In the early eighteenth century, at the peak of the Enlightenment, an unlikely team of European scientists and naval officers set out on the world’s first international, cooperative scientific expedition. Intent on making precise astronomical…
Our eyes are the result of an evolutionary adaptation to the sun's light. Since the sun is a G dwarf and emits most of its light in only a small part of the electromagnetic spectrum, our eyes are very limited in their capability to show us the…
Dit boek, waarvan de omslag hiernaast afgebeeld is, werd door NIRAS gepubliceerd in oktober 1994. Het vormt een synthese van de kennis over de Kempen op alle gebieden van de aardwetenschappen. NIRAS vond het inderdaad wenselijk de Boom Klei - de…
How do students learn astronomy? Can the World-Wide Web be used to teach effectively? In what ways do planetariums help with educating the public? These are just some of the timely questions addressed in this stimulating review of new trends in the…