Astronomy, space and time

Updated third edition for graduate students, researchers and professionals in astronomy and the space sciences.

A self-contained, pedagogical introduction to string cosmology for astrophysicists and high-energy physicists, first published in 2007.

Review of astronomical photometry for graduate students, researchers and advanced amateurs in practical and observational astronomy.

Revised second edition for advanced undergraduate students in astronomy and astrophysics.

A hands-on primer for the aspiring observer of the Moon, providing extensive practical advice for novices and experienced astronomers.

A concise introduction and overview of variable stars, for undergraduate students and experienced amateur astronomers, first published in 2007.

A 2007 reference on the geological evolution of Mars for students and researchers of planetary science.

Easy-to-use guide to the constellations of the southern night sky and their myths and legends.

Overview of planetary landers for professionals, academic researchers and graduate students in planetary science, aerospace engineering and space mission development.

A comprehensive second edition for researchers in the interstellar medium and physical chemists in collision theory.

A fully updated second edition for undergraduate students in astronomy and astrophysics.

A 2007 introduction to solar wind for researchers and graduate students in atmospheric physics and astrophysics.

An up-to-date and highly illustrated principal reference for researchers and graduate students in planetary science.

This book presents a collection of review articles on all aspects of dark matter and theories of gravity.

This volume marks the transition to a fresh paradigm in the study of stellar explosions.

Comprehensive introduction to theoretical physics for graduates and researchers in string theory, astrophysics and cosmology.

A unique guide introducing the latest modern resources available to amateur observers.

The Cambridge Aerospace Dictionary is scholarly, accessible and essential for reading about the aerospace industry.

A summary of the ideas surrounding the origin and history of chondrules and chondrites.

Answers to some of the most intriguing questions now being asked about black holes.

Fascinating guide for beginning amateur astronomers using small telescopes in the northern and southern hemisphere.

First published in 1999, this is an expanded and updated edition of the best-selling, standard handbook on astrophotography for amateurs.

The first handbook that describes how to start observing the sky with a computerized telescope.

Presents the most relevant statistical and probabilistic machinery for use in observational astronomy.

A 2003 introduction to basic practical tools, methods and phenomena that underlie quantitative astronomy.

Taking a physical approach, the authors of this volume probe the problem of the ''darkness'' of the Universe.

This book is a thorough introduction to general relativity for advanced students, including complete derivations of important results.

This 2006 volume discusses the statistics of binary stars; the evolution of single stars; and interaction between multiple stars.

This book, first published in 2006, describes the theory and uses of interferometry for advanced students in physics, optics and astronomy.

This 2006 book summarises understanding of planet formation processes, and addresses major open questions and research issues.

This book looks at both the strengths and weaknesses of the current big-bang model in explaining certain puzzling data.

Describes development of theories of planetary motion, emphasizing interaction between progress in mathematics and astronomy.

This 2004 textbook provides practical tools for solving every day problems in general relativity, focusing on black holes.

Is nature all there is?

A guide to international guidelines for calculating and expressing uncertainty, for students and professionals in science/engineering.

A timely 2004 review of developments in cosmochemistry over the last decade.

Easy-to-use guide to the constellations of the night sky and their myths and legends.

This book contains review papers covering HST''s main achievements and future observations, for researchers and graduate students.

New updated edition of popular handbook; a concise and accessible reference on all practical aspects.

An advanced textbook providing a clear mathematical introduction to general relativity and its physical applications.

Textbook in cosmology covering established and speculative research for advanced students of physics and astrophysics.

This book surveys statistical and perturbation methods for the solution of the general three body problem.

A comprehensive overview for graduates of the theories of this contemporary development in physics.

A clear exposition of the underlying concepts, containing large numbers of worked examples and problem sets, first published in 2005.

This 2002 book covers topics relevant to the search for life in the Universe, by leading scientists.

A comprehensive introduction to astronomical objects and phenomena, for undergraduate students.

A 2003 synthesis of scientific, philosophical and religious issues in cosmology.

An invaluable quick-reference aid of more than 2000 of the most useful maths and physics formulas.

Fully revised and updated guide to the night sky, now in full colour.

A fascinating first-hand account of scientific expeditions in Antarctica, first published in 2003.