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Consider the ghostly neutrino. This elementary, subatomic particle carries with it not only an uncanny reminder of a time eons ago when symmetries were perfect, but also a clue as to how they came to be broken. For every neutrino that now spins to…

Einstein's General Theory of Relativity leads to two remarkable predictions: first, that the ultimate destiny of many massive stars is to undergo gravitational collapse and to disappear from view, leaving behind a 'black hole' in space; and secondly,…

  De kosmos in een notendop biedt een complete eerste introductie met elk deelgebied van de sterrenkunde: historie, de sterrenhemel, de ontwikkeling van de telescoop, elektromagnetische straling, het zonnestelsel, buitenaards leven, sterevolutie,…

Don't say we didn't warn you: this book may well blow your mind. Of course, boggled brains are an occupational hazard in cosmology, the branch of astrophysics that studies the universe on its very largest scales. Practitioners of the field talk about…

Beschrijving van de gebeurtenissen per kleine tijdseenheid gedurende de eerste minuten na het ontstaan van de oerknal.

  Astronomie - Een wetenschappelijk werk van de eerste orde, dat zich laat lezen als een sublieme roman. Professor Reeves doceerde Astrofysica aan de universiteit van zijn geboortestad Montreal en was wetenschappelijk adviseur van de…

What are meteorites? Where do they come from? Are they a threat? What are they made of? How common are they? As centuries have passed, our knowledge of these extra-terrestrial objects has advanced immensely, and today, the scientific study of…

A complete visual reference for meteorite classification, this atlas combines high resolution optical microscope images with detailed descriptions. It provides a systematic account of meteorites and their most important classification parameters,…