This text was lifted from https://cardiff-astronomical-society.co.uk and could do with completing and tidying.
The Society’s “Joan Thomas Library” is named after a loved and much respected previous Society Librarian who died in 2015. It is for use by Society members and contains an extensive range of astronomical books. The Library Catalogue has been divided according to subject to make browsing a bit easier, and is set out below. Please bear in mind that some books are currently out on loan.
The Library is located in a side room off the lecture room at the Cardiff University Department of Physics and Astronomy in which the Society holds its fortnightly talks. The Library will be open half an hour prior to a talk and for a short period afterwards. Items can be loaned initially for 2 months. This can be extended as long as no other member has requested the item. Items can only be loaned by paid members.
If you would like to loan an item please contact Greg Titley, the society secretary using our ContactUsForm
Finally, the Society is happy to receive donated books from members and we would also welcome reviews from members of Library books they have borrowed and enjoyed!
| Atlases | ||
| Atlas of the Heavens – Atlas Coeli 1950 | Antonio Becvar | 1962 |
| Elger’s Map of the Moon | H P Wilkins | 1959 |
| Philip’s Moon Map | 1990 | |
| Star Clusters | B A Archinal & S J Hynes | 2003 |
| Starlist 2000 Quick Ref Star Catalogue | Richard Dibon-Smith | 2000 |
| The Atlas of Mercury | Charles Across & Patrick Moore | 1977 |
| The Atlas of the Universe | Patrick Moore | 1970 |
| The Night Sky Observer’s Guide Vol 1: Autumn & Winter | G R Kepple & G W Sanner | 2000 |
| The Night Sky Observer’s Guide Vol 2: Spring & Summer | G R Kepple & G W Sanner | 2002 |
| The Photographic Atlas of the Stars | H J P Artnold, P Doherty & P Moore | 1999 |
| The Stargazer’s Handbook | Giles Sparrow | 2007 |
| Variable Stars – Webb Society Deep-Sky Observer’s Handbook | Ed. K G Jones | 1990 |
| Biographical | ||
| A Journey with Fred Hoyle The Search for Cosmic Life | Chandra Wickramasinghe | 2005 |
| Carl Sagan – A Life | Keay Davidson | 1999 |
| Edwin Hubble – Mariner of the nebulae | Gale E Christianson | 1995 |