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In this book, one of the world's foremost authorities on comets takes us on a voyage of discovery from the earliest speculations on the meaning of comets to his own pioneering research into both the nature of comets and the mysteries of our solar…

A Nobel prize winner, a great man and a great scientist, Erwin Schrödinger has made his mark in physics, but his eye scans a far wider horizon: here are two stimulating and discursive essays which summarize his philosophical views on the nature of…

About MICA, The Multiyear Interactive Computer Almanac 1800-2050 The Multiyear Interactive Computer Almanac (MICA Version 2.2.2 ) is a software system that runs on modern versions of Windows computers created by the U.S. Naval Observatory's…

Mr Tompkins has become known and loved by many thousands of readers (since his first appearance over fifty years ago) as the bank clerk whose fantastic dreams and adventures lead him into a world inside the atom. George Gamow's classic provides a…

Longtemps, l'homme a rêvé de s'envoler vers la Lune ou bien plus loin encore... Mais pour y parvenir, il fallait d'abord rassembler tant de connaissances scientifiques et technologiques que plusieurs siècles furent nécessaires. Théories de la…

Mostly Harmless is the fifth installment in the trilogy, and the last written by franchise creator himself. Set several years after the fourth one, its plot divides into three distinct branches. The first concerns the series protagonist, hapless…

Using new satellite imageries, chemical and geophysical data obtained by NASA and other space agencies, the authors pre- sent an updated concept of the origin of the Solar System. This excellently written protrayal focuses on the morphology of…

More Mathematical Astronomy Morsels" is a marvelous sequel to Meeus' original "Mathematical Astronomy Morsels". I own five of Meeus' books, and all are highly valued reference items in my astronomical library. Those who are interested in learning…

Of all the many things we can look at in the night sky, the Moon is one of the richest in its ever-changing detail, as changes in light and shadow daily transform what you can see of every feature. Whether you use binoculars, a small telescope or a…