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Club Resources
The Sun City Vistoso Library has several excellent Astronomy books. Some of
these were donated by the SCV Astronomy Club. However, we have been informed by
the Library that there is no room for additional Astronomy books. This situation prompted some creative
thinking by the Board of Directors of the Astronomy Club, and we came up with
the following approach:
Many members own a number of Astronomy books and may be willing to lend them to
fellow Club members. The approach is to
use the club’s web site to list the names of those members willing to lend
their astronomy books and a list of their books. To borrow a book listed on the website, call
the owner and work out a time to pick up the book. We recommend the loan period be a maximum of
three weeks.
To start we have 3 members who are willing to lend. Check the web site.
Those members willing to participate in lending books should:
1.
Contact
past president,
2. Provide Paul with your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address and
3.
A
list of Astronomy books you are willing to lend.
All club members can participate in this program. It is not necessary to
have a book for loan to borrow a book. Obviously, the more members that make
their books available for loan the more choice the members will have
Astronomy-Related Books Currently Available in the
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Serge Brunier, The Great Atlas of the Stars
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Guy Consolmagno and Dan M. Davis, Turn Left at Orion
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Terrence Dickinson, Nightwatch: A Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe
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W. Hartmann and C. Impey, The Universe Revealed
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Stephen Hawking, A Brief History of Time
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Brian Greene, The Elegant Universe
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David Levy, Skywatching: A Comprehensive Guide to the Magic and Mystery of the Heavens
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Leslie Peltier, The Binocular Stargazer: A beginners guide to exploring the sky
Personal Astronomy Books Available for Loan from Bob Cratty
2315
E. Nasturtium Street, Tel. 825-0157, e-mail rec001@webtv.net
Billions and Billions, - Carl Sagan
Brother Astronomer, - Consolmagno
Burnhams Celestial Handbook, Volume1, 2, & 3
Cosmos, - Carl Sagan
Discovering the Universe, - Kaufmann
One Blue Dot, - Carl Sagan
Search For Extra Terrestrial Intelligence, - Thomas McDonough
Soul of The Night, - Chet Raymo
The Accelerating Universe, - Mario Livio
The Color Atlas and Galaxies, - Wray
The Demon Haunted World, - Carl Sagan
The Night Sky Observers Guide Volume 1& 2, George Kepple
What’s out Tonight, - Ken Graun
Personal Astronomy Books Available for Loan from Jim Lindahl
LARGE COFFEE TABLE ASTRONOMY BOOKS:
Orbit: NASA Astronauts Photograph the earth, - National Geographic
Society (NGS)
Other Worlds: Images of the Cosmos From Earth and Space, - James Trefit, NGS
Satellite Atlas of the World, - National Geographic Society
Space Odyssey; Voyaging Through The Comos, - William Howard, NGS
HARD COVER ASTRONOMY BOOKS
ABC of Relativity, - Bertrand Russell
Amateur Astronomer’s Handbook, - J.B. Sidgwich
Black Holes, - Walter Sullivan
Black Holes and Baby Universes and other Essays, - Stephen Hawking
Catalogue of the Universe, - Paul Mardin
Comet, - Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan
Conquest: A History of Space Achievements From Science Fictions to the Shuttle,
- David Baker
Disturbing the Universe, - Freeman Dyson
Night Hs A Thousand Eyes: A Naked Eye Guide To The Sky, Its Science and Lore
Arthur Upgren. Forward by David Levy
July 20, 2019: Life in the 21st Century, - Arthur C. Clark
Mars: Uncovering the secets of the Red Planet, - Paul Raeburn and Matt Golembek
Moon Shot: The Inside Story of America’s race to the Moon, - Alan Shepard and
Deke Slayton
Norton’s 2000.0 Star Atlas and Reference Handbook, - Edited by Ian Ridpath
Our World in Space, - Robert McCall and Isaac Asimov, Forward by Edwin E.
(Buzz) Aldrin
Space Warps: A Book About Black Holes, White Holes, Quasars and Our Violent..
