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Discover how mathematical sequences abound in our natural world in this definitive exploration of the geography of the cosmos You need not be a philosopher or a botanist, and certainly not a mathematician, to enjoy the bounty of the world around us.…

Black Holes are the universe’s strangest and most fascinating objects—Dr. Becky explains all, and why nearly everything you know about them is wrong.Right now, you are orbiting a black hole. The Earth goes around the Sun, and the Sun goes around 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…

Six of today's greatest thinkers take on a plethora of issues and unanswered questions of late twentieth-century science, such as the boundaries of scientific inquiry, the possibility of conducting studies of creativity, and other topics. This indeed…

Well-balanced, carefully reasoned study relates astronomy to political, social conditions of the day. Part I covers ancient astronomy, including Ptolemaic theory; Part II discusses Copernicus, Kepler, Newton, laws of celestial mechanics. Part III…

Complete, thorough history: Near Eastern, early Greeks, homocentric theories, Ptolemaic system, medieval cosmology, Copernicus, Kepler, etc. This volume is a Dover republication of Dreyer's "History of the Planetary Systems from Thales to Kepler"…

A masterpiece of historical insight and scientific accuracy, this is the definitive work on Greek astronomy and the Copernican Revolution. Beginning with the ancient Egyptians, it ranges from the Pythagoreans and Plato to medieval European and…

Débutants ou chevronnés, les astronomes amateurs considèrent tous ce livre comme le guide pratique le plus complet pour les curieux du ciel. Abondamment illustré de clichés qui ont tous été réalisés par des amateurs, ce manuel est une mine de…

The new improvements in telescopic equipment make it possible for amateur telescopes to equal the photographic performance of many professional telescopes. A Manual of Advanced Celestial Photography forms a unique technical handbook for amateur…

Astronomy is by far the most popular of the physical sciences, enticing enough to become a major cultural preoccupation for many, and for some an enthralling scientific activity which veritably rules their lives. What is the nature of that seemingly…