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The Illustrated A Brief History of Time: Updated and Expanded Edition by Stephen Hawking
RRP: €30.93€30.24Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780553103748Author Stephen HawkingFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Bantam USAPublisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group IncWeight(grams)... -
Gravity: An Introduction to Einstein's General Relativity by James B. Hartle
€63.46Einstein's theory of general relativity is a cornerstone of modern physics. It also touches upon a wealth of topics that students find fascinating - black holes, warped spacetime, gravitational waves, and cosmology. Now reissued by Cambridge University... -
The Short Story of the Universe: A Pocket Guide to the History, Structure, Theories and Building Blocks of the Cosmos by Gemma Lavender
RRP: €17.84€13.03The Short Story of the Universe is a new introduction to the subject of the universe. Covering 130 key components that make it up - from dwarf galaxies and spiral arms to red giants and the planets of the solar sytem - and linking these to the universe's... -
Cosmos by Carl Sagan
RRP: €22.60€14.16Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345539434Author Carl SaganFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm) 202mm... -
Astronomical: From Quarks to Quasars, the Science of Space at its Strangest by Tim James
RRP: €17.84€11.66'In the same light-heartedly informative spirit as his previous Elemental, Tim James gives us an entertaining gallop through light years of space science, from the big bang to UFOs'Andrew Crumey, author of The Great Chain of UnbeingPRAISE FOR THE... -
A Student's Manual for A First Course in General Relativity by Robert B. Scott
RRP: €27.36€26.53This comprehensive student manual has been designed to accompany the leading textbook by Bernard Schutz, A First Course in General Relativity, and uses detailed solutions, cross-referenced to several introductory and more advanced textbooks, to enable... -
The Universe: Leading Scientists Explore the Origin, Mysteries, and Future of the Cosmos by John Brockman 9780062296085
RRP: €14.27€12.03John Brockman brings together the world's best-known physicists and science writers-including Brian Greene, Walter Isaacson, Nobel Prize-winner Frank Wilczek, Benoit Mandelbrot, and Martin Rees-to explain the universe in all wondrous splendor. In The... -
An Infinity of Worlds: Cosmic Inflation and the Beginning of the Universe by Will Kinney 9780262547222
RRP: €24.99€16.61Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262547222Author Will KinneyFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 232gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 132mm * 17mm -
The Science of Subtle Energy: The Healing Power of Dark Matter by Yury Kronn
RRP: €17.84€11.14A scientifically-based exploration of the invisible forces that shape our world* Shares the results of the author's rigorous, repeatable, and predictable experiments with subtle energy * Shows how the mind interacts with matter by means of subtle... -
Catching Stardust: Comets, Asteroids and the Birth of the Solar System by Natalie Starkey
RRP: €20.22€14.61'Astonishing' - New Scientist Icy, rocky, sometimes dusty, always mysterious - comets and asteroids are among the Solar System's very oldest inhabitants, formed within a swirling cloud of gas and dust in the area of space that eventually hosted the... -
The Labyrinth of Time: Introducing the Universe by Michael Lockwood
€25.82Modern physics has revealed the universe as a much stranger place than we could have imagined. The puzzle at the centre of our knowledge of the universe is time. Michael Lockwood takes the reader on a fascinating journey into the nature of things. He... -
The 4-Percent Universe: Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Race to Discover the Rest of Reality by Richard Panek
RRP: €11.89€8.46It is one of the most disturbing aspects of our universe: only four per cent of it consists of the matter that makes up every star, planet, and every book. The rest is completely unknown. Acclaimed science writer Richard Panek tells the story of the... -
The History of the Universe in 21 Stars: (and Three Imposters) by Giles Sparrow
RRP: €15.46€11.22'A delight and a triumph ... A thing of beauty ... Truly, truly magical' Mark Dolan, talkRADIOExpert science writer Giles Sparrow guides you through 21 stars you can see in the night sky and what they can teach us about our universe. On a clear evening,... -
