Space Science

Here is a one-volume guide to just about everything computer-related for amateur astronomers! Today's amateur astronomy is inextricably linked to personal computers. Computer-controlled "go-to" telescopes are inexpensive. CCD and webcam imaging make...

With over 500 planets now known to exist beyond the Solar System, spacecraft heading for Mars, and the ongoing search for extraterrestrial intelligence, this timely book explores current ideas about the search for life in the Universe. It contains candid...

bit about hydrogen and helium but my excuse is that they make up the bulk of the visible matter in the Universe. Similarly wavelengths, which, like frequency, can be used to describe the behaviour of different kinds of solar energy from X-rays to radio...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780750312882Author Andrej PrsaFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Institute of Physics PublishingPublisher Institute of Physics PublishingWeight(grams) 610g

Russia's accomplishments in planetary space exploration were not achieved easily. Formerly, the USSR experienced frustration in trying to tame unreliable Molniya and Proton upper stages and in tracking spacecraft over long distances. This book will...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781891011115Author Florian FreistetterFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint ExperimentPublisher ExperimentWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 208mm * 140mm *...

Where did we come from? Are we alone? Where are we going? These are the questions that define the field of astrobiology. New discoveries about life on Earth, the increasing numbers of extrasolar planets being identified, and the technologies being...

ASTROPHYSICS This is a balanced textbook presenting the theory and observations of stars and their evolution-a cornerstone of Astrophysics. Astrophysics: Decoding the Stars is a companion volume to Astrophysics: Decoding the Cosmos from astrophysics...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781897244616Author Laura Knight-JadczykFormat PaperbackPage Count 268Imprint Red Pill PressPublisher Red Pill PressWeight(grams) 313gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Of all the natural disasters that could befall us, only an Earth impact by a large comet or asteroid has the potential to end civilization in a single blow. Yet these near-Earth objects also offer tantalizing clues to our solar system's origins, and...

The Wheels of Apollo and the Quest for Mars fills a need for a complete history of the Lunar Roving Vehicle used on Apollo 15, 16 and 17, drawing on many photographs never before published. It also tells the story of the robotic rovers used on Mars, and...

A comprehensive guide to data analysis techniques for physical scientists, providing a valuable resource for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, as well as seasoned researchers. The book begins with an extensive discussion of the foundational...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781902371092Author Thomas E ConlonFormat PaperbackPage Count 226Imprint Hedge School PublishingPublisher Hedge School PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780156010801Author Amir D Aczel Ph DFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Wadsworth Publishing Co IncPublisher Cengage Learning, IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780750321303Author Professor Gibor BasriFormat HardbackPage Count 164Imprint Institute of Physics PublishingPublisher Institute of Physics...

If you have ever wanted to understand the basic principles of astronomy and celestial movements, you should read this book. Using pictures of the sky observed from different places on Earth, as well as drawings of ancient astronomical methods and tools,...

Astronomy is the oldest and most fundamental of the natural sciences. From the early beginnings of civilization astronomers have attempted to explain not only what the Universe is and how it works, but also how it started, how it evolved to the present...

This book provides a thorough introduction to Einstein's special theory of relativity, suitable for anyone with a minimum of one year's university physics with calculus. It is divided into fundamental and advanced topics. The first section starts by...

Humanity has always looked to the stars, but it hasn't been until relatively recently that we have managed to travel into space. Carolyn Collins Petersen takes us on a journey from the first space pioneers and their work, through the First World Warled...

Molecular line emissions offer researchers exciting opportunities to learn about the evolutionary state of the Milky Way and distant galaxies. This text provides a detailed introduction to molecular astrophysics and an array of useful techniques for...

Imagine that two people have been chosen to be observers in a scien tific experiment involving two photons, or quanta of light. These pho tons originate from a single source and travel in opposite directions an equal distance halfway across the known...

This fascinating book provides an accessible and up-to-date overview of modern cosmology. In particular, the book discusses the formation of the Cosmic Microwave Background and the evolution of large scale structures in the universe, the distribution of...

Many books cover permanent astronomical objects, but few consider transient, out-of-the-ordinary astronomical phenomena. This book covers a wide range of topics, from the partly-predictable to the totally unpredictable. At one end: of the scale, it gives...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781588345875Author Wallace H. TuckerFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Smithsonian BooksPublisher Smithsonian BooksWeight(grams) 1g

Ever since its infancy, humankind has been seeking answers to some very basic and profound questions. Did the Universe begin? If it did, how old is it, and where did it come from? What is its shape? What is it made of? Fascinating myths and brilliant in-...

Worlds on Fire takes the reader on a fascinating tour of the mightiest volcanoes in the solar system. From Kilauea volcano in Hawaii and Mount Etna in Sicily, it leaps to the lava fields and rilles of the Moon, retraces the historic footsteps of the...

The moon landing remains the most astonishing and impressive accomplishment of manned space travel to this day. In July 1969, just eight years after President John F. Kennedy announced the bold plan, the first astronaut set foot on another...

Carl Sagan's many contributions to science and society have been profound and far-reaching, influencing millions of people around the world. He carried out significant research in planetary science, was closely associated with the US space program,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995674158Author Charles JoynsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint NeilsonPublisher NeilsonWeight(grams) 109gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 4mm

Hidden from human view, accessible only to sensitive receivers attached to huge radio telescopes, giant versions of backyard satellite dishes, the invisible universe beyond our senses continues to fascinate and intrigue our imaginations. We cannot really...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781585428328Author Christopher CokinosFormat PaperbackPage Count 528Imprint TarcherPerigeePublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 1g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780755214020Author Rob LoweFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint New Generation PublishingPublisher New Generation PublishingWeight(grams) 646g

Terms such as "expanding Universe", "big bang", and "initial singularity", are nowadays part of our common language. The idea that the Universe we observe today originated from an enormous explosion (big bang) is now well known and widely accepted, at...

For anyone artistically inclined, observing the Moon and attempting to sketch or paint it can easily become a passion. The Moon presents a broad array of tone, texture, and form. Capturing this in a painting or sketch at the eyepiece of a telescope - or...

Stellar evolution - the birth, development and death of stars - is central to our current understanding of astronomy. This area of astrophysics is often portrayed as being difficult and mathematical, but Mike Inglis brings it to life in a unique...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780228840077Author Dwardu CardonaFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Tellwell TalentPublisher Tellwell TalentWeight(grams) 980gDimensions(mm) 254mm *...

This Handbook 0/ Geostationary Orbits is in principle an extension of the Introduction to Geostationary Orbits that was printed as a special publica tion by the European Space Agency (ESA) in 1983. The immediate purpose was to provide the theoretical...

In May 1961, President Kennedy announced that the United States would attempt to land a man on the moon and return him safely to the earth before the end of that decade. Yet NASA did not have a specific plan for how to accomplish that goal. Over the next...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476777627Author Lawrence M. KraussFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Atria BooksPublisher Atria BooksWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 211mm * 137mm *...

Finding our Place in the Solar System gives a detailed account of how the Earth was displaced from its traditional position at the center of the universe to be recognized as one of several planets orbiting the Sun under the influence of a universal...