Space Science

Hundreds of novels, films, and TV shows have speculated about what it would be like for us Earthlings to build cities on Mars. To make it a reality, however, these dreamers are in sore need of additional conceptual tools in their belt-particularly, a...

First published in 1973, this influential work discusses Einstein's General Theory of Relativity to show how two of its predictions arise: first, that the ultimate fate of many massive stars is to undergo gravitational collapse to form 'black holes'; and...

Fully illustrated with 400 of the most striking and up-to-date astronomical images and covering all the major constellations and landmarks of the night sky, The Stargazer's Handbook reveals the treasures of the cosmos - what they are, where they are, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781734245646Author Marianne JenningsFormat PaperbackPage Count 262Imprint Knowledge Nugget BooksPublisher Knowledge Nugget BooksWeight(grams)...

A translation from the original French by Tessa Dickinson of an unpublished original manuscript dated 11 May 1862, in the possession of Robert Temple, LondonBook InformationISBN 9781913378141Author Mahmoud BeyFormat PaperbackPage Count 30Imprint...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780999470930Author Charles BrackenFormat PaperbackPage Count 110Imprint Deep-Sky PublishingPublisher Deep-Sky PublishingWeight(grams) 363g

Light of the Stars tells a radically new story about what we are: one world in a universe awash in planets. Building on his widely discussed scientific papers and The New York Times op-eds, astrophysicist Adam Frank shows that not only is it likely that...

On most nights and days, the Moon is visible somewhere in the sky. For many, simply noticing it is a pleasure, yet it is also a fascinating world of craters, mountains, and volcanoes worthy of a closer look. The 21st Century Atlas of the Moon is uniquely...

From a long-term planning lead for the Mars Exploration Rover Project comes this vivid insider account of some of NASA's most vital and exciting missions to the Red Planet, illustrated with full-colour photographs-a wondrous chronicle of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781608682041Author Alan WattsFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint New World LibraryPublisher New World Library

Meteorites are natural objects that have fallen from space to the Earth's surface. Once considered bad omens, they are now recognised as a unique window onto the processes that forged the formation of the solar system 4,570 million years ago. They reveal...

The Sun is incredibly dynamic and shrouded in mystery, despite its apparent unchanging appearance in the daytime sky. In this guide, Dr. Ryan French explores history, science and modern observations to uncover the mysteries of the Sun. From...

Honorable Mention, Los Angeles Book Festival Book Award, Photography, 2013Americans have been driven to explore beyond the horizon ever since the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. In the twentieth century, that drive took us to the moon and inspired...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590033081Author J. Allen HynekFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Red Wheel/WeiserPublisher Red Wheel/WeiserWeight(grams) 1g

Forget about rockets to Mars - the future of space science lies with the search for exoplanets Twenty years ago, the search for planets outside the Solar System was the preserve of science-fiction writers. Now it's one of the fastest-growing fields in...

What would that universe be like if human beings were not here to observe it? Would there be still be numbers, or scientific laws? Would the universe even be vast, without our tininess to give it scale? The author of award winning novels (such as Spies),...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912356195Author Mohammed Basil AltaieFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Beacon Books and Media LtdPublisher Beacon Books and Media LtdWeight(grams)...

The Oxford Companion to Cosmology is a comprehensive but accessible encyclopedic overview of this enduringly popular subject. With over 350 in-depth entries - ranging from cosmic inflation and dark energy to Higgs boson and neutrinos - it both...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781939149664Author Mike BaraFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Adventures Unlimited PressPublisher Adventures Unlimited Press

Now expanded and in full colour, and useful to 2060! This tremendous new edition of a classic book (previously published only in black-and-white) contains star charts and pictures for all those who observe the night sky with unaided eyes, binoculars...

It is said that astronomy is one of the few remaining fields in which amateurs can make a real contribution to science, and nowhere is this more true than in the field of meteors and meteorites. Although meteors are isolated and unpredictable, it is...

The ideal gift for all amateur and seasoned astronomers. A comprehensive handbook to the planets, stars and constellations visible from the southern hemisphere. 6 pages for each month covering January-December 2024. From the UK's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Winner, 2008 Eugene M. Emme Astronautical Literature Award, given by the American Astronautical Society 2008 and Winner, 2008 Eugene M. Emme Astronautical...

The mystery of gravity has captivated us for centuries. But what is gravity and how does it work? This engaging book delves into the bizarre and often counter-intuitive world of gravitational physics. Join distinguished astrophysicist Professor Luciano...

The bestselling author of Fermat's Last Theorem and The Code Book tells the story of the brilliant minds that deciphered the mysteries of the Big Bang. A fascinating exploration of the ultimate question: how was our universe created? Albert...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345376596Author Carl SaganFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 283gDimensions(mm) 210mm...

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2022 BY PUBLISHERS WEEKLYAfter a few billion years of bearing witness to life on Earth, of watching one hundred billion humans go about their day-to-day lives, of feeling unbelievably lonely, and of hearing its own story told by...

Here are the stories of the ten most popular equations of all time as voted for by readers of Physics World, including - accessibly described here for the first time - the favourite equation of all, Euler's equation.Each is an equation that captures with...

NASA Gemini Owners' Workshop Manual 1965-1966 (all missions, all models) An insight into NASA's Gemini spacecraft, the precursor to Apollo and the key to the Moon. David Woods and David M. Harland NASA's Gemini space flight programme followed on from the...

A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARThe No.1 bestselling author of The Future of the Mind brings us a stunning new vision of our future in spaceHuman civilization is on the verge of living beyond Earth. But how will it happen? World-renowned physicist Michio...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949483222Author Thomas HamiltonFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Strategic Book PublishingPublisher Strategic Book PublishingWeight(grams)...

'The god wanted everything to be good, marred by as little imperfection as possible.' Timaeus, one of Plato's acknowledged masterpieces, is an attempt to construct the universe and explain its contents by means of as few axioms as possible. The result...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!Join the galactic conversation on the biggest issues in the universe, from the 'most popular scientist in the world''Don't fear change. Don't fear failure. The only thing to fear is loss of ambition. But if you've got...

This concise book introduces nonphysicists to the core philosophical issues surrounding the nature and structure of space and time, and is also an ideal resource for physicists interested in the conceptual foundations of space-time theory. Tim Maudlin's...

The Sun, as our nearest star, is of enormous importance for life on Earth - providing the warm radiation and light which allowed complex life to evolve. The Sun plays a key role in influencing our climate, whilst solar storms and high-energy events can...

This book is a simple, non-technical introduction to cosmology, explaining what it is and what cosmologists do. Peter Coles discusses the history of the subject, the development of the Big Bang theory, and more speculative modern issues like quantum...

In this exciting story of the Galileo mission to investigate Jupiter, noted astronomer Daniel Fischer weaves together the many disparate facts learned about this most fascinating planet and its satellites. Fischer tells the entire story of Galileo: a...

The cycle of day and night and the cycle of seasons are two familiar natural cycles around which many human activities are organized. But is there a third natural cycle of importance for us humans? On 13 March 1989, six million people in Canada went...

With unparalleled empirical material, this is the most comprehensive introduction to comparative politics written by the leading experts in the field who bring together a diverse and informed international perspective on comparative politics. Six new...

The remarkable true story of America's first women astronauts'Lifts the curtain on the moment when Neil Armstrong's "one small step for man" expanded to encompass the talent, ambition and perseverance of America's first female astronauts' MARGOT LEE...