Han llegado nuevas existencias de “Una espectacular ventana al universo” y está a la venta otra vez.
A la venta de nuevo
Sin existencias
Se han agotado las existencias de “Una expectacular ventana al universo”. Hemos perdido más, y deben llegar al principio de deciembre. Perdone las molestias.
A video of our author
Sheila Crosby, author of “A Breathtaking Window on the Universe” and “Una ventana espectacular al universo“, is the main presenter of the Canarian tourist board’s new video about La Palma. With footage of the huge GTC telescope.
Una espectacular ventana al universo esta al llegar
La imprenta han enviado los ejemplares de “Una espectacular ventana al universo: guía del observatorio astrofisico del Roque de los Muchachos” por Sheila M Crosby. Estan al llegar.
A Breathtaking Window on the Universe is on sale.
“A Breathtaking Window on the Universe” has arrived on La Palma, and is on sale at the following outlets:
Santa Cruz de La Palma:
Librería Trasera (Calle Trasera)
Papiro Libros (Calle Real)
Molina Artesania (Calle Real)
The Best of La Palma (Calle Real)
Los Llanos
María Luasteida Rodríguez Cabello (The souvenir shop at the bottom of the church square)
Breña Alta:
Museo del Puro
I hope to arrange more outlets soon.
The book is also be on sale from this website, 12€ + P&P.
“A Breathtaking Window on the Universe” has shipped.
200 copies of “A Breathtaking Window on the Universe: a guide to the observatory at the Roque de Los Muchachos” have left the printers in Seville, and are on their way to La Palma. The printers say they should arrive in two weeks, but it may be a few days longer since this is one of the smaller islands.
The recommended retail price is €15, but books bought through this website will cost just 12€ + P&P.
Full price including post and packing:
To Spain: 14.50€
To the rest of Europe: 18.50€
Rest of the world: 22€
The translation to Spanish is 50% complete.
Update on “A Breathtaking Window on the Universe”
“A Breathtaking Window on the Universe: a guide to the observatory at the Roque de Los Muchachos” has finally been sent to the printers. Copies should be on sale on this website by the end of November, price €15 for 148 pages, A5.
I am currently investigating the possibility of selling the book on Amazon.
Here’s the back-cover blurb:
Welcome to the Roque de Los Muchachos, where 15 telescopes from 19 nations use the best night sky in Europe to explore the cosmos. Find out what it’s like to work in this strange world above the clouds. Learn about each telescope, how they’re run, and a little of what they’ve discovered.
Sheila Crosby knows the observatory well. She worked there as an engineer for nearly 12 years, and has been a tour guide there for three, showing hundreds of tourists, journalists and students around.
This book is written for the general public rather than professional astronomers, with over 120 photos and diagrams, and a full glossary of all the technical terms for non-geeks.
I’ve learned more about astronomy, science and astrophysics in an hour’s tour of the GranTeCan telescope than I did in 15 years of full time education. Why? Because Sheila made it all such fun.
Her enthusiasm, sense of fun and ability to relate the most complex of scientific instruments and theories to everyday objects and situations make her tour immensely enjoyable and educational. If she had chosen a career in education rather than engineering she would have been one of those teachers or professors who mould young lives and inspire greatness.
Andrea Montgomery, Buzz Trips (http://buzztrips.co.uk)
“After spending two careers in more ‘earth-bound’ sciences, it has been a pleasure to watch Sheila develop this book. It opened up a whole new area of interest for me, and put a new destination on my lifetime travel list.”
Doc Finch, US Navy, retired, writer.