Books and Publications
We offer the following titles written by members of Observatoire Solaire or recommended authors.
Our books are available on Amazon. For details of each book please click on the title.
Independent expert reviews of our books can be found here.
Astronomy section
The Sun – Shining Light on the Solar System
An undergraduate level text on solar physics, with full explanations of mathematical aspects. Suitable for amateur astronomers, self-study, and aspiring or current undergraduate students of physics or astronomy.
The Asteroids of the Solar System
An informative and current assessment of the classes of asteroids; their orbits; composition and dynamics; and the historic and potential impacts on the Earth. Suitable for all readers of this website.
Francois Felix Tisserand – Forgotten Genius of Celestial Mechanics
The life and works of Tisserand, director of the Paris Observatory at the end of the 19th century and formulator of the Tisserand criteria used to identify comets and asteroids. Suitable for all readers.
A short article based upon this book appeared in the RAS Astronomy & Geophysics journal: 2017 A&G 58; 5.35
the abstract of which can be viewed here.
The book has also received acclaim by reviewers within the Society for the History of Astronomy's SHA Bulletin issue 30, Autumn 2018, and the February 2019 issue of the Observatory, The Observatory (139,1268,2019), and can be viewed here
The Limousin Asteroid impact of the Triassic Rhaetian Age
The astronomical and geological aspects of the Rhaetian age impact near Rochechouart, and its contribution to the Triassic - Jurassic boundary mass extinction. Suitable for all readers
A very pleasing review of this book was published in the June 2018 edition The Observatory(138, 1263, 2018)
Language section
French Grammar - A valuable companion to learning French
An excellent companion for all learners of the French language. Suitable for learners at all levels.
Once upon a time - Frozen and other short stories
Uplifting short stories set in rural Yorkshire and France.
Love Sans Frontières
Love breaks down all boundaries in this short light-hearted romance with a French flavour
In preparation
French Astronomers of the 18th and 19th Centuries.
A collection of short biographies of some of the famous, and the not-so-famous, French astronomers of the era of great advancement in the science of astronomy. Suitable for all readers and will be of particular interest to those interested in the history of astronomy.
(Provisional availability date: December 2020)
Our books are available on Amazon. For details of each book please click on the title.
Independent expert reviews of our books can be found here.
Astronomy section
The Sun – Shining Light on the Solar System
An undergraduate level text on solar physics, with full explanations of mathematical aspects. Suitable for amateur astronomers, self-study, and aspiring or current undergraduate students of physics or astronomy.
The Asteroids of the Solar System
An informative and current assessment of the classes of asteroids; their orbits; composition and dynamics; and the historic and potential impacts on the Earth. Suitable for all readers of this website.
Francois Felix Tisserand – Forgotten Genius of Celestial Mechanics
The life and works of Tisserand, director of the Paris Observatory at the end of the 19th century and formulator of the Tisserand criteria used to identify comets and asteroids. Suitable for all readers.
A short article based upon this book appeared in the RAS Astronomy & Geophysics journal: 2017 A&G 58; 5.35
the abstract of which can be viewed here.
The book has also received acclaim by reviewers within the Society for the History of Astronomy's SHA Bulletin issue 30, Autumn 2018, and the February 2019 issue of the Observatory, The Observatory (139,1268,2019), and can be viewed here
The Limousin Asteroid impact of the Triassic Rhaetian Age
The astronomical and geological aspects of the Rhaetian age impact near Rochechouart, and its contribution to the Triassic - Jurassic boundary mass extinction. Suitable for all readers
A very pleasing review of this book was published in the June 2018 edition The Observatory(138, 1263, 2018)
Language section
French Grammar - A valuable companion to learning French
An excellent companion for all learners of the French language. Suitable for learners at all levels.
Once upon a time - Frozen and other short stories
Uplifting short stories set in rural Yorkshire and France.
Love Sans Frontières
Love breaks down all boundaries in this short light-hearted romance with a French flavour
In preparation
French Astronomers of the 18th and 19th Centuries.
A collection of short biographies of some of the famous, and the not-so-famous, French astronomers of the era of great advancement in the science of astronomy. Suitable for all readers and will be of particular interest to those interested in the history of astronomy.
(Provisional availability date: December 2020)
