Astronomy

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781399932028Format PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint Salah-Eddin GherbiPublisher Salah-Eddin GherbiDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 14mm

Listing more than 500 sky targets, both near and far, in 187 challenges, this observing guide will test novice astronomers and advanced veterans alike. Its unique mix of Solar System and deep-sky targets will have observers hunting for the Apollo lunar...

To study astronomy is to consider the most wondrous phenomena on the grandest of scales - the universe and all it contains. Beginning with our earliest explorations of the night sky, William Waller takes us on an enthralling journey through the Milky...

This book is for the amateur astronomer who wants to know about the astrophysical nature of deep sky objects. The information is presented in a concise format and is equally valuable when used as background reading or, alternatively, at the telescope...

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)...

The Cambridge Double Star Atlas is back! It is the first and only atlas of physical double stars that can be viewed with amateur astronomical instruments. Completely rewritten, this new edition explains the latest research into double stars, and looks at...

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 *...

Featuring Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin! A NASA insider tells the exciting story of the people, both well-known and unrecognized, who were responsible for so many daring space missions. Award-winning science writer Rod Pyle...

Looking at the night sky, you'd be forgiven for thinking it's all quiet up there in space. But you'd be wrong. Extreme events are forever unfolding: galaxies explode, cosmic debris hurtles through the heavens and our own Milky Way is on a collision...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780816528448Author Robert T. PappalardoFormat HardbackPage Count 720Imprint University of Arizona PressPublisher University of Arizona PressWeight(grams)...

Although astronomical CCD cameras can be very costly, digital cameras - the kind you use on holiday - on the other hand, are relatively inexpensive. Moreover, their technology - especially thermal noise, sensitivity (ISO number) and resolution - has...

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...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780358645535Author Avi LoebFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Mariner BooksPublisher Mariner BooksWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm) 200mm * 134mm * 18mm

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143116349Author Charles SeifeFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 255gDimensions(mm) 201mm * 133mm...

What we know about dark matter and what we have yet to discoverAstronomical observations have confirmed dark matter's existence, but what exactly is dark matter? In What Is Dark Matter?, particle physicist Peter Fisher introduces readers to one of the...

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...

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

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...

Month by month, star by star, object by object, Stephen James O'Meara takes readers on a celestial journey to many of the most prominent stars and constellations visible from mid-northern latitudes. Filled with interesting anecdotes about the stars and...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

The ideal gift for all amateur and seasoned astronomers. This is the ideal resource for beginners and experienced stargazers in the United States and Canada, and has been updated to include new and practical information covering events...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781990863080Author M G BucholtzFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint Wood Dragon BooksPublisher Wood Dragon BooksWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Carl Sagan once noted that there is only one generation that gets to see things for the first time. We are in the midst of such a time right now, standing on the threshold of discovery in the young and remarkable field of X-ray astronomy. In The Restless...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781999452384Author Jeremy KnappFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Jeremy KnappPublisher Jeremy KnappWeight(grams) 195g

To British television viewers, the name 'Patrick Moore' has been synonymous with Astronomy and Space Travel since he first appeared on The Sky at Night in 1957. To amateur astronomers he has been a source of inspiration, joy, humour and even an eccentric...

Richly illustrated with full-color images, this book is a comprehensive, up-to-date description of the planets, their moons, and recent exoplanet discoveries. This second edition of a now classic reference is brought up to date with fascinating new...