Astronomy

Would you like to discover a comet? Or maybe you would like to be the first person on Earth - perhaps in the Universe - to recognise a celestial newcomer such as a nova or supernova. First published in 1992, this Guide tells you how to become an...

A wealth of new experimental and theoretical results has been obtained in solar physics since the first edition of this textbook appeared in 1989. Thus all nine chapters have been thoroughly revised, and about 100 pages and many new illustrations have...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781420834475Author August A. Cenkner Jr.Format PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint AuthorHousePublisher AuthorHouseWeight(grams) 153g

William Parsons (1800-67), third earl of Rosse, was responsible for building the largest telescope of his time, nicknamed the 'Leviathan'. It enabled the earl to describe the spiral structure of galaxies. This volume reissues two contemporary accounts of...

Take a new look at the world around you.What is a planet? Is there life on Mars? What makes Earth so special?Questions about our Solar System have fascinated us for centuries. Based on the latest scientific research, The Story of the Solar System will...

Designed to help students better understand how science works and how it impacts their daily lives, What's Up with Astronomy? provides readers with an illuminating discussion of how astronomy became a science, the lived experiences and contributions of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780761874041Author Peter FoukalFormat PaperbackPage Count 210Imprint University Press of AmericaPublisher University Press of America

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781774858844Author Michael BarnesFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Oliver LeishPublisher Oliver LeishWeight(grams) 195g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781955351157Author Lochlainn SeabrookFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint Sea Raven PressPublisher Sea Raven PressWeight(grams) 608gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781976600241Author James LattisFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Wisconsin Historical Society PressPublisher Wisconsin Historical Society...

This symposium honors the contributions of Charlotte Moore Sitterly as a pioneer of spectroscopy, and astronomical spectroscopy in particular. The need for precise and accurate laboratory data in astrophysics has not diminished. Every time better...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781620318584Author Vanessa BlackFormat HardbackPage Count 24Imprint Bullfrog BooksPublisher Bullfrog BooksWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 201mm * 203mm *...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781626178571Author Betsy RathburnFormat HardbackPage Count 24Imprint Bellwether MediaPublisher Bellwether Media

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781620318485Author Vanessa BlackFormat HardbackPage Count 24Imprint Jump! Inc.Publisher Jump! Inc.Weight(grams) 295g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781620318546Author Vanessa BlackFormat HardbackPage Count 24Imprint Bullfrog BooksPublisher Bullfrog BooksWeight(grams) 227g

Over the past decade, modelling the panchromatic emission of galaxies has become one of the key tools in measuring their properties. As new and next-generation facilities progressively herald a new era in observational astronomy, we face new and specific...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781902626093Author John StarkePage Count 24Imprint Red Bird PublishingPublisher Red Bird PublishingWeight(grams) 99g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781643132044Author L. S. FauberFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint Pegasus BooksPublisher Pegasus BooksWeight(grams) 498g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781467786119Author Martha RustadFormat PaperbackPage Count 24Imprint Lerner Publishing GroupPublisher Lerner Publishing Group

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780471127956Author Philip S. HarringtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint John Wiley & Sons IncPublisher Turner Publishing CompanyWeight(grams) 524g

Explore the night skies with this beautiful illustrated monthly guide to the stars and planets.This large-format almanac allows you to step outside and track the planets, locate the Milky Way, recognise the constellations of the zodiac and watch meteor...

This spectacularly illustrated book is a comprehensive exploration of astronomy through the eyes of the world's observatories and spacecraft missions. Featuring the latest and most stunning images, it provides a magnificent portrayal of the beauty of the...

Light pollution has spread so much in the last few decades that it often compromises our view of the stars. It is becoming more and more difficult to find an observing site with clear, dark skies away from light and industrial pollution. However, with...

This is just the resource you need to get middle schoolers ready for August 21, 2017-the day when millions of North Americans will have the rare chance to witness a total solar eclipse. But the book's usefulness won't end when the eclipse does! Solar...

Present-day astronomy, vast, complex, is looking through darkness to distant objects and times. Yet its discoveries aren't exclusively scientific: from the moons of Pluto to the Doppler effect, the night sky screens a place where math meets myth. Now, in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781682033401Author Beth AlesseFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Amherst MediaPublisher Amherst Media

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781623658564Author Giles SparrowFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Quercus BooksPublisher Quercus BooksWeight(grams) 1406gDimensions(mm) 295mm * 259mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781543557695Author Kimberly M. HutmacherFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Capstone PressPublisher Capstone Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781543526165Author Tamra OrrFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Capstone PressPublisher Capstone PressWeight(grams) 277gDimensions(mm) 257mm * 206mm * 8mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781515787419Author Brigid GallagherFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Capstone PressPublisher Capstone Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781429678681Author Maryellen GregoireFormat PaperbackPage Count 16Imprint Capstone PressPublisher Capstone PressWeight(grams) 3g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781429678483Author Maryellen GregoireFormat PaperbackPage Count 8Imprint Capstone PressPublisher Capstone PressWeight(grams) 2gDimensions(mm) 178mm * 152mm...

'The 'Enfant terrible' of astrophysics . . . Loeb has a joy in conjecture and an omnivorous spirit of inquiry that are more reminiscent of 20th-century thinkers such as Freeman Dyson or Carl Sagan than most of his peers' The TimesCould we build space...

On a scorching July afternoon in 1878, at the dawn of the Gilded Age, the moon’s shadow descended on the American West, darkening skies from Montana Territory to Texas. This rare celestial event—a total solar eclipse—offered a priceless opportunity to...

With their best-selling astronomy textbook, HORIZONS, International Edition authors Mike Seeds and Dana Backman help you understand your place in the universe--not just your location in space but your role in the unfolding history of the physical...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780750322102Author Professor Colette SalykFormat HardbackPage Count 194Imprint Institute of Physics PublishingPublisher Institute of Physics...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780750322942Author Steve HowellFormat HardbackPage Count 300Imprint Institute of Physics PublishingPublisher Institute of Physics Publishing

Eclipses have captured attention and sparked curiosity about the cosmos since the first appearance of humankind. Having been blamed for everything from natural disasters to the fall of kings, they are now invaluable tools for understanding many celestial...

Our knowledge of Mars has changed dramatically in the past 40 years due to the wealth of information provided by Earth-based and orbiting telescopes, and spacecraft investigations. Recent observations suggest that water has played a major role in the...