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First formulated in the early years of the 20th century, Einstein's theories of relativity overturned long-held concepts of space and time. They provided a radically new way of looking at the physical world and explanations for many questions…

Containing 2400 entries, this dictionary encompasses all aspects of classical and modern astronomy and gives the names of constellations, stars, galaxies, asteroids, comets, nebulae and observatories. Exact definitions of terms used in astrophysics…

Toen ze op de maan landden waren het helden, hoe verging het ze op aarde?, Geillustreerd In de ban van de maan / Ros &van Brandwijk In de ban van de maan door Jacques Ros en Hendrik Jan van Brandwijk Is er nog leven na de maan? Een uniek boek…

The Beat of a Different Drum is a superb account of Feynman's life and work, encompassing a singular career that spanned from the detonation of the first atomic bomb at Los Alamos to the frontiers of our understanding of the universe. The first…

New techniques, instruments, ans theories have wonderfully increased ans sharpened our knowledge of the universe - particulary during the last decade. In this extensively revised version of Great ideas and Theories of Modern Cosmology one of the most…

This is a textbook that derives the fundamental theories of physics from symmetry. It starts by introducing, in a completely self-contained way, all mathematical tools needed to use symmetry ideas in physics. Thereafter, these tools are put into…

This book is a concise introduction to the mathematical aspects of the origin, structure and evolution of the universe. The book begins with a brief overview of observational cosmology and general relativity, and goes on to discuss Friedmann models,…

While there are guides to the visible sky, this is the first book to encompass the most important stars known in the universe at a level accessible to the layperson. The noted astronomer James Kaler takes us on a tour of the 100 most interesting…

Rijk geïllustreerd boek uit de reeks 'Natuur Wetenschap en Techniek'Als we 's avonds omhoog kijken, zien we soms duizenden fonkelende sterren: koele rode sterren, hete blauwe sterren, grote sterren en kleine sterren. Nij nader onderzoek blijken…

Populair-wetenschappelijke studie over de interstellaire ruimte, waar zich materie bevindt in de vorm van wolken en waar nieuwe sterren en planeten ontstaan.