Tous les livres numériques de la collection Astronomers' Universe

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David A. J. Seargent Weird Comets and Asteroids This book concentrates on some of the odd aspects of comets and asteroids. Strange behavior of comets, such as outbursts and schisms, and how asteroids can temporally act as comets are discussed, together with the possible threat of Centaurs-class objects like the... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2017-05-17 Collection : Astronomers' Universe Format(s) : PDF, ePub 36,91 € PDF ePub J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Jonathan Powell Cosmic Debris This book examines the mysterious and the well-studied debris in Earth’s crowded neighborhood. From orbiting comets to the workings of the Asteroid Belt, and from meteor showers to our home-grown network of orbiting satellites, the full diversity of space objects and... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2017-04-17 Collection : Astronomers' Universe Format(s) : PDF, ePub 34,80 € PDF ePub J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Neil English Space Telescopes Space telescopes are among humankind’s greatest scientific achievements of the last fifty years. This book describes the instruments themselves and what they were designed to discover about the Solar System and distant stars. Exactly how these... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2016-11-08 Collection : Astronomers' Universe Format(s) : PDF, ePub 42,19 € PDF ePub J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
David S. Stevenson The Exo-Weather Report David Stevenson’s new book links the meteorology of the Earth to that of other planets, stars, and clusters of galaxies, showing the similarities and differences between terrestrial weather and that of weather on other worlds. Because Earth is not unique in having... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2016-08-25 Collection : Astronomers' Universe Format(s) : PDF, ePub 36,91 € PDF ePub J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Edward Van Den Heuvel The Amazing Unity of the Universe In the first chapters the author describes how our knowledge of the position of Earth in space and time has developed, thanks to the work of many generations of astronomers and physicists. He discusses how our position in the Galaxy was discovered, and how in 1929,... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2016-07-20 Collection : Astronomers' Universe Format(s) : PDF, ePub 47,46 € PDF ePub J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Gareth Wynn-Williams Surveying the Skies Since the time of Galileo, astronomy has been driven by technological innovation. With each major advance has come the opportunity and enthusiasm to survey the sky in a way that was not possible before. It is these surveys of discovery that are the subject of this... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2016-06-17 Collection : Astronomers' Universe Format(s) : ePub 36,91 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
John Wilkinson The Solar System in Close-Up In response to the new information gained about the Solar System from recent space probes and space telescopes, the experienced science author Dr. John Wilkinson presents the state-of-the art knowledge on the Sun, solar system planets and small solar system objects like... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2016-03-29 Collection : Astronomers' Universe Format(s) : ePub 42,19 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Peter Linde The Hunt for Alien Life Astronomer Peter Linde takes the reader through the story of the search for extraterrestrial life in a captivating and thought-provoking way, specifically addressing the new research that is currently devoted towards discovering other planets with life. He discusses the... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2016-02-02 Collection : Astronomers' Universe Format(s) : PDF, ePub 42,19 € PDF ePub J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
David Seargent Weird Astronomical Theories of the Solar System and Beyond After addressing strange cosmological hypotheses in Weird Universe, David Seargent tackles the no-less bizarre theories closer to home. Alternate views on the Solar System's formation, comet composition, and the evolution of life on Earth are only some of the topics he... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2015-12-26 Collection : Astronomers' Universe Format(s) : PDF, ePub 34,80 € PDF ePub J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Michael Moltenbrey Dawn of Small Worlds This book gives a detailed introduction to the thousands and thousands of smaller bodies in the solar system. Written for interested laymen, amateur astronomers and students it describes the nature and origin of asteroids, dwarf planets and comets, and gives detailed... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2015-10-24 Collection : Astronomers' Universe Format(s) : PDF, ePub 47,46 € PDF ePub J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Vincent S. Foster Modern Mysteries of the Moon There are still many questions that remain about the Moon, which this book examines. From concentric craters to lunar swirls, water vapor and lunar reverberations on impact, Foster collects it all for a fascinating tour that will illuminate the backyard observer's... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2015-10-13 Collection : Astronomers' Universe Format(s) : PDF, ePub 47,46 € PDF ePub J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
David H. Lyth The History of the Universe This book gives an accessible account of the history of the Universe; not only what happened, but why it happened. An author of textbooks on the early Universe and inflation, David Lyth now explains both cosmology and the underlying physics to the general reader. The... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2015-10-06 Collection : Astronomers' Universe Format(s) : PDF, ePub 39,02 € PDF ePub J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
James A. Hall Iii Moons of the Solar System This book captures the complex world of planetary moons, which are more diverse than Earth's sole satellite might lead you to believe. New missions continue to find more of these planetary satellites, making an up to date guide more necessary than ever. Why do Mercury... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2015-09-19 Collection : Astronomers' Universe Format(s) : PDF, ePub 39,02 € PDF ePub J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
David Stevenson The Complex Lives of Star Clusters As with the author’s recent books Extreme Explosions and Under a Crimson Sun, the complex topic of star clusters is broken down and made accessible with clear links to other areas of astronomy in a language which the non-specialist can easily read and enjoy. The... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2015-05-09 Collection : Astronomers' Universe Format(s) : PDF, ePub 40,08 € PDF ePub J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Gerrit Verschuur The Invisible Universe Hidden from human view, accessible only to sensitive receivers attached to huge radio telescopes, the invisible universe beyond our senses continues to fascinate and intrigue our imaginations. Closer to home, in the Milky Way galaxy, radio astronomers listen patiently... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2015-01-23 Collection : Astronomers' Universe Format(s) : ePub 39,02 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Hugh M. Van Horn Unlocking the Secrets of White Dwarf Stars White dwarfs, each containing about as much mass as our Sun but packed into a volume about the size of Earth, are the endpoints of evolution for most stars. Thousands of these faint objects have now been discovered, though only a century ago only three were known. They... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2014-11-14 Collection : Astronomers' Universe Format(s) : ePub 39,02 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
C. V. Vishveshwara Universe Unveiled The bubbles were swirling all around me, massaging my body. As I luxuriated in this fantastic bath, I gasped realizing that those bubbles carried with them miniature galaxies bringing the entire Cosmos into my bathtub...Alfie is back. And so are George and other... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2014-11-06 Collection : Astronomers' Universe Format(s) : ePub 34,80 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Sujan Sengupta Worlds Beyond Our Own This is a book on planets: Solar system planets and dwarf planets. And planets outside our solar system – exoplanets. How did they form? What types of planets are there and what do they have in common? How do they differ? What do we know about their atmospheres – if... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2014-10-28 Collection : Astronomers' Universe Format(s) : ePub 31,64 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Olmes Bisi Visible and Invisible Light phenomena have intrigued humankind since prehistory. Think of the rainbow, a sunset on the sea, a game of shadows. Humans have always used light for their own needs, from cooking food to illuminating a room. However, light is not only limited to what we can see... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2014-10-20 Collection : Astronomers' Universe Format(s) : ePub 36,91 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Martin Beech Alpha Centauri As our closest stellar companion and composed of two Sun-like stars and a third small dwarf star, Alpha Centauri is an ideal testing ground of astrophysical models and has played a central role in the history and development of modern astronomy—from the first guesses at... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2014-10-15 Collection : Astronomers' Universe Format(s) : ePub 40,08 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
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