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A Brief History of Black Holes: And why nearly everything you know about them is wrong by Dr Becky Smethurst 9781529086744
RRP: $21.43$13.88In A Brief History of Black Holes, award-winning University of Oxford researcher Dr Becky Smethurst charts five hundred years of scientific breakthroughs in astronomy and astrophysics.'A jaunt through space history . . . with charming wit and many... -
The Biggest Ideas in the Universe 1: Space, Time and Motion by Sean Carroll 9780861546145
RRP: $21.43$13.65THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Sean Carroll has achieved something I thought impossible: a bridge between popular science and the mathematical universe of working physicists. Magnificent!' Brian Clegg, author of Ten Days in Physics that Shook the... -
Special Relativity and Classical Field Theory by Leonard Susskind
RRP: $21.43$15.15The third volume in Leonard Susskind's one-of-a-kind physics series cracks open Einstein's special relativity and field theoryIn the first two books in his wildly popular The Theoretical Minimum series, world-class physicist Leonard Susskind provided a... -
A Brief History of Black Holes: And why nearly everything you know about them is wrong by Dr Rebecca Smethurst
RRP: $39.00$26.93In A Brief History of Black Holes, the award-winning University of Oxford researcher Dr Becky Smethurst charts five hundred years of scientific breakthroughs in astronomy and astrophysics.'A jaunt through space history . . . with charming wit and many... -
The God Equation: The Quest for a Theory of Everything by Michio Kaku
RRP: $21.43$15.15'A majestic story' David Bodanis, Financial Times From the international bestselling author of Physics of the Impossible and Physics of the FutureThis is the story of a quest: to find a Theory of Everything. Einstein dedicated his life to seeking this... -
Gravitation by Charles W. Misner
RRP: $113.10$100.58First published in 1973, Gravitation is a landmark graduate-level textbook that presents Einstein's general theory of relativity and offers a rigorous, full-year course on the physics of gravitation. Upon publication, Science called it "a pedagogic... -
Gravity: A Very Short Introduction by Timothy Clifton
RRP: $17.53$12.58Gravity is one of the four fundamental interactions that exist in nature. It also has the distinction of being the oldest, weakest, and most difficult force to quantize. Understanding gravity is not only essential for understanding the motion of objects... -
The Edge of Physics: Dispatches from the Frontiers of Cosmology by Anil Ananthaswamy
RRP: $19.48$13.16A scientific and globetrotting exploration of the physics experiments changing the ways we understand our universe. Why is the universe expanding? What is the nature of dark matter? Do other universes exist? In this timely and original book, science... -
Quantum physics for beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles by Carl J Pratt 9781802356588
RRP: $54.50$35.90Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781802356588Author Carlos J PrattFormat HardbackPage Count 104Imprint Carl J. PrattPublisher Carl J. PrattWeight(grams) 313gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *... -
Baby Loves Gravity! by Ruth Spiro
RRP: $15.58$10.92Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781580898362Author Ruth SpiroPage Count 22Imprint Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.Publisher Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S. -
Gravitational Waves: How Einstein's spacetime ripples reveal the secrets of the universe by Brian Clegg
RRP: $21.43$6.84On 14 September 2015, after 50 years of searching, gravitational waves were detected for the first time and astronomy changed for ever.Until then, investigation of the universe had depended on electromagnetic radiation: visible light, radio, X-rays and... -
Strange Angel: The Otherworldly Life of Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons by George Pendle
RRP: $21.43$14.43'Forget geek stereotypes. Parsons' life seems straight out of a Hollywood thriller ... Pendle's book leaves us with a taste of genius's energy and fragility' Los Angeles Magazine'You couldn't make it up' Physics World'As a history of space travel,... -
The Ascent of Gravity: The Quest to Understand the Force that Explains Everything by Marcus Chown
RRP: $19.48$13.26The Sunday Times Science Book of the Year 2017'Does Einstein proud . . . Eminently readable' Guardian'No one has covered the topic with such a light touch and joie de vivre . . . a delight' Brian CleggGravity was the first force to be recognised and... -
Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space by Janna Levin
RRP: $21.43$15.15The full inside story of the detection of gravitational waves at LIGO, one of the most ambitious feats in scientific history*Selected as a Book of the Year 2016 in the Sunday Times*'This is empirical poetry. A fascinating tale of human curiosity... -
Make: High-Power Rockets by Mike Westerfield
RRP: $54.58$36.25Make: High-Power Rockets is for all the science geeks who look at the moon and try to figure out where Neil Armstrong walked, watch in awe as rockets lift off, and want to fly their own model rockets. Starting with an overview of mid- and high-power... -
Quantum Space: Loop Quantum Gravity and the Search for the Structure of Space, Time, and the Universe by Jim Baggott 9780198809111
RRP: $41.91$30.58Today we are blessed with two extraordinarily successful theories of physics. The first is Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity, which describes the large-scale behaviour of matter in a curved spacetime. This theory is the basis for the... -
Cosmic Origins: Science’s Long Quest to Understand How Our Universe Began by M. Mitchell Waldrop 9783030982164
RRP: $64.33$37.83Cosmic Origins tells the story of how physicists and astronomers have struggled for more than a century to understand the beginnings of our universe, from its origins in the Big Bang to the modern day. The book will introduce the science as a narrative,... -
The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Space, Time, and Motion by Sean Carroll
RRP: $50.70$29.50Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593186589Author Sean CarrollFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint DuttonPublisher Penguin Books LtdWeight(grams) 414gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 145mm * 25mm -
General Relativity: The Essentials by Carlo Rovelli
RRP: $29.23$25.86In this short book, renowned theoretical physicist and author Carlo Rovelli gives a straightforward introduction to Einstein's General Relativity, our current theory of gravitation. Focusing on conceptual clarity, he derives all the basic results in the... -
Gravitational Waves: Volume 1: Theory and Experiments by Michele Maggiore 9780198570745
$174.54The 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... -
Classical Field Theory by Davison E. Soper 9780486462608
RRP: $26.31$16.54Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486462608Author Davison E SoperFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)... -
Space Pirates: How I Rebooted NASA and Helped Bezos, Branson, and Musk Launch the New Space Age by Lori Garver
RRP: $52.63$35.84Former NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver recounts how she took on the greed and corrupt politics of the US space program, inciting the expansion of space exploration into the private sector and paving the way for "space pirates" like Jeff... -
The Principia. Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy (Concise edition) by Sir Isaac Newton
RRP: $19.48$13.26New concise edition with a new introduction, abridged for the modern reader. The Principia. Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy is one of the most important scientific works ever to have been written and has had a profound impact on modern... -
Gravity: An Introduction to Einstein's General Relativity by James B. Hartle
$103.99Einstein's theory of general relativity is a cornerstone of modern physics. It also touches upon a wealth of topics that students find fascinating - black holes, warped spacetime, gravitational waves, and cosmology. Now reissued by Cambridge University... -
Quantum Space: Loop Quantum Gravity and the Search for the Structure of Space, Time, and the Universe by Jim Baggott
RRP: $23.38$16.44Combining clear discussions of both quantum theory and general relativity, this book offers one of the first efforts to explain the new quantum theory of space and time. Today we are blessed with two extraordinarily successful theories of physics. The... -
Introduction to Black Hole Physics by Valeri P. Frolov
$94.40This book is about black holes, one of the most intriguing objects of modern theoretical physics and astrophysics. For many years, black holes have been considered as interesting solutions of the Theory of General Relativity with a number of amusing... -
A First Course in Loop Quantum Gravity by Rodolfo Gambini
