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This book provides an introduction to the fundamentals of stellar astronomy, a history of astronomy, and an account of how the science of astronomy challenged traditional philosophical and theological beliefs. Throughout the text are readings from…

To the modern world, Albert Einstein is the archetypal scientist. His name is synonymous with genius, his image is instantly recognized, and his life's work is universally acknowledged as the bedrock of contemporary physics. In this absorbing book by…

Miklós Konkoly Thege (1842-1916) was a wealthy Hungarian nobleman who established a private observatory at Ógyalla, nowadays a state institution known as the Konkoly Observatory. This interesting book is the proceedings of a workshop held in 1999…

What star is that? Where is the Southern Cross? Who was Orion? This book answers these questions and many more. Its unique simplified maps make it easy to find the constellations in the southern hemisphere skies, and the stars within them. Clear…

Gell-Mann's populären Beschreibungen und Erörterungen entwerfen eine übergreifende Theorie komplexer adaptiver Systeme, die aus einfachen Elementen (zum Beispiel Quarks) bestehen, deren emergente Merkmale aber komplexe Strukturen (zum Beispiel einen…

One of the foremost workers in the area of premodern science presents the standard nontechnical coverage of Egyptian and Babylonian mathematics and astronomy and their transmission into the Hellenistic world, including the especially interesting,…

Newtons naam is verbonden aan veel wetten en theorieën. We kennen 'de newton' als eenheid van kracht, de bewegingswetten van Newton en de zwaartekrachtstheorie van Newton. De laatste wordt vaak geïllustreerd aan de hand van de beroemde anekdote met…

In recent years governments and scientific establishments have been encouraging the development of professional and popular science communication. This book critically examines the origin of this drive to improve communication, and…