National Geographic, September 2023. Hardcover. A new copy. This enlightening illustrated narrative by the world's most celebrated astrophysicist explains the universe from the solar system to the farthest reaches of space with authority and humor. No one can make the mysteries of the universe more comprehensible and fun than Neil.....
Spiegel & Grau, December 2010. Hardcover. Later printing. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. The solar system most of us grew up with included nine planets, with Mercury closest to the sun and Pluto at the outer edge. Then, in 2005, astronomer Mike Brown made the.....
W. W. Norton & Company, January 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. In August 2006, the International Astronomical Union voted Pluto out of planethood. Far from the sun, wonder Pluto has any fans. Yet during the mounting debate over rallied.....
Princeton University Press, November 2006. Hardcover. Later printing. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. A Note from the Author: On August 24, 2006, at the 26th General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in Prague, by a majority vote of only the 424 members present, the IAU.....
Copernicus, August 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition (first printing). Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jupiter's ice moon Europa is widely regarded as the most likely place to find accessible extraterrestrial life. This book tells the engaging story of Europa, the oceanic moon. It features a large.....
Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, July 2001. Trade Paperback. A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback). Asteroids suggest images of a catastrophic impact with Earth, triggering infernos, tidal waves, famine, and death -- but these scenarios have obscured the larger story of how asteroids have been discovered and studied. During the.....
Cambridge University Press, February 1999. Trade Paperback. A fine copy in wrappers (paperback). Meteorites and Their Parent Planets provides an engrossing overview of a highly interdisciplinary field--the study of extraterrestrial materials. The second edition of this successful book has been thoroughly revised, and describes the nature of meteorites, where they.....
Springer, 2000. Trade Paperback. A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback). Prior to the space age, little was known about Jupiter. Focusing on the Galileo mission, this book tracks the remarkable spacecraft gestation, the ordeal of its long haul out to Jupiter, and its 5 year long exploration of the.....
Praxis, February 2007. Trade Paperback. Very good paperback copy. Cassini at Saturn - Huygens Results brings the story of the Cassini-Huygens mission and their joint exploration of the Saturnian system right up to date. Cassini entered orbit around Saturn on July 1, 2004. Here the author reports 8 months of.....
Springer, 2002. Trade Paperback. A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback). Minor edge wear. Saturn is back in the news! The Cassini/Huygens spacecraft, a joint venture by NASA and the European Space Agency, is on its way to Saturn, where it will arrive in July 2004. During 2005 it will.....
Grand Central Publishing, August 2023. Trade Paperback. A new copy. In this approachable and fascinating biography of the galaxy, an astrophysicist and folklorist details everything humans have discovered--from the Milky Way's formation to its eventual death, and what else there is to learn about the universe we call home. After.....
Princeton University Press, July 2023. Hardcover. A new copy. A concise and accessible introduction to exoplanets that explains the cutting-edge science behind recent discoveries For centuries, people have speculated about the possibility of planets orbiting distant stars, but only since the 1990s has technology allowed astronomers to detect them. At.....
W. W. Norton & Company, October 2019. Hardcover. A new copy. Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has attracted one of the world's largest online followings with his fascinating, widely accessible insights into science and our universe. Now, Tyson invites us to go behind the scenes of his public fame by revealing.....
University of Chicago Press, May 2023. Hardcover. A new copy. A tour of Mars in the human imagination, from ancient astrologers to modern explorers. Mars and its secrets have fascinated and mystified humans since ancient times. Due to its vivid color and visibility, its geologic kinship with Earth, and its.....
W. W. Norton & Company, May 2017. Hardcover. Just like the title implies, Neil deGrasse Tyson condenses the essentials of the universe in this compact, quick to read book. Perfect for those of us that want to know, but simply do not have the time. A new copy. What is.....
National Geographic, August 2014. Hardcover. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. With images never published before, many with surprising colors and landscapes that make you want to spend your next vacation on Mars, this is the one and only book written in consultation with NASA scientists.....
Henry Holt and Co., September 2022. Hardcover. A new copy. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Bringing his cosmic perspective to civilization on Earth, Neil deGrasse Tyson shines new light on the crucial fault lines of our time--war, politics, religion, truth, beauty, gender, and race--in a way that stimulates a deeper sense.....
W. W. Norton & Company, September 2014. Trade Paperback. Very good in wrappers (paperback). When the Rose Center for Earth and Space at the American Museum of Natural History reclassified Pluto as an icy comet, the New York Times proclaimed on page one, Pluto Not a Planet? Only in New.....
Crown Books for Young Readers, April 2022. Hardcover. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket.
Helix Books, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 355 pages. Illustrated. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a dust jacket with a tiny tear to one corner else fine. "Grinspoon clearly loves the subject of this exemplary work, the unfolding of our knowledge of 'Earth's Twin.'...His book is full of.....
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 364 pages. B/W illustrations. First edition (first printing). Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. A preeminent writer and researcher in archaeoastronomy, Krupp has visited and photographed over 1,300 ancient and prehistoric sites all over the globe. He presents a......
Basic Books, March 1996. Hardcover. A very good copy in a near fine dust jacket.
Lothrop Lee & Shepard, October 1977. Hardcover.
Museum of Jurassic Technology, 1993. Trade Paperback.
University of California Press, 1916. First Edition. Trade Paperback. University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, Vol. 11, No. 6, pp 297-398, 1916. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback).