MVAS Library
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Updated 1/19/2013 by F. Thompson
includes 862 books & 60 media
Original Inventory below
| Author, or Category | Title | Year | Format, pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abell, George | Exploration of the Universe | 1969 | hardcover, 483 pgs |
| Abell, Morrison, Wolfe | Realm of the Universe | 1992 | softcover, 501 pgs |
| Aldrin and McConnell | Men From Earth | 1989 | hardcover, signed Aldrin, 312 pgs |
| Allen, Harold W.G. | The Eternal Universe | 1990 | hardcover, w/dust jacket,181 pgs |
| Alter, Cleminshaw and Phillips | Pictorial Astronomy | 1978 | hardcover w/dust jacket, 328 pgs |
| Alter, Cleminshaw, and Phillips | Pictorial Astronomy | 1974 | hardcover, 328 pgs |
| Alter, Dinsmore | Pictorial Guide to the Moon | 1963 | hardcover w/ dust jacket, 183 pgs |
| American Association of Variable Star Observers | AAVSO | 2001 | softcover, 74 pgs |
| American Association of Variable Star Observers | AAVSO | 2001 | softcover, 75 pgs |
| Apfel and Hynek | Architecture of the Universe | 1979 | softcover, 499 pgs |
| Arny, Thomas T. | Explorations - An Introduction to Astronomy | 1994 | softcover, 521 pgs |
| Asimov, Isaac | The Collapsing Universe | 1977 | hardcover, 204 pgs |
| Astronomical Society of the Pacific; edited by Andrew Fraknoi | The Universe at your Fingertips - An Astronomy Activity and Resourse Notebook | 1995 | 3-ring binder loose leaf, ~3 inches thick |
| Astromomy Magazine - Unbound | August 1973 - December 2003 | stored in slipcases | |
| Astronomy Magazine - Bound | Volume 16 - 1988, Volume 17 - 1989, Volume 18 - 1990 | ||
| Audouze and Israel, editors | The Cambridge Atlas of Astronomy | 1985 | hardcover w/dust jacket, 432 pgs |
| Baker | Astronomy, 6th Edition | 1955 | hardcover, 538 pgs |
| Bova and Bell, editors | Closeup: New Worlds | 1977 | hardcover w/dust jacket, 222 pgs |
| British Astronomical Ass'n | Guide to Observing teh Moon | 1986 | hardcover, |
| Bronowski, Jacob | The Ascent of Man | 1973 | hardcover w/dust jacket, 448 pgs |
| Burgess, Eric | Venus, an Errant Twin | 1985 | hardcover, 151 pgs |
| Burnham, Robert Jr. | Burnham's Celestial Handbook - 3 vols. | 1978 | softcover, 2138 pgs |
| Burnham, Robert Jr. | Burnham's Celestial Handbook - Vol. 2 | 1978 | hardcover w/dust jacket, 688 pgs |
| Castle, Paul R. | Collected Works on Double Stars | 1996 | spiral bound, softcover, 38 pgs |
| Chaisson and McMillan | Astronomy Today | 1993 | hardcover, 655 pgs |
| Christianson, Gale E. | This Wild Abyss | 1978 | hardcover w/dust jacket, 461 pgs |
| Cohen, Nathan | Gravity Lens - Views of the New Cosmology | 1989 | softcover, 237 pgs |
| Comins, Neil F. | What if the Moon Didn't Exist | 1993 | softcover, 315 pgs |
| Cooper, Henry S.F. | Imaging Saturn | 1982 | hardcover, 210 pgs |
| Computer software | Mars | 1997 | CD, Windows, Mac OS/2 |
| Computer software | The Sun and Moon | 1998 | CD, Windows, Mac OS/2 |
| Computer software | The Galaxy | 1997 | CD, Windows, Mac OS/2 |
| Computer software | Redshift | ||
| Computer software | Starry Night | ||
| Cornell and Carr, Editors | Infinite Vistas - New Tools for Astronomy | 1985 | hardcover w/dust jacket, 302 pgs |
| Davies, Paul | About Time | 1995 | hardcover, 316 pgs |
| Davies, Paul | The Runaway Universe | 1978 | hardcover w/dust jacket, 205 pgs |
| De Harsanyi, Zsolt | The Star-Gazer | 1939 | hardcover, 572 pgs |
| Dickinson, Terence | Nightwatch | 1988 | softcover, spiral bound, 160 pgs |
| Dixon, Robert T. | Dynamic Astronomy | 1984 | softcover, 555 pgs |
