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Camille Flammarion's the Planet Mars: As Translated by Patrick Moore

Product Description: Camille Flammarion (1842-1925) began his career at 16 as a human computer under the great mathematician U. J. J. Le Verrier at the Paris Observatory. He soon tired of the drudgery; he was drawn to more romantic vistas, and at 19 wrote a book on an idea that he was to make his own―the habitability of other worlds...read more

By Camille Flammarion, Patrick Moore (trans) and William Sheehan (editor)

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9783319096407 | Springer Verlag, November 11, 2014, cover price $179.00 | About this edition: Camille Flammarion (1842-1925) began his career at 16 as a human computer under the great mathematician U.

Celestial Shadows: Eclipses, Transits, and Occultations

By William Sheehan

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9781493915347 | Springer Verlag, November 20, 2014, cover price $179.00

Planets and Perception: Telescopic Views and Interpretations, 1609-1909

By William Sheehan

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Hardcover:

9780816510597 | Univ of Arizona Pr, November 1, 1988, cover price $46.00

Paperback:

9780816531646, titled "Planets & Perception: Telescopic Views and Interpretations, 1609-1909" | Reprint edition (Univ of Arizona Pr, December 5, 2014), cover price $35.00

Galactic Encounters: Our Majestic and Evolving Star-System, from the Big Bang to Time's End

By Christopher J. Conselice and William Sheehan

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9780387853468 | Springer Verlag, September 18, 2014, cover price $44.99

9780137537815, titled "Readings in Knowledge Acquisition: Current Practices and Trends" | Ellis Horwood Ltd, November 1, 1990, cover price $55.00 | also contains Readings in Knowledge Acquisition: Current Practices and Trends

The Western Front: Irish Voices from the Great War

Product Description: Concentrates on the personal stories of Irish soldiers who fought in WWI, placing them within the wider context of various Irish regiments of the British Army. The very human story of a war that cost the lives of 35,000 Irishmen. With b&w plates.

By William Sheehan

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9780717147861 | Gill & Macmillan, December 15, 2011, cover price $44.95 | About this edition: Concentrates on the personal stories of Irish soldiers who fought in WWI, placing them within the wider context of various Irish regiments of the British Army.

The Fca: An Illustrated History

Product Description: In 1946, An FÃ³rsa Cosanta ÃitiÃºil (FCA) was established, providing the Irish Defence Forces with a volunteer reserve force which numbered over 100,000. The FCA participated in training and military exercises, and was an integral feature of life around Ireland for a great many people...read more

By William Sheehan

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9781845887186 | Trafalgar Square, October 1, 2011, cover price $34.95 | About this edition: In 1946, An FÃ³rsa Cosanta ÃitiÃºil (FCA) was established, providing the Irish Defence Forces with a volunteer reserve force which numbered over 100,000.

A Hard Local War: The Bristish Army and the Guerrilla War in Cork, 1919-1921

By William Sheehan

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9780752458823 | History Pr Ltd, June 1, 2011, cover price $35.00

A Passion for the Planets: Envisioning Other Worlds, from the Pleistocene to the Age of the Telescope

Product Description: Astronomy is by far the most popular of the physical sciences, enticing enough to become a major cultural preoccupation for many, and for some an enthralling scientific activity which veritably rules their lives. What is the nature of that seemingly unstoppable attraction? In this lively and compelling account, William Sheehan â professional psychiatrist, noted historian of astronomy, and incurable observer - explores the nature of that allure through the story of man's visual exploration of the planets...read more

By William Sheehan

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9781441959706 | 1 edition (Springer Verlag, August 1, 2010), cover price $34.95 | About this edition: Astronomy is by far the most popular of the physical sciences, enticing enough to become a major cultural preoccupation for many, and for some an enthralling scientific activity which veritably rules their lives.

Hearts & Mines: The British 5th Division, Ireland 1920-1922

Product Description: The British 5th Division has fought in almost every theatre of every war since its formation in 1906. It suffered considerable casualties in the First World War and few lived to serve in Ireland. It remains in service today, based in Shropshire...read more

By William Sheehan

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9781905172924, titled "Hearts & Mines: The British 5th Division, Ireland, 1920-1922" | Collins Pr, August 15, 2009, cover price $25.95 | About this edition: The British 5th Division has fought in almost every theatre of every war since its formation in 1906.

The Immortal Fire Within: The Life and Work of Edward Emerson Barnard

Product Description: This first full-length biography of Edward Emerson Barnard tells the remarkable tale of endurance and achievement of one of the leading astronomers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. As "a man who was never known to sleep", Barnard scoured the heavens endlessly, leaving an astonishing legacy of observations that make him one of the greatest observers of all time...read more

By William Sheehan

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9780521444897 | Cambridge Univ Pr, April 1, 1995, cover price $146.99 | About this edition: This first full-length biography of Edward Emerson Barnard tells the remarkable tale of endurance and achievement of one of the leading astronomers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.

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9780521046015 | 1 edition (Cambridge Univ Pr, November 5, 2007), cover price $110.00 | About this edition: This first full-length biography of Edward Emerson Barnard tells the remarkable tale of endurance and achievement of one of the leading astronomers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.

