Astronomy category: 2403 books
The Universe
A View from Classical and Quantum Gravity
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2012
Written by a well-known author in the field, this book presents a modern understanding of the universe based on relativity, quantum physics and their elusive combination. It introduces the crucial theoretical ingredients in an accessible way, starting from the physics of Newton and developing subsequent...
The Hunt for Alien Life
A Wider Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2016
Astronomer Peter Linde takes the reader through the story of the search for extraterrestrial life in a captivating and thought-provoking way, specifically addressing the new research that is currently devoted towards discovering other planets with life. He discusses the methods used to detect possible...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
Viewed as a flashpoint of the Scientific Revolution, early modern astronomy witnessed a virtual explosion of ideas about the nature and structure of the world. This study explores these theories in a variety of intellectual settings, challenging our view of modern science as a straightforward successor...
Dynamics of Young Star Clusters and Associations
Saas-Fee Advanced Course 42. Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2015
Where do most stars (and the planetary systems that surround them) in the Milky Way form? What determines whether a young star cluster remains bound (such as an open or globular cluster), or disperses to join the field stars in the disc of the Galaxy? These questions not only impact understanding...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2015
Seismology is a highly effective tool for investigating the internal structure of the Earth. Similar techniques have also successfully been used to study other planetary bodies (planetary seismology), the Sun (helioseismology), and other stars (asteroseismology). Despite obvious differences between...
Civilized Life in the Universe
Scientists on Intelligent Extraterrestrials
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2006
This book is a selective and fascinating history of scientific speculation about intelligent extraterrestrial life. From Plutarch to Stephen Hawking, some of the most prominent western scientists have had quite detailed perceptions and misperceptions about alien civilizations: Johannes Kepler, fresh...
by Alberto Roberts
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2017
This book is based on my astronomical observations carried out over a period from 1983 to 1985 using the unaided eye, binoculars and modest sized telescopes. The observations were recorded in a note book which I rediscovered recently when sorting out my collection of astronomy books, magazines, old photographs and astronomical society newsletters.
by John Wilkinson
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2016
In response to the new information gained about the Solar System from recent space probes and space telescopes, the experienced science author Dr. John Wilkinson presents the state-of-the art knowledge on the Sun, solar system planets and small solar system objects like comets and asteroids. He also...
The Cosmic Keyhole
How Astronomy Is Unlocking the Secrets of the Universe
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2009
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 our knowledge slowly and surely, but still now only see a glimpse of the bigger picture. The Cosmic Keyhole...
by Fredric W. Taylor
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2014
Venus is the brightest 'star' in the night sky and it has been observed since ancient times. Often dubbed Earth's 'twin', it is the planet most similar to the Earth in size, mass and composition. There the similarity ends: Venus is shrouded by a dense carbon dioxide atmosphere, its surface is dominated...
by Aurora Simionescu
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2009
Diploma Thesis from the year 2006 in the subject Astronomy, grade: 1,3, LMU Munich (Max Planck Institut fuer Extraterrestrische Physik), 51 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: We aim to analyze the most recent and deepest observation of M87 with the XMM-Newton X-ray telescope,...
The Great Christ Comet
Revealing the True Star of Bethlehem
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2015
“I am simply in awe of this book. An absolutely astonishing triumph.”
Eric Metaxas, New York Times best-selling author, Bonhoeffer
The Star of Bethlehem is one of the greatest mysteries in astronomy and in the Bible. What was it? How did it prompt the Magi to set out on a long journey...
Out There
A Scientific Guide to Alien Life, Antimatter, and Human Space Travel (For the Cosmically Curious)
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2018
In the vein of Randall Munroe's What If? meets Brian Green's Elegant Universe, a senior writer from Space.com leads readers on a wild ride of exploration into the final frontier, investigating what's really "out there."
We've all asked ourselves the question. It's impossible to look...
101 Amazing Sights of the Night Sky
A Guided Tour for Beginners
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2017
Is there anything more wondrous and alluring than the night sky? You've seen the stars, and you know about the constellations--but there's so much more to discover! George Moromisato's magnificent full-color guide introduces you to 101 amazing sights, from Saturn's famous rings to the Andromeda Galaxy....