Blader door items (251 in totaal)

Het was sensationeel wereldnieuws: op 10 april 2019 presenteerde Heino Falcke de allereerste foto ooit gemaakt van een zwart gat – een keerpunt in de sterrenkunde.In Licht in de duisternis vertelt Falcke hoe wij als mensheid zover zijn gekomen: van…

Is ons heelal het enige? Of is het er slechts eentje in een enorme verzameling van parallelle universa? En stel dat het er meer zijn, waar houden al die geheimzinnige soortgenoten van ons heelal zich dan schuil? In Het multiversum nodigt Ans…

REPRINT of the original work of 1849 Excerpt from the conclusion (p.29) “… The errors, numerous as we have seen them to be, are ye generally the consequence rather of superficial investigation than of anything worse.  The only exception which we ae…

REPRINT of a historical work from 1835 Sir John Frederick William Herschel (1792-1871) - astronomer, mathematician, chemist - was one of the most important English scientists of the nineteenth century. Son of the famous astronomer William Herschel…

Towards the Edge of the Universe reviews the latest discoveries and ideas, discusses areas of controversy, and presents a variety of observational data, in a way suitable as an introduction to cosmology for university students studying the following…

Fenêtre ouverte sur l'inaccessible et l'inconnu, le ciel étoilé a toujours captivé leur regard les hommes, éveillé leur curiosité, suscité leurs interrogations. Depuis quelques décennies, l'étude de l'univers est en pleine mutation, à la faveur d'un…

Astronomy For Astro Navigation. This book focuses on those aspects of astronomy that are essential for a complete understanding of astronavigation - a must for sailors, navigators, nautical colleges and navigation tutors. The only book of its kind -…

Astro Navigation Demystified. The ultimate book of the series; it is a complete course in astro / celestial navigation. This unique self-teach course comprehensively covers all relevant elements of the examination syllabuses of the main sailing…

Do a little armchair space travel, rub elbows with alien life forms, and stretch your mind to the furthest corners of our uncharted universe. With this astonishing guide book, The Stars of Heaven, you need not be an astronomer to explore the…

Are there really laws of nature out there waiting to be discovered? Or are they simply an illusion? A retitled and revised edition of The World Within the World, this is John Barrow's extraordinary study of how we view the universe. Covering the…