Astronomy
BURNHAMS CELESTIAL HANDBOOK, Robert Burnham, Jr. Thorough guide to the stars beyond our solar system. Exhaustive treatment. Alphabetical by constellation: Andromeda to Cetus in Vol. 1; Chamaeleon to Orion in Vol. 2; and Pavo to Vulpecula in Vol. 3. Hundreds of illustrations. Index in Vol. 3. 2,000pp. 6 9.
Vol. I: 0-486-23567-X
Vol. II: 0-486-23568-8
Vol. III: 0-486-23673-0
EXPLORING THE MOON THROUGH BINOCULARS AND SMALL TELESCOPES, Ernest H. Cherrington, Jr. Informative, profusely illustrated guide to locating and identifying craters, rills, seas, mountains, other lunar features. Newly revised and updated with special section of new photos. Over 100 photos and diagrams. 240pp. 8 11.
0-486-24491-1
THE EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE DEBATE, 17501900, Michael J. Crowe. First detailed, scholarly study in English of the many ideas that developed from 1750 to 1900 regarding the existence of intelligent extraterrestrial life. Examines ideas of Kant, Herschel, Voltaire, Percival Lowell, many other scientists and thinkers. 16 illustrations. 704pp. 5 8.
0-486-40675-X
THEORIES OF THE WORLD FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE COPERNICAN REVOLUTION, Michael J. Crowe. Newly revised edition of an accessible, enlightening book re-creates the change from an earth-centered to a sun-centered conception of the solar system. 242pp. 5 8.
0-486-41444-2
ARISTARCHUS OF SAMOS: The Ancient Copernicus, Sir Thomas Heath. Heaths history of astronomy ranges from Homer and Hesiod to Aristarchus and includes quotes from numerous thinkers, compilers, and scholasticists from Thales and Anaximander through Pythagoras, Plato, Aristotle, and Heraclides. 34 figures. 448pp. 5 8.
0-486-43886-4
A COMPLETE MANUAL OF AMATEUR ASTRONOMY: TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS, P. Clay Sherrod with Thomas L. Koed. Concise, highly readable book discusses: selecting, setting up and maintaining a telescope; amateur studies of the sun; lunar topography and occultations; observations of Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, the minor planets and the stars; an introduction to photoelectric photometry; more. 1981 ed. 124 figures. 25 halftones. 37 tables. 335pp. 6 9.
0-486-42820-8
AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS HANDBOOK, J. B. Sidgwick. Timeless, comprehensive coverage of telescopes, mirrors, lenses, mountings, telescope drives, micrometers, spectroscopes, more. 189 illustrations. 576pp. 5 8. (Available in U.S. only.)
0-486-24034-7
STAR LORE: Myths, Legends, and Facts, William Tyler Olcott. Captivating retellings of the origins and histories of ancient star groups include Pegasus, Ursa Major, Pleiades, signs of the zodiac, and other constellations. Classic. Sky & Telescope. 58 illustrations. 544pp. 5 8.
0-486-43581-4
Chemistry
THE SCEPTICAL GHYMIST: THE CLASSIC 1661 TEXT, Robert Boyle. Boyle defines the term element, asserting that all natural phenomena can be explained by the motion and organization of primary particles. 1911 ed. viii+232pp. 5 8.
0-486-42825-7
RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES, Marie Curie. Here is the celebrated scientists doctoral thesis, the prelude to her receipt of the 1903 Nobel Prize. Curie discusses establishing atomic character of radioactivity found in compounds of uranium and thorium; extraction from pitchblende of polonium and radium; isolation of pure radium chloride; determination of atomic weight of radium; plus electric, photographic, luminous, heat, color effects of radioactivity. ii+94pp. 5 8.
0-486-42550-9
CHEMICAL MAGIC, Leonard A. Ford. Second Edition, Revised by E. Winston Grundmeier. Over 100 unusual stunts demonstrating cold fire, dust explosions, much more. Text explains scientific principles and stresses safety precautions. 128pp. 5 8.
0-486-67628-5
MOLECULAR THEORY OF CAPILLARITY, J. S. Rowlinson and B. Widom. History of surface phenomena offers critical and detailed examination and assessment of modern theories, focusing on statistical mechanics and application of results in mean-field approximation to model systems. 1989 edition. 352pp. 5 8.
0-486-42544-4
CHEMICAL AND CATALYTIC REACTION ENGINEERING, James J. Carberry. Designed to offer background for managing chemical reactions, this text examines behavior of chemical reactions and reactors; fluid-fluid and fluid-solid reaction systems; heterogeneous catalysis and catalytic kinetics; more. 1976 edition. 672pp. 6