Astronomy, space and time

This Second Edition of Sun, Earth and Sky updates the popular text by providing comprehensive accounts of the most recent discoveries made by five modern solar spacecraft during the past decade.

Astronomy and Astrophysics is a comprehensive, fundamental, up-to-date reference book.

Parting the Cosmic Veil describes our gradual awareness of a vast, previously concealed Universe.

Former NASA Astronaut Harrison Schmitt advocates a private, investor-based approach to returning humans to the Moon-to extract Helium 3 for energy production, to use the Moon as a platform for science and manufacturing, and to establish permanent human colonies there in a kind of stepping stone community on the way to deeper space.

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Currently, a first generation of dedicated satellite missions for the precise mapping of the Earth's gravity field is in orbit (CHAMP, GRACE, and soon GOCE).

Not all amateur astronomers who live in a suburban location realize just how very effective a 'chilled-chip' astronomical CCD-camera and software can be at cutting through seemingly impenetrable light-pollution.

Consisting of more than 150 articles written by leading experts, this authoritative reference encompasses the entire field of solid-earth geophysics.

The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers is a unique and valuable resource for historians and astronomers alike.

The dark matter problem is one of the most fundamental and profoundly difficult to solve problems in the history of science.

In the 1960s and 1970s deep space missions were dispatched in pairs in case one was lost in launch or failed during its journey.

Many scientific papers and popular articles have been written on the topic of space tourism, describing everything from expected market sizes to the rules of 3-dimensional microgravity football.

The last two years have witnessed a continuation in the breakthrough shift toward pulse tube cryocoolers for long-life, high-reliability cryocooler applications.

In 'Columbia: Final Voyage' aerospace writer Philip Chien, who has over 20 years' experience covering the US space program, provides a unique insight into the crew members who lost their lives in the Columbia disaster.

Beginning on the 18th of March, 1905,at approximately eight week intervals, the noted German physics journal Annalen der Physik received three hand-written manuscripts from a relatively unknown patent examiner in Bern.

Exploring Ancient Skies brings together the methods of archaeology and the insights of modern astronomy to explore the science of astronomy as it was practiced in various cultures prior to the invention of the telescope.

It was with pleasure that CAUP became for three days the core to the cloud of star formation experts all over the world.

Nuclear physics began one century ago during the "e;miraculous decade"e; - tween 1895 and 1905 when the foundations of practically all modern physics were established.

Space weather has an enormous influence on modern telecommunication systems even though we may not always appreciate it.

There is no dearth of books on telescope optics and, indeed, optics is clearly a keyelementinthedesignandconstructionoftelescopes.

In November 12, 2002, Dr.

When the mighty Rocketdyne F-1 engine was conceived in the late 1950s for the U.

Paolo Ulivi and David Harland provide in Robotic Exploration of the Solar System a detailed history of unmanned missions of exploration of our Solar System.

Sir Isaac Newton famously said, regarding his discoveries, "e;If I have seen further it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.

Naked-eye comets are far from uncommon.

In Part 1, the book describes the very latest thinking on solar physics in (mostly non-mathematical) detail, incorporating the latest results from research concerning the structure and behaviour of the Sun.

In this era of high-tech instruments, meteor observing is the one facet of astr- omy that needs nothing more than your naked eye.

I have always loved the stars.

The Little Book of Stars tells the story of stellar science and what the stars mean to us from a variety of perspectives.

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Choosing and Using the New CAT will supersede the author's successful Choosing and Using a Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope, which has enjoyed enthusiastic support from the amateur astronomy community for the past seven years.

The word 'terraforming' conjures up many exotic images and p- hapsevenwildemotions,butatitscoreitencapsulatestheideathat worldscanbechangedbydirecthumanaction.

Digital sky surveys, high-precision astrometry from satellite data, deep-space data from orbiting telescopes, and the like have all increased the quantity and quality of astronomical data by orders of magnitude per year for several years.

The aim of this book is to introduce scientific ballooning to the many people who are interested in the use of balloons for scientific applications.

This book will be a key trailblazer in a new and upcoming field.

Lunar Outpost provides a detailed account of the various technologies, mission architectures, medical requirements and training needed to return humans to the Moon within the next decade.

Explore the wonders of the universe and the search for life beyond Earth through this comprehensive online astrobiology course.

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An accessible epic, full-color visual journey through all scales of the universe.

Time is the one thing that is shared by all of humanity, irrespective of wealth, health, race or credo; and one of the things that makes us individual is how we choose to spend it.

A world-renowned physicist seeks gravity's true nature and finds wisdom in embracing its force in her lifeClaudia de Rham has been playing with gravity her entire life.

Inflation and Quantum Cosmology discusses the inflationary universe scenario, including the problems of the standard big bang theory and the interplay between elementary-particle theory and cosmology.

Physics and Chemistry of the Solar System focuses on planetary physics and chemistry.

Written by a recognized expert in the field, this clearly presented, well-illustrated book provides both advanced level students and professionals with an authoritative, thorough presentation of the characteristics, including advantages and limitations, of telescopes and spectrographic instruments used by astronomers of today.

This is the first comprehensive bibliography of temporal scholarship-research on the subject of time and the phenomenon of time itself.

A long-time avid amateur astronomer living in Massachusetts, Chaple profiles the Jovian planets, that is the gas giants and their many moons, but not the former planet Pluto.

Geared toward students, this guide provides an overview of the small bodies that orbit the sun.