This book is an compilation of articles from the newsletter "Maksutov Circulars", a telescope building organization dedicated originally to building Maksutov telscopes, an original, creative idea for telescope design largely fallen out of favor due…
How does our Universe evolve? And how did structures like stars and galaxies form? In recent years, scientists' understanding of these profound questions has developed enormously. This book presents a clear and detailed picture of contemporary…
Stephen Hawking described it as 'the discovery of the century, if not of all time', yet the scientists who first detected the cosmic radiation that was identified as the afterglow of the big bang had to admit that it was more by accident than…
Albert Einstein was a ladies man? Who married his first cousin? And he was how old when he re-invented physics?
From the cover of one of the latest Time Magazine special issues, Albert Einstein stares down grocery store shoppers and book store…
Een gedegen boek, waarin de gehele astronomie, ook het actuele astrofysisch onderzoek, aan de orde komt. Gericht op (aankomende) studenten, afgestudeerden en serieuze amateursterrenkundigen. Zowel als studie-, leesboek en als naslagwerk bruikbaar.…
Een gedegen boek, waarin de gehele astronomie, ook het actuele astrofysisch onderzoek, aan de orde komt. Gericht op (aankomende) studenten, afgestudeerden en serieuze amateursterrenkundigen. Zowel als studie-, leesboek en als naslagwerk bruikbaar.…
In this cleverly conceived book, physicist Robert Gilmore makes accessible some complex concepts in quantum mechanics by sending Alice to Quantumland - a whole new Wonderland, smaller than an atom, where each attraction demonstrates a different…