Welcome to the Publications Page!

Explore the collection of selected books and articles covering astronomy (both from a mathematical and practical perspective), astrophotography, astronomical clocks, and historical astronomical buildings. 

Featured Books

Astronomy (math view)

• "Astronomical Algorithms", Jean Meeus

• "Astronomical Morsels", Jean Meeus (5 books in this "morsels" series!) 

• "Textbook on Spherical Astronomy", W.M. Smart

Astronomy (practical view)

• "The Backyard Astronomer's Guide", Terence Dickinson, et. al.
• "NightWatch: A Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe", Terence Dickinson, et. al.

Astrophotography

• "The Beginner's Guide to Astrophotography", Mike Shaw
• "The Astrophotography Manual", Chris Woodhouse
• "Astrophotography", Thierry Legault

• "The Astrophotographer's Guidebook", Galactic Hunter

Astronomical Clocks

• "A Portable Cosmos: Revealing the Antikythera Mechanism", Alexander Jones
• "The Antikythera Mechanism: The History and Mystery of ...",Charles River Editors
• "De Hemelbouwer: Een biografie van Eise Eisinga", Arjen Dijkstra (in Dutch)
• "Celestial Mirror: The Astronomical Observatories of Jai Singh II", Barry Perlus

Astronomical Buildings

• "Stonehenge - A New Understanding", Mike Parker Peterson
• "Cultural Astronomy in Latin America", Steven R. Gullberg (rather expensive)
• "The Bighorn Medicine Wheel", Ivy Merritt 
• "Island of the Setting Sun", Anthony Murphy, Richard Moore

Universe

• "Existential Physics: A Scientist's Guide to Life's Biggest Questions", Sabine Hossenfelder
• "The Theory of Everything", Stephen Hawking
• "The Universe in a Nutshell", Stephen Hawking
• "The Grand Design", Stephen Hawking, Leonard Mlodinow
• "Astrophysics for People in a Hurry", Neil deGrasse Tyson
• "The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Space, Time, and Motion", Sean Carroll
• "The Elegante Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, ...", Brian Greene
• "Black Holes: The Key to Understanding the Universe", Brian Cox, Jeff Forshaw

This month's recommendation: 

"Existential Physics: A Scientist's Guide to Life's Biggest Questions",  Sabine Hossenfelder

(selected review from amazon.com): "Sabine Hossenfelder has a PhD in physics and is a Research Fellow at the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies in Frankfurt, Germany where she was born. She presents many of the ideas and thoughts that have recently been expressed in physics and shares her thoughts on why they may or may not work in her opinion and using her knowledge. She also takes the time to explain how they might and includes personal interviews with other physicists and experts that both share her thoughts or have different ideas. I personally found this book interesting and gave me a good insight on some of the physics of today. I would not say that this would be the easiest read for someone with little to no knowledge of physics but it’s not written for experts either."

Featured Articles

Astronomical Clocks

• "The Cosmos in the Antikythera Mechanism", Tony Freeth, Alexander Jones
• "Eise Eisinga and his Planetarium", George Huitema
• "Zytglogge - das Uhrwerk", Bertrand Knobel und Peter Vogel (in German)

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