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Celestial Sampler: 60 Small-Scope Tours for Starlit Nights (Stargazing)
It is always a joy to receive my Sky and Telescope and NightSky (now deceased) magazines and open them up to Sue's columns to see what new celestial wonders await. This book is a compilation of her articles written over the years in a style that is…
100 weetjes over
Met 100 weetjes over de ruimte maak je een facinerende reis door het heelal. Het avontuur begint met het verkennen van het zonnestelsel en een gedetailleerd bezoek aan de planeten.In de loop avn het boek ondek je sterren, zwarte gaten en de…
Planetary Crusts
This is the first book ever published to explain how and why solid planets and satellites develop crusts. Written by two leading authorities on the subject, it presents a geochemical and geological survey of the crusts of the Moon, Mercury, Venus,…
Black Holes, White Dwarfs and Neutron Stars: The Physics of Compact Objects
Black holes, White Dwarfs, and Neutron Stars The physics of Compact Objects Compact objects—black holes, white dwarfs, and neutron stars—are fundamental constituents of the physical universe. They are born when normal stars die. This book is a…
Extrasolar planets
There have recently been many exciting developments in the search for planetary-sized bodies orbiting Sun-like stars. This book provides a timely, readable, yet comprehensive overview of this fast moving field. It presents the very latest discoveries…
Redshift (Building Blocks of Modern Astronomy)
The light emitted by celestial objects can have its wavelength "stretched" in different ways before it is observed by astronomers. These stretching phenomena are collectively called "redshift". They influence virtually all aspects of astronomy and…
Life on other worlds and how to find it
SETI -- the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence -- is undergoing something of a renaissance, and alongside the work of the scientists almost a million PC users round the world are participating in the SERENDIP IV project through the "SETI at…
Towards the Edge of the Universe: A Review of Modern Cosmology (Wiley-Praxis Series in Astronomy & Astrophysics)
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
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…