Astronomy, space and time

Rigorous and interdisciplinary perspective on the meaning and origin of the arrow of time, drawing on physics and its philosophy.

Rigorous and interdisciplinary perspective on the meaning and origin of the arrow of time, drawing on physics and its philosophy.

This self-contained introduction to astrophysical magnetic fields provides a comprehensive review of the current state of the subject area.

Explores the possible nature of extraterrestrial life, and how similar it may be to life on Earth.

Across time and cultures, poets and astronomers have often asked the same questions about outer space, and about ourselves.

A rigorous, engaging advanced textbook on stellar atmospheres: from equipment and observational techniques to analysis and applications.

Best-selling, accessible physics-first introduction to GR uses minimal new mathematics and begins with the essential physical applications.

A thorough presentation of the fundamental concepts of stellar dynamics that bridges the gap between standard texts and advanced treatises.

A thorough presentation of the fundamental concepts of stellar dynamics that bridges the gap between standard texts and advanced treatises.

Comprehensive, accessible, and physically based description of the approaches currently used to detect light, from X-ray to mm-wave.

Comprehensive, accessible, and physically based description of the approaches currently used to detect light, from X-ray to mm-wave.

A straightforward introduction to General Relativity, explaining the physical, philosophical and mathematical ideas it is built on.

This graduate textbook describes the physics of the Cosmic Microwave Background, arguably the most important topic in modern cosmology.

A concise introduction to modern astrophysics, with a focus on galaxy dynamics and the discovery of dark matter halos.

This graduate textbook describes the physics of the Cosmic Microwave Background, arguably the most important topic in modern cosmology.

This book delves into the complexities of space governance, offering innovative solutions for a sustainable future.

The Quest To Discover Life Beyond Earth.

Extreme Habitable Environments is a book authored with the intention of providing introductory material suitable for those interested in learning about exoplanets.

Extreme Habitable Environments is a book authored with the intention of providing introductory material suitable for those interested in learning about exoplanets.

How did the universe and life begin and what are the threats to people and the environment in a pandemic?

How did the universe and life begin and what are the threats to people and the environment in a pandemic?

Originally published in 1971 Evolution - Revolution is an interdisciplinary volume examining inquiry around the central topic of evolution and revolution.

Originally published in 1971 Evolution - Revolution is an interdisciplinary volume examining inquiry around the central topic of evolution and revolution.

Nanohertz Gravitational Wave Astronomy explores the exciting hunt for low frequency gravitational waves by using the extraordinary timing precision of pulsars.

Nanohertz Gravitational Wave Astronomy explores the exciting hunt for low frequency gravitational waves by using the extraordinary timing precision of pulsars.

This book takes a reader on a tour of astronomical phenomena: from the vastness of the interstellar medium, to the formation and evolution of stars and planetary systems, through to white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes, the final objects of the stellar graveyard.

This book takes a reader on a tour of astronomical phenomena: from the vastness of the interstellar medium, to the formation and evolution of stars and planetary systems, through to white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes, the final objects of the stellar graveyard.

This book offers a new theological approach to the multiverse hypothesis.

This book offers a new theological approach to the multiverse hypothesis.

Combining the latest astronomical results with a historical perspective, Solar System: Between Fire and Ice takes you on a fabulous tour of our intriguing Solar System.

Combining the latest astronomical results with a historical perspective, Solar System: Between Fire and Ice takes you on a fabulous tour of our intriguing Solar System.

This volume takes up the idea of 'multiplicity' as a new common ground for international theory, bringing together 10 scholars to reflect on the implications of societal multiplicity for areas as diverse as nationalism, ecology, architecture, monetary systems, cosmology and the history of political ideas.

This volume takes up the idea of 'multiplicity' as a new common ground for international theory, bringing together 10 scholars to reflect on the implications of societal multiplicity for areas as diverse as nationalism, ecology, architecture, monetary systems, cosmology and the history of political ideas.

Creative Lives and Works: Antony Hewish, Martin Rees and Neil Turok is a collection of interviews conducted by one of England's leading social anthropologists and historians, Professor Alan Macfarlane.

Creative Lives and Works: Antony Hewish, Martin Rees and Neil Turok is a collection of interviews conducted by one of England's leading social anthropologists and historians, Professor Alan Macfarlane.

Did the Universe have a beginning?

Did the Universe have a beginning?

This volume examines the way in which cultural ideas about "e;the heavens"e; shape religious ideas and are shaped by them in return.

This volume examines the way in which cultural ideas about "e;the heavens"e; shape religious ideas and are shaped by them in return.

This book offers a tour of "e;the known galaxy"e;, here defined as the region of interstellar space closest to Earth.

This book offers a tour of "e;the known galaxy"e;, here defined as the region of interstellar space closest to Earth.

The growth of cosmology into a precision science represents one of the most remarkable stories of the past century.

The growth of cosmology into a precision science represents one of the most remarkable stories of the past century.

This book offers a study of the three evolutions in a circle (cosmos, life, and knowledge) with the aim of discussing human social behavior, a metaphor of the general behavior of nature (from which man derives) within the fluctuating equilibrium between the opposite tendencies to cohesion and shredding; a circularity revealing an indefinite and probably never conclusive run-up of human beings to the knowledge of nature; an analysis that demonstrates any theoretical/practical impossibility to formulate absolute certainties, since it depicts a situation in which man finds himself hovering between a rational way of living and the contradictory modus operandi of mythos.

This book offers a study of the three evolutions in a circle (cosmos, life, and knowledge) with the aim of discussing human social behavior, a metaphor of the general behavior of nature (from which man derives) within the fluctuating equilibrium between the opposite tendencies to cohesion and shredding; a circularity revealing an indefinite and probably never conclusive run-up of human beings to the knowledge of nature; an analysis that demonstrates any theoretical/practical impossibility to formulate absolute certainties, since it depicts a situation in which man finds himself hovering between a rational way of living and the contradictory modus operandi of mythos.

This book provides a brief and pedagogic introduction to a variety of topics, with a common motif that they all occur, in some way or other, in "e;the sky"e;, and involve some sort of "e;rhythm"e;.

Did the universe start with a bang, or has it existed always?

The fullest account ever written of the fascinating nexus between Islam and Time, this is a major contribution to the wider history of ideas and religion.