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A series of articles from a popular magazine that introduced readers to the wonders of the night sky. From tips for novice stargazers, to detailed discussions of celestial phenomena, this volume provides a fascinating glimpse into the world of astronomy...

A series of articles from a popular magazine that introduced readers to the wonders of the night sky. From tips for novice stargazers, to detailed discussions of celestial phenomena, this volume provides a fascinating glimpse into the world of astronomy...

This groundbreaking work, co-authored by noted astronomer G.F.K. Ursin and acclaimed poet Jónas Hallgrímsson, explores the mysteries of the stars and the cosmos. Combining scientific rigor with poetic sensibility, Stjörnufræði is a rare and fascinating...

This book is a fascinating account of the solar eclipse that occurred on July 29, 1878, offering a detailed description of the event and its scientific significance. The authors provide a comprehensive overview of the observations made by astronomers...

This volume contains the first two issues of the Publications of West Hendon House Observatory. A joint venture between wealthy amateur astronomer Thomas William Backhouse and the University of Durham, the Observatory's publications are devoted primarily...

Dans cette étude scientifique, Urbain-Jean-Joseph Le Verrier examine les mouvements orbitaux de la planète Herschel, qui avait été découverte par William Herschel en 1781. Le Verrier décrit en détail la méthode qu'il a utilisée pour calculer l'orbite de...

This publication provides readers with news, updates and observations in the field of astronomy and astrophysics. It is an essential read for scientists and researchers working in this field, offering unique insights into the latest developments and...

In The Meteoritic Hypothesis, Sir Norman Lockyer presents groundbreaking research into the origins of the universe. Using his expertise in spectroscopy, Lockyer offers compelling evidence in support of the theory that the universe was created from...

This is a practical guide to astronomy and geodesy, with a focus on the techniques and tools used by astronomers and surveyors in the nineteenth century. The book includes detailed instructions for making astronomical observations and calculations, along...

A Manual for Joslin's New Solar Telluric Globe is an essential guide for anyone interested in astronomy or geography. Joslin's globe was a revolutionary device that allowed users to observe the motions of the sun, stars, and planets in real-time, and was...

Cet atlas photographique de la lune est le fruit d'un travail minutieux de photographie et de cartographie. Les cartes de la lune sont présentées de manière détaillée et précise, montrant les différentes caractéristiques que l'on peut observer sur la...

This guide to the constellations and the study of the heavens is an essential resource for amateur astronomers and star-gazers. The author, a renowned astronomer and science writer, provides clear and concise descriptions of the constellations, as well...

Cleomedes was a Greek astronomer whose treatise on the motion of celestial bodies was widely read and influential in the ancient world. This edition, translated by Hermann Ziegler, provides a readable and engaging introduction to the ideas of Cleomedes,...

My 36 Years in Space is a behind-the-scenes view of the exciting career of a pioneer in NASA's manned space programs. It describes the breakthroughs of a young engineer in writing flight software to guide astronauts to the moon, his heart-pounding...

Inflativity is a groundbreaking new theory of universal 4D inflation that solves many of the fundamental problems currently existing in modern Physics. The reasoning follows from simple fundamental principles and develops one's thorough understanding and...

Programmed by Michael Munkasey, the Lilith Ephemeris 2000-2050 is the determining factor and new companion work to Delphine Jay's enlightening book, Interpreting Lilith. Now in its fifth printing, Interpreting Lilith has been called the definitive work...

Preface. Session on Planetary Theories. Session on the Sitnikov Problem. Session on Asteroids. Session on Resonance Problems. Session on General Dynamical Systems. Session on Chaos and Stability. Session on Miscellaneous Problems.

Foreword. I: G.S. Vaiana and the Palermo Astronomical Observatory. II: The Solar Corona. III: Stellar Coronae: the Pre-ROSAT Picture. IV: ROSAT Observations of Stellar Coronae. V: Other Observations. VI: Theoretical Aspects of Coronal Physics. Author...

Foreword. Introductory Review. I: The Observational PN Database. II: Highlights on the Nuclei. III: Highlights on the Nebulae. IV: Planetary Nebulae Connection: Evolution from the AGB. V: Planetary Nebulae Connection: Evolution to White Dwarfs. VI:...

Preface; M.M. Shapiro. I: Cosmic Rays. Composition, Propagation and Reacceleration of Cosmic Rays; R. Silberberg, C.H. Tsao, J.R. Letaw. Continuous Reacceleration of Cosmic Rays in Galaxies; M. Pohl. Cosmic Ray Composition at and above the Knee; T...

1.0 Introduction.- 2.0 Summary and Recommendations.- A. Summary.- B. Recommendations.- Operational networking continuity.- Guidelines for the exchange of radar products.- Data transmission.- Network structure.- North Sea radar coverage.- Electronically...

