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COLOURS OF THE GALAXIES
Colours of the Galaxies uses spectacular photography to show the colours of stars, galaxies and nebulae. It lucidly explains what colour is and how it reveals the physical nature of astronomical bodies.
Comet
Comet begins with a breathtaking journey through space astride a comet. Pulitzer Prize-winning astronomer Carl Sagan, author of Cosmos and Contact, and writer Ann Druyan explore the origin, nature, and future of comets, and the exotic myths and…
Comets and their origin
Divided into two parts, the first four chapters of Comets and their Origin refer to comets and their formation in general, describing cometary missions, comet remote observations, astrochemistry, artificial comets, and the chirality phenomenon. The…
Comets: A Chronological History of Observation, Science, Myth, and Folklore
Yeomans provides a history of cometary thought—both scientific and superstitious—from the ancient Greeks and Chinese right up to the present. In his last three chapters he discards this straightforward chronological organization for a thematic one,…
Comets! Visitors from deep space
Join David J. Eicher in this fast-paced and entertaining journey through the history, present, and future of these important yet mysterious cosmic bodies. From ancient times, humans have been fascinated by "broom stars" and "blazing scimitars"…
Communicating Science
In recent years governments and scientific establishments have been encouraging the development of professional and popular science communication. This book critically examines the origin of this drive to improve communication, and…
Companion to the Cosmos (Phoenix Giants)
At the end of the twentieth century, scientists understand better than ever before the scope of the Universe and its origins; the variety of objects it contains, from quasars and pulsars to galaxies; and the inner workings of our own Sun. But such…
Compendium of Practical Astronomy: Earth and Solar System
The Compendium of Practical Astronomy is a revised and enlarged English version of the fourth edition of G. Roth's famous handbook for stargazers. In three volumes 28 carefully edited articles aimed especially at amateur astronomers and students and…
Compendium of Practical Astronomy: Instrumentation and Reduction Techniques
The Compendium of Practical Astronomy is a revised and enlarged English version of the fourth edition of G. Roth's famous handbook for stargazers. In three volumes 28 carefully edited articles aimed especially at amateur astronomers and students and…