The Story of Earth: The First 4.5 Billion Years, from Stardust to Living Planet by Robert M Hazen
RRP: €21.42€13.29Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143123644Author Robert M. HazenFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 238gDimensions(mm) 203mm *... -
A Brief Tour of Higher Consciousness: A Cosmic Book on the Mechanics of Creation by Itzhak Bentov
RRP: €14.27€9.63Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780892818143Author Itzhak BentovFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Destiny Books,U.S.Publisher Inner Traditions Bear and CompanyWeight(grams)... -
Einstein's Monsters: The Life and Times of Black Holes by Chris Impey
RRP: €15.46€13.64Black holes are the most extreme objects in the universe, yet every galaxy harbours a black hole at its centre. In Einstein's Monsters, Chris Impey builds on this profound discovery to explore questions at the cutting edge of cosmology, such as what... -
Introduction to Black Hole Physics by Valeri P. Frolov
€57.61This book is about black holes, one of the most intriguing objects of modern theoretical physics and astrophysics. For many years, black holes have been considered as interesting solutions of the Theory of General Relativity with a number of amusing... -
The Science of Star Wars: The Scientific Facts Behind the Force, Space Travel, and More! by Mark Brake
RRP: €13.08€8.33Discover the science behind the most popular sci-fi franchise of all time! We marvel at the variety of creatures and technology and the mystery behind the force. But how much of the Star Wars world is rooted in reality? Could we see some of the... -
Origins: The Scientific Story of Creation by Jim Baggott 9780198826002
RRP: €22.60€16.67What is life? Where do we come from and how did we evolve? What is the universe and how was it formed? What is the nature of the material world? How does it work? How and why do we think? What does it mean to be human? How do we know? There are many... -
Cosmology by Steven Weinberg 9780198526827
RRP: €85.68€81.80This book is unique in the detailed, self-contained, and comprehensive treatment that it gives to the ideas and formulas that are used and tested in modern cosmological research. It divides into two parts, each of which provides enough material for a... -
Hollywood Wants to Kill You: The Peculiar Science of Death in the Movies by Michael Brooks 9781786496959
RRP: €13.08€8.71'A wonderful book... Delightfully varied... As with all the best science writing, this book doesn't just give answers, it also asks interesting questions.' Daily Mail'Captivating and intelligent! Who knew death could be this much fun?' Richard... -
The Manga Guide To The Universe by Kenji Ishikawa
RRP: €28.55€19.24Join Kanna, Kanta, Yamane, and Gloria in The Manga Guide to the Universe as they explore our solar system, the Milky Way, and faraway galaxies in search of the universe s greatest mysteries: dark matter, cosmic expansion, and the Big Bang itself. As you... -
The Greatest Lie on Earth: Proof That Our World Is Not a Moving Globe by Edward Hendrie 9781943056019
RRP: €46.41€44.73Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781943056019Author Edward HendrieFormat PaperbackPage Count 756Imprint Great Mountain PublishingPublisher Great Mountain PublishingWeight(grams) 993g -
The Crowd and the Cosmos: Adventures in the Zooniverse by Chris Lintott
RRP: €13.08€9.25'fascinating' Brian Cox This is the story of citizen science. Where once astronomers sat at the controls of giant telescopes in remote locations, praying for clear skies, now they have no need to budge from their desks, as data arrives in their... -
Light of the Stars: Alien Worlds and the Fate of the Earth by Adam Frank
RRP: €15.46€13.64Light of the Stars tells a radically new story about what we are: one world in a universe awash in planets. Building on his widely discussed scientific papers and The New York Times op-eds, astrophysicist Adam Frank shows that not only is it likely that... -
The Edge of the Sky: All You Need to Know About the All-There-Is by Roberto Trotta
RRP: €11.90€8.09From the big bang to black holes, from dark matter to dark energy, from the origins of the universe to its ultimate destiny, The Edge of the Sky tells the story of the most important discoveries and mysteries in modern cosmology,with a twist. The... -
Cosmology's Century: An Inside History of Our Modern Understanding of the Universe by P. J. E. Peebles
RRP: €26.18€20.69From Nobel Prize-winning physicist P. J. E. Peebles, the story of cosmology from Einstein to todayModern cosmology began a century ago with Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity and his notion of a homogenous, philosophically satisfying cosmos... -
