E = mc2' -de biografie van de formule die de wereld veranderde, door David Bodanis, is een aanstekelijk verhaal waarin mensen van vlees en bloed de hoofdrol spelen. Bodanis maakt verhelderende uitstapjes naar de kunstgeschiedenis en de psychologie en…
A biography of the world’s most famous equation.
Bodanis begins by devoting chapters to each of the equation's letters and symbols, introducing the science and scientists forming the backdrop to Einstein's discovery—from Ole Roemer's revelation that…
The earliest investigations that can be called scientific are concerned with the sky: they are the beginnings of astronomy. Many early civilizations produced astronomical texts, and several cultures that left no written records left monuments and…
Cyclic Patterns of Lunar Phases, Eclipses, and the Seasons
In the early seventeenth century, Galileo Galilei posited that tides were a consequence of Earths motion. Today we’ve achieved an accurate understanding of the ways that orbiting objects…
Climb aboard the Space Shuttle! Enjoy 28 digital video NASA Earthviews and 80 minutes of relaxing instrumental music. Earthlight features breathtaking, inspiring digital video of the Earth shot by NASA astronauts from hundreds of miles in space. Plus…
Designed as a supplementary textbook relvant for geology and astronomy courses, the theme is of comparative planetology, discussing such processes as eolian erosion, volcanism, cratering mechanics and plate tectonics. By adopting the comparative…
Earthquakes and Geological Discover describes how and whv scientists trace seismic activirv and measure the extent and patterns of seismic waves. Through analvsis of numerous earthquakes, both historical a'nd present, eminent seismologist Bruce Bolt…