New Books

New Books List for August 2009

The following books were received at the Astronomy Library during August 2009. Please check library stacks or ask library staff for assistance.

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QB1 I628 v. 258
The Ages of Stars : Proceedings of the 258th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union held in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, October 13-17, 2008 / edited by Eric E. Mamajek, David R. Soderblom, and Rosemary F.G. Wyse. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009. Available online at http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayIssue?jid=IAU&volumeId=4&seriesId=0&issueId=S258

QB16 K83 1997
Skywatchers, Shamans & Kings : Astronomy and the Archaeology of Power / E.C. Krupp. New York : Wiley, 1997.

QB64 D52 1998
NightWatch : A Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe / Terence Dickinson ; foreword by Timothy Ferris ; illustrations by Adolf Schaller, Victor Costanzo and Roberta Cooke ; principal photography by Terence Dickinson. 3rd ed. rev. and expanded. Willowdale, Ont. : Firefly Books, 1998.

QB126 M34 2009
Deep-Sky Video Astronomy / by Steve Massey, Steve Quirk. New York ; London : Springer, 2009.

QB351 B48 2005 v. 2
Methods of Celestial Mechanics, Volume 2: Application to Planetary System, Geodynamics and Satellite Geodesy / Gerhard Beutler ; in cooperation with Leos Mervart and Andreas Verdun. Berlin ; New York : Springer, c2005.

QB722 K75 1999 v. 4
Cometography: A Catalog of Comets, Vol. 4 1933-1959 / Gary W. Kronk. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999-

QB981 N86 2009
Discovering the Expanding Universe / Harry Nussbaumer, Lydia Bieri ; [foreword by Allan Sandage]. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.

QB982 B56 2008
Shrouds of the Night : Masks of the Milky Way and Our Awesome New View of Galaxies / by David Block and Kenneth C. Freeman. New York ; London : Springer, 2008.

RA784 P643 2009
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto / by Michael Pollan. New York : Penguin Press, 2008.