Astronomy, space and time

Much is yet to be discovered about the fascinating large-scale structures of the universe.

This book investigates and analyzes several disturbing trends in government support for space physics research over the past decade.

Astrophysical research has led to the detection of thousands of planets outside the Solar System.

"e;Skillfully guides us around the awesome night sky through the imagination of different peoples around the world, past and present.

Space Science and Public Engagement: 21st Century Perspectives and Opportunities critically examines the many dimensions of public engagement with space science by exploring case studies that show a spectrum of public engagement formats, ranging from the space science community's efforts to communicate developments to the public, to citizenry attempting to engage with space science issues.

The history and rapid development of minor planet dis In addition to citing the bibliographic source of the nam coveries constitute a fascinating story and one with a ing, we also provide the source of numbering.

This work investigates the theoretical and cosmological implications of modifying Einstein's theory of general relativity.

Optics of Cosmic Dust describes what we currently know about cosmic dust, how we know it, and the research efforts undertaken to provide that knowledge.

Describes the Pinch Technique for constructing Green''s functions for elementary particle theorists and graduate students.

The exciting discoveries and newest revelations in the field of archeoastronomy present fascinating examples of the importance of astronomy to the ancient Maya Civilization.

Recommended for viewing on a colour tablet.

This is the compelling story of the two biggest events in the evolution of ideas: the revolutions of Galileo and Darwin.

This is the must-have guide for all amateur astronomers who double as makers, doers, tinkerers, problem-solvers, and inventors.

Originally published in English in 1973.

Space-lovers who wonder what Mars rovers are, what they discover, and why they are important are in for a treat with this book all about the fascinating Mars exploration vehicles.

The discovery of the ?

An insider''s view of how the massive black hole was discovered at the Galactic Center.

Socrates knew all that was known by his contemporaries.

Informative, profusely illustrated guide to locating and identifying craters, rills, seas, mountains, other lunar features.

The full inside story of the detection of gravitational waves at LIGO, one of the most ambitious feats in scientific history*Selected as a Book of the Year 2016 in the Sunday Times*'This is empirical poetry.

This book can be looked upon in more ways than one.

Absolute concepts of time and energy are integral to standard thermal physics, but background independent systems are devoid of them.

'Combines the natural history of programmes such as David Attenborough's Planet Earth with the planetary focus of Brian Cox's Universe' GuardianA beautiful, full colour book to accompany the 5 part BBC TV series telling the most important story of all, the deep history of our own planet.

The book speaks to the need for a regulatory framework with regards to space resource utilization.

"e;Relativistic Astrophysics and Cosmology"e; have developed into important and fruitful research areas with a hitherto unprecented public interest.

The breakup of the Space Shuttle Columbia as it reentered Earth's atmosphere on February 1, 2003, reminded the public--and NASA--of the grave risks posed to spacecraft by everything from insulating foam to space debris.

This book deals with neutrino physics and astrophysics - a field in which some of the most exciting recent developments in particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology took place.

An engaging re-examination of William Huggins'' life and career; it will appeal to anyone interested in the history of astronomy.

This volume is one of the most significant results of the conference "e;Science-Technology Synergy for Research in Marine Environment: Challenges for the XXI Century"e; held in Erice and Ustica, Italy, September 1999.

This book highlights a comprehensive coverage of X--ray and Gamma-ray astrophysics.

The workshop on "e;Frontiers of Astronomy in 1990s"e; was held to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Astronomical Society.

A systematic account of meteorites and their most important classification parameters for meteorite researchers.

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This book introduces the basic concepts of particle cosmology and covers all the main aspects of the Big Bang Model (expansion of the Universe, Big Bang Nucleosynthesis, Cosmic Microwave Background, large scale structures) and the search for new physics (inflation, baryogenesis, dark matter, dark energy).

A valuable reference on emission lines and the astrophysical objects that produce them, for researchers and graduate students.

This book presents a summary of the geology of the Transantarctic Mountains for Earth scientists who may want to work there or who need an overview of the geologic history of this region.

This is the story of the work of the original NASA space pioneers; men and women who were suddenly organized in 1958 from the then National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics (NACA) into the Space Task Group.

An important historical look at the space program's evolving telecommunications systems Large Antennas of the Deep Space Network traces the development of the antennas of NASA's Deep Space Network (DSN) from the network's inception in 1958 to the present.

The past year has produced some of the most exciting results in the history of astronomy, particularly in the area of planets outside our solar system.

This book gathers selected and expanded contributions presented at the 5th Symposium on Space Optical Instruments and Applications, which was held in Beijing, China, on September 5-7, 2018.

Based on the recent NATO Advanced Study Institute "e;Chaotic Worlds: From Order to Disorder in Gravitational N-Body Dynamical Systems"e;, this state of the art textbook, written by internationally renowned experts, provides an invaluable reference volume for all students and researchers in gravitational n-body systems.

Earth as an Evolving Planetary System, Fourth Edition discusses key topics dealing with the evolution and interaction through time of Earth's crust, mantle, core, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere.

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Space telescopes are among humankind's greatest scientific achievements of the last fifty years.