Astronomy

This book was first published in 2007. Variable stars are those that change brightness. Their variability may be due to geometric processes such as rotation, or eclipse by a companion star, or physical processes such as vibration, flares, or cataclysmic...

A look up at the night sky reveals a treasury of wonders. Even to the naked eye, the Moon, stars, planets, the Milky Way and even a few star clusters and nebulae illuminate the heavens. For millennia, humans struggled to make sense of what's out there in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781934389256Author Jeff BecanFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint For BeginnersPublisher For Beginners

The Life and Work of James Bradley: The New Foundations of 18th Century Astronomy is the first major work on the life and achievements of James Bradley for 190 years. This book offers a new perspective and new interpretations of previously published...

Astrobiology involves the study of the origin and history of life on Earth, planets and moons where life may have arisen, and the search for extraterrestrial life. It combines the sciences of biology, chemistry, palaeontology, geology, planetary physics...

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Covering both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, Bob lays out a series of activities that are fun and educational while teaching you how to track and see the international space station as well as find a meteor shower and traditional night sky...

In writing this textbook the author's objective was to provide students with a non-trivial, reasonably priced introduction to astronomy. Starting with problems astronomers face on Earth connected with observation, the book then moves on to cover the...

The second edition of Observing and Measuring Visual Double Stars (2004) is the definitive book for those who are serious about this fascinating aspect of astronomy. It deals with equipment (you can start modestly with commercial or even home-made...

Conceived as three companion volumes that form an introduction to the central ideas of the modern natural sciences, these books--intelligent, informative, and accessible--are an excellent source for those who have no technical knowledge of the subject...

This text unravels the story of new revelations about three of the most popular and mysterious puzzles in ancient astronomy: the meaning of Stonehenge; what the Maya Code was about; and why the elaborate Inca City of Cuzco was built. It surveys findings...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780979920523Author Cecilia H PayneFormat HardbackPage Count 244Imprint Nimble BooksPublisher Nimble BooksWeight(grams) 440gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399537516Author Bryan GaenslerFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint TarcherPerigeePublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857342652Format PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Igloo Books LtdPublisher Bonnier Books Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857342652Format PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Igloo Books LtdPublisher Bonnier Books Ltd

This book is about the history and future of life and the universe, written at a level that any educated lay-person can understand and enjoy. It describes our place in time and space, how we got here and where we are going. It will take you on a journey...

A sweeping tour of the infrared universe as seen through the eyes of NASA's Spitzer Space TelescopeAstronomers have been studying the heavens for thousands of years, but until recently much of the cosmos has been invisible to the human eye. Launched in...

From lunar logic to retrograde real talk, eclipses to asteroids, practicing astrologer Rachel Stuart-Haas breaks down the astrological phenomena that impact your day-to-day life in this giftable guide to the heavens, and what they have in store. The sun,...

Nearly 13,000 years ago millions of people and animals were wiped out, and the world plunged abruptly into a new ice-age. It was more than a thousand years before the climate, and mankind, recovered. The people of Gobekli Tepe in present-day southern...

The Ever-Changing Sky provides a comprehensive and non-mathematical guide to spherical astronomy. The reader is guided through terrestrial and celestial co-ordinate systems, time measurement and celestial navigation, to the prediction of the rising and...

Planetary Surface Processes is the first advanced textbook to cover the full range of geologic processes that shape the surfaces of planetary-scale bodies. Using a modern, quantitative approach, this book reconsiders geologic processes outside the...

The Moon: Resources, Future Development and Settlement describes feasible human settlement of the Moon in the coming century. Small scale, tele-operated and autonomous robotic in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) projects are first, followed by electric...

Learn about planets, stars and black holes in The Astronomy Book. Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Astronomy in this overview guide to the subject,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780750323383Author Professor Miroslav FilipovicFormat HardbackPage Count 274Imprint Institute of Physics PublishingPublisher Institute of Physics...

Pulsars are rapidly spinning neutron stars, the collapsed cores of once massive stars that ended their lives as supernova explosions. In this book, Geoff McNamara explores the history, subsequent discovery and contemporary research into pulsar astronomy...

In The Rocket Men authors Rex Hall and Dave Shayler review this Soviet demonstration of technological progress from both the developmental and operational aspects which were clouded in secrecy and in direct contrast to the high profile American programme...

This book offers an intimate guide to the Milky Way, taking readers on a grand tour of our home Galaxy's structure, genesis, and evolution, based on the latest astronomical findings. In engaging language, it tells how the Milky Way congealed from blobs...

Half a century has passed since arguably the greatest feat of the twentieth century: when Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the Moon. Apollo 11: The Moon Landing In Real Time brings the mission back to life as never before in a thrilling...

What happens at the end of the life of massive stars? At one time we thought all these stars followed similar evolutionary paths. However, new discoveries have shown that things are not quite that simple. This book focuses on the extreme -the most...

This book provides an in-depth and self-contained treatment of the latest advances achieved in quantitative spectroscopic analyses of the observable outer layers of stars and similar objects. Written by two leading researchers in the field, it presents a...

The Structure and Evolution of Galaxies is a concise introduction to this fascinating subject providing the reader with the fundamentals in a clear and accessible style. This user-friendly text assumes some prerequisite knowledge of astronomy, with the...

Do a little armchair time travel, rub elbows with a four-dimensional intelligent life form, or stretch your mind to the furthest corner of an uncharted universe. With this astonishing guidebook, Surfing Through Hyperspace, you need not be a mathematician...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781890482930Author Theony CondosFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Phanes Press,U.S.Publisher Phanes Press,U.S.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780226824116Author Giles SparrowFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint University of Chicago PressPublisher University of Chicago PressWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486428833Author Allyn J. ThompsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780471133247Author Cesare EmilianiFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint John Wiley & Sons IncPublisher Turner Publishing CompanyWeight(grams)...

Magnetic fields permeate our vast universe, urging electrically charged particles on their courses, powering solar and stellar flares, and focusing the intense activity of pulsars and neutron stars. Magnetic fields are found in every corner of the...

The observational component of astronomy is an exciting and vital part of any astrophysics degree. With the advent of low-cost astronomical cameras and remote and robotic operation, more students than ever have the opportunity to observe and perform...

The study of astronomy offers an unlimited opportunity for us to gain a deeper understanding of our planet, the Solar System, the Milky Way Galaxy and the known Universe. Using the plain-language approach that has proven highly popular in Fleisch's other...

As with the author's recent books Extreme Explosions and Under a Crimson Sun, the complex topic of star clusters is broken down and made accessible with clear links to other areas of astronomy in a language which the non-specialist can easily read and...