John Gribbin
Stargazing: Astronomy Without a Telescope, - Patrick Moore
Telescope Optics: Evolution and Design, - Harrie Rutten and Martin Van Venrooij
The Day the Universe Changed, - James Burke
The Fate of the Earth, - Jonathan Schell
The Grand Tour: A traveller’s Guide to the Solar System, - Ron Miller and
William K. Hartman
The 20cm Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope, - Peter Manly
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Space, - Edited by Ian Ridpath
The Moment of Creation: Big Bang Physics, - James S. Trefil
The Planets, - Edited by Byron Preiss
The Radiant Universe: Electronic Images From Space, - Michael Marten and John
Chesterman
The Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence: Listening For Life In The Cosmos,
Thomas R. McDonough
The
State of The Universe, - Edited by Geoffrey Bath
The Ultimate Universe: The Most Up to Date Guide to the Universe, - David H.
Levy
Turn Left at Orion, - Guy Consolmagno and Dan M. Davis
Time Warps, - John Gribbin
2010: Odyssey Tour, - Arthur C. Clark
Uranometoia 2000.0, - Vol I Northern Hemisphere to -6 degrees
Vol II Southern
Hemisphere to +6 degrees
Voyage Through the Universe, - Time-Life Book Series
( 19 Volume. - Beautiful Photographs and Color Graphics )
1) The Cosmos
2) Galaxies
3) Stars
4) Atlas
5) The Near Planets
6) The Far Planets
7) Moons and Rings
8) The Sun
9) Life Search
10) Comets, Asteroids and Meteorites
11) The Third Planet
12) Cosmic Mysteries
13) Between the Stars
14) Workings of the Universe
15) Frontiers of Time
16) The New Astronomy
17) The Visible Universe
18) Outbound
19) Spacefarers
SOFT COVER ASTRONOMY BOOKS
A Complete Manual of Amateur Astronomy: Tools and Techniques for
Astronomical Observations, P. Clay Sherrod and Thomas L. Kold
Carrying the Five: An Astronaut’s Journey, - Michael Collins
CETI: Communication with Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence
Comet, - Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan
Comet Disasters, - L.E.Vega - Foreword by David Levy
Contact, - Carl Sagan
Discover the Night Sky, An Arizona Highway Book
Discover the Stars: Starwatching Using the Naked Eye, Binoculars or A
Telescope, -Ronald Berry
Einstein: The Life and Times
Einstein’s Universe, - Nigel Calder
Fact Finder: The Night Sky, - Brian Jones
From Atoms to Quarks: an Introduction to the Strange World of Particle Physics,
- James Trefil
From Black Holes to the Infinite Universe, - Donald Goldsmith and Donald Levy
Flying to the Moon and Other Strange Place, - Michael Collins
More Things in Heaven and Earth, - David H. Levy
Observe Comets, - Stephen J. Edberg and David Levy
Out of the Cradle: Exploring the Frontiers Beyond earth, - W. Hartman, Ron
Miller, Pamela Lee
Realm of the Long Eyes: A Brief History of Kitt Peak National Observatory, -
James E. Kloeppel
Space and Time in the Modern Universe, - P.C.W. Davies
Star Gazing Through Binoculars, - Stephen Mensing
Starwatch, - Ron Moyer
Stephen Hawking’s Universe, - John Boslough
The Curve of Binding Energy, - John McPhee
The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions and the Quest for the
Ultimate Theory Brian Greene
The Light Hearted Astronomy, - Ken Fulton
The Moon, - Patrick Moore
The Quantum Universe, - Tony Hey and Patrick Walters
The Quest for Comets, - David Levy
The Star Guide: A Unique System for Identifying the Brightest Stars in the
Night Sky, - Steven L. Beyer
The Universe and Dr. Einstein, - Lincoln Burnett
The Way to the Dwelling of Light: How Physics Illuminates Creation, -Br. Guy
Consolmagno
Understanding Einstein’s Theories of Relativity, - Stan Gibilisao
SOFT COVER SCIENCE FICTION
Ice Station Zebra by Alistar MacLean
N-Space by Larry Niven
Of a Fire on the Moon by Norman Mailer
The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton
The Dragons of Eden by Carl Sagan
The Late Great Planet earth by Hal Lindsey
The Planets ( A collection of Adventure Stories ) Edited by Byron Preiss
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
Books by ISAAC ASIMOV
- Asimov on Astronomy
- Asimov on Physics
- Of Time, Space and Other Things
- Realm of Numbers
- Second Foundation
- The Collapsing Universe
- The Robots of Dawn
- The Universe: From Flat Earth to Quasars
VIDEOS
FOR LOAN FROM JIM LINDAHL
Cosmos: A PBS Series by Carl Sagan, 14 One Hour Segments on 7 VHS Tapes
- Episode 1 The Shore of the Cosmic Ocean
- Episode 2 One Voice in the Cosmic Fugue
- Episode 3 The Harmony of the Worlds
- Episode 4 Heaven and Hell
- Episode 5 Blues for the Red Planet
- Episode 6 Traveller’s Tales
- Episode 7 The Backbone of Night
- Episode 8 Travel in Space and Time
- Episode 9 The Lives of the Stars
- Episode 10 The Edge of Forever
- Episode 11 The Persistence of Memory
- Episode 12 Encyclopedia Galaxtica
- Episode 13 Who Speaks for Earth
- A Dialogue Sagan - Turner
Asteroids: Deadly Impact, - World of National Geography - 54 min.
