Westminster Astronomical Society Library

New Library Additions
through
17 February, 2006

[NGC2000.0 Deep Sky Catalog]
We add new books regularly to help our members figure out which way is up in the hobby of amateur astronomy.
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The table columns are:
  1. WAS library index number
  2. Book's title
  3. Book's author
  4. Type of media (h-hardback, p-paperback, m-magazine, c-charts, a-audio, v-video, d-digital)
  5. Publication date
  6. Edition
  7. Page count
  8. Interesting notes and facts about the volume
  9. International Standard Book Number (ISBN) or Library of Congress Number
  10. Branch (M-main or T-Taneytown)
  11. Reference book? (y or n)
# Title Author typedateEd.pp. notes ISBN or LOCBranchref?
576 About Time: Einstein's Unfinished Revolution Davies, Paul h 1995 1 316   0-671-79964-9 T n
564 American Astronomical Society's First Century, The DeVorkin, David H. (editor) h 1999 1 350   1-56396-683-2 M n
582 Apocalypse When? Close, Frank h 1988 1 242   0-688-08413-3 T n
602 Arrow of Time, The Coveney, Peter & Highfield, Roger h 1991 1 378   0-449-90630-2 T n
565 Asterisms for Small Telescopes and Binoculars Raymond, John C. p 2005 1 175 Signed by the author; donated by Dave Gede 1-55618-205-8 M n
590 Astronomical Universe, The Krogdahl, Wasley S. h 1958 3 599 "An introductory text in college astronomy"   T n
586 Astronomy with Binoculars Muirden, James h 1979 1 156   0-690-01723-5 T n
601 Before the Beginning Rees, Martin h 1997 1 291   0-201-15142-1 T n
606 Black Holes and Baby Universes Hawking, Stephen h 1993   182   0-553-09523-4 T n
609 Black Holes and Time Warps Thorne, Kip S. h 1994 1 619   0-393-03505-0 T n
596 Black Holes and Warped Spacetime Kaufmann, William J. III h 1979 1 221     T n
581 Bound for the Stars Adelman, Saul J. and Benjamin h 1981 1 335   0-13-080390-1 T n
604 Cosmic Questions: Galactic Halos, Cold Dark Matter, and the End of Time Moris, Richard p 1993   200   0-471-59221-7 T n
597 Earth, Moon and Beyond Parrott, Bob W. h 1969 1 176   77-85828 T n
593 Evolutionary Theory, A Synthesis of Ross, Herberg H. h 1965 1 387   62-8859 T n
588 Exploring Space: Voyages in the Solar System and Beyond Burrows, William E. h 1990 1 502   0-394-56983-0 T n
603 For All Mankind Hurt, Harry III h 1988 1 352 "…story of the greatest adventure in human history -- the voyage to the moon." 0-87113-170-6 T n
570 From the Earth to the Moon HBO Home Video v 1998 VHS 6 12 parts in 6 volumes 0-7831-1354-4 T n
568 Greatest Show in Space, The Madacy Entertainment Group, LTD v 1995 VHS 10 10 volume set; tapes may be defective - failed to play in 3 different VCRs NASA-3-4700 T n
573 Hubble Wars, The Chaisson, Eric J. h 1991 1 386   0-06-017114-6 T n
571 Hunting Down the Universe: The Missing Mass, Primordial Black Holes, and Other Dark Matters Hawkins, Michael h 1997 1 240   0-201-15698 T n
572 Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the 10th Dimensino Kaku, Michio h 1994 1 359   0-19-508514-0 T n
610 Journey Beyond Selene: Remarkable Expeditions Past our Moon and to the Ends of the Solar System Kluger, Jeffrey h 1999   314 Book review from Washington Post inserted 0-684-84765-5 T n
598 Keeping the Dream Alive: Putting NASA and America Back in Space Simon, Michael C. p 1987 1 218   0-915391-28-7 T n
599 Last Three Minutes, The Davies, paul p 1994   162   0-465-04892-7 T n
595 Mars Project, The Matsunaga, Senator Spark M. h 1986 1 215 Forward by Arthur C. Clarke   T n
563 Max Goes to the Moon Bennett, Jeffrey h 2003 1 32 Illustrated by Alan Okamoto; includes letter by ASP's Marni Berendsen; children's book 0-9721819-0-3 M n
569 Moon Shot: The Inside Story of the Apollo Project Turner Home Entertainment v 1994 VHS 2 2 volume set 0-7806-0518-7 T n
580 Omega Point: The Search for the Missing Mass and the Ultimate Fate of the Universe, The Gribbin, John p 1988 1 245   0-553-34515-X T n
600 Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future In Space Sagan, Carl h 1994 1 427   0-679-43841-6 T n
591 Parallel Universes Wolf, Fred Alan p 1988 1 351     T n
605 Patterns in the Void: Why Nothing is Important Odenwald, Sten F. h 2002 1 270   0-8133-3938-3 T n
607 Rain of Iron and Ice: The Very Real Threat of Comet and Asteroid Bombardment Lewis, John S. h 1996 1 236   0-201-48950-3 T n
589 Realm of the Terrestrial Planets, The Kopal, Zdenek h 1979 1 223   0-470-26688-0 T n
584 Restless Universe, The Shipman, Harry L. h 1978   464   0-395-25392-6 T n
611 Rocky Moon: A Geologist's History of Lunar Exploration, To a Wilhelms, Don E p 1993   477   0-8165-1443-7 T n
574 Search for Superstrings, Symmetry, and the Theory of Everything, The Gribbin, John & Mary h 1998 1 212   0-316-32975-4 T n
579 Shadows of Creation: Dark Matter and the Structure of the Universe, The Riordan, Michael and Schramm, David N. h 1990 1 277 Forward by Stephen W. Hawking 0-7167-2157-0 T n
566 Space Shuttle: The History of the National Space Transportation System (The First 100 Missions) Jenkins, Dennis R. h 2001 3 513   0-9633974-5-1 M n
608 Stages to Saturn: A Technological History of the Apollo/Saturn Launch Vehicles Bilstein, Roger E. p 1980   511 Part of the NASA History Series NASA SP-4206 T n
587 Telescopes for Skygazing Paul. Dr. Henry E. h 1979 3 156   0-8174-2408-3 T n
585 Theories of the Universe: From Babylonian Myth to Modern Science Munitz, Milton K. h 1957 1 437 antique 57-6746 T n
577 Three Roads to Quantum Gravity Smolin, Lee h 2001   231   0-465-07835-4 T n
575 Time for the Stars Lightman, Alan h 1992 1 124   0-670-83976-0 T n
592 Time Travel: A Guide to Journeys in the Fourth Dimension Macvey, John W. h 1990 1 198   0-8128-3107-1 T n
583 Toward Distant Suns: A bold new prospectus for human living in space Heppenheimer, T. A. h 1979 1 256   0-8117-1578-7 T n
594 What if the Moon Didn't Exist? Comins, Neil F. h 1993 1 315   0-06-016864-1 T n
578 Worlds Unnumbered: The Search for Extrasolar Planets Goldsmith, Donald h 1997 1 237 Illustrated by Jon Lomberg 0-935702-97-0 T n
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