| Dixon, Robert T. | Dynamic Astronomy | 1992 | softcover, 535 pgs |
| Flaste, Noble, Sullivan, Wilford | N.Y. Times Guide to the Return of Halley's Comet | 1985 | hardcover, 244 pgs |
| Filippenko, Alex (CD) | Understanding the Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy - |
1998 | Part I:Manual, Disc 1 & 2 |
| Filippenko, Alex (CD) | Understanding the Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy - The Solar System |
1998 | Part II:Manual, Disc 3 & 4 |
| Filippenko, Alex (CD) | Understanding the Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy - The Stars and their Lives |
1998 | Part III:Manual, Disc 5 &6 |
| Filippenko, Alex (CD) | Understanding the Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy - A Universe of Galaxies |
1998 | Part IV:Manual, Disc 7 & 8 |
| Filippenko, Alex (CD) | Understanding the Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy - The Birth and Life of the Universe |
1998 | Part V:Manual, Disc 9 & 10 |
| Filippenko, Alex (CD) | Understanding the Universe: What's New in Astronomy, 2003 |
2003 | Manual, Disc 1 & 2 |
| Filippenko, Alex (CD) | Understanding the Universe: What's New in Astronomy, 2003 | 2003 | Manual, Disc 3 & 4 |
| Fraknoi, Morrison, Wolfe | Voyages Through the Universe | 1997 | softcover, 307 pgs |
| Gallant, Roy | National Geographic Picture Atlas of our Universe | 1980 | hardcover, oversized |
| Gehrels and Gehrels, Editors | Saturn | 1984 | hardcover, 968 pgs |
| Goldsmith, Donald | The Hunt for Life on Mars | 1997 | hardcover w/dust jacket, 267 pgs |
| Goldsmith, Donald | The Universe | 1976 | hardcover, 416 pgs |
| Hale Observatory | Slide Set | 79 35-mm slides, 4 pgs | |
| Hamburg, Michael | Astronomy Made Simple | 1993 | softcover, 237 pgs |
| Harrington, Philip S. | Star Ware - Guide to Choosing & Using Telescopes | 1994 | softcover, 373 pgs |
| Hartmann, William K. | Astronomy: The Cosmic Journey | 1989 | hardcover, 694 pgs |
| Hawking, Stephen | Stephen Hawking's Universe - 3 Vol. VHS Video | 1997 | 3 vol. VHS video set in slipcase |
| Hoagland, Richard C. | The Monuments of Mars | 1996 | softcover, 526 pgs |
| Hockey, Thomas A. | The Book of the Moon | 1986 | softcover, 273 pgs |
| Howard, Neale E. | Standard Handbook for Telescope Making | 1984 | hardcover, 356 pgs |
| Inglis, Stuart J. | Planets, Stars and Galaxies | 1972 | hardcover, 498 pgs |
| JPL/NASA - Flattau, Gibson, Lewis | Space Images | 1982 | hardcover w/dust jacket, 96 pgs |
| Kaufmann, William J. | Discovering the Universe | 1990 | softcover, 425 pgs |
| King, Henry C. | Pictorial Guide to the Stars | 1967 | oversize hardcover with dust jacket, 167 pgs |
| Kitchin, Chris | Photo-Guide to the Constellations | 1998 | softcover, 149 pgs |
| Krupp, Dr. E.C. | Echoes of the Ancient Skies - Astronomy of Lost Civilizations | 1983 | hardcover, 386 pgs |
| Ley, Willy | Gas Giants - The Largest Planets | 1969 | hardcover, 143 pgs |
| Luginbuhl and Skiff | Observing Handbook and Catalog of Deep-Sky Objects | 1989 | hardcover, 352 pgs |
| Machin and Wheatley | Messier Objects - A Beginner's Guide | 1997 | softcover, 30 pgs |
| Marsden, Brian G. | Catalog of Cometary Orbits | 1983 | softcover, 96 pgs |
| Melton, Melanie | Will Black Holes Devour the Universe? | 1994 | softcover, 103 pgs |
| Menard and D'Auria | Perspectives on Collimation - Principles and Procedures | 1988 | softcover, 43 pgs |
| Moore and Cattermole | The Craters of the Moon | 1967 | hardcover, 160 pgs |
| Moore, Patrick and Hunt, Gary | Atlas of the Solar System | 1983 | hardcover |
| Moore, Patrick | Amateur Astronomy | 1968 | hardcover, 328 pgs |
