Astronomy, space and time Books

The discovery of a gradual acceleration in the moon's mean motion by Edmond Halley in the last decade of the seventeenth century led to a revival of interest in reports of astronomical observations from antiquity. These observations provided the only...

A physicist and an inventor, Jules Janssen (1824-1907) devoted his life to astronomical research. He spent many years traveling around the world to observe total Solar eclipses, demonstrating that a new era of science had just come thanks to the use of...

From 12 April to 14 April 1988, 120 of Gerard and Antoinette de Vaucouleurs's friends and colleagues gathered at the Institut d' Astrophysique in Paris to cel­ ebrate Gerard's 70th birthday and his remarkable career in...

Advanced technologies in astronomy at various wavelengths have provided us with high resolution and high quality data on the QSO population. This meeting was aimed at understanding the morphology and nature of the host galaxies...

This book is a collection of selected papers presented at the symposium titled "In situ Spectroscopy in Monomer and Polymer Synthesis," held at the April, 2001 ACS National Meeting in San Diego, California, USA. The ...

In the early part of the eighteenth century, Francesco Bianchini of Verona turned his primitive telescope - a refractor of only a few centimetres aperture but with an enormous focal length of around 20 metres - on the planet...

The book introduces the solar coronal mass ejection phenomena. This includes both those observed in the corona and those further from the Sun, known as interplanetary coronal mass ejections. We discuss the history and physics...

This book, in three parts, describes three phases in the development of the modern theory and calculation of the Moon's motion. Part I explains the crisis in lunar theory in the 1870s that led G.W. Hill to lay a new foundation...

Quantum mechanics does away with the distinction between particles and waves, and one of the more interesting implications of the wave/particle duality - the discovery that atoms may be manipulated in ways analogous to the...

In the 18th century, purely scientific interests as well as the practical necessities of navigation motivated the development of new theories and techniques to accurately describe celestial and lunar motion."Between Theory and Observations" presents a...

Introduction Markets and Costs of Using Markets A Revisit to the Soviet System The East Asian Miracle China's Transition to a Market Economy The Paradox of Catching up

This book is the outcome of a series of discussions at the Philips Symposium on Intelligent Algorithms, held in Eindhoven in December 2004. It offers exciting and practical examples of the use of intelligent algorithms in...

In 1997, contrary to the ruling paradigm which was that of a dark matter ?lled, decelerating universe, my work pointed to a dark energydriven- celerating universe with a small cosmological constant. Moreover, the many ...

A personal account of the evolution of millimeter-wave astronomy at the US National Radio Astronomy Observatory. The author recounts the behind-the-scenes activities of the staff from the beginnings at Kitt Peak to the closing...

The rapidity with which knowledge changes makes much of past science obsolete, and often just wrong, from the present's point of view. We no longer think, for example, that heat is a material substance transferred from hot to...

For many years I was organizing a weekly seminar on dynamical astronomy, and I used to make some historical remarks on every subject, including some anecdotes from my contacts with many leading scientists over the years. I...

The principal elements of the theory of polarized light transfer in planetary atmospheres are expounded in a systematic but concise way. Basic concepts and practical methods are emphasized, both for single and multiple...

The founding of the Dudley Observatory at Albany, N.Y., in 1852 was a milestone in humanity's age-old quest to understand the heavens. As the best equipped astronomical observatory in the U.S. led by the first American to hold...

Astronomy is said to be the oldest and noblest of the physical sciences.Thus, the fundamentals of astronomy, which were a matter of daily observation to early astrologers, became a lost art. Most astrological textbooks devote little or no space to this...

Time travel has always fascinated people. Understanding such time travel requires an understanding of black holes. Therefore, the explanation of black holes is written in this book in simplified Tamil language.These black holes look so amazing to...

Introducing "Game of Time" - a groundbreaking new book that delves into the mysteries of time and offers a fresh perspective on our understanding of the nature of existence itself.Written by renowned physicist Debasish Talukdar,...

The fact that so much of what is now confirmed about UFOs from so many sides was already disclosed decades earlier by George Adamski, should give everyone who is serious about UFO disclosure pause to consider the shoulders on which they stand, and...

Regenerative braking can improve energy usage efficiency and can extend the driving distance of Electric Vehicles. Innovative Regenerative Braking System of EV driven by BLDC motor is recommended. In this technique, Brushless DC motor is controlled by...

Este libro de prácticas pretende ser un texto que sirva de guía a los alumnos que comienzan a iniciarse en las pruebas encaminadas a obtener el estado refractivo, acomodativo y binocular de un paciente. No podemos tomar el ojo como elemento independiente...

