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Double Star Research, Instrumentation, and Education



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Humanity Series

Edited volumes that capture the
 presentations of our Humanity Participants' Conference Series
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Astronomy Series

Books that gather student, amateur, & professional astronomical research
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Flourishing Earth Series

Books that consider
humanity and our future
 from varying perspectives
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Science Series

Books that capture the world of science, written to inform and inspire the lay reader
First in the Series

SCIENCE, WISDOM, & THE FUTURE
Humanity's Quest for a Flourishing Earth

$19.95 - Hard Cover
$14.95 - Soft Cover
(plus S&H)

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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.

Visit the conference website at

www.ScienceandWisdom09.org
The last in the
Humanity Conference and Book Series
 

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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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
 the reader to "write their own ending."

Foreword by Peter Richerson
215 page hardbound volume


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

THE EVOLUTION OF RELIGION
Studies, Theories, and Critiques

Edited by
Joseph Bulbulia, Richard Sosis, Russell Genet,
Cheryl Genet, Erica Harris, and Karen Wyman

406 page hardbound volume - 50 chapters / 55 Authors


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280 page soft cover
Illustrated with nearly 100 charts, graphs,
 and full color graphics and photographs

$34.95  Order
Also available as an eBook
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$29.95 
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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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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.

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

Small Telescope
and Astronomical Research
(STAR)

Smaller telescopes (two meters or less)
Their use in research and education.

 $14.95
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www.AltAzInitiative.org