British Voices: From the Irish War of Independence 1918-1921 : The Words of British Servicemen Who Were There

By William Sheehan

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9781905172375 | Reprint edition (Collins Pr, November 15, 2007), cover price $23.95

Fighting for Dublin: The British Battle for Dublin 1919-1921

Product Description: This is a meticulously researched book, and serves as a careful look at British military plans for Dublin during the Irish War for Independence. It is an inspiring read.""--Irish American News.

By William Sheehan

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9781905172436 | Collins Pr, November 15, 2007, cover price $27.95 | About this edition: This is a meticulously researched book, and serves as a careful look at British military plans for Dublin during the Irish War for Independence.

British Voices: From the Irish War of Independence 1918-1921: The Words Of British Servicemen Who Were There

By William Sheehan (editor)

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9781903464892 | Collins Pr, April 15, 2006, cover price $39.95

The Transits of Venus

By William Sheehan and John Westfall

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9781591021759 | Prometheus Books, March 1, 2004, cover price $30.99

In Search of Planet Vulcan: The Ghost in Newton's Clockwork Universe

This text explores a 19th century scientific detective story on one of the most important episodes in the race to explore our solar system when a group of astronomers trained their eyes to the sky looking for a phantom planet, dubbed Vulcan, believed to orbit closer to the Sun then Mercury.

By Richard Baum and William Sheehan

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Hardcover:

9780306455674 | Plenum Pr, May 1, 1997, cover price $99.00

Paperback:

9780738208893 | New edition (Basic Books, July 3, 2003), cover price $25.00 | About this edition: This text explores a 19th century scientific detective story on one of the most important episodes in the race to explore our solar system when a group of astronomers trained their eyes to the sky looking for a phantom planet, dubbed Vulcan, believed to orbit closer to the Sun then Mercury.

Epic Moon: A History of Lunar Exploration in the Age of the Telescope

Product Description: The Moon has always been one of the most obvious and in some ways the most enticing of astronomical objects - even from early times, it was Queen of the Night, and the naked eye sees more detail than even the largest telescopes reveal on Mars...read more

By Thomas A. Dobbins and William P. Sheehan

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9780943396705 | Willmann-Bell, June 1, 2001, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: The Moon has always been one of the most obvious and in some ways the most enticing of astronomical objects - even from early times, it was Queen of the Night, and the naked eye sees more detail than even the largest telescopes reveal on Mars.

Mars: The Lure of the Red Planet

Presents a history of investigations into the planet Mars. (view table of contents)

By Stephen James O'Meara and William Sheehan

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9781573929004 | Prometheus Books, April 1, 2001, cover price $28.99 | About this edition: Presents a history of investigations into the planet Mars.

The Planet Mars: A History of Observation & Discovery

Recounts the history of observations of Mars and the rise and fall of belief in the existence of life on the planet, reports on the discoveries of the first spacecraft to study it, and provides advice for viewing Mars from the earth

By William Sheehan

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9780816516407 | Univ of Arizona Pr, September 1, 1996, cover price $47.50 | About this edition: Recounts the history of observations of Mars and the rise and fall of belief in the existence of life on the planet, reports on the discoveries of the first spacecraft to study it, and provides advice for viewing Mars from the earth

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9780816516414 | Univ of Arizona Pr, September 1, 1996, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Recounts the history of observations of Mars and the rise and fall of belief in the existence of life on the planet, reports on the discoveries of the first spacecraft to study it, and provides advice for viewing Mars from the earth

Parasitoid Community Ecology

Product Description: The study of parasitoid communities has direct relevance to general ecological theory and to the applied practice of biological control. Yet, despite the existence of a large and active international research community involved in the study of parasitoids, until now no books devoted to the theme of parasitoid community ecology have been available...read more

By Bradford A. Hawkins (editor) and William Sheehan (editor)

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9780198540588 | Oxford Univ Pr on Demand, December 1, 1994, cover price $200.00 | About this edition: The study of parasitoid communities has direct relevance to general ecological theory and to the applied practice of biological control.

Nature's Wonderful World in Rhyme

Poems about animals and nature are followed by a discussion guide for understanding the topics of the poems and for becoming aware of the need to preserve the wonders of nature

By Itoko Maeno and William Sheehan

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9780911655476 | Advocacy Pr, July 1, 1993, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Poems about animals and nature are followed by a discussion guide for understanding the topics of the poems and for becoming aware of the need to preserve the wonders of nature

Worlds in the Sky: Planetary Discovery from Earliest Times Through Voyager and Magellan

Product Description: Ever since early star-gazers discovered that some heavenly bodies wandered among the others, people have been fascinated by the planets. Kepler calculated their orbits from naked-eye observations; Galileo's telescope made it possible to discern their markings; now observations from spacecraft provide electronically enhanced images that bring these distant worlds even closer...read more

By William Sheehan

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9780816513086 | Univ of Arizona Pr, August 1, 1992, cover price $21.95 | About this edition: Ever since early star-gazers discovered that some heavenly bodies wandered among the others, people have been fascinated by the planets.

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