Astrophysics & Space Science 9

(science article) As you get to know your stellar neighborhood, you will find some bizarre and fascinating stars, planets and other strange things. Each one has its own personality, and we are start……続きを見る

This official NASA internal program document - converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction - is a comprehensive account of Project Gemini, the two-man orbital capsule that pioneer……続きを見る

La Caille was one of the observational astronomers and geodesists who followed Newton in developing ideas about celestial mechanics and the shape of the earth. He provided data to the great 18th-cen……続きを見る

This book attempts to showcase Indias capabilities in rocketry developed over the past 45 years (1963-2003). Starting from scratch, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) painstakingly master……続きを見る

Darf ich Sie einladen? Ich würde Sie gern auf eine spannende Reise durch unsere weite Heimat entführen. Wir biegen beim Virgo-Superhaufen von der intergalaktischen Autobahn ab, fahren bis zur lokale……続きを見る

From the Sun and the Moon to black holes and faraway galaxies, the Book Of Space takes you through the wonders of the solar system and beyond. If you want to discover how the International Space Sta……続きを見る

The fascinating oral histories of two dozen Apollo lunar program pioneers - converted for accurate flowing-text ebook format reproduction - provide new insights into this extraordinary effort, with ……続きを見る

This official NASA internal document - converted for accurate flowing-text ebook format reproduction - provides comprehensive details about the Skylab Orbital Workshop - operations, anomalies, and m……続きを見る

May I introduce: the universe. Born 13.75 billion years ago. Constantly growing. Nearly empty. Electrically neutral. Poor in antimatter. Populated by 100 billion galaxies, including 130 sextillion s……続きを見る

The oral histories of twenty Space Shuttle program officials and managers - converted for accurate flowing-text ebook format reproduction - provide new insights into this extraordinary program, with……続きを見る

In 2010 the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was authorized to extend the life of the International Space Station (ISS) from 2015 through at least September 30, 2020. Gauging the……続きを見る

**NATIONAL BESTSELLER Stephen Hawking has dazzled readers worldwide with a string of bestsellers exploring the mysteries of the universe. Now, for the first time, perhaps the most brilliant cosmolog……続きを見る

This unique and historic document provides extraordinary detail about the Space Shuttle's extravehicular mobility unit (EMU). The official NASA astronaut training manuals comprised a major part of t……続きを見る

A book which offers fresh perspectives on the scientific developments of the past hundred years through the complementary work of two of the century’s greatest thinkers, Einstein and Freud. At the t……続きを見る

The Hubble Space Telescope has produced the most stunning images of the cosmos humanity has ever seen. It has transformed our understanding of the universe around us, revealing new information about……続きを見る

This official NASA history document - converted for accurate flowing-text ebook format reproduction - contains twenty-one essays by noted experts on the history of the space age, with an eclectic se……続きを見る

This is a classic American tale of dreams and obsession--the suspenseful, brilliantly written account of one eccentric man’s hunger to open space travel to us all: to let us rocket into orbit, retur……続きを見る

This fascinating and informative series of Soviet space program history reports concludes with a reproduction of a truly historic document: Soviet Space Programs, 1981-87, converted for accurate flo……続きを見る

Volume Five of the report issued by the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident (also known as the Rogers Commission after its chairman, William Rogers) contains the transcr……続きを見る

Although the concept of space is of fundamental importance in both physics and philosophy, until the publication of this book, the idea of space had never been treated in terms of its historical dev……続きを見る

‘Snap back to reality’ is a set of 17 big questions and answers centering on the human experience of fundamental existence, reality, physics, emergence, knowledge and consciousness. It explores the ……続きを見る

This official NASA history document - converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction - is the Gemini spacecraft press reference book, providing comprehensive information on all aspec……続きを見る

This book provides an overview of key topics related to space business and management. Case studies and an integrative section are included to illustrate the fundamental concepts and to build intuit……続きを見る

Find your way around the night sky with this handy guide to stargazing for the complete novice. In Philip's Guide to the Night Sky, Sir Patrick Moore explains how to find the most famous constellati……続きを見る

This fascinating 1968 report describes the results of a study of a semi-permanent lunar surface observatory, called Moonlab. Many unusual aspects of a moonbase are explored, including a futuristic t……続きを見る

"There isn't an uninteresting page in it. It is a masterly review of an intriguing subject, erudite and entertaining, clear and all-encompassing reading for anyone interested in 'one of the most won……続きを見る

Radio telescopes have transformed our understanding of the Universe. Pulsars, quasars, Big Bang cosmology: all are discoveries of the new science of radio astronomy. Here, Francis Graham-Smith descr……続きを見る

In the last thirty years humans have probed the Universe, explored the Solar System and visited with spacecraft some of the most incredible places humans have ever laid eyes upon. We have expanded o……続きを見る

"A short, excellent account of [Leavitt’s] extraordinary life and achievements." ーSimon Singh, New York Times Book Review George Johnson brings to life Henrietta Swan Leavitt, who found the key to ……続きを見る

The fascinating oral histories of a dozen Space Shuttle program astronauts - converted for accurate flowing-text ebook format reproduction - provide new insights into this historic program, with vit……続きを見る