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Fraknoi, Andrew – Mercury, 1990
This resource list contains stories on the following topics: antimatter, asteroids, astronomers, black holes, comets, cosmology, jupiter, life elsewhere, mars, mercury, meteors, the moon, particle physics, pluto, quantum mechanics, quasars and active galaxies, relativity, saturn, stars, the sun, supernovae and neutron stars, time travel, uranus,…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Bibliographies, College Science, Earth Science
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Fraknoi, Andrew – Mercury, 1990
Listed are 27 references about the Hubble Space Telescope project. Included are nontechnical books, nontechnical articles, and technical articles. (CW)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Bibliographies, College Science, Earth Science
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Fraknoi, Andrew – Mercury, 1988
Contains the annotated bibliographies of introductory books and sections of books, recent introductory articles, more advanced articles, and more advanced books dealing with quasars and active galaxies. (CW)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Astronomy, College Science, Distance
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Fraknoi, Andrew – Mercury, 1987
Surveys resources of astronomical information. Includes bibliographies of books and articles on the solar system in general as well as all of the bodies that occur in the solar system. Lists slide sets available from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. (CW)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Bibliographies, College Science, Earth Science
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Fraknoi, Andrew – Mercury, 1990
Provided is a list of 92 references. Categories include general references, debunking astrology, identifying U.F.O.s, ancient astronauts, Velikovsky and worlds in collision, lunacy and the moon, Sirius B and the Dogon tribe, the face and pyramids on mars, the Tunguska Event, and the Bermuda Triangle. (CW)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Astronomy, College Science, Earth Science
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Fraknoi, Andrew – Mercury, 1987
Contains a partially annotated, nontechnical bibliography of recent materials about supernovae, including some about the discovery of a supernova in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Includes citations of general books and articles about supernovae, articles about Supernova 1987A, and a few science fiction stories using supernovae. (TW)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Astronomy, Periodicals, Reading Materials
Fraknoi, Andrew – 1990
This bibliography lists the most useful and scientifically accurate astronomy books published in the 1980s for beginners and students. The books are categorized under the topics of: (1) astronomy in general; (2) solar system as a whole; (3) planets; (4) asteroids, comets, and meteorites; (5) the sun; (6) stars and their evolution; (7) mikly way…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Book Reviews, Reading Materials, Reference Materials
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Fraknoi, Andrew – Mercury, 1984
Presents an annotated list of technical and non-technical astronomy books. Topic areas of non-technical books include general astronomy, amateur astronomy, computers and astronomy, history of astronomy, pseudoscience, space exploration, physics and astronomy, and textbooks. Each entry includes author, title, description, source, and current cost.…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Books, College Science, Computers
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Fraknoi, Andrew – Mercury, 1986
Provides an index to all major articles and "Noted in the Current Journals" columns published in "Mercury" during 1977-1986. Articles are referenced under subject categories, listed in chronological order starting with the most recent. (TW)
Descriptors: Astronomy, College Science, Evolution, Higher Education
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Fraknoi, Andrew – Mercury, 1985
An annotated bibliography of astronomy books is presented. These books (most of which are designed for research astronomers and graduate students) demand substantial background in astronomy and physics. Nontechnical books are reviewed in part I (SE 537 910). (JN)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Books, College Science, Higher Education
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Fraknoi, Andrew – Mercury, 1991
Offers a selected bibliography pertaining to black holes with the following categories: introductory books; introductory articles; somewhat more advanced articles; readings about Einstein's general theory of relativity; books on the death of stars; articles on the death of stars; specific articles about Supernova 1987A; relevant science fiction…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Relativity, Science Education, Science History
Richter, Jessica; Fraknoi, Andrew – 1996
Project ASTRO is an innovative program to support science education by linking teachers and students in grades 4-9 with amateur and professional astronomers with the overall goal being to increase students' interest in astronomy and science in general. This manual was designed for teachers, amateur and professional astronomers, youth group…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Partnerships in Education
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Fraknoi, Andrew; Freitag, Ruth – Mercury, 1992
Bibliographic guide of women astronomers and their work. Includes general references on women in astronomy, as well as specific women astronomers including Baliunas, Bell Burnell, Burbidge, Cannon, Faber, Fleming, Furness, Geller, Herschel, Hogg, Huggins, Klumpke Roberts, Leavitt, Maury, Mitchell, Payne-Gaposchkin, Ride, Rubin, Sitterly, Tater,…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Books, Elementary Secondary Education, Females
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Fraknoi, Andrew – Mercury, 1981
Describes educational activities of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific including learning packets on various astronomy concepts, Morrison lectures, newspaper columns, teacher workshops, cosponsoring astronomy oriented lectures, and providing speakers for various groups. (DS)
Descriptors: Activities, Astronomy, Educational Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education