Astronomical Society of the Pacific - Library Project

The Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) is downsizing its local offices and finding new homes for its incredible library of hundreds of books from textbooks to popular science, history to biographies, and star atlases to space exploration.

You can browse each bookcase via the links below and submit a question, request, etc. via the Contact form for anything that strikes your fancy or anything you’d like to know more about. We will respond with the cost of the book(s) plus shipping (media rate) and instructions on how to purchase.

In addition to the books shown here, a small amount are being sold via Ebay. Click here to view all our listings .

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Bookcase A: the Universe

Bookcase A includes: the Universe (beginning, mysteries, evolution, future), cosmology, dark matter, and more.

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Bookcase B: Galaxies & Stars

Bookcase B includes: Large scale structure, galaxies, stars, stellar evolution, variable stars, supernovae, black holes, and multiwavelength astronomy.

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Bookcase N: Solar System

Bookcase N includes: solar ephemerides, solar eclipse, planetary and solar system studies, and planetary ephemerides.

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Bookcase S: Astrophysics

Bookcase S includes: graduate level texts on stars, stellar atmospheres, particle physics, and astrophysics.

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Large Format Books

Large format books range from coffee table photo books about astronomy, space, and space exploration to historical atlases.

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