Astronomy 7

And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: and God saw that it was good.-……続きを見る

From our small world we have gazed upon the cosmic ocean for thousands of years. Ancient astronomers observed points of light that appeared to move among the stars. They called these objects planets……続きを見る

You see it every night in the night sky, but how much do you really know about the moon? Here are some things you may not know. Do you know: What one thing is different about our moon from every oth……続きを見る

Journey through time and space with the greatest astronomers in history. Astronomy is one of the oldest of all the sciences. And yet, its history is also so much more than the history of a science, ……続きを見る

The month-by-month forecast for people with birthdays between 23rd November and 20th December. This book tells you all you need to know to find out what is in store for you in the year ahead. Your e……続きを見る

We are now at the cusp of settling other worlds. The timeline for a Mission to Mars is still over 20 years off, but it doesn't have to be. This book demonstrates why we should go to Mars, and why wh……続きを見る

Founded in 1911, the AAVSO boasts over 1200 members and observers and is the world's largest non-profit organization dedicated to variable star observation. This timely book marks the AAVSO's centen……続きを見る

Captured Planet is an unusual and intriguing theory on the origin of the earth. The author's theory, first developed in 2003, was recently substantiated through an article published by NASA in June ……続きを見る

“Bob Zubrin really, nearly alone, changed our thinking on this issue.” ーCarl Sagan, The Denver Post If you ever daydream about space travel and human space flightーor hope to one day rove the Red P……続きを見る

Cosmic gamma ray bursts (GRBs) have fascinated scientists and the public alike since their discovery in the late 1960s. Their story is told here by some of the scientists who participated in their d……続きを見る

This work enlists the services of men who worked in the field of Astronomy. Ball has chronicled the lives of all great astronomers and provided glimpses of their personal lives as well as their inte……続きを見る

From the Closed World to the Infinite Universe by Alexandre Koyré "This is a study of the evolution of cosmology from antiquity to mid-20th century. Up to the renaissance the world was thought ……続きを見る

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, thi……続きを見る

TV and movies will have you believing that black holes are huge holes in space and anything that falls into them is lost for all time – possibly falling into another universe or another time, or eve……続きを見る

Computers and Astronomy Perhaps every generation of astronomers believes that their telescopes are the best that have ever been. They are surely all correct! The great leap of our time is that compu……続きを見る

Fred Watson knows all about the madness that drives people to understand the Universe and unlock its secrets. Now you can join Australia's best-known astronomer on a unique tour to unravel the myste……続きを見る

Advanced alien civilizations are now present in our galaxy. That's the message that the author sends out to readers in this interesting little book. The reasons why there has to be life elsewhere in……続きを見る

The truth can’t be hidden forever. Unlock the secrets of Earth's top secret destinationsーincluding Area 51 and more. Few have ventured into the many heavily guarded, top-secret locations scattered ……続きを見る

This book provides an up-to-date, self-contained account of deep inelastic scattering in high-energy physics, intended for graduate students and physicists new to the subject. It covers the classic ……続きを見る

Mars Encyclopedia is a collection of NASA images of discoveries found on Mars. The Martian Frontier has humans, animals, lakes, trees, architecture and technology. Mars is a treasure trove of miniat……続きを見る

You may think the Solar System consists of the sun and the eight planets that orbit around it. However, there are other things out there. There are comets, moons, asteroids, meteors, dust, ice, rock……続きを見る

This book describes the tectonic landforms resulting from major internal and external forces acting on the outer layers of solid bodies throughout the Solar System. It presents a detailed survey of ……続きを見る

The first popular book to explain the dramatic theory behind the Moon's genesis This lively science history relates one of the great recent breakthroughs in planetary astronomy-a successful theory o……続きを見る

There has been a recent surge of interest in remote sensing and its use in ecology and conservation but this is the first book to focus explicitly on the NDVI (Normalised Difference Vegetation Index……続きを見る

A day on Mars is almost as long as a day on Earth, but how long is a year on Mars? Does Mars have seasons? What color are the rocks on Mars? Mars is full of volcanoes, but when did the last one erup……続きを見る

T. Plotner, The Night Sky Companion, DOI 10. 1007/978-0-387-79509-6_1, 1 Springer ScienceþBusiness Media, LLC 2009 2 TheNightSkyCompanion Welcome,fellowtravelertothestars!Forthenextyearwewilltakeajo……続きを見る

What Is a Black Hole?A black hole is a place in space where gravity pulls so much that even light can not get out. The gravity is so strong because matter has been squeezed into a tiny space. This c……続きを見る

In this book, the author leads the reader, step by step and without any advanced mathematics, to a clear understanding of the foundations of modern elementary particle physics and cosmology. He also……続きを見る

With his knack for translating science into understandable, anecdotal prose and his trademark dry humor, award-winning science writer Charles Seife presents the first narrative account of the histor……続きを見る

Looking at the universe. Color Illustrated. Stars, space, and nebula. 続きを見る