Deep Impact (Movie) - 2 hr.
Einstein Revealed: Trouble Personal Life NOVA - 1 Hr 47 min.
The Creation of the Universe PBS - 1 hr and 27 min.
Hyperspace: Life, The Creation of the Solar System, Survival, etc -From
TLC - 2 hr. 13 min.
Runaway Universe, - PBS 53 min.
The Universe: Explore the Stars, Planets and Galaxies Beyond - 30 min.
Time Travel: Traveling From Time Past: From Science Fiction to Reality WGBH -
60 min.
Voyage to the Milky Way, - PBS 2 Hr.
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Personal
Astronomy Books Available for Loan from Fred Mills
"The Messier Album", John H. Mallas, Sky Publishing Corp.,
"The New Astronomy",
Nigel Henbest and Michael Martin,
"Wrinkles in Time"
,George Smoot and Keay Davidson, William Morrow and Company,
"Principles of Physical Cosmology", P. J. E. Peebles,
"The Art and Science of CCD Astronomy”, David Ratledge Ed.,
Springer-Verlag,
"Black Holes and Relativistic Stars", Robert M. Wald Ed.,
"Exploring Black Holes: Introduction to General Relativity",
Edwin F. Taylor and John Archibald Wheeler,
Addison Wesley Longman,
"Three Roads to Quantum Gravity", Lee Smolin, Spartan
"The Grip of Gravity",
Probhakar Gondhalekar,
"The Universe in a Nutshell",
Stephen W. Hawking, Bantam Books,
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Personal
Astronomy Books Available for Loan from Bob Schiller
A
Brief History of Time by Stephen W. Hawking
Astronomy: A Self Teaching Guide by Dinah L. Moche, Fourth Edition
Black Holes & Time Warps by Kip S. Thorne
Burnham’s Celestial Handbook: Volume I Andromeda through Cetus, by Robert
Burnhah, Jr.
Burnham’s Celestial Handbook: Volume II Chameleon through Orion, by Robert
Burnhah, Jr.
Burnham’s Celestial Handbook: Volume III Pavo through Vulpecula, by Robert
Burnhah, Jr.
Coming of Age in The Milky Way by Timothy Ferris
Genesis and the Big Bang by Gerald L. Schroeder, Ph.D.
Hyperspace by Michio Kaku
Realm of the Long Eyes, A Brief History of Kitt Peak by James E. Kloeppel
Sharing the Universe by Seth Shostak
Sky Phenomena by Norman Davidson
Stargazing For Beginners by John Mosley
365 Starry Nights by Chet Raymo
The Quest For Comets by David H. Levy
SOFT
COVER SCIENCE FICTION BOOKS
Books by Arthur C. Clarke
- 2010: Odyssey Two
- 2061: Space Odyssey Three
- Imperial Earth
- Childhood’s End
- Profiles of the Future
- Rendezvous With Rama
- Tales of Ten Worlds
- The Wind From The Sun
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Personal
Astronomy Books Available for Loan from Arthur Humphrey
1. A-Z of Astronomy, by Patrick Moore, Norton
1986
2. Astrophotography, 2nd edition, by
Barry Gordon, Willmann -
3. Burnham's Celestial Handbook - Three
Vols., by Robert Burnham, Jr.,
4. Astronomy, The Cosmic Journey, by William Hartmann,
5. The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Astronomy, 2nd edition, Parker and
Paschoff editors, McGraw - Hill, 1992
6. The Backyard Astronomer's Guide, by Dickinson and Dyer,
7. 365 Starry Nights - An Introduction to Astronomy for Every Night of the
Year by Chet Raymo, Prentice - Hall 1982
8. The Star if
9. The Star of
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