What are your "top books" pretaining to Cosmology, Astronomy, etc?
2007-01-22 14:26:23 · 6 answers · asked by Professor Sheed 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Science & Cosmology:
- A Brief History of Time - Stephen Hawking
- Stars and Their Spectra - James Kaler
Historical:
- Coming of Age in the Milky Way - Timothy Ferris
- Parallax - Alan Hirschfeld
Armchair Astronomy:
- Burnham's Celestial Handbook - Robert Burnham
Observing:
- Herald-Bobroff AstroAtlas - Herald & Bobroff
- The Night Sky Observer's Guide - Kepple & Sanner
- Observer's Handbook - R.A.S.C.
2007-01-22 15:51:06 · answer #1 · answered by injanier 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of these are good for people starting out, but will continue to be helpful later on.
Peterson's Field Guide to Astronomy - a must have
Peterson’s Field Guide to the Stars and Planets
Nightwatch: A Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe by Terence Dickinson
Bad Astronomy by Philip C. Plait - really good
Binocular Stargazer by Leslie Peltier
The Backyard Astronomer's Guide by Terence Dickinson
Celestial Handbook by Burnham - 3 volumes - for someone really getting in to it, much info
edited in - Just looked at your answers and the first person reminded me of this book (the one I think he was trying to remember)
365 Starry Nights by Chet Raymo
It describes each night
2007-01-22 23:27:39 · answer #2 · answered by dropkick 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A good starter (university level starter) is "Universe" (now in 7th edition) by Roger A Freedman and William J Kaufmann III (now deceased). W.H.Freeman and Company, New York, 2005.
It covers definitions, astronomy, solar system, stellar evolution theory, galaxy formation, cosmology (e.g., geometry of the universe), SETI...
700 pages, graphs, photos, illustrations, tables, even practice problems.
And it starts at a basic level.
2007-01-22 22:49:09 · answer #3 · answered by Raymond 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try "Rough Guide to The Universe" by John Scalzi.
ITs great.
2007-01-22 22:43:56 · answer #4 · answered by japonese 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a brief history of time, by STEPHEN HAWKING. i can not remember the author but STARRY NIGHTS is good also and has a unique format.
2007-01-22 22:38:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
linda goodman has Love signs vol 1 and two, Sun Signs, and venus trines at midnight. My wife strongly recomends the two love signs books
Sydney Omarrs Astrologocal guides hve always been really popular.
Terry Marlowe Wrote Astrologically incorect which is short and poiant.
My wife also recomends Teri kings Love, sex and astrology
2007-01-22 22:42:34 · answer #6 · answered by kelly_johnson_31 1 · 0⤊ 5⤋