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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…

Jantar Mantar: The Astronomical Observatory at Jaipur is one of the many unique and distinguished creations of the ambidextreous Maharaja Sawai Jai SingII, the founder of Jaipur: It is the largest observatory in India and has been attracting…

Anno 1688. Diepe droefheid heerst in 't hart van China's Keizer. Hem is een vriend ontvallen, een gerespecteerd vertrouwensman, een eminent geleerde/ de Vlaamse jezuït Ferdinand Verbiest... Deze missionaris heeft gepresteerd wat velen onmogelijk…

Ferdinand Verbiest s.j. (1623-1688) als wetenschapsmens : was hij een groot geleerde? Bracht hij verouderde wetenschap naar China?

Since the dawn of human consciousness, the sun, the moon, and the stars have inspired awe, curiosity, fear, and delight. The great works of art collected in this book beautifully convey the sense of wonder and magic that have always attended these…

Beknopte informatie over leven en werk van honderd vooraanstaande wetenschappers uit de verschillende disciplines met name de natuurwetenschappen.

The Cambridge Illustrated History of Astronomy traces the history of astronomy as a science, describing in detail the various discoveries that have led to our current beliefs about space and the universe. It shows how speculations based on sky-gazing…

Book Description This is a thorough introduction to observatories that have made particularly important observational and theoretical advances in the field of astronomy, and to the astronomers who made them famous. About the Author Kevin Krisciunas…