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…
Stephen Hawking has earned a reputation as the most brilliant theoretical physicist since Einstein. In this landmark volume, Professor Hawking shares his blazing intellect with non-scientists everywhere, guiding us expertly to confront the supreme…
The Compendium of Practical Astronomy is unique. The practical astronomer, whether student, novice or accomplished amateur, will find this handbook the most comprehensive, up-to-date and detailed single guide to the subject available. It is based on…
Wat hebben het mysterieuze binnenste van zwarte gaten, de vraag of we leven in een geavanceerd kosmisch hologram en de wetenschappelijke zoektocht naar de ultieme theorie van alles gemeen? Het antwoord: het begrip entropie. Geboren in pruttelende…
‘Men kan zich geen betere gids wensen voor een tocht door het heelal dan dit overzicht van de moderne astrofysica en kosmologie, geschreven door een van de internationale meesters van het vak. Dit prachtige, informatieve boek weeft uit de draden van…
The cosmos is a complex and intricate system that astronomers have been trying to dissect for years. From Galileo and Copernicus to the Space Race and Modern Day NASA missions, humanity has craved more knowledge about the universe and how it works.…
Wat is ruimte, wat is tijd? En de mysterieuze donkere materie? Hoe passen wij binnen het universum? Hoe past het universum in ons? Er is geen betere gids voor deze geestverruimende vragen dan Amerika's beroemdste astrofysicus en bestsellerauteur…
Senior Contributing Authors: Andrew Fraknoi, Foothill College; David Morrison, NASA Ames Research Center; Sidney C. Wolff, National Optical Astronomy Observatory. Astronomy is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of one- or…