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 SMALL TELESCOPE ASTRONOMICAL RESEARCH (STAR) HANDBOOK

for the Spring Semester 2018 Astronomy Research Seminar
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Active Peace
A Mindful Path to a Nonviolent World

A guide to healing our relationship to
self, others, nature, and the world

... a passionately engaged and pragmatic message
from the trenches of a life devoted to service.
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Andrew Harvey

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238  pages - paperback or eBook
Includes Restorative Practices, resources, and index
 



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Becoming Intimate with the Earth

A powerful guide to healing our relationship
with our planetary home.

“Science-rich, artful, soul-nourishing.”
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Thank God for Evolution

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186 pages with poetry, graphics,
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Science, Wisdom, and the Future
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SCIENCE, WISDOM, & THE FUTURE

Humanity's Quest for a Flourishing Earth


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Scientists, philosophers, economists, educators, activists, artists, and business people consider vital questions.
Their deliberations provide a broad vista of the human and planetary conditions and a hopeful vision.


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A collection of research, essays, and artistic work
from the Evolutionary Epic Conference
with guest contributions


The Evolutionary Epic

Science's Story and Humanity's Response

Edited by
Cheryl Genet, Russell Genet, Brian Swimme,
Linda Palmer
& Linda Gibler
Foreword by David Christian

368 page hardbound volume - 34 chapters
/ 45 Authors

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The Inspiration for the
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A science story of how we came to be

HUMANITY
 The Chimpanzees Who Would Be Ants

by
Russell M. Genet


A highly-readable account of the physical, biological, and cultural
evolution of humanity, from the big bang to present.  The book
makes a unique comparison between humans and chimpanzees
as our genetic relatives and humans and ants as our social analogue. 
It also presents four possible future scenarios for humanity to allow
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Foreword by Peter Richerson
215 page hardbound volume


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The Latest Research
in the Scientific Study of Religions


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A collection of papers and essays
from the Evolution of Religion Conference

THE EVOLUTION OF RELIGION
Studies, Theories, and Critiques


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oseph Bulbulia, Richard Sosis, Russell Genet,
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406 page hardbound volume - 50 chapters / 55 Authors


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Journey to Civilization

The Science of How We Got Here
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Roger P. Briggs

280 page soft cover
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Double Star Research
A Student-Centered Community of Practice

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Student teams collaborated with experts in the field to
complete their projects and in the process created a
networked community of practice. Each team focused its research on visual double stars by contributing observations using a visual eyepiece, CCD camera, or speckle interferometry
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Double Star Astrometry
Collaborations, Investigations,
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An essential tool for the double star community; it contains information for many types of observers and is suitable for an observatory library, classroom, or home bookshelf.



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Speckle Interferometry
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Exploration of full automation to increase the quantity of observations in an economical manner, and masks adapted
from exoplanet imaging to disperse the bright primary
starlight away from “discovery zones” so that
faint
secondary stars can be detected.



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The Double Star Reader
Selected Papers from the Journal of Double Star Observations

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A diverse sampling detailing both historical and modern observations as well as the techniques and technologies used by amateurs, students, and professionals.



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Small Telescope
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Students! This is NOT the
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Their use in research and education
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The Alt-Az Initiative
Telescope, Mirror, & Instrument Developments

Smaller telescopes (two meters or less)
Their development and use
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