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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780471399766Author Mario LivioFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint John Wiley & Sons IncPublisher Turner Publishing CompanyWeight(grams) 416gDimensions(mm)...

The arrow of time and the meaning of quantum mechanics are two of the great mysteries of modern physics. This important book - written for non-specialist readers, as well as physicists and philosophers - throws a fascinating new light on both issues, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780914025634Author David BurchFormat PaperbackPage Count 76Imprint Starpath PublicationsPublisher Starpath PublicationsWeight(grams) 145gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781955272476Author Kim GouldFormat PaperbackPage Count 150Imprint Human Design PressPublisher Human Design PressWeight(grams) 209gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780816532100Author William SheehanFormat HardbackPage Count 744Imprint University of Arizona PressPublisher University of Arizona PressWeight(grams) 1152g

This book describes some of the frontier problems of cosmology: our almost total ignorance of what the Universe is made up of, the mystery of its origin and its end. The book starts with a description of the historical events that led to the construction...

A scientist's inspiring vision of our return to the Moon as humanity's next thrilling step in space explorationJust over half a century since Neil Armstrong first stepped foot on the lunar surface, a new space race to the Moon is well underway and...

Radio astronomy is far from being beyond the scope of amateurs astronomers, and this practical, self-contained guide for the newcomer to practical radio astronomey is an ideal introduction. This guide is a must for anyone who wants to join the growing...

The second edition of this popular text provides undergraduates with a quantitative yet accessible introduction to the physical principles underlying the collection and analysis of observational data in contemporary optical and infrared astronomy. The...

TO NUCLEAR ASTROPHYSICS The Formation and the Evolution of Matter in the Universe JEAN AUDOUZE lnstitut d'Astrophysique de Paris, France and SYLVIE VA UCLAI R DAPHE, Ohservatoire de Meudon, France and lnstitut d'Astrophysique, Paris D, REIDEL PUBLISHING...

From the Nobel Prize-winning physicist, a personal meditation on the quest for objective reality in natural scienceA century ago, thoughtful people questioned how reality could agree with physical theories that keep changing, from a mechanical model of...

CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE GUARDIAN, DAILY TELEGRAPH, NEW STATESMAN AND BBC SCIENCE FOCUS'An intimate, unique, and inspiring perspective on the life and work of one of the greatest minds of our time. Filled with insight, humour, and...

From wild camping to curling up in a cabin, discover 200 amazing places to sleep under the stars in the USA. Lonely Planet's experts have scoured the nation to recommend the best campsites, wild camping spots, huts, cabins and refuges across the country,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780997405712Author James DeMeoFormat PaperbackPage Count 404Imprint Natural Energy WorksPublisher Natural Energy WorksWeight(grams) 590g

In this spellbinding account of an historic but troubled orbital mission, noted space historian Colin Burgess takes us back to an electrifying time in American history, when intrepid pioneers were launched atop notoriously unreliable rockets at the very...

The award-winning former editor of Science News shows that one of the most fascinating and controversial ideas in contemporary cosmology-the existence of multiple parallel universes-has a long and divisive history that continues to this day.We often...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781620054970Author James KavanaghPage Count 12Imprint Waterford Press LtdPublisher Waterford Press Ltd

"Fresh and diverting, informative and topical." -Australian Financial Review, Best Books of the Year Night, Sleep, Death and the Stars by Lauren Groff The Universe Underground by Paolo Giordano We All Hated Each Other So Much by Frank Westermann Plus:...

Join Kanna, Kanta, Yamane, and Gloria in The Manga Guide to the Universe as they explore our solar system, the Milky Way, and faraway galaxies in search of the universe s greatest mysteries: dark matter, cosmic expansion, and the Big Bang itself. As you...

A "captivating, behind-the-scenes account" of NASA's historic OSIRIS-REx mission to return an asteroid sample and unlock the mystery of formation on life on earth braided with the remarkable life story of the mission's leader, Dr. Dante Lauretta (Sara...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838344443Author Anna BarkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint Iron PressPublisher Iron Press

Throughout history people have sought ways in which to map the heavens. From the sources of mathematics and mythology sprang the classic star chart, the finest examples of which are both scientific documents and works of art. In this beautifully...

We are all citizens of the Omniverse, the overarching matrix of energy, spirit, and intelligence that encompasses all that exists: all universes within the multiverse as well as the spiritual dimensions centred on the divine Source that many call God. In...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781948803106Author Constance Victoria BriggsFormat PaperbackPage Count 324Imprint Adventures Unlimited PressPublisher Adventures Unlimited Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781888009477Author Johannes KeplerFormat PaperbackPage Count 574Imprint Green Lion PressPublisher Green Lion PressWeight(grams) 1411gDimensions(mm) 303mm *...

No longer are heavy, sturdy, expensive mounts and tripods required to photograph deep space. With today's advances in technology, all that is required is an entry-DSLR and an entry level GoTo telescope. Here is all of the information needed to start...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781579550875Author Stephen WolframFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Wolfram Media IncPublisher Wolfram Media Inc

The Bundahisn, meaning primal or foundational creation, is the central Zoroastrian account of creation, cosmology, and eschatology. Compiled sometime in the ninth century CE, it is one of the most important surviving testaments to Zoroastrian literature...

An authoritative introduction for graduate students in the physical sciences, this award-winning textbook explains the wide variety of physical, chemical, and geological processes that govern the motions and properties of planets. This updated second...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781888009439Author Claudius PtolemyFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Green Lion PressPublisher Green Lion PressWeight(grams) 544gDimensions(mm) 251mm *...

In this volume the creator and director of Jodrell Bank, the world's largest radio telescope, tells the fascinating story behind the building of this huge telescope. Though the telescope is popularly known for tracking and communicating with man-made...

A journey guided by science that explores the universe, the earth, and the story of life For Irwin Shapiro, science starts with questions. This book provides a broad and entertaining survey of major scientific discoveries that have changed our views of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781936599813Author Thomas Y LoFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Discovery InstitutePublisher Discovery InstituteWeight(grams) 254gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

This book explores the questions of What, Why, When, How and Where might we might find extra-Terrestrials (a.k.a. Aliens) and their habitats throughout the Universe- and Who might they be?Starting from ourselves and the Earth and eventually speculating...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780816539383Author Dale P. CruikshankFormat PaperbackPage Count 504Imprint University of Arizona PressPublisher University of Arizona PressWeight(grams) 685g

This classic book is essential reading for all those interested in the development of modern physics. Sir Arthur Eddington's account of the general theory of relativity, 'without,' as he says in his preface, 'introducing anything very technical in the...

A guided journey through the inner workings of Earth, the cloaked mysteries of other planets in our solar system, and beyond.Extreme heat. Extreme cold. Extreme pressure. Toxic gases. Scorching magma flows, and ice volcanoes. Interior tides. Asteroids...

Our universe seems strangely "biophilic," or hospitable to life. Is this happenstance, providence, or coincidence? According to cosmologist Martin Rees, the answer depends on the answer to another question, the one posed by Einstein's famous remark:...

Quantum gravity is among the most fascinating problems in physics. It modifies our understanding of time, space and matter. The recent development of the loop approach has allowed us to explore domains ranging from black hole thermodynamics to the early...