RRP: $92.61$92.45This book provides an accessible introduction to loop quantum gravity and some of its applications, at a level suitable for undergraduate students and others with only a minimal knowledge of college level physics. In particular it is not assumed that the... -
The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy by Sir Isaac Newton
RRP: $39.00$35.14Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy, often known as the Principia, is one of the most important scientific works ever to have been written and has had a profound impact on modern science. Consisting of three separate books, the Principia states... -
Gravity: Why What Goes up Must Come Down by Brian Clegg
RRP: $19.48$13.16Physicists will tell you that four forces control the universe. Of these, gravity may the most obvious, but it is also the most mysterious. Newton managed to predict the force of gravity but couldn't explain how it worked at a distance. Then Einstein... -
Black Hole Physics: From Collapse to Evaporation by Daniel Grumiller
RRP: $146.23$132.07This textbook gradually introduces the reader to several topics related to black hole physics with a didactic approach. It starts with the most basic black hole solution, the Schwarzschild metric, and discusses the basic classical properties of black... -
On Gravity: A Brief Tour of a Weighty Subject by Anthony Zee 9780691174389
RRP: $33.13$26.01A brief introduction to gravity through Einstein's general theory of relativityOf the four fundamental forces of nature, gravity might be the least understood and yet the one with which we are most intimate. From the months each of us spent suspended in... -
Ripples in Spacetime: Einstein, Gravitational Waves, and the Future of Astronomy, With a New Afterword by Govert Schilling
RRP: $31.10$24.96A Physics Today Best Book of the YearA Forbes "For the Physics and Astronomy Lover in Your Life" Selection"Succinct, accessible, and remarkably timely... This book is a rare find."-Physics Today"Belongs on the shelf of anyone interested in learning the... -
Magnificent Principia: Exploring Isaac Newton's Masterpiece by Colin Pask
RRP: $27.28$21.41Will help you appreciate and understand the significance of Isaac Newton's masterpiece--what many regard as the greatest scientific contribution of all time. Despite its dazzling reputation, Isaac Newton's Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica,... -
Gravitational Waves: Volume 2: Astrophysics and Cosmology by Michele Maggiore 9780198570899
RRP: $150.15$145.76The two-volume book Gravitational Waves provides a comprehensive and detailed account of the physics of gravitational waves. While Volume 1 is devoted to the theory and experiments, Volume 2 discusses what can be learned from gravitational waves in... -
On Gravity: A Brief Tour of a Weighty Subject by Anthony Zee 9780691202662
RRP: $25.33$21.45A pithy yet deep introduction to Einstein's general theory of relativityOf the four fundamental forces of nature, gravity might be the least understood and yet the one with which we are most intimate. On Gravity combines depth with accessibility to take... -
Three Roads to Quantum Gravity by Lee Smolin 9780465094547
RRP: $23.38$23.15Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780465094547Author Lee SmolinFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Basic BooksPublisher Basic BooksWeight(grams) 245gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 140mm * 19mm -
Understanding Relativity: A Conceptual Journey Into Spacetime, Black Holes and Gravitational Waves by Wouter Schmitz
RRP: $97.48$87.69This book bridges the huge gap between popular science and mathematical treatments of Einstein's theories. It explains special and general relativity, gravity, black holes, and gravitational waves, also presenting current ideas about dark matter and dark... -
Is It Heavy or Light? by Lisa J Amstutz 9781977132802
RRP: $13.55$10.94Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781977132802Author Lisa J AmstutzFormat PaperbackPage Count 24Imprint Pebble BooksPublisher Pebble BooksWeight(grams) 159gDimensions(mm) 193mm * 198mm * 5mm -
Is It Heavy or Light? by Lisa J Amstutz
RRP: $58.48$34.26Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781977131799Author Lisa J AmstutzFormat HardbackPage Count 24Imprint Pebble BooksPublisher Pebble BooksWeight(grams) 203g -
Trouble with Gravity: Solving the Mystery Beneath Our Feet by Richard Panek
RRP: $25.33$19.46Nobody knows - and just about nobody knows that nobody knows. How something so pervasive can also be so mysterious, and how that mystery can be so wholly unrecognised outside the field of physics, is one of the greatest conundrums in modern science. But...