The book promises to present a treatment of astrophysics which can be understood at a reasonably deep level while keeping …
A very good book for little more than a beginner. Would have been nice to have colored pictures, but then …
One of the great paradoxes of modern times is that the more scientists understand the natural world, the more we …
THE TIME HAD come to look inside the box. On November 5, 2009, scientists at sixteen institutions around the world …
Since the dawn of humankind, people have looked upward to the heavens and tried to understand them. This encyclopedia takes …
A contemporary of Galileo and a forerunner of Isaac Newton, Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) was a pioneering German scientist and a …
This book provides a tour of the “greatest hits” of cosmological discoveries—the ideas that reshaped our universe over the past …
This new series is aimed at the same people as the Practical Astronomy Series - in general, active amateur astronomers. …
Review papers covering HST's main achievements and future observations, for researchers and graduate students.
This book serves as a fascintaing progress report on the outer solar system, offering a way to better appreciate the …
According to the theory of relativity, we are constantly bathed in gravitational radiation. When stars explode or collide, a portion …
The cosmic microwave background radiation is the afterglow of the big bang: a tenuous signal, more than 13 billion years …
I have a BSci in Astronomy and have not yet attended grad school. I work for a world class observatory …
This book is an introduction to gravitational waves and related astrophysics. It provides a bridge across the range of astronomy, …
What is the origin of the universe? What was there before the universe appeared? We are currently witnessing a second …
This book provides a comprehensive account of the scientific results on high-redshift galaxies accumulated during the past ten years. Apart …
This single, coherent review of the theory behind extrasolar planet formation and interaction systematically covers all aspects of the topic, …
Exoplanets: Finding, Exploring, and Understanding Alien Worlds probes the basis for possible answers to the fundamentals questions asked about these …
In this book, renowned scientists describe the various techniques used to detect and characterize extrasolar planets, or exoplanets, with a …
Twenty years ago, the search for planets--and life--outside the solar system was a job restricted to science fiction writers. It …
The "Almagest," by the Greek astronomer and mathematician Ptolemy, is the most important surviving treatise on early mathematical astronomy, offering …
This comprehensive and unique reference work on astro-tomography is based on expanded and suitably edited contributions to the 1st International …
Astronomy is fundamentally an observational science and as such it is important for astronomers and astrophysicists to understand how their …
A Practical Guide to Observational Astronomy provides a practical and accessible introduction to the ideas and concepts that are essential …
This is a hands-on guide for both the budding astronomer in need of a mentor and the seasoned observer who …
Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Almost everything we know about the Universe has come from studying the messages carried …
This volume presents comprehensive investigations into various facets of observational astronomy during the medieval Islamic period, spanning from the ninth …
