Astronomy

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...

In Gemini - Steps to the Moon, author David Shayler unfolds the story of the origin and development of the programme and the spacecraft from the perspective of the engineers, flight controllers and astronauts involved. It includes chapters on flight...

Focusing on the Galileo Mission, the story will relate this remarkable spacecraft's protracted gestation and the ordeal of its long haul out to Jupiter and its ultimate triumph: 5 years exploration within the Jovian system. The story spans a full quarter...

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...

Messier's catalog of 110 star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies is the most popular list of deep sky gems. The first edition of this stunning reference atlas was hailed as the most comprehensive, detailed, and beautiful account of the Messier objects then...

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 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...

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...

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...

Ever since the first observations of sunspots in the early seventeenth century, stellar rotation has been a major topic in astronomy and astrophysics. Jean-Louis Tassoul synthesizes a large number of theoretical investigations on rotating stars. Drawing...

Two thousand years ago, according to the Bible, a star rose low in the east and stopped high above Bethlehem. Was it a miracle, a sign from God to herald the birth of Christ? Was there a star at all, or was it simply added to the Bible to fulfill the Old...

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...

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...

This beautiful large-format volume deals with eclipses of all kinds - lunar, solar and even those elsewhere in the Solar System and beyond. Bringing together in one place all aspects of eclipses, and lavishly illustrated throughout, Glorious Eclipses...

One of the great paradoxes of modern times is that the more scientists understand the natural world, the more we discover that our everyday beliefs about it are wrong. Astronomy, in particular, is one of the most misunderstood scientific disciplines. ...

-- John Barkham ReviewsBook InformationISBN 9780231076661Author Eric BurgessFormat HardbackPage Count 274Imprint Columbia University PressPublisher Columbia University Press

Documents the challenges and the social, political, and economic factors involved in the planning and technological achievement of the Mariner 10 mission, and features more than one hundred high-resolution photographs of the surface of Mercury.Book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781515787372Author Brigid GallagherFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Capstone PressPublisher Capstone PressWeight(grams) 272g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780871690487Author H. B. Van HoesenFormat HardbackPage Count 213Imprint American Philosophical Society PressPublisher American Philosophical Society Press