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    The Transits of Venus

    William Sheehan, John Westfall

    In this unique and fascinating history of science, acclaimed popular science writer, William Sheehan - who was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for Science Writing - and award-winning geographer, John Westfall…

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    The Space Age Generation

    A unique and authoritative record of a momentous period in human history, The Space Age Generation highlights the golden age of space exploration and the people who made it happen.

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    Dr. William Francis Sheehan

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    A commemorative volume dedicated to the life of Dr. William Francis Sheehan, a physician who died tragically young. This volume includes biographical information, as well as remembrances from those who…

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    Dr. William Francis Sheehan

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    A commemorative volume dedicated to the life of Dr. William Francis Sheehan, a physician who died tragically young. This volume includes biographical information, as well as remembrances from those who…

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    A Hard Local War: The British Army and the Guerrilla War in Cork 1919-1921

    William Sheehan

    Using new research and previously unpublished archive material, he traces the experience of the British rank and file, their opinion of their opponents, the special forces created to fight in…

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    British Voices: From the Irish War of Independence 1918-1921

    William Sheehan

    The words of British servicemen who were there: many British soldiers, sailors and airmen who served in Ireland from 1918-21 left accounts of their service. The author has delved deep…

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    Fighting for Dublin: The British Battle for Dublin 1919-1921

    William Sheehan

    In the Irish mind, Ireland’s War of Independence, the first serious insurgency the British army faced, often seems about shoot-outs in cities and ambushes on isolated rural roads. This book…

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    Hearts and Mines: The British 5th Division, Ireland, 1920-1922

    William Sheehan

    This book, the last in a trilogy based on primary sources, makes available for the first time the history of the 5th Division in Ireland from 1920 to 1921, their…

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    Planets and Perception: Telescopic Views and Interpretations, 1609-1909

    William Sheehan

    Do we really know what we see through a telescope? How does the ocular system construct planetary images, and how does the brain interpret them? Drawing on astronomical and psychological…

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    Worlds in the Sky: Planetary Discovery from Earliest Times Through Voyager and Magellan

    William Sheehan

    Ever since early stargazers discovered that some heavenly bodies wandered among the others, people have been fascinated by the planets. William Sheehan gives us a history of this long fascination…

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    The Immortal Fire Within: The Life and Work of Edward Emerson Barnard

    William Sheehan

    This is a full-length biography of Edward Emerson Barnard, and tells the remarkable tale of endurance and achievement of one of the leading astronomers of the late nineteenth century. Beautifully…

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    Mercury

    William Sheehan

    In this up-to-date and beautifully illustrated volume, William Sheehan brings our understanding of the planet into clear focus. He deftly traces the history from the earliest observations right up to…

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    Saturn

    William Sheehan

    A beautifully illustrated, authoritative overview of humankind’s fascination with the ringed planet Saturn.

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    British Voices: From the Irish War of Independence 1918 - 1921

    William Sheehan

    The Irish war of Independence has generated a wealth of published material but very little from a British perspective. Many British soldiers, sailors and airmen who served in Ireland from…

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    Breathing Through a Straw: Cody & I. A story of love and hope

    Mark WIlliam Sheehan

    Breathing through a Straw is a memoir of a father’s fight to do absolutely everything to save his son’s life.

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    The Transits of Venus

    William Sheehan,John Westfall

    Presenting a history of science, this book chronicles the intrepid explorations of scientists and adventurers who studied the transits of Venus in the quest for scientific understanding.

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    Celestial Shadows: Eclipses, Transits, and Occultations

    John Westfall,William Sheehan

    Celestial Shadows

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    Celestial Shadows: Eclipses, Transits, and Occultations

    John Westfall,William Sheehan

    Celestial Shadows

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    Discovering Mars: A History of Observation and Exploration of the Red Planet

    William Sheehan,Jim Bell

    Historian William Sheehan and astronomer and planetary scientist Jim Bell combine their talents to tell a unique story of what we’ve learned by studying Mars through evolving technologies. This book…

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    In Search of Planet Vulcan: The Ghost in Newton’s Clockwork Universe

    Richard Baum,William Sheehan

    The intriguing narrative of one of astronomy’s strangest searches for a planet that never existed.

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    Jupiter

    William Sheehan, Thomas Hockey

    A wonderfully illustrated account of the giant planet Jupiter.

