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  • Taking the Back off the Watch

    A Personal Memoir

    by Thomas Gold ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Thomas Gold (1920-2004) had a curious mind that liked to solve problems. He was one of the most remarkable astrophysicists in the second half of the twentieth century, and he attracted controversy throughout his career. Based on a full-length autobiography left behind by Thomas Gold, this book was edited by the astrophysicist and historian of science, Simon Mitton (University of Cambridge).The ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

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  • What Causes Gravity

    & What Causes The Expanding Accelerating Universe

    by Tim G. Meloche ...
    What is the cause of gravity? Why is the universe accelerating in its expansion? The answer to these questions and more shall be explained in a straightforward, easily understood way for all who would like to know. This is recommended reading for anyone interested in understanding the mechanism nature utilizes to distribute gravitational forces. The daily rise and fall of our ocean levels and the ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Cosmology

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Peter Coles ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    This book is a simple, non-technical introduction to cosmology, explaining what it is and what cosmologists do. Peter Coles discusses the history of the subject, the development of the Big Bang theory, and more speculative modern issues like quantum cosmology, superstrings, and dark matter. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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  • If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... WHERE IS EVERYBODY?

    Seventy-Five Solutions to the Fermi Paradox and the Problem of Extraterrestrial Life

    by Stephen Webb ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Given the fact that there are perhaps 400 billion stars in our Galaxy alone, and perhaps 400 billion galaxies in the Universe, it stands to reason that somewhere out there, in the 14-billion-year-old cosmos, there is or once was a civilization at least as advanced as our own. The sheer enormity of the numbers almost demands that we accept the truth of this hypothesis. Why, then, have we ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • Decoding the Message of the Pulsars

    Intelligent Communication from the Galaxy

    by Paul A. LaViolette, Ph.D. ...
    A new interpretation of nearly 40 years of interstellar signals and the prophetic message they contain• Contains extensive analysis of pulsar data, revealing new ideas about the origins and functions of pulsars• Provides proof of an extraterrestrial communication network• Includes information about the formation of crop circles and force-field-beaming technologyIn 1967, astronomers began receiving ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • The Science and Art of Using Telescopes

    by Philip Pugh ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Amateur astronomers have to start somewhere. Most begin by buying a modest astronomical telescope and getting to know the night sky. After a while, many want to move on to the next stage, but this can be problematic. The magazines advertise a mass of commercially-made equipment – some of it very expensive – which can represent a major financial outlay. The trick is to choose the right equipment, ... Read more

    $40.49 USD

  • Meteorites

    Messengers from Space

    by Fritz Heide, Frank Wlotzka ...
    Translated by R.S.Jr. Clarke, Frank Wlotzka ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Meteorites - as well as shooting stars and meteors - result from a collision of a solid body from space with our Earth, but only meteorites are able to penetrate the Earth's protective shield, the atmosphere, and fall to the Earth's surface. Before the return of lunar samples, they were the only materials from beyond the Earth which we could take in hand and study.This book gives a concise and up ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • Dreams of Other Worlds

    The Amazing Story of Unmanned Space Exploration - Revised and Updated Edition

    by Holly Henry, Christopher Impey ...
    The story of unmanned space exploration, from Viking to todayDreams of Other Worlds describes the unmanned space missions that have opened new windows on distant worlds. Spanning four decades of dramatic advances in astronomy and planetary science, this book tells the story of eleven iconic exploratory missions and how they have fundamentally transformed our scientific and cultural perspectives on ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • Australia's Little Space Travellers

    The Flight Shaped Tektites of Australia

    by Don McColl ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book provides a showcase for the incredibly well-preserved flight-textured tektites of southern Australia, which are the world’s finest known examples. It provides an overview of their forms and flight features, which can be expected to appear, at least in part, on any objects falling from space. Some of these specimens are so perfectly shaped that it is hard to believe that they have been ... Read more

    $34.19 USD

  • The Moon's Near Side Megabasin and Far Side Bulge

    by Charles Byrne ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Since Luna and Lunar Orbiter photographed the far side of the Moon, the mysterious dichotomy between the face of the Moon as we see it from Earth and the side of the Moon that is hidden has puzzled lunar scientists. As we learned more from the Apollo sample return missions and later robotic satellites, the puzzle literally deepened, showing asymmetry of the crust and mantle, all the way to the ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • The Lost Constellations

    A History of Obsolete, Extinct, or Forgotten Star Lore

    by John C. Barentine ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Casual stargazers are familiar with many classical figures and asterisms composed of bright stars (e.g., Orion and the Plough), but this book reveals not just the constellations of today but those of yesteryear. The history of the human identification of constellations among the stars is explored through the stories of some influential celestial cartographers whose works determined whether new ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Astromineralogy

    Edited by Thomas Henning ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Astromineralogy deals with the science of gathering mineralogical information from the astronomical spectroscopy of asteroids, comets and dust in the circumstellar environments in general. This field has received a tremendous boost with the reliable identification of minerals by the Infrared Space Observatory. The first edition of this book, published in 2003, was the first comprehensive and ... Read more

    $49.49 USD