Wilhelm Bölsche: Komet und WeltuntergangErstdruck: Jena, Eugen Diederichs, 1910.Neuausgabe.Herausgegeben von Karl-Maria Guth.Berlin 2020.Der Text dieser Ausgabe wurde behutsam an die neue deutsche Rechtschreibung angepasst.Umschlaggestaltung von Thomas...

Introducing "Evolution of Transportation Beyond Cars and Planes" the ultimate guide to the future of transportation!Are you tired of being stuck in traffic or waiting for delayed public transportation? Are you curious about the latest technologies that...

Helmut Abt opted for astronomy as a vocation because... well, it was fun. Dr. Abt will delight readers with this light-hearted memoir of a career in 20th century astrophysics, its challenges, its participants, and the fascinating places in the world he...

Discover the Time Codes that order our Universe.With roots growing from the Mayan Calendar, learn to Track Natural Time as it evolves and enlightens the consciousness that flows through us. Be abreast of the game as it is happening in your experience,...

A Companion to the Scientific Dialogues is a comprehensive guide to natural and experimental philosophy written by Jeremiah Joyce and originally published in 1824. The book is intended to serve as a tutor's assistant and pupil's manual, providing a clear...

"There are grounds for cautious optimism that we may now be near the end of the search for the ultimate laws of nature." Stephen Hawking "Nature uses only her longest threads to wave her patterns, so each small piece of her fabric reveals the...

Die Parasitischen Exoasceen: Eine Monographie (1893) von Richard Sadebeck ist ein Buch, das sich mit der Erforschung von parasit�����ren Insekten befasst. Es handelt sich um eine umfassende Monographie �����ber Exoasceen, eine Familie von parasit�����ren...

""Die Organische Bewegung in ihrem Zusammenhang mit dem Stoffwechsel"" ist ein Buch von Julius Robert von Mayer, das 1845 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Es besch�����ftigt sich mit der Beziehung zwischen der organischen Bewegung von Lebewesen und ihrem...

Das Buch ""Die Optischen Instrumente Der Firma R. Fuess Deren Beschreibung, Justierung Und Anwendung"" wurde im Jahr 1899 von Carl Leiss verfasst. Es beschreibt die optischen Instrumente der Firma R. Fuess, einschlie�����lich ihrer Eigenschaften,...

""Beziehungen der Luft zu Kleidung, Wohnung und Boden"" ist ein Buch von Max von Pettenkofer aus dem Jahr 1873. Das Werk besch�����ftigt sich mit der Wechselwirkung zwischen Luft, Kleidung, Wohnung und Boden. Pettenkofer untersucht die Auswirkungen...

""Beitr�����ge zur theoretischen und rechnerischen Behandlung der Ausgleichung periodischer Schraubenfehler"" ist ein Buch von Johannes Domke, das im Jahr 1891 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Das Buch besch�����ftigt sich mit der mathematischen Analyse von...

""Beitr�����ge zur Beantwortung der Frage nach der Nationalit�����t des Nicolaus Copernicus"" ist ein Buch von Kasimir von Romer aus dem Jahr 1872. In diesem Werk besch�����ftigt sich der Autor mit der Frage nach der Nationalit�����t des ber�����hmten...

Le livre ""�����l�����ments du calcul et de la mesure des courants alternatifs"" �����crit par De Bast, Omer en 1900 est une �����uvre importante dans le domaine de l'�����lectricit�����. Le livre traite des principes fondamentaux du calcul et de la...

""�����ber die Fortpflanzungs-Physiologie der niederen Organismen, der Protobionten"" ist ein Buch des deutschen Biologen Georg Klebs, das 1896 ver������ffentlicht wurde. In diesem Werk besch�����ftigt sich Klebs mit der Fortpflanzung von einzelligen...

Das Buch ""Sitzungsberichte Der Mathematisch-Naturwissenchaftlichen Classe V76, Book 1-5, Jahrgang 1877: Der Kaiserlichen Akademie Der Wissenschaften"" wurde von Franz Hohnel im Jahr 1878 ver������ffentlicht. Es handelt sich um eine Sammlung von...

""Recherches Experimentales Sur L'Eau Et Le Vent"" est un livre �����crit par J. Smeaton en 1810. Il s'agit d'une �����tude exp�����rimentale sur l'eau et le vent, qui explore les propri�����t�����s physiques de ces �����l�����ments naturels et leur...

""Praktische Anleitung zur Parallaxenrechnung: Samt neuberechneten Tafeln des Nonagesimus und anderen Hilfstafeln"" ist ein Buch von Johann Friedrich Wurm, das im Jahr 1804 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Das Buch bietet eine praktische Anleitung zur...

This volume presents comprehensive investigations into various facets of observational astronomy during the medieval Islamic period, spanning from the ninth to the seventeenth centuries.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...