Astronomy, space and time Books

Written by a leading expert on comets, this textbook is divided into seven main elements with a view to allowing advanced students to appreciate the interconnections between the different elements. The author opens with a brief introductory segment on...

These three lectures cover a certain aspect of complexity and black holes, namely the relation to the second law of thermodynamics. The first lecture describes the meaning of quantum complexity, the analogy between entropy and complexity, and the...

This SpringerBrief summarizes the latest relevant research and discoveries that have been made in the area of ringed small bodies and small body taxonomy, including those that lay the groundwork for future discoveries. Before 2013, ringed small...

Colloidal plasmas - a still emerging field of plasma physics - enable the study of basic plasma properties on a microscopic kinetic level and allow the visualization of collective plasma phenomena, like oscillations and waves. Moreover, a vast number of...

Chart Your Course For Ascension... Then Let Your Spirit Fly!Unlock your ultimate spiritual potential by removing barriers to your true native state.Learn how to easily attain Self-actualization and help to actualize others along the way.A greater...

SECRET MARS: THE ALIEN CONNECTION – A New, Revised & Expanded Edition (2017) that includes controversial and astounding images from NASA's Curiosity Rover... WHY HAS NASA not announced to the world the greatest scientific discovery...

Rex Hall and Dave Shayler provide a unique history of the Soyuz spacecraft programme from conception, through development to its use, detailed in the only English language book available on this topic. Planned for publication...

Designed to help students better understand how science works and how it impacts their daily lives, What's Up with Astronomy? provides readers with an illuminating discussion of how astronomy became a science, the lived experiences and contributions of...

This book provides an introduction to the theory of relativity and the mathematics used in its processes. Three elements of the book make it stand apart from previously published books on the theory of relativity. First, the book starts at a lower...

Einstein's Special and General theories of Relativity are full of predictions which are difficult to believe - like Time Dilation and Length Contraction. Cosmology too is full of puzzles such as the fact that some of the galaxies we can see may be...

TheinternationalconferenceHowdoestheGalaxywork? Agalactictertulia rd th with Don Cox and Ron Reynolds, was held during the week of 23 to 27 of June 2003 in the marvelous city of Granada, Spain. This week marked the ...

Cosmology in Scalar-Tensor Gravity covers all aspects of cosmology in scalar-tensor theories of gravity. Considerable progress has been made in this exciting area of physics and this book is the first to provide a critical...

Preface. 0. Opening Talk. The Need for a Self-Consistent Picture of the ISM; J.N. Bregman. 1. Interstellar Matter in Galaxies. An Observer's Overview of the Galactic Interstellar Medium; D.G. York. Probing the IRC + 10° 216 Circumstellar Envelope Using...

Jesuits established a large number of astronomical, geophysical and meteorological observatories during the 17th and 18th centuries and again during the 19th and 20th centuries throughout the world. The history of these...

At the opening of the "Third Meeting on Celestial Mechanics - CELMEC III", strong sensations hit our minds. The conference (18-22 June 2001) was being held in Villa Mondragone, a beautiful complex of buildings and gardens...

Set against the background of beautiful Mirabello Bay, astronomers from fourteen countries met at Elounda, Crete in the period 7-18June, 1999 to debate some of the most compelling issues of present day astrophysics. Neutron...

Y. Fujimori, Symposium Programme Committee Chair, and Faculty Member, International Space University e-mail: fujimori@isu.isunet.edu M.Rycroft, Faculty Member, International Space University e-mail: rycroft@isu.isunet.edu N...

A fundamental, profound review of the key issues relating to the early universe and the physical processes that occurred in it. The interplay between cosmic microwave background radiation, large scale structure, and the dark...

Foreword. I: Introduction to interstellar scintillation. 1. Rickett (`Radio sources...'). 2. Cordes (`The Galactic distribution...'). 3. Goldreich. 4. Gupta. II: Pulsars, their scattering and intrinsic properties. 5. Manchester. 6. Yangalov et al. 7...

The international Colloquium "Open Issues in Local Star Formation and Early Stellar Evolution" was held in Ouro Preto (Brazil) from April 05to10, 2003. TheColloquiumtookplaceinthe"ParqueMetalurgico", ´ an old iron industry that...

The Pacific Rim Conferences for the first decade from the mid 1980's to the mid 1990's were primary concerned with binary stars research. The Conference expanded to all areas of Stellar Astrophysics for the last two meetings in...

This volume contains the Proceedings of the Fifth Scientific Meeting of the Spanish Astronomical Society (Sociedad Espanola de Astronomfa, SEA). The meeting was held at the Universidad de Castilla La Mancha in Toledo, from...

The exploration of the planets is the modem counterpart to the exploration voy­ ages of old. To reach the new world Columbus had to secure funding from Queen Isabella, outfit his three ships and set sail on a long journey. To...

