : early modern transformations of the scientist and his science / edited by Wolfgang Neuber, Thomas Rahn and Claus Zittel.

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Tycho Brahe and the measure of the heavens / John Robert Christianson. by Christianson, J. R. (John Robert)

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Sketching the Moon An Astronomical Artist's Guide / by Richard Handy, Deirdre Kelleghan, Thomas McCague, Erika Rix, Sally Russell. by Handy, Richard

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Alessandro Piccolomini’s Early Astronomical Works: II. An Examination of Their Scientific Content by Elly Dekker. by Dekker, Elly

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Alessandro Piccolomini’s Early Astronomical Works: I. An Exploration of Their Cultural Significance With Editions and Translations of De la Sfera del Mondo and De le Stelle Fisse /... by Lippincott, Kristen

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Of Stars and Men : Reminiscences of an Astronomer. by Kopal, Zdenek

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1 The roots -- chapter 2 Awakening -- chapter 3 Lehr- und Wanderjahre -- chapter 4 The American years -- chapter 5 The Manchester years -- chapter 6 The binary stars -- chapter 7 Astronomy of the past and in the future.…”
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Astronomical Knowledge Transmission Through Illustrated Aratea Manuscripts by Marion Dolan. by Dolan, Marion

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1: Background and Objectives -- Chapter 2: Possible Classical Models for Aratea Illustrations -- Chapter 3: Astronomical Knowledge Transmission Through Illustrated Aratea Manuscript -- Chapter 4: The Transmission of Astronomy and Astrology in the Medieval Islamic World -- Chapter 5: Introduction of Arabic Astronomy and Illustrative Traditions to the Latin West -- Chapter 6: Astronomical Symbolism in the Carolingian Period -- Chapter 7: Ninth-Century Aratea Manuscripts -- Chapter 8: Analysis and Conclusions -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index.…”
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Celestial Delights The Best Astronomical Events Through 2020 / by Francis Reddy. by Reddy, Francis, 1959-

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Lights in the Sky Identifying and Understanding Astronomical and Meteorological Phenomena / by Michael Maunder. by Maunder, Michael

Table of Contents: “…Part 1: Identifier -- Daylight -- Dawn and Dusk -- Night -- Part 2: Astronomical and Meteorological Phenomena -- Dawn: Zodiacal light -- Season for pre-dawn sighting -- Red sky, Shepherd's warning -- Crepuscular rays -- Daylight: Haloes and coronas also detached arcs -- Sundogs and mock suns.…”
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Starlight detectives : how astronomers, inventors, and eccentrics discovered the modern universe / Alan Hirshfeld. by Hirshfeld, Alan

Table of Contents: “…-- Ch. 15: Laboratories of Light -- Chapter 16: Deconstructing the Sun -- Chapter 17: A Strange Cryptography -- Ch. 18: Trumpets and Telescopes -- Ch. 19: Burn This Note -- Ch. 20: A Spectacle of Suns -- Ch. 21: The Cloud That Wasn't There -- Ch. 22: The Union of Two Astronomies.…”
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MINDING THE HEAVENS the story of our discovery of the milky way. by Belkora, Leila

Subjects: “…Astronomy History. sh2008117630…”
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The many facets of the universe : revelations by new instruments / edited by Siegfried R?oser.

Table of Contents: “…urgen Stutzki -- Astronomy with CARMA: Raising our sites / Anneila I Sargent, Douglas C-J Beck -- General Table of Contents -- Index of Contributors.…”
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The universe unveiled : instruments and images through history / Bruce Stephenson, Marvin Bolt, Anna Felicity Friedman. by Stephenson, Bruce

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Kepler and the universe : how one man revolutionized astronomy / David K. Love. by Love, David, 1950-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : astronomy before Kepler -- Kepler's early life -- Graz (1594-1600), the secret of the universe -- Tycho and Kepler -- Prague (1600-1612), the new astronomy -- Prague, many new things -- 1610, the year of the telescope -- Linz (1612-1626), the harmony of the universe -- The final years (1626-1630), the Rudolphine tables -- Epilogue, the real universe -- Appendix : summary of kepler's travels.…”
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