| Moore, Patrick | The Story of Astronomy | 1977 | hardcover, 253 pgs |
| Moore, Patrick | Exploring the Earth and Moon | 1991 | hardcover w/dust jacket, 96pgs |
| Moore, Patrick | The Amateur Astronomer's Glossary | 1967 | hardcover with dust jacket, 162 pgs |
| Muirden, James | How to Use an Astronomical Telescope | 1988 | softcover, 400 pgs |
| MVAS | Video - Perry Pezzolanella | 1998 | Aruba Total Solar Eclipse Feb. 26, 1998 Video |
| MVAS Video | Messier Catalog VHS Video | undated |
VHS video in case |
| MVAS Video | MVAS Observatory Constructiion 1999-2003 Video | 1999-2003 |
VHS video in slipcase |
| NASA SP-129 | Earth Photographs from Gemini III, IV,and V | 1967 | hardcover, 266 pgs |
| NASA SP-168 | Exploring Space with a Camera | 1968 | hardcover, 214 pgs |
| National Geographic Society | On the Brink of Tomorrow: Frontiers of Science | 1982 | harcover w/dust jacket, 199 pgs |
| Newton and Teece | The Cambridge Deep-Sky Album | 1983 | hardcover, 126 pgs |
| North, Gerald | Advanced Amateur Astronomy | 1991 | hardcover, 313 pgs |
| Norton, Arthur P. | Norton's Star Atlas | 1973 | hardcover |
| O'Leary, Brian | Project Space Station | 1983 | hardcover, 158 pgs |
| Ordway, Frederick I., Editor | Advances in Space Science and Technology Vol. 4 | 1962 | hardcover, 431 pgs |
| Ottwell, Guy | Astronomical Calander 2004 | 2004 | softcover, 81 pgs |
| Pasachoff, Jay M. | Astronomy: From the Earth to the Universe | 1991 | softcover, 635 pgs |
| Paul, Henry E. | Telescopes for Skygazing | 1965 | hardcover, 157 pgs |
| PBS Home Video | The Astronomers - 6 Vol. VHS Video (1 missing volume) | 1991 | 6 vol. VHS video set in slipcase |
| Pezzolanella, Perry | Perry's Universe | open |
ring binder, 320 poly-vu protected pages |
| Piret, John A. | How the Universe was Born - The Big-Bang Concept Buried | 1991 | softcover, author signed, 142 pgs |
| Publing, D. K. | Visual Dictionary of the Universe | 2008 | hardcover, 64 pgs |
| Poster | The Solar System | folded | |
| Poster | Orion Nebula | folded | |
| Poster | Mars Revealed | folded | |
| Poster | The Heavens | folded | |
| Poster | Earth's Moon | folded | |
| Poster | Red Planet - Mars | folded | |
| Poster | Portraits of our Celestial Family | folded | |
| Poster | Journey into the Universe through Time and Space | folded | |
| Robbins and Jefferys | Discovering Astronomy | 1988 | softcover, 480 pgs |
| Robinson and Muirden | Astronomy Data Book, 2nd Edition | 1979 | hardcover with dust jacket, 272 pgs |
| Rukl, Antonin | Moon, Mars and Venus | 1978 | hardcover, 254 pgs |
| Ryan and Pesek | Solar System | 1978 | hardcover, 224pgs |
| Sagan, Carl | Cosmos | 1980 | softcover, 324 pgs |
| Sagan, Leonard, and Editors of Time-Life | Planets | 1969 | hardcover, 200 pgs |
| Sherrod and Koed | A Complete Manual of Amateur Astronomy | 1981 | softcover, 319 pgs |
| Sky Publishing | Lunar Features | undated |
softcover binder, 20 pgs |
| Simpson, David Harry | Comets | 1998 | softcover, 256 pgs |
| Simpson, David Harry | Venus Revealed | 1998 | softcover, 355 pgs |
| Sobel, Dava | Galileo's Daughter | 1999 | softcover, 420 pgs |
| Terrill, Dick & Muhhergie, J.D. | Binary Stars | 1992 |
softcover, 383 pgs |
| Various MVAS members | Construction of the Club Observatory | open |
ring binder, 58 poly-vue protected pages of photos |
| Weekley, James S. | Full Moon: Observe and Learn | 1987 | audio tape |
| Worley, Charles E. | Visual Observing of Double Stars | 1961 | softcover reprint, 20 pgs |
| Zeilik, Michael | Astronomy: The Evolving Universe | 1985 | hardcover, 494 pgs |