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“chris shrader”

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  • Active Galactic Nuclei

    by Volker Beckmann, Chris Shrader ...
    Active Galactic NucleiThis AGN textbook gives an overview on the current knowledge of the Active Galacitc Nuclei phenomenon. The spectral energy distribution will be discussed, pointing out what can be observed in different wavebands. The different physical models are presented together with formula important for the understanding of AGN physics. Furthermore, the authors discuss the AGN with ... Read more

    $88.00 USD

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    The Search for Life Among the Stars

    by Lee Billings ...
    “A definitive guide to astronomy’s hottest field.” —The EconomistSince its formation nearly five billion years ago, our planet has been the sole living world in a vast and silent universe. But over the past two decades, astronomers have discovered thousands of “exoplanets,” including some that could be similar to our own world, and the pace of discovery is accelerating.In a fascinating account of ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

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  • Mars Landing 2012

    Inside the NASA Curiosity Mission

    by Marc Kaufman ...
    National Geographic presents the science, the goals, and the anticipation of humankind's most ambitious planetary expedition ever: the Curiosity mission to Mars. On August 6, 2012 (EST), NASA's Curiosity spacecraft will complete its 255-day, 354-million-mile journey and plunge down into Gale Crater, its target on the martian surface, decelerating from 13,200 to 0 mph in 7 minutes. The whole world ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Constellation Myths

    with Aratus's Phaenomena

    by Eratosthenes, Hyginus, Aratus ...
    Translated by Robin Hard ...
    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    'Athena seized the writhing serpent and hurled it into the sky, and fixed it to the very pole of the heavens.' The constellations we recognize today were first mapped by the ancient Greeks, who arranged the stars into patterns for that purpose. In the third century BC Eratosthenes compiled a handbook of astral mythology in which the constellations were associated with figures from legend, and ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Catastrophes and Lesser Calamities

    The causes of mass extinctions

    by Tony Hallam ...
    This is a book about the dramatic periods in the Earth's history called mass extinctions - short periods (by geological standards) when life nearly died out on Earth. The most famous is the mass extinction that happened about 65 million years ago, and that caused the death of the dinosaurs. But that was not the worst mass extinction: that honour goes to the extinction at the end of the Permian ... Read more

    $21.89 USD

  • Big Ban Theory: Elementary Essence Applied to Gallium, Sun’s Heartbeat, Missing Sunspots, and Sunflower Diaries 28th, Volume 31

    Big Ban Theory, #27

    by Rod Island ...
    Series Book 27 - Big Ban Theory
    Volume 31 is a continuation of Volume 30. It's a republication of "Sunflower Diaries," Volume 31. it covers news articles of Psychic Significance for 7/19 of 2014. It cites how scientists noticed that all the Sunspots on the surface of the Sun disappeared on 7/17 of 2014 on the day I didn't publish. It also cites Alex Pettyfer getting into a fight with bodybuilders a day after I cited "Beastly." ... Read more

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  • Solar System For Kids (Speedy Study Guide)

    by Speedy Publishing ...
    A solar system study guide designed for kids can help children to grasp important science concepts in a fun and easy to learn way. A study guide can help introduce concepts like star systems, galaxies, rotational orbits, gravity and other important scientific basics in an interesting and engaging format. A study guide can teach kids about planets, moons, asteroids, comets and other celestial ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Star Watch

    The Amateur Astronomer's Guide to Finding, Observing, and Learning about Over 125 Celestial Objects

    by Philip S. Harrington ...
    Your Passport to the UniverseThe night sky is alive with many wonders--distant planets, vast star clusters, glowing nebulae, and expansive galaxies, all waiting to be explored. Let respected astronomy writer Philip Harrington introduce you to the universe in Star Watch, a complete beginner's guide to locating, observing, and understanding these celestial objects. You'll start by identifying the ... Read more

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  • In Search of the True Universe

    The Tools, Shaping, and Cost of Cosmological Thought

    by Martin Harwit ...
    Astrophysicist and scholar Martin Harwit examines how our understanding of the cosmos advanced rapidly during the twentieth century and identifies the factors contributing to this progress. Astronomy, whose tools were largely imported from physics and engineering, benefited mid-century from the US policy of coupling basic research with practical national priorities. This strategy, initially ... Read more

    $36.09 USD

  • Eclipse -- Journeys to the Dark Side of the Moon

    by Frank Close ...
    On 21 August 2017, over 100 million people will gather in a narrow belt across the USA to witness the most watched total solar eclipse in history. Eclipse - Journeys to the Dark Side of the Moon, written by the widely read popular science author Frank Close, describes the spellbinding allure of this most beautiful natural phenomenon. The book explains why eclipses happen, reveals their role in ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • The Lunar Code

    by Ken Ring ...
    How you can forecast the weather by the moon. Weather forecasting by the moon has been practised for thousands of years and almanacs were once a common feature of rural life, foretelling storms, floods, and droughts. Ken Ring's mathematical theory that revives the old idea about the moon influencing the weather has provoked a great deal of public interest and debate, and The Lunar Code explains ... Read more

    $9.89 USD

  • Alien Life Imagined

    Communicating the Science and Culture of Astrobiology

    by Mark Brake ...
    One day, astrobiologists could make the most fantastic discovery of all time: the detection of complex extraterrestrial life. As space agencies continue to search for life in our Universe, fundamental questions are raised: are we awake to the revolutionary effects on human science, society and culture that alien contact will bring? And how is it possible to imagine the unknown? In this book, Mark ... Read more

    $54.99 USD