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David Levy's Guide to Variable Stars
Variable stars are fascinating objects to observe and can be seen with even the most basic of equipment. In this highly accessible book David Levy teaches the reader how variable stars work, and how to observe them. This book will serve to motivate…
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"…
Race naar de maan 3D
Is uitgegeven naar aanleiding van de 50ste verjaardag van de eerste maanlanding. Een eerbetoon aan allen -zowel Russen als Amerikanen - die hun leven riskeerden en soms lieten in de wedstrijd om toch maar de eerste op de maan te zijn. Het verhaal van…
Revolutions in twentieth-century physics
The conceptual changes brought by modern physics are important, radical and fascinating, yet they are only vaguely understood by people working outside the field. Exploring the four pillars of modern physics – relativity, quantum mechanics,…
Marswalk One: First Steps on a New Planet (Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration)
MARSWALK ONE: First Steps on a New Planet addresses the question of why we should embark on a journey to Mars, documenting what the first human crew will do when they place their feet in the red dust of the planet. The book also addresses why we…
Women in Space - Following Valentina (Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration)
Space exploration has developed from early, unmanned space probes through the pioneering years of the ‘Manned’ Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo missions, to missions that now include women in the crew as a matter of course. Dave Shayler tells the story…
Color and Light in Nature
We live in a world of optical marvels - from the commonplace, but beautiful rainbow, to the rare and eerie superior mirage. Have you ever asked yourself how a rainbow is formed, why the setting sun is red and flattened, or even why the sky at night…
The Dobsonian Telescope: A Practical Manual for Building Large Aperture Telescopes
This book tells how you can build a state-of-the-art Dobsonian telescope using readily available materials and supplies. Every step of construction is detailedin photographs and diagrams, and the underlying ideas are carefully explained. As a result…
Encyclopedia of the history of astronomy and astrophysics
This comprehensive Encyclopedia covers the full history of astronomy from its ancient origins in Africa, South America, the Middle East and China to the latest developments in astrophysics and space-based research. The initial articles, which are…
The end of physics
The myth of a unified theory: A thought-provoking critique of the search for a unified theory that would define the entire physical world traces the history of particle physics and argues that a unified theory would be untestable, as well as a…