Space Science

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

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262536332Author Michael J. NeufeldFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

-- 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...

Interpreting Astronomical Spectra D. Emerson Institute for Astronomy, Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Edingurgh "Interpreting Astronomical Spectra" describes how physical conditions such as temperature, density and composition can...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780396880Author Boris ChertokFormat HardbackPage Count 432Imprint Books Express PublishingPublisher Books Express PublishingWeight(grams)...

Hurtling through the atmosphere, in a blaze of light and reverberating percussions, the arrival of a meteorite on Earth is a magical, rare, and precious sight. These characteristics have accordingly ensured a long, yet often controversial history. For...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781606119822Author Sean CasteelFormat PaperbackPage Count 450Imprint Global CommunicationsPublisher Global CommunicationsWeight(grams) 1034gDimensions(mm)...

I have owned telescopes for over 25 years since I was a young lad. I purchased an LXD55 AR-6 Refractor in 2002, and was one of the first to own one in the UK. I am also a proud owner of an LXD75 SC-8. Armed with these two very different telescopes, I...

Complete color global maps and high-resolution mosaics of Jupiter's four large moons - Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto - are compiled for the first time in this important atlas. The satellites are revealed as four visually striking and geologically...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375713682Author Marcia BartusiakFormat PaperbackPage Count 720Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 607gDimensions(mm) 202mm *...

The Rocket Lab: Maurice Zucrow, Purdue University, and America's Race to Space focuses on the golden era of space exploration between 1946 and 1966, specifically the life and times of Purdue University's Dr. Maurice J. Zucrow, a pioneering teacher and...

Light phenomena have intrigued humankind since prehistory. Think of the rainbow, a sunset on the sea, a game of shadows. Humans have always used light for their own needs, from cooking food to illuminating a room. However, light is not only limited to...

This is an unusual and practical guide to the sky as we see it -- with the naked eye. The author, an experienced teacher, leads the reader from the stars as seen from Earth, through observation of the Sun, Moon and various planets, to a deeper...

Although transits of planets across the Sun are rare (only Mercury and Venus orbit the Sun closer than us, and so can transit the Sun's disc) amateur astronomers can observe, record and image other kinds of transit, which are very much more frequent...

This book will show you the technique of star-hopping, or using the brighter stars and asterisms as guideposts on celestial paths to fainter stars or celestial objects. Twelve monthly star-hops form the heart of the book. Two or more tours are given for...

Starting out from humankind's earliest ideas about the cosmos, this book gives the reader a clear overview of our current understanding of the universe, including big bang theories and the formation of stars and galaxies, as well as addressing open...

This is an informative, up-to-date and well-illustrated guide to planetary observations for amateurs. After a brief description of the solar system and a chapter on the celestial sphere, readers are shown how to choose, test and use a telescope with...

Observing variable stars is one of the major contributions amateur astronomers make to science. There are 36,000 variable stars listed in the General Catalogue of Variable Stars, so it is clearly impossible for the limited number of professional...

Astrobiology is a very broad interdisciplinary field covering the origin, evolution, distribution, and destiny of life in the universe, as well as the design and implementation of missions for solar system exploration. A review covering its complete...

The journey into space is a dangerous one, and although some aspects of space travel seem to be routine it still takes humanity to the limits of what is technically possible. It is an environment that forgives no mistake, and where carelessness usually...

Comets are different from anything else seen in the sky. They can appear anywhere, they move against the background of stars and they change their appearance with time, becoming fuzzy and then sprouting long tails. They have inspired scientists, artists,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780398662Author NASAFormat PaperbackPage Count 178Imprint Books Express PublishingPublisher Books Express PublishingWeight(grams) 330gDimensions(mm)...

This book explains - in simple terms and with almost no mathematics - the physics behind recent and glamorous discoveries in Cosmology, Quantum Mechanics, Elementary Particles (e.g. Higgs bosons) and Complexity Theory. En route it delves into the...

Parting the Cosmic Veil describes our gradual awareness of a vast, previously concealed Universe. It is a story of expanding horizons and the discovery of invisible worlds, made possible with new technology and novel telescopes that have broadened our...

This is the first investigation of one of the main interests of astronomy in Islamic civilization, namely, timekeeping by the sun and stars and the regulation of the astronomically-defined times of Muslim prayer. The study is based on over 500 medieval...

This is the 2nd edition of a highly successful title on this fascinating and complex subject. Concentrating primarily on the theory behind the origin and the evolution of the universe, and where appropriate relating it to observation, the new features of...

Goto introduces the diverse and multilayered skylore and cultural astron- omy of the peoples of the Japanese Archipelago.Going as far back as the Jomon, Yayoi, and Kofun periods, this book examines the significance of constellations in the daily life of...