Suggested Reading


Books

These books can be used by students and teachers to learn more about space-based astronomy.

Bishop, P. (1993), Observer's Handbook, 1994, The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Toronto, Ontario. (Published annually.)

Bonnet, R. & Keen, G. (1992), Space & Astronomy, 49 Science Fair Projects, TAB Books, Blue Ridge Summit, PA.

Clark, D. (1987), The Cosmos From Space -Astronomical Breakthroughs - The View From Beyond Earth's Atmosphere, Crown Publishers, New York, NY.

DeBruin, J. & Murad, D. (1988), Look to the Sky: The Science of Spaceflight, Orbit Book Company, Malabar, FL.

Dickenson, T. et al (1988), The Edmund Scientific Mag 6 Star Atlas, Edmund Scientific, Barrington, NJ.

Field, G. & Goldsmith, D. (1989), The Space Telescope, Contemporary Books, Chicago, IL.

Lampton, C. (1987), The Space Telescope, Franklin Watts, Inc., New York, NY.

Lampton, C. (1987), Astronomy - From Copernicus to the Space Telescope, Franklin Watts, Inc., New York, NY.

Longair, M. (1989), Alice and the Space Telescope, The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD.

Moeschl, R. (1989), Exploring the Sky; 100 Projects for Beginning Astronomers, Chicago Review Press, Chicago, IL.

Ottwell, G. (1992), The Astronomical Companion, Astronomical Workshop, Greenville, SC.

Paul, R. (1993) A Handbook to the Universe, Chicago Review Press, Chicago, IL.

Pethoud, R. (1993) Pi in the Sky: Hands-on Mathematical Activities for Teaching Astronomy, Zephyr Press, Tucson, AZ.

Porcellino, M. (1991), Young Astronomer's Guide to the Night Sky, TAB Books, Blue Ridge Summit, PA.

Schaff, F. (1992), Seeing the Deep Sky; Telescopic Astronomy Projects Beyond the Solar System, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, NY.

Schaff, F. (1991), Seeing the Solar System; Telescopic Projects, Activities, & Explorations in Astronomy, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, NY.

Schaff, F. (1990), Seeing the Sky; 100 Projects, Activities & Explorations in Astronomy, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, NY.

Schaff, F. (1988, 1990) The Starry Room: Naked Eye Astronomy in the Intimate Universe, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, NY.

Schatz, D. (1991), Astronomy Activity Book, Little Simon, New York, NY.

Smith, P. (1992), Project Earth Science: Astronomy, National Science Teacher's Association, Arlington, VA.

Sneider, C., et al. (1989), Color Analyzers, Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley, CA.

Sneider, C., Gould, A. (1988), More than Magnifiers, Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley, CA.

Sneider, C. (1988), Earth, Moon, and Stars, Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley, CA.

Van Cleave, J. (1991) Astronomy for Every Kid: 101 Easy Experiments that Really Work, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, NY.

Vogt, G. (1992), The Hubble Space Telescope, The Millbrook Press, Brookfield, CT.

Wood, R. (1991), Science for Kids: 39 Easy Astronomy Experiments, TAB Books, Blue Ridge Summit, PA.

Magazines

Smith, B. (1994), "New Eyes on the Universe," National Geographic, v185 n1, pp 2-40.

Astronomy Magazine, Kalmbach Publishing Co., 21027 Crossroads Circle, P.O. Box 1612, Waukesha, WI 53187

Mercury, The Journal of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, The Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 390 Ashton Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94112

Odyssey, Cobblestone Publishing, Inc., 30 Grove Street, Peterborough, NH 03458-1454

Sky & Telescope, Sky Publishing Corporation, 49 Bay State Road, Cambridge, MA 02138

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