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Ten basic ideas of 20th century physics that everyone should know… and how they have shaped our culture and consciousness. Excellent book on layman physics, without the math.

One of the central questions of physics is whether or not a theory of everything is possible. Many physicists believe that such a theory might be attainable, a belief that has led to speculation that we might one day "know the mind of God." The…

Frank H Shu has contributed to The Physical Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy as an author. Frank Shu is a Professor of Astronomy at the University of California, Berkeley. He received his PhD from Harvard University in 1968. Shu has written a…

Unique in its clarity, examples and range, Physical Mathematics explains as simply as possible the mathematics that graduate students and professional physicists need in their courses and research. The author illustrates the mathematics with numerous…

This book is well-regarded for its unified treatment of macroscopic and molecular level phenomena and the interrelationship between the two. In this edition Barrow has extensively revised the thermodynamics, quantum mechanics, and spectroscopy…

Written by a dedicated selenophile (a person who loves the Moon), this guide to Earth's celestial companion is a non-technical narrative that quickly elevates the lunar novice to lunar authority. Photographic Atlas of the Moon explains how the Earth…

Contents:The place of photometry in astronomy;Photoelectric photometers;Multicolor observations;Observing techniquesIntrinsic variable stars;Observation of eclipsing variables;Observe, then preserve.

In 1993, Professor Rees was invited by the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei to give a series of lectures reviewing the progress of cosmology and its future prospects. Based on those lectures, this volume presents a unique synthesis of our understanding…