Astronomy

Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library

Research Guide

This guide is to assist you in finding the many materials available in your free public library on Astronomy. All items listed below are available through your local branch of the Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library. Should you not be able to locate what you are looking for, please ask our staff, who will be happy to assist you.

Our online public catalogue, is available in the Library using an Information Express computer or on the Internet at http://www.parl.ns.ca

Subject Headings:

These are some of the subject headings to use when searching for books with our online public library catalogue. Our staff will be glad to show you how to search and locate materials, please ask!

Books:

Rare Earth: why complex life is uncommon in the universe. Ward, Peter. New York: Copernicus. 2000. 576.839 War 
The Universe -and Beyond. Dickinson, Terence. Toronto: Firefly Books, 1999. 520 Dic
The Observers' Handbook. Toronto: Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. 1999. Ref 523 Obs
Nightwatch: a practical guide to viewing the universe. Dickinson, Terence. Toronto: Firefly Books, 1998. 520 Dic
Black Holes: the end of the universe? Tayor, John. London: Souvenir Press, 1998. 523.8 Tay
The Hunt for Life on Mars. Goldsmith, Donald. New York: Penguin Putnam, 1998. 523.43 Gol
Other Worlds: the search for life in the universe. Lemonick, Michael. New York: Simon & Shuster, 1998. 999 Lem
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Astronomy. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997. 520.3 McG
Summer Stargazing: a practical guide for recreational astronomers. Dickinson, Terence. Willowdale: Firefly Books, 1996. 520 Dic
The Nature of Space and Time. Hawking, Stephen. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1996. 530.1 Haw
The Binocular Stargazer: a beginner's guide to exploring the sky. Peltier, Leslie. Waukesha: Kalmbach Books. 1995. 522.2 Pel
Cosmic Questions: galactic halos, cold dark matter, and the end of time. Morris, Richard. Toronto: John Wiley & Sons, 1993. 523.1 Mor
From the Big Bang to Planet X: the 50 most-asked questions about the universe -- and their answers. Dickinson, Terence. Camden East, Ont.: Camden House, 1993.520 Dic
Telescope Making for Beginners. Worvill, Roy. New York: Orbiting Books. 1976. 522 Wor
Pale Blue Dot: a vision of the human future in space. Sagan, Carl. New York: Random House. 1994. 919.9 Sag
Stargazing: astronomy without a telescope. Moore, Patrick. Woodbury, Barron's Educational Series, 1985. 523 Moo 

Videos:

Stargazers. Discofery Communications, 1994 520 Sta
Prospecting for Planets. PBS Home Video. 1991. 523.4 Pro
Searching for Black Holes. Pacific Arts Video. 1991. 523.8 Sea
Waves of the Future. Pacific Arts Video. 1991. 523.1 Wav
Where is the Rest of the Universe? Pacific Arts Video. 1991. 523.1 Whe
A Window to Creation. PBS Home Video. 1991. 523.1 Win

Websites:

http://www.space.gc.ca Canadian Space Agency
http://www.nasa.gov  Nasa
http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Astronomy/  Yahoo Astronomy Directory
http://oposite.stsci.edu/pubinfo/pictures.html  Hubble Space Telescope Public Pictures
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/galileo/index.html Galileo - Journey to Jupiter
http://tie.jpl.nasa.gov/tie/dobson/  plans for building a telescope 

Magazine Articles:

Check out the magazine index by clicking on E-Magazines & Journals on the Parl website at the Information Express computers, then choose CPIQ . Enter the above subject headings as subject guide or keyword to locate information from over 1,000,000 articles in this database. If you are at home, email us at info@parl.ns.ca and we can email the entire article directly to you.

A Reference service is available throughout the Pictou-Antigonish Region to answer any inquiries you may have. If you are having difficulty finding the information you need - please ask!