Astronomy 83

Have you ever wanted to explore the Milky Way? Are you curious about how black holes form (and what really happens if you get stuck in one)? Do you want to learn how to read the night sky from your ……続きを見る

“…a large planet stood above the North Pole for a very long time.” That is what all the mythology throughout the world uniformly states. Mythology from every nation, region, tribe, and period, in th……続きを見る

Fueron los filósofos griegos los primeros que desde el s. VII a.C., intentaron acompañar sus observaciones astronómicas con una teoría que las sustentara. Así, afirmaron que la Tierra no era una sup……続きを見る

Con questo volume si vogliono presentare le conoscenze più aggiornate nel settore, soprattutto sulla base delle più recenti ricerche osservative e dei modelli teorici atte a spiegarne i risultati. U……続きを見る

What Eric Temple Bell calls "The Last Problem" is the problem of proving 'Fermat's Last Theorem', which Fermat wrote in the margin of a book almost 350 years ago. The original text of The Last Probl……続きを見る

Bookchin wrote Our Synthetic Environment under the pseudonym Lewis Herber. This was one of the first books of the modern period in which an author espoused an ecological and environmentalist worldvi……続きを見る

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 th……続きを見る

L’Éternité par les astres est un livre écrit par le révolutionnaire républicain socialiste français Auguste Blanqui (1805 – 1881). Ce livre numérique présente l'édition intégrale et comporte une tab……続きを見る

In this comprehensive and interdisciplinary volume, former NASA Chief Historian Steven Dick reflects on the exploration of space, astrobiology and its implications, cosmic evolution, astronomical in……続きを見る

This book describes the future of the Artemis Lunar Program from the years 2017 to about 2030. Despite the uncertainty of the times and the present state of space exploration, it is likely that what……続きを見る

For centuries humankind has fantasized about life on Mars, whether it’s intelligent Martian life invading our planet (immortalized in H.G. Wells’s The War of the Worlds) or humanity colonizing Mars ……続きを見る

They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks. But this "witty and clear thinking" (New York Times) book wonders, what about relativity? Physicist Chad Orzel and his inquisitive canine companion, E……続きを見る

Why Earth’s life-friendly climate makes it exceptional-and what that means for the likelihood of finding intelligent extraterrestrial life We have long fantasized about finding life on planets other……続きを見る

Perfect for stargazers and armchair astronomers of all ages, CONSTELLATIONS is a beautifully illustrated, fascinating guide to all 88 constellations, including an illustrated star map for each. In C……続きを見る

Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness globally. Early detection and treatment can prevent its progression to avoid total blindness. This book discusses and reviews current approaches for……続きを見る

While mathematics itself may be a formidable subject for many, the lives and accomplishments of history's greatest mathematiciansーfrom Pythagoras to Cantorーoffer fascinating reading. In this delig……続きを見る

"Emoções, ideias, medos, desejos, espiritualidade... e tantos outros aspectos da nossa vida que nos caracterizam como seres humanos derivam das complexíssimas operações do nosso cérebro. Quando nos ……続きを見る

The redshifted 21-cm signal is set to transform astrophysical cosmology, bringing a historically data-starved field into the era of Big Data. Corresponding to the spin-flip transition of neutral hyd……続きを見る

NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory has ushered in a revolution in X-ray astronomy. Over the last two decades Chandra has captured stunning celestial X-ray images, measured spectra and monitored light ……続きを見る

'Extremely authoritative. The best book I have read on space travel since Arthur C. Clarke's classic, The Promise of Space.' Marcus Chown In an era of rapidly developing technology and renewed ambit……続きを見る

A guide to understanding the formation of life in the Universe The revised and updated second edition of Astrobiology offers an introductory text that explores the structure of living things, the fo……続きを見る

The hero's journey monomyth is at the core of stories worldwide among indigenous peoples, the ancients, and our modern society. Before Orion explores a deeper root for this monomyth by looking at ho……続きを見る

ORIGINE DES MONDES. Cette théorie a un côté faible pourtant… le même toujours, la question d’origine, esquivée cette fois par une réticence. Malheureusement, omettre n’est pas résoudre. Laplace a to……続きを見る

En la década de 1940 un astrónomo tuvo una de esas ideas que suelen terminar convertidas en un hermoso bollo de papel para jugar al básquet en la oficina: si en la Tierra hay tanta luz y la atmósfer……続きを見る

Siglo XXI, año 2010, en San Francisco: Steve Jobs sorprende al mundo con su primera generación de tablets. Siglo III a.C., en la soleada Sicilia: un tal Arquímedes de Siracusa dice "eureka" y causa ……続きを見る

Si siente curiosidad por todo lo relacionado con la astronomía pero no sabe por dónde empezar, este es su libro. Astronomía, aprenda a utilizar su telescopio detalla paso a paso cómo observar el cie……続きを見る

This book traces the development of Kepler’s ideas along with his unsteady wanderings in a world dominated by religious turmoil. Johannes Kepler, like Galileo, was a supporter of the Copernican heli……続きを見る

L’Opera è divisa in capitoli che sommariamente ne riassumono il contenuto. L’inizio è un pensiero che in sé racchiude tutto il corso della storia evolutiva dell’Universo, una doverosa riflessione di……続きを見る

Around the mid 1500s mankind witnessed the birth of the Scientific Revolution. For the first time in history this new way of reasoning emerged from the fringes of society and became the dominant way……続きを見る

The revised and updated 2nd edition of this established textbook provides a self-contained introduction to the general theory of relativity, describing not only the physical principles and applicati……続きを見る