Coming of Age in the Milky Way (78 page)

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Stars and Nebulas
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Kelves, Daniel J.
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Kepler, Johann.
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The Harmonies of the World
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Kepler’s Conversation with Galileo’s Sidereal Messenger
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Mysterium Cosmographicum: The Secret of the Universe
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Somnium: The Dream
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100 Billion Suns: The Birth, Life, and Death of the Stars
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Kirk, G.S., J.E. Raven, and M. Schofield.
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Galileo Studies
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Metaphysics and Measurement: Essays in Scientific Revolution
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Newtonian Studies
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Isaac Newton’s Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica
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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
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The Einstein Decade (1905–1915)
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Monadology
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Greek Science After Aristotle
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Longair, M.S.
High Energy Astrophysics
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Scientific Research with the Space Telescope
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On Nature (De Rerum Natura)
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Principles of Geology
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Mach, Ernst.
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Space and Geometry
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MacCurdy, Edward, ed. and trans.
The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci
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MacKay, D.M.
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MacKinnon, E.M.
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MacPherson, Hector.
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McCrea, M.J. Rees et al.
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McMullin, Ernan, ed.
The Concept of Matter in Greek and Medieval Philosophy
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McNeill, William H.
The Pursuit of Power: Technology, Armed Force, and Society Since AD 1000
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The Rise of the West: A History of the Human Community
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Mahaffey, J.P.
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