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    The Plantation at Prospect Hill: The True Story of the Overtons of Virginia and the War 1861 - 1865

    William M Sheehan

    The true story of one of the oldest plantations in central Virginia and the people that lived there over a span of centuries. This story is about the romance between…

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    The Little Red Bible of Jesus Christ’s Teachings - The Words in Red

    William J Sheehan

    The words in red from the King James Bible. Hundreds of sub topics on every teaching and event of Jesus Christ’s ministry. With prophecies of who Christ would be as…

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    Galactic Encounters: Our Majestic and Evolving Star-System, From the Big Bang to Time’s End

    William Sheehan,Christopher J. Conselice

    This book offers a rich introduction to the wonders of the Galaxy, in an up-to-date, scientifically informed style that appeals to both researchers and the general reader. Includes maps produced…

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    Discovering Pluto: Exploration at the Edge of the Solar System

    Dale P. Cruikshank,William Sheehan

    Offers an authoritative account of the exploration of Pluto and its moons, from the first inklings of tentative knowledge through the exciting discoveries made during the flyby of the NASA…

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    Venus

    William Sheehan,Sanjay Shridhar Limaye

    A beautifully illustrated exploration of the mysterious, inhospitable planet Venus.

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    In Search of Planet Vulcan: The Ghost in Newton’s Clockwork Universe

    Richard P. Baum, MD,William Sheehan

    Presented for the first time in popular form is the fascinating true story of the search for the phantom planet Vulcan. As with legends of the lost continent of Atlantis…

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    Camille Flammarion’s The Planet Mars: As Translated by Patrick Moore

    Camille Flammarion

    Widely regarded as a leading historian of the planet Mars, Sheehan has not only meticulously compared and corrected Moore’s manuscript against Flammarion’s original so as to produce an authoritative text…

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    Camille Flammarion’s The Planet Mars: As Translated by Patrick Moore

    Camille Flammarion

    Widely regarded as a leading historian of the planet Mars, Sheehan has not only meticulously compared and corrected Moore’s manuscript against Flammarion’s original so as to produce an authoritative text…

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    Galactic Encounters: Our Majestic and Evolving Star-System, From the Big Bang to Time’s End

    William Sheehan,Christopher J. Conselice,Julian Baum

    This book offers a rich introduction to the wonders of the Galaxy, in an up-to-date, scientifically informed style that appeals to both researchers and the general reader. Includes maps produced…

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    Northern Arizona Space Training

    Kevin Schindler,Institute of Ecology William Sheehan (University of Georgia)

    During the 1960s and early 1970s, northern Arizona played a critical role in fulfilling President Kennedy’s bold challenge of sending humans to the moon. From the rocky depths of the…

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    Macbeth - The Student’s Shakespeare: With Notes, Characters, Plot and Exam Themes

    William Shakespeare

    With notes, exam themes and questions, an introduction and notes throughout this edition of Macbeth is ideal for students and those looking for an affordable and helpful text of Macbeth.

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    Descendants of William Lain and Keziah Mather: With Her Lineage From Reverend Richard Mather

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

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    Descendants of William Lain and Keziah Mather: With Her Lineage From Reverend Richard Mather

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

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    Once Upon a Distant War: David Halberstam, Neil Sheehan, Peter Arnett–Young War Correspondents and Their Early Vietnam Battles

    William Prochnau

    Once Upon a Distance War tells the stories of such young Vietnam war correspondents as Neil Sheehan, Peter Arnett, and David Halberstam, providing a riveting chronicle of high adventure and…

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    Doctored: The Medicine of Photography in Nineteenth-Century America

    Tanya Sheehan (William R. Kenan, Jr. Associate Professor and Chair of Art, Colby College)

    Examines the relationship between photography and medicine in American culture. Focuses on the American Civil War and postbellum Philadelphia to explore how medical models and metaphors helped establish the professional…

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    Doctored: The Medicine of Photography in Nineteenth-Century America

    Tanya Sheehan (William R. Kenan, Jr. Associate Professor and Chair of Art, Colby College)

    Examines the relationship between photography and medicine in American culture. Focuses on the American Civil War and postbellum Philadelphia to explore how medical models and metaphors helped establish the professional…

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    Study in Black and White: Photography, Race, Humor

    Tanya Sheehan (William R. Kenan, Jr. Associate Professor and Chair of Art, Colby College)

    Explores the connections among race, visual humor, and technologies of photography in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, with special attention to the reappropriation of racial humor by contemporary artists.

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    Study in Black and White: Photography, Race, Humor

    Tanya Sheehan (William R. Kenan, Jr. Associate Professor and Chair of Art, Colby College)

    Explores the connections among race, visual humor, and technologies of photography in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, with special attention to the reappropriation of racial humor by contemporary artists.

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    Introducing Tyndale

    William Tyndale,Dr John Piper,Robert J Sheehan

    English-speaking Christians especially owe a great debt of gratitude to William Tyndale. In Introducing Tyndale John Piper introduces the reader to the deeply moving story of Tyndale’s life and death…

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    Birds of Maine

    Peter Vickery,Charles Duncan,Jeffrey V. Wells,William J. Sheehan

    A comprehensive and beautifully illustrated overview to the birds of Maine The first comprehensive overview of Maine’s incredibly rich birdlife in more than seven decades, Birds of Maine is a…

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    Virginia at War, 1864

    The fourth book in the Virginia at War series casts a special light on vital home front matters in Virginia during 1864.

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