Cosmology

In the last decade, advances made in observational instruments and computational techniques have allowed astronomers to look both deeper into space and, by implication, further back into time to construct new scenarios for the probable beginning and...

This book provides a concise introduction to the mathematical aspects of the origin, structure and evolution of the universe. The book begins with a brief overview of observational and theoretical cosmology, along with a short introduction to general...

This is a thorough, very readable and excellently illustrated biography of Willem de Sitter (1872-1934), one of the most influential astronomers of his time, and also a co-author and correspondent of Einstein. Authored by a physicist and skilled writer,...

Marvel at the wonders of the universe, from stars and planets to black holes and nebulae, in this exploration of our solar system and beyond.Universe opens with a look at astronomy and the history of the Universe, using 3D artworks to provide a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525432173Author Brian GreeneFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 323gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781400032259Author John BarrowFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 327gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

String theory has played a highly influential role in theoretical physics for nearly three decades and has substantially altered our view of the elementary building principles of the Universe. However, the theory remains empirically unconfirmed, and is...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781603770965Author Earl R MiltonFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Metron PublicationsPublisher Metron PublicationsWeight(grams) 426gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

The extragalactic universe, the immense world of a billion galaxies lying beyond out own, is the subject of this book. Our Sun is but a tiny star among a hundred billion other in our Galaxy, the Milky Way, which appears as a luminous veil trailing across...

Mappa mundi texts and images present a panorama of the medieval world-view, c.1300; the Hereford map studied in close detail. Filled with information and lore, mappae mundi present an encyclopaedic panorama of the conceptual "landscape" of the middle...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250139368Author Kitty FergusonFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm) 231mm *...

In this fascinating book, astronomer Joseph Silk explores the Universe from its beginnings to its ultimate fate. He shows how cosmologists study cosmic fossils and relics from the distant past to construct theories of the birth, evolution and future of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781400033720Author Michio KakuFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 352gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

The Fourth Edition of Introduction to Cosmology provides a concise, authoritative study of cosmology at an introductory level. Starting from elementary principles and the early history of cosmology, the text carefully guides the student on to curved...

To commemorate the 300th anniversary of the publication of Isaac Newton's Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, Stephen Hawking and Werner Israel have assembled a series of unique review papers by many of the world's foremost researchers in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788894062335Author Domenico Antonino IdatoFormat PaperbackPage Count 172Imprint Domenico IdatoPublisher Domenico IdatoWeight(grams) 281gDimensions(mm) 244mm...

How does our Universe evolve? And how did structures like stars and galaxies form? In recent years, scientists' understanding of these profound questions has developed enormously. This book presents a clear and detailed picture of contemporary cosmology...

Einstein's theory of general relativity is a theory of gravity and, as in the earlier Newtonian theory, much can be learnt about the character of gravitation and its effects by investigating particular idealised examples. This book describes the basic...

Einstein's general theory of relativity can be a notoriously difficult subject for students approaching it for the first time, with arcane mathematical concepts such as connection coefficients and tensors adorned with a forest of indices. This book is an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385511254Author Angela TilbyFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Bantam Doubleday DellPublisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group IncWeight(grams)...

It is only recently that advances in chemistry, physics, and biology and in their application to space and the space sciences, have provided scientists with the tools to make accurate and well-informed predictions about the possibility of life on other...

Plasticity Theory is characterized by many competing and often incompatible points of view. This book seeks to strengthen the foundations of continuum plasticity theory, emphasizing a unifying perspective grounded in the fundamental notion of material...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992356897Author Bodo BalsysFormat PaperbackPage Count 604Imprint Universal DharmaPublisher Universal DharmaWeight(grams) 757gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm...

What happens when the Dalai Lama meets with leading physicists and a historian? This book is the carefully edited record of the fascinating discussions at a Mind and Life conference in which five leading physicists and a historian (David Finkelstein,...

Cosmic Origins tells the story of how physicists and astronomers have struggled for more than a century to understand the beginnings of our universe, from its origins in the Big Bang to the modern day. The book will introduce the science as a narrative,...

Once we thought the universe was filled with shining stars, dust, planets, and galaxies. We now know that more than 98 percent of all matter in the universe is dark. It emits absolutely nothing yet bends space and time; keeps stars speeding around...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061130335Author Dan HooperFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780232524390Author John HabgoodFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Darton, Longman & Todd LtdPublisher Darton, Longman & Todd Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781999387099Author Abubilaal YakubFormat PaperbackPage Count 172Imprint Iron Heart PublishingPublisher Iron Heart PublishingWeight(grams) 259gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780958281379Author Charles S BrownFormat PaperbackPage Count 102Imprint Crystal PublishingPublisher Crystal PublishingWeight(grams) 145gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

According to Robert John Russell, one of the foremost scholars on relating Christian theology and science, the topic of "time and eternity" is central to the relation between God and the world in two ways. First, it involves the notion of the divine...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780991254071Author Theresa TaleaFormat PaperbackPage Count 98Imprint Rediscovery PressPublisher Rediscovery PressWeight(grams) 132gDimensions(mm) 210mm *...

This compact yet informative Guide presents an accessible route through Special Relativity, taking a modern axiomatic and geometrical approach. It begins by explaining key concepts and introducing Einstein's postulates. The consequences of the postulates...

Cosmic Roots traces the five-thousand-year conflict between science and religion - and how it has shaped our modern secular worldview.Told with rare clarity and striking insight, this fascinating and thought-provoking book focuses on the history of...

'The past cultures of astronomy and physics evolved their own distinct personalities. The book describes an important milestone in the history of the unification of the two fields and provides an excellent summary of the methods used to explore one of...

Molecules in the early Universe acted as natural temperature regulators, keeping the primordial gas cool and, in turn, allowing galaxies and stars to be born. Even now, such similarly simple chemistry continues to control a wide variety of the exotic...

Modern physics rests on two fundamental building blocks: general relativity and quantum theory. General relativity is a geometric interpretation of gravity while quantum theory governs the microscopic behaviour of matter. Since matter is described by...

Enjoy Our Universe is a guide for an enjoyable visit to the Universe. The "Universe" refers to all "observable things," ranging in size from the entire cosmos to elementary particles. This small tome on fundamental physics, cosmology, Higgs bosons, time...

Stephen Hawking is arguably the most famous physicist since Albert Einstein. His decades-long struggle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), combined with his singular brilliance as a cosmologist, has fascinated both the public and his colleagues in science. ...