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A Comprehensive Observer's Handbook of the Known Moon The handbook begins with a section on the Moon’s place in human history, mythology and lore, before gravitating closer to the Moon itself through scientific sections on the Earth-Moon system,…

Volume 59

La nouvelle édition actualisée de ce guide d'astronomie présente, sous une forme visuelle et synthétique, tout ce qu'il faut savoir pour choisir son instrument et réussir ses premières observations. Chaque thème est traité en double page, du réglage…

Quantum mechanics is an extraordinarily successful scientific theory. But it is also completely mad. Although the theory quite obviously works, it leaves us chasing ghosts and phantoms; particles that are waves and waves that are particles; cats that…

A Fascinating March through History and the Evolution of the Modern-Day Calendar . . .In this vivid, fast-moving narrative, you'll discover the surprising story of how our modern calendar came about and how it has changed dramatically through the…

Casual stargazers are familiar with many classical figures and asterisms composed of bright stars (e.g., Orion and the Plough), but this book reveals not just the constellations of today but those of yesteryear. The history of the human…

This book compiles an array of interesting constellations that fell by the wayside before the IAU established the modern canon of constellations. That decision left out lesser known ones whose history is nevertheless interesting, but at last author…

Seduced by logic: Émilie Du Châtelet, Mary Somerville and the Newtonian Revolution This is the fascinating story of two women who lives were guided by a passion for mathematics and an insatiable curiosity to know and understand the world around them…

Climb aboard the Space Shuttle! Enjoy 28 digital video NASA Earthviews and 80 minutes of relaxing instrumental music. Earthlight features breathtaking, inspiring digital video of the Earth shot by NASA astronauts from hundreds of miles in space. Plus…

Prentententoonstelling van M.C. Escher: gaat er een wiskundige grondslag schuil achter deze litho? En wat zit er achter de mysterieuze blanco plek in het midden waar de afbeelding in lijkt te verdwijnen? Wiskundigen van de Universiteit Leiden hebben…