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Hello!
Could someone recommend me some great astronomy/astrophysics related books?
(I already know Carl Sagan, Stephen Hawking and George Gamow
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Also, I'm looking for any book with Astrophotos, exclusively with Astronomy pics... but I haven't found any so far... does anyone knows of any?
Thanks in advance!
Could someone recommend me some great astronomy/astrophysics related books?
(I already know Carl Sagan, Stephen Hawking and George Gamow
)Also, I'm looking for any book with Astrophotos, exclusively with Astronomy pics... but I haven't found any so far... does anyone knows of any?
Thanks in advance!
No Gods No Masters
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"A Brief History of Time" by Stephen Hawking
"Death By Black Hole" by Neil deGrasse Tyson
"The Elegant Universe" by Brian Greene
"The Black Hole War" Leonard Susskind
"Big Bang" by Simon Singh
"Strange Universe" by Bob Berman
Head over to your local library and see what they have
"Death By Black Hole" by Neil deGrasse Tyson
"The Elegant Universe" by Brian Greene
"The Black Hole War" Leonard Susskind
"Big Bang" by Simon Singh
"Strange Universe" by Bob Berman
Head over to your local library and see what they have
Si-based life form
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"George Gamow".
The following 4 books are 'must read' (that cover related fields too):
Biography of Earth
Birth and death of Sun
Creation of Universe
One, two, three, infinity.
Amongst celebrated astronomers: Flamstead, Baker (whose text was my first astronomy book), Harlow Shapely, Harold Spencer Jones ('Life on other worlds'), Patrick Moore, Robert Burnham's 3 volume set (the best on Astronomy), Prof S. Chandrasekar if you want highly serious stuff.
If one has 'Cambridge Encyclopedia of Astronomy', nothing more is needed.
The following 4 books are 'must read' (that cover related fields too):
Biography of Earth
Birth and death of Sun
Creation of Universe
One, two, three, infinity.
Amongst celebrated astronomers: Flamstead, Baker (whose text was my first astronomy book), Harlow Shapely, Harold Spencer Jones ('Life on other worlds'), Patrick Moore, Robert Burnham's 3 volume set (the best on Astronomy), Prof S. Chandrasekar if you want highly serious stuff.
If one has 'Cambridge Encyclopedia of Astronomy', nothing more is needed.
Si-based life form
New member
"George Gamow".
The following 4 books are 'must read' (that cover related fields too):
Biography of Earth
Birth and death of Sun
Creation of Universe
One, two, three, infinity.
Amongst celebrated astronomers: Flamstead, Baker (whose text was my first astronomy book), Harlow Shapely, Harold Spencer Jones ('Life on other worlds'), Patrick Moore, Robert Burnham's 3 volume set (the best on Astronomy), Prof S. Chandrasekar if you want highly serious stuff.
If one has 'Cambridge Encyclopedia of Astronomy', nothing more is needed.
The following 4 books are 'must read' (that cover related fields too):
Biography of Earth
Birth and death of Sun
Creation of Universe
One, two, three, infinity.
Amongst celebrated astronomers: Flamstead, Baker (whose text was my first astronomy book), Harlow Shapely, Harold Spencer Jones ('Life on other worlds'), Patrick Moore, Robert Burnham's 3 volume set (the best on Astronomy), Prof S. Chandrasekar if you want highly serious stuff.
If one has 'Cambridge Encyclopedia of Astronomy', nothing more is needed.
From a historical point I would recommend a few
Early Astronomy - Hugh Thurston (covers the techniques used for astronomy from the megalithic to the renaissance)
The copernican Revolution - Thomas Kuhn
An account of the Astronomical Discoveries of Kepler - Robert Small and Johannes Kepler
These are really interesting reads with a manageable level of mathematics.
Early Astronomy - Hugh Thurston (covers the techniques used for astronomy from the megalithic to the renaissance)
The copernican Revolution - Thomas Kuhn
An account of the Astronomical Discoveries of Kepler - Robert Small and Johannes Kepler
These are really interesting reads with a manageable level of mathematics.