The methods used in the detection and characterization of exoplanets are presented through the study of transiting systems in this unique textbook for advanced undergraduates. From determining the atmospheric properties of transiting exoplanets to…
Cosmology is the science of the nature, origin, and history of the universe. This book offers an accessible introduction to cosmology. It provides an overview of modern cosmology and contains worked examples of calculations to help readers understand…
Towards the Edge of the Universe reviews the latest discoveries and ideas, discusses areas of controversy, and presents a variety of observational data, in a way suitable as an introduction to cosmology for university students studying the following…
The TOURING THE UNIVERSE THROUGH BINOCULARS STAR ATLAS (TUBA, for short) is the only star atlas designed specifically for use with binoculars. Conceived by Dean Williams of Cabot, Arkansas, the atlas plots all of the objects listed in the book…
It is predicted that in the morning of Wednesday, 11th August 1999, darkness will descend in Cornwall and Devon as the Sun becomes a smaller and smaller crescent of light and disappears altogether. A total eclipse of the sun is a once-in-a-lifetime…
Wat hebben het mysterieuze binnenste van zwarte gaten, de vraag of we leven in een geavanceerd kosmisch hologram en de wetenschappelijke zoektocht naar de ultieme theorie van alles gemeen? Het antwoord: het begrip entropie. Geboren in pruttelende…
In de zomer van 2004 baarde een experiment aan de universiteit van Wenen wereldwijd opzien. Het was professor Anton Zeilinger gelukt om de trillingstoestand van een Photon te teleporteren naar een ander Photon. Zeilinger had zijn experiment al…