books by Guy Consolmagno
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Guy Consolmagno
God's Mechanics: How Scientists and Engineers Make Sense of Religion
Guy Consolmagno
Jossey-Bass
, 2007
A Different Take
Brother Guy is a Vatican astronomer who specializes in the study of meteorites and dwarf planets. He's also a regular at various science fiction conventions, and the thing I liked most about his book, aside from his techie sense of humor, is he gives a very interesting ...
Turn Left at Orion **ISBN: 9780521781909**
Guy/ Davis, Dan M./ Sepp, Karen Kotash (ILT)/ Drogin, Anne (ILT)/ Skirvin, Mary Lynn (ILT)/ Sepp, Karen Kotash/ Drogin, Anne/ Skirvin, Mary Lynn Consolmagno
Cambridge Univ Pr
, 2000
Turn Left at Orion: A Hundred Night Sky Objects to See in a Small Telescope--and How to Find Them
Guy Consolmagno,
Dan M. Davis
Cambridge University Press
, 2000
THE book to start with
For the beginning stargazer, without some sort of guide (either a knowledgable person or a great book), a new telescope is all but useless. Even computerized "go-to" telescopes are surprisingly disappointing; sure, they'll take you straight to the sights, but they ...
The Way to the Dwelling of Light (The Vatican Observatory Foundation)
Guy J. Consolmagno
University of Notre Dame Press
, 1999
Most enthusiastically recommended
This is the most remarkable book I have read in a long time, and will be near the top of my reread list. Most enthusiastically recommended. The author is an MIT graduate, a Jesuit brother, and an astronomer at the Vatican Observatory. Only such a polymath could have ...
Brother Astronomer: Adventures of a Vatican Scientist
Guy Consolmagno
McGraw-Hill Companies
, 2001
The Desire for Truth and Understanding -- and Mars Rocks
Many of you have read - or have a copy of - Turn Left at Orion by Guy Consolmagno, an entertaining and instructive guide for amateur astronomers with small telescopes. No less entertaining is his book, Brother Astronomer: Adventures of a Vatican Scientist, in which ...
Worlds Apart: A Textbook in Planetary Sciences
Guy Consolmagno,
Martha Schaefer
Benjamin Cummings
, 1994
Excellent textbook for undergraduate or advanced student.
Planetary sciences is an incredibly exciting field, all the more so because we are visiting these places. Most astronomy texts give an extensive tour of the solar system, but Worlds Apart does much more. It concisely explains fundamental concepts in geology, ...
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