Modern Cosmology by Scott Dodelson 9780128159484
RRP: €94.00€92.23Modern Cosmology, Second Edition, provides a detailed introduction to the field of cosmology. Beginning with the smooth, homogeneous universe described by a Friedmann-Lemaitre-Robertson-Walker metric, this trusted resource includes careful treatments of... -
Welcome to the Universe: An Astrophysical Tour by Neil deGrasse Tyson 9780691157245
RRP: €41.65€34.28A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Welcome to the Universe is a personal guided tour of the cosmos by three of today's leading astrophysicists. Inspired by the enormously popular introductory astronomy course that Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss, and J... -
The Universe in Bite-sized Chunks by Colin Stuart
RRP: €10.70€7.18Since the earliest humans walked the earth, the vast mysteries and wonders of the night sky have fascinated and beguiled us, as we've struggled to understand our place in the cosmos.Even after the last century, which saw important and startling... -
Journey of the Universe by Brian Thomas Swimme 9780300209433
RRP: €14.27€11.36An epic story of the emergence of the universe and of the community of life, with a new vision for how we might bring forth a vibrant Earth Community Today we know what no previous generation knew: the history of the universe and of the unfolding of... -
Galaxies: The Origins and Destiny of Our Universe by Govert Schilling 9780228102113
RRP: €35.70€24.29A sweeping tour of the galaxies, from our Milky Way to infinity. Galaxies are glittering islands in the Universe, interwoven in the web of Dark Matter. From Earth's mountaintops enormous telescopes peer deep beyond the Milky Way, while space... -
The Ascent Of Information: Books, Bits, Genes, Machines, and Life's Unending Algorithm by Caleb Scharf
RRP: €24.98€17.22Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593087244Author Caleb ScharfFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint Riverhead Books,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc -
The State of the Universe: A Primer in Modern Cosmology by Pedro Ferreira
RRP: €13.08€8.81A masterly overview of the development of cosmological thinking from the Greeks, via Newton and Einstein, to the present day.It is science's last and greatest challenge: fathoming the depths of the night sky. The objective: to crack the cosmic code, to... -
Losing the Nobel Prize: A Story of Cosmology, Ambition, and the Perils of Science's Highest Honor by Brian Keating 9780393357394
RRP: €16.65€14.58In Losing the Nobel Prize, cosmologist and inventor of the BICEP (Background Imaging of Cosmic Extragalactic Polarization) experiment Brian Keating tells the inside story of BICEP2's mesmerising discovery and the scientific drama that ensued. In an... -
Warped Passages: Unravelling the Universe's Hidden Dimensions by Lisa Randall
RRP: €22.60€16.20In Warped Passages one of the world's most exciting scientists gives us a glimpse into our future. Incredibly readable - and illustrated throughout - it allows the general reader to understand the questions that scientists are dealing with at the... -
Cosmology in Antiquity by Rosemary Wright
RRP: €160.65€139.56The popularity of Stephen Hawking's work has put cosmology back in the public eye. The question of how the universe began, and why it hangs together, still puzzles scientists. Their puzzlement began two and a half thousand years ago when Greek... -
The Compact Cosmos by Matt Tweed 9781904263425
RRP: €7.13€4.89The cosmos is a very big place indeed and most people find it rather too enormous. Hence, this very small book takes the reader on a clever little journey through it all. Packed with information on everything from Supernovae to Galaxy Clusters and Black... -
Simulating the Cosmos: Why the Universe Looks the Way It Does by Romeel Davé 9781789147148
RRP: €18.98€13.79Simulating the Cosmos is a behind-the-scenes look into one of the hottest and fastest-moving areas of astrophysics today: simulations of cosmology and galaxy formation, which illustrate how everything we see in the universe arose out of the primordial... -
Lectures on Astrophysics by Steven Weinberg
RRP: €46.40€44.70Lectures on Astrophysics provides an account of classic and contemporary aspects of astrophysics, with an emphasis on analytic calculations and physical understanding. It introduces fundamental topics in astrophysics, including the properties of single...