Space Science

'The past cultures of astronomy and physics evolved their own distinct personalities. The book describes an important milestone in the history of the unification of the two fields and provides an excellent summary of the methods used to explore one of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781432975203Author Nick HunterFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Heinemann Library, Div of Reed ElsevierPublisher Heinemann Library, Div of Reed Elsevier

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345412225Author Carl SaganFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 564gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

In Life in the Solar System and Beyond, Professor Jones has written a broad introduction to the subject, addressing important topics such as, what is life?, the origins of life and where to look for extraterrestrial life. The chapters are arranged as...

High-performance CCD cameras have opened up an exciting new window on the Universe for amateur astronomers. This book provides a complete, self-contained guide to choosing and using CCD cameras. We start with a no-nonsense introduction to how a CCD...

This is a textbook for undergraduate courses on radio astronomy. Written by an active professor and researcher in the field, it begins by explaining why conducting observations at radio frequencies is so important, then reviews essential physics concepts...

Molecules in the early Universe acted as natural temperature regulators, keeping the primordial gas cool and, in turn, allowing galaxies and stars to be born. Even now, such similarly simple chemistry continues to control a wide variety of the exotic...

When, in July 1969, the Americans decisively beat the Soviet Union in the race to put an astronaut on the moon, this event had profound historical, scientific and political implications. This book tells the story of the Soviet and Russian lunar...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780941008419Author Peg Nazari MarsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint Tops Learning SystemsPublisher Tops Learning SystemsWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060926700Author Ronald FlorenceFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 540gDimensions(mm) 213mm...

Modern physics rests on two fundamental building blocks: general relativity and quantum theory. General relativity is a geometric interpretation of gravity while quantum theory governs the microscopic behaviour of matter. Since matter is described by...

Covering 13.8 billion years in some 100 pages, a calculatedly concise, wryly intelligent history of everything, from the Big Bang to the advent of human civilization With wonder, wit, and flair-and in record time and space-geophysicist David Bercovici...

Enjoy Our Universe is a guide for an enjoyable visit to the Universe. The "Universe" refers to all "observable things," ranging in size from the entire cosmos to elementary particles. This small tome on fundamental physics, cosmology, Higgs bosons, time...

It has been known for a long time that stars are similar to our Sun. But it was only in 1810 that they were shown to be made of an incandescent gas. The chemical composition of this gas began to be determined in 1860. In 1940, it was demonstrated that...

The first edition of this very successful book was one winner of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 'Astronomy Book of the Year' awards in 1986. There are a further seven subroutines in the new edition which can be linked in any combination with the...

Founded in 1911, the AAVSO boasts over 1200 members and observers and is the world's largest non-profit organization dedicated to variable star observation. This timely book marks the AAVSO's centennial year, presenting an authoritative and accurate...

Stephen Hawking is arguably the most famous physicist since Albert Einstein. His decades-long struggle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), combined with his singular brilliance as a cosmologist, has fascinated both the public and his colleagues in science. ...

The dark matter problem is one of the most fundamental and profoundly difficult to solve problems in the history of science. Not knowing what makes up most of the known universe goes to the heart of our understanding of the Universe and our place in it...

Excellence in observation is crucial to astronomy. Optical designers, engineers and astronomers have tried all kinds of novel ways to improve telescope design, in the quest for better and more accurate telescopes. In this book, Peter L. Manly surveys...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780878423736Author Richard O. NortonFormat PaperbackPage Count 447Imprint Eighth Mountain Press,Publisher Eighth Mountain Press,

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780891307426Author Thomas H TobinFormat PaperbackPage Count 102Imprint Society of Biblical LiteraturePublisher Society of Biblical LiteratureWeight(grams)...

Recent advances in the understanding of star formation and evolution have been impressive and aspects of that knowledge are explored in this volume. The black hole stellar endpoints are studied and geodesic motion is explored. The emission of...

Red Squirrel Phonics is a new series of decodable readers from Raintree, packed with real stories using words that children can read. The programme teaches children phonics skills in a sequential and systematic way so that they can learn the sounds...

The methods used in the detection and characterisation of exoplanets are presented through the study of transiting systems in this unique textbook for advanced undergraduates. From determining the atmospheric properties of transiting exoplanets to...

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This volume presents a snapshot of the state-of-the-art in loop quantum gravity from the perspective of younger leading researchers. It takes the reader from the basics to recent advances, thereby bridging an important gap.The aim is two-fold - to...

This book aims to make Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) accessible to the modern reader by refashioning the great scientist's masterpiece "Discourses and Mathematical Demonstrations Relating to Two New Sciences" in today's language. Galileo Galilei stands...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780930472306Author Dylan ClearfieldFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint G. Stempien Publishing CompanyPublisher G. Stempien Publishing CompanyWeight(grams)...

In Space Enterprise - Living and Working Offworld, Dr Philip Harris provides the vision and rationale as to why humanity is leaving its cradle, Earth, to use space resources, as well as pursuing lunar industrialization and establishing offworld...

The study of exoplanetary atmospheres--that is, of planets orbiting stars beyond our solar system--may be our best hope for discovering life elsewhere in the universe. This dynamic, interdisciplinary field requires practitioners to apply knowledge from...

The Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB), the radiation left over from the Big Bang, is arguably the most important topic in modern cosmology. Its theory and observation have revolutionized cosmology from an order-of-magnitude science to a precision science...

Igor Novikov has been hailed as 'Russia's answer to Stephen Hawking'. In this popular account of the cosmic importance of black holes, he explores the properties and significance of these mysterious phenomena, which represent the most condensed state of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648447603Author Steven HobbsFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Steven HobbsPublisher Steven HobbsWeight(grams) 807gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 203mm * 18mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780991126675Author Kim LongFormat PaperbackPage Count 38Imprint Proximo PressPublisher Proximo PressWeight(grams) 77gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 203mm * 2mm

-- Publishers WeeklyIn the interdisciplinary tradition of Buckminster Fuller's work, Gregory Bateson's Mind and Nature, and Fritjof Capra's Tao of Physics, Metapatterns embraces both nature and culture, seeking out the grand-scale patterns that help...

The present century has been a disappointing one for comets, but past centuries often featured spectacular, unforgettable comet shows that dominated the night (and even daytime) sky for months: comets that outshone Venus or even the Moon, whose...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781429628372Author Martha E. H. RustadFormat PaperbackPage Count 24Imprint Capstone PressPublisher Coughlan Publishing

An astonishing exploration of planet formation and the origins of life by one of the world's most innovative planetary geologists.In 1959, the Soviet probe Luna 3 took the first photos of the far side of the moon. Even in their poor resolution, the...

Most of us can recall a childhood visit to a planetarium: the sense of anticipation, the room darkening, the stars coming up, the voice of the astronomer. In the planetarium, the wondrous complexity of the cosmos combines with entertainment in a theatre...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916340855Author Jan FosterFormat PaperbackPage Count 474Imprint So Simple Published MediaPublisher So Simple Published MediaDimensions(mm) 228mm * 152mm...