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Ian Ridpath

Ian William Ridpath is an English science writer and broadcaster best known as a popularizer of astronomy and a biographer of constellation history. As a UFO sceptic, he investigated and explained the Rendlesham Forest Incident of December 1980.

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Man and materials: stone

Man and materials: stone

Spacecraft

Spacecraft

Man and materials: coal

Man and materials: coal

Astronomy: A Visual Guide

Astronomy: A Visual Guide

2018
Diccionario de astronomia

Diccionario de astronomia

2004
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Universe

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Universe

2001

with Martin J. Rees

A Dictionary of Astronomy

A Dictionary of Astronomy

1997
Facts on File Stars & Planets Atlas

Facts on File Stars & Planets Atlas

1993
Stars and planets

Stars and planets

1988
The Stars

The Stars

1988
Outer Space

Outer Space

1987
The Monthly Sky Guide

The Monthly Sky Guide

1987
The Young Astronomer's Handbook

The Young Astronomer's Handbook

1984
Messages from the stars: Communication and contact with extraterrestrial life

Messages from the stars: Communication and contact with extraterrestrial life

1978
Man and Materials: Gas

Man and Materials: Gas

1975
Man and Materials: Oil

Man and Materials: Oil

1975