Galaxies have a history. This has become clear from recent sky surveys which have shown that distant galaxies, formed early in the life of the Universe, differ from the nearby ones. New observational windows at ultraviolet,...

In this XVII Course of the International School of Cosmology and Gravitation devoted to "ADVANCES IN THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN QUANTUM AND GRAVITY PHYSICS" we have considered different aspects of the influence of gravity on quantum...

""Bericht �����ber die Verhandlungen der Commission zur Feststellung einer einheitlichen Methode der Gerbstoffbestimmung (1885)"" ist ein Buch von Constantin Alfred Councler. Es beschreibt die Arbeit einer Kommission, die sich zum Ziel gesetzt hat, eine...

Das Buch ""Beitr�����ge Zur Physikalischen Geographie Der Presburger Gespanschaft"" wurde 1865 von Kornhuber, G. A. ver������ffentlicht. Es ist ein Werk �����ber die physische Geographie der Gespanschaft Presburg, die heute Teil der Slowakei ist. Das...

""Beitr�����ge zur Mechanischen W�����rmtheorie"" (1882) von Jakob Wilhelm Haeussler ist ein Buch, das sich mit der mechanischen W�����rmetheorie auseinandersetzt. Der Autor diskutiert darin verschiedene Aspekte der W�����rme�����bertragung und der...

""Beitr�����ge zur Krystallonomie"" ist ein Buch von Franz Ernst Neumann, das 1823 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Das Buch besch�����ftigt sich mit der Kristallographie und der Kristallstruktur. Es enth�����lt Beitr�����ge von Neumann selbst sowie von...

""Beitr�����ge zur Kenntnis der Raibler Schichten der lombardischen Alpen"" ist ein Buch von Johannes Ernest Wilhelm Deecke, das 1885 ver������ffentlicht wurde. In diesem Werk werden die Raibler Schichten der lombardischen Alpen untersucht und...

""Beitrag zur Berichtigung der Theorie der Turbinen"" ist ein Buch von Johann Andreas Schubert, das im Jahr 1850 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Das Buch befasst sich mit der Theorie und Konstruktion von Turbinen und versucht, bestehende Theorien zu...

""Beitr�����ge zur Vergleichenden Klimatologie, Buch 1"" ist ein Buch des d�����nischen Botanikers Joakim Frederik Schouw aus dem Jahr 1827. Es handelt sich um eine Sammlung von Schouws Forschungen und Beobachtungen zum Klima in verschiedenen Regionen...

""Beitr�����ge zur n�����heren Kenntnis der Starkgruppe"" (1874) von Nageli und Walter ist ein Buch, das sich mit der Erforschung der Starkgruppe befasst. Die Starkgruppe ist eine Gruppe von Pflanzen, die durch ihre F�����higkeit zur Photosynthese und...

Das Buch ""Beitr�����ge zur Geschichte der Kultur der Wissenschaften, K�����nste und Gewerbe in Sachsen vom 6ten bis zu Ende des 17ten Jahrhunderts"" wurde 1823 von Karl Gebhard ver������ffentlicht. Es besch�����ftigt sich mit der Entwicklung der Kultur,...

In this scientific work, astronomers George Van Biesbroeck and Hannah Bard Steele Pettit present their observations of fifty-two stars and their parallax measurements. The book is a fascinating glimpse into the early days of modern astronomy.This work...

Explore the mysteries of the cosmos with celebrated astronomer George Ellery Hale. In this groundbreaking study, Hale offers new insights into the rotation of the sun and the behavior of its calcium flocculi, shedding light on one of the most compelling...

An exploration of the chemical composition of the moon and its properties, written for the layperson.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...

Le 'Traité analytique des orbites absolues des huit planètes principales' est un traité de mécanique céleste en deux volumes. Ce deuxième volume examine en détail les orbites des planètes Neptune, Vénus, Mercure, et de la Lune. C'est un travail...

This comprehensive guide to astronomy covers a wide range of topics, including the history of astronomy, celestial mechanics, and the latest discoveries in the field. Written in a clear and accessible style, this book is perfect for beginners and experts...

In diesem Buch beschreibt Benzenberg die Kometenschauer und versucht, ihre Natur und Ursachen zu erklären. Ein faszinierendes Werk für alle, die sich für Astronomie und Wissenschaft interessieren.This work has been selected by scholars as being...

Hall's observations and calculations are crucial to understanding the orbits and behavior of the moons of Mars. This work includes detailed data for the year 1879, making it an essential resource for astronomers and researchers.This work has been...

This is the third volume of Johannes Kepler's collected works on astronomy. It includes his texts on planetary motion, as well as his correspondence with other scientists.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part...

Cet ouvrage du XVe siècle présente un recueil de tables astronomiques élaborées par le prince ouzbek Ulugh Beg. Il s'agit d'un des témoignages les plus précieux de la science astronomique dans le monde islamique à l'époque prémoderne.This work has been...