Astronomy category: 2403 books
Radio Recombination Lines
Their Physics and Astronomical Applications
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Recombination lines at radio wavelengths have been - and still are - a pow erful tool for modern astronomy. For more than thirty years they have allowed astronomers to probe the gases from which stars form. They have even been detected in the Sun. In addition, observations of these spectral lines...
Granite Skyscrapers
How Rock Shaped Earth and Other Worlds
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2018
In this book, David Stevenson offers us a look at the evolution of planets as they move from balls of mixed molten rock to vibrant worlds capable of hosting life. Embedded in our everyday architecture and in the literal ground beneath our feet, granite and its kin lie at the heart of many features...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2017
All stars are born in groups. The origin of these groups has long been a key question in astronomy, one that interests researchers in star formation, the interstellar medium, and cosmology. This volume summarizes current progress in the field, and includes contributions from both theorists and observers....
Fifty Years of Quasars
From Early Observations and Ideas to Future Research
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2012
The 50th anniversary of the discovery of quasars in 1963 presents an interesting opportunity to ask questions about the current state of quasar research. Formatted as a series of interviews with noted researchers in the field, each of them asked to address a specific set of questions covering topics...
by Kimberly Wylie
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2006
Essay from the year 2003 in the subject Astronomy, University of Phoenix, 8 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: In the early 1900's, people looked into the night sky and believed there was, or at the very least had been, life on Mars. Intricate canal systems were thought to be...
by Karl Beckstrand
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2014
Includes critically lauded Sounds in the House: A Mystery; Polar Bear Bowler: A Story Without Words; Why Juan Can’t Sleep; Bright Star, Night Star: An Astronomy Story. Includes finding, counting, and describing activities (ages 3 - 9 years). Humor, mystery, animals, stars, characters of color, and...
Archaeoastronomy
Introduction to the Science of Stars and Stones
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2015
This book provides the first complete, easy to read, up-to-date account of the fascinating discipline of archaeoastronomy, in which the relationship between ancient constructions and the sky is studied in order to gain a better understanding of the ideas of the architects of the past and of their...
The Complete Guide to the Herschel Objects
Sir William Herschel's Star Clusters, Nebulae and Galaxies
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2011
Sir William Herschel's contributions to astronomy during the late eighteenth century are unrivalled. His lasting legacy is his dedicated all-sky survey of star clusters and nebulae, and these objects continue to be among the most studied in the night sky. This unique book provides a complete re-examination...
The NexStar User’s Guide II
For the LCM, SLT, SE, CPC, SkyProdigy, and Astro Fi
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2017
Michael Swanson’s online discussions with literally thousands of NexStar owners made it clear that there was a desperate need for a book such as this – one that provides a complete, detailed guide to buying, using and maintaining NexStar telescopes. Although this book is highly comprehensive,...
by Martin Mobberley
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2009
In the Victorian era – or for non-British readers, the mid-to-late nineteenth century – amateur astronomy tended to center on Solar System objects. The Moon and planets, as well as bright comets, were the key objects of interest. The brighter variable stars were monitored, but photography was...
An Overview of Gravitational Waves
Theory, Sources and Detection
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2017
This book describes detection techniques used to search for and analyze gravitational waves (GW). It covers the whole domain of GW science, starting from the theory and ending with the experimental techniques (both present and future) used to detect them.
The theoretical sections of the book...
Deep Sky Observing
An Astronomical Tour
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2015
This updated second edition has all of the information needed for your successful forays into deep sky observing. Coe uses his years of experience to give detailed practical advice about how to find the best observing site, how to make the most of the time spent there, and what equipment and instruments...
by Nick Lomb
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
Compact and easy to use, this popular guide by well-known astronomer and author Dr Nick Lomb has been providing stargazers with everything they need to know about the southern night sky for over 25 years. The 2018 guide contains monthly astronomy maps, viewing tips and highlights, and details of the...
by William Paolini
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2013
A valuable reference that fills a number of niches including that of a buyer's guide, technical desk reference and observer's field guide. It documents the past market and its evolution, right up to the present day. In addition to appealing to practical astronomers - and potentially saving them money...