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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
Fraknoi, Andrew – 1988
This reference surveys resources of astronomical information including books and articles about the solar system, Mercury, Venus, Earth, the Moon, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors. Also included is a list of seven available slide sets about the solar system. (CW)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Earth Science, Physical Sciences, Physics
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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, 1983
Provided in two separate annotated lists are technical and nontechnical astronomy books. Categories in the latter group include: general astronomy; astronomy textbooks; amateur astronomy; astronomy history; life on other worlds; astrophysics; the solar system; space exploration; and the sun. (JN)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Books, College Science, Higher Education
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Fraknoi, Andrew – Mercury, 1981
Presents NASA astronomy publications by subject: Earth; Moon; Mercury and Venus; Mars; Jupiter and Saturn; Planets (general); Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids; Sun; Astronomy from Various NASA Missions; Miscellaneous Astrophysics; Telescopes and Instrumentation; and Extra-Terrestrial Life. Includes listing of NASA Technical Conference Proceedings…
Descriptors: Aerospace Technology, Astronomy, College Science, Earth Science
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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, 1985
Presents an annotated list of nontechnical astronomy books in these categories: amateur astronomy; children's books; cosmology; galaxies; general astronomy; history of astronomy; life in the universe; physics and astronomy; pseudoscience; quasars and active galaxies; solar system; space exploration; stars/stellar evolution; sun; astronomy…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Books, Childrens Literature, Physics
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Fraknoi, Andrew – Physics Teacher, 1978
Presents a summary review of 36 introductory college level astronomy textbooks for nonscience majors. References to more detailed reviews published elsewhere are provided where they exist. (SL)
Descriptors: Astronomy, College Science, Higher Education, Physics
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Fraknoi, Andrew – Mercury, 1986
Consists of the second part of the 1985 annotated review of technical books done by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. This listing was primarily designed for graduate students or research scientists. (TW)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Astronomy, Book Reviews, Information Sources