A Coherent Picture of the Innermost Parsec of the Galaxy; F. Yusef-Zadeh, M. Wardle. Mid-Infrared Emission From the Galactic Center; D. Gezari. The Evolution of the Galactic Bulge; R.M. Rich. The Shape of the Galaxy; D.N. Spergel. The Shape of the...

Preface. Basic Studies. Early Universe. External Galaxies. Diffuse, Translucent and High-Latitude Clouds. Quiescent Clouds and Regions of Star Formation. Chemistry of Interface Regions. Near Stellar Environments. Solar System. Index.

The Structure of Galaxy Clusters; S.D.M. White. Environmental Influence on Galaxy Morphology; A.A. Oemler Jr. Imaging the Hot Intracluster Medium; C. Jones, W. Forman. ROSAT Observations of Clusters of Galaxies; H. Böhringer, R.A. Schwarz, U.G...

Preface. I: The Stellar Populations in the Milky Way. II: The Stellar Populations of Nearby Resolved Galaxies. III: The Stellar Populations of Non-Resolved Galaxies. Poster Papers. Abstracts. Subject Index. Element Index.

Introduction; J. Sahade, G.E. McCluskey Jr., Y. Kondo. The Development of the Idea of Interacting Double Stars; A.H. Batten, F.B. Wood. The Interacting Binary Zoo; J. Sahade, G.E. McCluskey Jr., Y. Kondo. Mass Loss in Interacting Binaries; J. Sahade...

I. Initial Angular Momentum Distribution.- Angular Momentum Effects in Star Formation.- Evolutionary Properties of Intermediate-Mass Protostar.- Small-Scale Structure and Angular Momentum Transfer in Protostellar Environments.- Ekman Pumping in a...

I. Cosmic Rays and the Interstellar Medium.- A Brief Introduction to the Cosmic Radiation.- The Composition of the Cosmic Rays: An Update.- Interstellar Dust-Gas Relationships.- Dust, Gas and Cosmic Rays in the Interstellar Medium.- Comparison Between...

1. Data from the ROSAT Observatory. 2. The EXOSAT Database System. 3. IRAS. 4. Databases from Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE). 5. The Many faces of the Archive of the International Ultraviolet Explorer Satellite. 6. Data Archive System for the...

I. Current Missions.- The Hubble Space Telescope.- Early Results from the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE).- The Status of the DIRBE Instrument on the COBE.- The Automatic Spacecraft Granat.- The Hipparcos Mission: Will It Be a Scientific Success?.- The...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

Philipp Mainländer set down in his Philosophy of Redemption an ambitious philosophical vision. He claimed not only to confirm the teachings of Buddhism and Christianity but also to reconcile religion with science and put atheism on a scientific...

DEVELOPED UNDER THE SHADOWS of the Egyptian temples, Hellenistic astrology is an ancient form of divination inherited from Mesopotamian wisdom traditions. Distilled in Græco-Roman antiquity, and refined in the fires of philosophy and astronomy, it...

1. The Solar Maximum Mission.- 1.1 The Origins of the Mission.- 1.2 Scientific Objectives of the Mission.- 1.3 The SMM Instrument Package.- 1.3.1 The ?-Ray Spectrometer (GRS).- 1.3.2 The Hard X-Ray Burst Spectrometer (HXRBS).- 1.3.3 The Hard X-Ray...

It was with pleasure that CAUP became for three days the core to the cloud of star formation experts all over the world. Close to the celebration of its 15th anniversary - therefore still in the early stages of institutional...

The 1994 Cargese Summer Institute on Frontiers in Partide Physics was organized by the Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris (M. Levy), the Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris (J. Iliopoulos), the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven...

This volume contains invited papers and contributions delivered at the International Conference on Hamiltonian Mechanics: Integrability and Chaotic Behaviour, held in Tornn, Poland during the summer of 1993. The conference was...

The reader will find in this volume the Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute held in Cortina d' Ampezzo, Italy, between July 25 and August 6, 1993, under the title From Newton to Chaos: Modem Techniques for...

The Hidden Hypotheses Behind the Big Bang It is quite unavoidable that many philosophical a priori assumptions lurk behind the debate between supporters of the Big Bang and the anti-BB camp. The same battle has been waged in...

The Symposium ·Symmetries in Science VI: From the Rotation Group to Quantum Algebras· was held at the Cloister Mehrerau, Bregenz, Austria, during the period August 2-7, 1992. The Symposium was held in honor of Professor...

Proceedings of a NATO ASI held in Peñiscola, Spain, May 21-June 3, 1989

The Ninth Course of the International School of Cosmology and Gravita­ tion of the Ettore Majorana Centre for Scientific Culture is concerned with "Topological Properties and Global Structure of Space-Time." We consider this...

Islam's Marriage with Neoliberalism The Allure of the West Turkish Islam: Unthinking Kemalism? Reconstituting the State: The Islamic Framing of Neoliberalism Kemalist State Feminism and the Islamic Dress Code Politics Without Guarantees: The Headscarf...