Astrophysics

This book invites the reader to understand our Universe, not just marvel at it. From the clock-like motions of the planets to the catastrophic collapse of a star into a black hole, gravity controls the Universe. Gravity is central to modern physics,...

Foreword by Dr. Roger D. Launius, Former NASA Chief Historian For the past 75 years, the U.S. government has invested significant time and money into advanced aerospace research, as evidenced by its many experimental X-plane aircraft and rockets. NASA's...

This textbook explores approximate solutions to general relativity and their consequences. It offers a unique presentation of Einstein's theory by developing powerful methods that can be applied to astrophysical systems. Beginning with a uniquely...

The book is divided into two parts. In the first, the reader is taken on an ideal 'world tour' of many wonderful and enigmatic places in almost every continent, in search of traces of astronomical knowledge and lore of the sky. In the second part, Giulio...

Explore the beauty and awe of the heavens through the rich celestial prints and star atlases offered in this third edition book. The author traces the development of celestial cartography from ancient to modern times, describes the relationships between...

The rapidly expanding field of galaxy formation lies at the interface between astronomy, particle physics, and cosmology. Covering diverse topics from these disciplines, all of which are needed to understand how galaxies form and evolve, this book is...

On July 14, 2015, something amazing happened. More than 3 billion miles from Earth, a small NASA spacecraft called New Horizons screamed past Pluto at more than 32,000 miles per hour, focusing its instruments on the long mysterious icy worlds of the...

Former NASA Astronaut Harrison Schmitt advocates a private, investor-based approach to returning humans to the Moon-to extract Helium 3 for energy production, to use the Moon as a platform for science and manufacturing, and to establish permanent human...

Black holes present one of the most fascinating predictions of Einstein's general theory of relativity. There is strong evidence of their existence through observation of active galactic nuclei, including the centre of our galaxy, observations of...

A brilliant and breathtakingly vivid tour of the universe, describing the physics of the dangerous, the deadly, and the scary in the cosmos.So you've fallen in love with space and now you want to see it for yourself, huh? You want to witness the birth of...

This self-contained and accessible book provides a thorough introduction to the basic physical and mathematical principles required in studying the scattering and absorption of light and other electromagnetic radiation by particles and particle groups...

This is a comprehensive and richly illustrated textbook on the astrophysics of the interstellar and intergalactic medium--the gas and dust, as well as the electromagnetic radiation, cosmic rays, and magnetic and gravitational fields, present between the...

Astronomical Spectroscopy for Amateurs is a complete guide for amateur astronomers who are looking for a new challenge. After a brief overview of the development of spectroscopes and an introduction to the theory of stellar spectra, the book goes on to...

For twenty-five years following the Voyager mission, scientists speculated about Saturn's largest moon, a mysterious orb clouded in orange haze. Finally, in 2005, the Cassini-Huygens probe successfully parachuted down through Titan's atmosphere, all the...

Winner of the American Astronomical Society's Chambliss Award, Astrophysics in a Nutshell has become the text of choice in astrophysics courses for science majors at top universities in North America and beyond. In this expanded and fully updated second...

Dive into a mind-bending exploration of the physics of black holes Black holes, predicted by Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity more than a century ago, have long intrigued scientists and the public with their bizarre and fantastical...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781588342737Author Thomas J. KellyFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Smithsonian BooksPublisher Smithsonian BooksWeight(grams) 420gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

This classic book, long out of print, investigates the experimental determination of one of the fundamental constants of astrophysics and its significance for astronomy. The equations of general relativity include a constant lambda in their solution. If...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143116042Author Philip PlaitFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint The Penguin PressPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 278gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Designed for teaching astrophysics to physics students at advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate level, this textbook also provides an overview of astrophysics for astrophysics graduate students, before they delve into more specialized volumes...

The aim of this book is to become a major reference text for gravitational-wave physics, covering in detail both the experimental and the theoretical aspects. It is the only existing book on gravitational waves to date, and it will likely remain unique...

With the Soviet Union's launch of the first Sputnik satellite in 1957, the Cold War soared to new heights as Americans feared losing the race into space. The X-15 Rocket Plane tells the enthralling yet little-known story of the hypersonic X-15, the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781760761585Author Lisa Harvey-SmithFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Thames & HudsonPublisher Thames & HudsonWeight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm) 211mm *...

'Extremely authoritative. The best book I have read on space travel since Arthur C. Clarke's classic, The Promise of Space.' Marcus ChownIn an era of rapidly developing technology and renewed ambition, the twenty-first century has ushered in an exciting...

Despite remarkable advances in astronomy, space research, and related technology since the first edition of this book was published, the philosophy of the prior editions has remained the same throughout. However, because of this progress, there is a need...

Choice Recommended Title, August 2019 Read an exclusive interview with Professor Vera Kolb here.Astrobiology is the study of the origin, evolution, distribution, and future of life on Earth. This exciting and significant field of research also...

THE FIVE AGES OF THE UNIVERSE is a riveting biography of the universe which describes for the first time five distinct eras that Adams and Laughlin themselves defined as a result of their own research. From the first gasp of inflation that caused the...

In the Shadow of the Moon tells the story of the most exciting and challenging years in spaceflight, with two superpowers engaged in a titanic struggle to land one of their own people on the moon. Drawing on interviews with astronauts, cosmonauts, their...

Fluid dynamical forces drive most of the fundamental processes in the Universe and so play a crucial role in our understanding of astrophysics. This comprehensive textbook, first published in 2007, introduces the necessary fluid dynamics to understand a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781585095957Author Jason M BreshearsFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Book TreePublisher Book TreeWeight(grams) 358gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 11mm

Space debris and asteroid impacts pose a very real, very near-term threat to Earth. In order to help study and mitigate these risks, the Stardust program was formed in 2013. This training and research network was devoted to developing and mastering...

The current cosmological model relies on inflationary theories, which incorporate baryosynthesis, dark matter, and dark energy. Supported by precise cosmological data, it necessitates physics beyond the standard models of fundamental forces, including...

This three-volume collection presents a unique set of original problems and solutions tailored to aspiring astronomers and astrophysicists participating in Olympiads and other competitions. The problems cover a broad spectrum of relevant topics in...

For millennia, humanity has looked up at the sprawling tapestry of stars and wondered what lay beyond. With time, we learned that each star is not a pinprick point in a domed sky, but a massive plasma sphere so far away that the distance becomes...

Anyone who has looked through binoculars, a telescope or microscope has used an eyepiece. Telescope Eyepieces: Optical Theory and Design explores the wide range of eyepiece designs. It introduces optics theory progressively to build understanding of how...

Anyone who has looked through binoculars, a telescope or microscope has used an eyepiece. Telescope Eyepieces: Optical Theory and Design explores the wide range of eyepiece designs. It introduces optics theory progressively to build understanding of how...

Accessible and student-friendly textbook on the astrophysics of stars, now with new observational data and physical concepts An Introduction to Stellar Astrophysics is a concise textbook containing core content on and detailed examples of stellar physics...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788495645890Author Rafael Andr Aleman BerenguerFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint Ediciones Corona BorealisPublisher Ediciones Corona...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788495645371Author Alejandro PolancoFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Ediciones Corona BorealisPublisher Ediciones Corona BorealisWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781635490343Author Mervin WilliamsonFormat HardbackPage Count 243Imprint Larsen and Keller EducationPublisher Larsen and Keller EducationWeight(grams)...