Links

>"The Basics of Radio Astronomy", by Diane Fisher, a workbook published by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, NASA

> SARA, Society for Amateur Radio Astronomy, international society of dedicated enthusiasts who teach, learn, trade technical information, and do their own observations of the radio sky. This organization is a scientific, non-profit group founded for the sole purpose of supporting amateur radio astronomy. A good resource for people starting up

> RadioSky , a modest operation/publisher.

> SETI@home , a scientific experiment that uses Internet-connected computers in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). You can participate by running a free program that downloads and analyzes radio telescope data.

> Astronomical Society of the Pacific , the largest general astronomy society.
See the page Science Fiction Stories with Good Astronomy & Physics , by Andrew Fraknoi, a selective list of some short stories and novels that use more or less accurate science and can be used for teaching or reinforcing astronomy or physics concepts.

> AAA Education office, American Astronomical Society, good sections on education resources and student resources

> NRAO for teachers & students, and page What is Radio Astronomy? , National Radio Astronomy Observatory


Readable books in science and the universe

- Elizabeth Bilson and Yervant Terzian (eds), Carl Sagan's universe (Essays on science by prominent scientists).

- Freeman Dyson, Disturbing the universe. (An account of how modern science happens! An excellent personal presentation).

- G. Feldman and G.Tononi, A universe of consciousness ( A modern approach to consciousness).

- Richard Feynman, Surely you're joking Mr Feynman (Autobiography of a great scientist. Very enjoyable reading).

- Brian Greene, The elegant universe (Superstring theory without equations. A possible Theory of Everything).

- Stephen Hawking, A brief history of time (The bestseller on the Universe).

- Stephen Hawking, The universe in a nutshell ( Modern theories of the universe ).

- Roger Penrose, The emperor's new mind (A readable classic on the status of science and reality, bold and challenging).

- Martin Rees, Our final hour (Our future ! )

- Carl Sagan, Cosmos. ( A beautifully produced account of our knowledge of the universe).

- Brian Silver, The ascent of science ( An excellent historical account on science in our civilization, very informative).

- Steven Weinberg, Dreams of a final theory ( A provocative and enthusiastic account of the possibilities of finding A Theory of Everything).

- Charles Wynn and Arthur Wiggins, Quantum leaps in the wrong direction (A discussion of paranormal sciences including Astrology and UFOs ).

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