Inc. - Astronomy 1

The most comprehensive guide to the known universe. Great reference for classes including earth science and physical science as well as astronomy. Includes guide includes information including: hist……続きを見る

The idea that life is a cosmic, rather than a purely terrestrial phenomenon, has progressed from scientific heresy to mainstream science within the short timespan of a few decades. The theory of com……続きを見る

The Big Bang, the birth of the universe, was a singular event. All of the matter of the universe was concentrated at a single point, with temperatures so high that even the familiar protons and neut……続きを見る

The life story of this book spans many stages of the life and scientific career of one of the foremost astrophysicists/astrobiologists of our times. Starting from his boyhood days, the book describe……続きを見る

Explore Earth's closest neighbor, the Moon, in this fascinating and timely book and discover what we should expect from this seemingly familiar but strange, new frontier. What startling discoveries ……続きを見る

There are still many questions that remain about the Moon, which this book examines. From concentric craters to lunar swirls, water vapor and lunar reverberations on impact, Foster collects it all f……続きを見る

This book provides an overview of solar wind turbulence from both the theoretical and observational perspective. It argues that the interplanetary medium offers the best opportunity to directly stud……続きを見る

Es ist groß, dunkel und im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes maßlos: das Universum. Geht es um das Universum und seinen Ursprung, geraten Naturwissenschaften und Philosophie schnell an ihre Grenzen. Trotzde……続きを見る

This is a revisit of a radical theory of cometary panspermia and cosmic life that was first proposed by Chandra Wickramasinghe and the late Sir Fred Hoyle in 1982. In its earliest form the theory of……続きを見る

A complete and updated catalogue of impact craters and structures in South America from 2014 is presented here. Approximately eighty proven, suspected and disproven structures have been identified b……続きを見る

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2018 Bestselling author Simon Winchester writes a magnificent history of the pioneering engineers who developed precision machinery to allow us t……続きを見る

The Amazing Universe examines the remarkable solar system in which we live. Planets, meteors, eclipses and black holes are explained with new clarity. The book includes the astronomers, technology a……続きを見る

Quest’opera affronta la tematica della evoluzione della conoscenza della nostra realtà più grande: l’Universo e la Terra, con riferimenti all’attualità, con il fine di spezzare una lancia a favore d……続きを見る

Viaggio ai confini dell’Universo (e oltre) è un libro, riccamente illustrato, che unisce scienza e divulgazione, rivolgendosi a giovani di tutte le età. Il capitano Bruce ci condurrà nello spazio si……続きを見る

The development of science has been an ideological struggle that lasted over three millennia. At and after the times of the Babylonian Empire, however, the pace of scientific evolution was painfully……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

Con finalità divulgative, con stile semplice e scorrevole e con dati storici documentati ed aggiornati e non senza un pizzico di originalità che rendono la lettura sempre interessante ed avvincente,……続きを見る

Arising from the 2019 Darwin College Lectures, this book presents essays from seven prominent public intellectuals on the theme of vision. Each author examines this theme through the lens of their o……続きを見る

This book describes the rich and diverse realm of accreting binary systems, made up of a compact object such as a white dwarf, neutron star or black hole, orbiting a companion star. It details the n……続きを見る

Ce guide d'initiation simple et accessible aborde les notions principales de l'astronomie, donne des pistes pour choisir un instrument en fonction de ce que l'on souhaite observer (objets du système……続きを見る

Qui n'a pas un jour rêvé d'aller sur la Lune ? sur Mars ? de coloniser l'ailleurs ? de comprendre comment et en combien de temps ? L'espace fascine et depuis longtemps. Si nous avons exploré l'ensem……続きを見る

In the year 2015, 100 years after Fred Hoyle was born, the ideas relating to the cosmic origins of life are slowly gaining credence in scientific circles. Once regarded as outrageous heresy, evidenc……続きを見る

L’homme est-il psychologiquement capable d’endurer le confinement d’un voyage sur Mars ? Un an et demi enfermé dans un grand bunker coupé de la lumière du jour, au service de la recherche scientifiq……続きを見る

The Infinite Monkey Cage, the legendary BBC Radio 4 programme, brings you this irreverent celebration of scientific marvels. Join us on a hectic leap through the grand and bizarre ideas conjured up ……続きを見る

Here is an accurate and readable translation of a seminal article by Henri Poincaré that is a classic in the study of dynamical systems popularly called chaos theory. In an effort to understand the ……続きを見る

As advanced in-space propulsion moves from science fiction to reality, the Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket, or VASIMR® engine, is a leading contender for making 'Mars in a month' a po……続きを見る

Durante el 2009 se celebró el Año Internacional de la Astronomía, promulgado por la UNESCO con motivo de los 400 años del empleo del telescopio en la observación del firmamento y sus astros, dando i……続きを見る

This book describes prominent technological achievements within a very successful space science mission: the Herschel space observatory. Focusing on the various processes of innovation it offers an ……続きを見る

This revolutionary book proposes that the universe did not begin with a Big Bang and that it is slowly converging to an equilibrium state. Key features of the book include: ? The modern model of the……続きを見る

A lavish coffee-table book featuring spectacular images from the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, the most powerful X-Ray telescope ever built Take a journey through the cosmos with Light from the Void, a……続きを見る