THE contents of this book are very different from what the title led us to expect. We have failed to discover in what sense it can be regarded as an introductory work, unless it be an introduction to ...

We've searched the cosmos for the best space and astronomy books out there. “Watch the skies!” was a cautious warning announced at the end of the 1951 sci-fi classic, The Thing from Another World, and ...

Astronomy is a subject as vast and fascinating as the night sky itself. Humans have been charting out changes in the heavens for thousands of years. During that time, our species’ growing ...

Over the years, many have asked me to recommend books to help them in their study of the stars and constellations. In this column, I'll provide reviews of three books that I consulted during my ...

IN this book there are three chapters, occupying sixty-three pages, and a series of thirteen “notes” which take up the remainder of the text. In chapter i. we find a very general, yet simple and ...