Cosmology and astrophysics provide a unique resource for philosophers of science. This Cambridge Element surveys the existing literature, identifies areas for future research, and highlights how philosophy of cosmology and astrophysics have implicat...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 14-Oct-2021, Hardback, Kirjastus: William Collins, ISBN-13: 9780008389321)
Every night, above our heads, a drama of epic proportions is playing out. Diamond planets, zombie stars, black holes heavier than a billion Suns. The cast of characters is extraordinary, and each one has its own incredible story to tell....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 12-May-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Columbia University Press, ISBN-13: 9780231224178)
Pierre Sokolsky provides a history of knowledge of the Sun through the lens of sunspots and the solar cycle, shedding new light on key discoveries and the people who made them....Loe edasi...
Describes in a simple, yet rigorous, manner the vast array of techniques that have been developed and are currently being used to determine the ages of stars. It also explores how stellar ages inform our knowledge about planets, star clusters, gal...Loe edasi...
Describes in a simple, yet rigorous, manner the vast array of techniques that have been developed and are currently being used to determine the ages of stars. It also explores how stellar ages inform our knowledge about planets, star clusters, gal...Loe edasi...
Sari: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia
(Ilmumisaeg: 05-Mar-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Cambridge University Press, ISBN-13: 9781009545860)
The discovery of life beyond Earth, whether elsewhere in the Solar System or on a distant exoplanet, would be one of the biggest scientific discoveries in history, with major ramifications for wider society. This volume reviews the status of the sea...Loe edasi...
Zouhair Benkhaldoun, Youssef Moulane, Andrew Szentgyorgyi
Sari: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia
(Ilmumisaeg: 05-Mar-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Cambridge University Press, ISBN-13: 9781009546126)
IAU Symposium 393 presents groundbreaking research on exoplanets, the Solar System, and astrobiology in the era of the James Webb Space Telescope. Designed for scientists, educators, and institutions, it combines cutting-edge science with global out...Loe edasi...
Sari: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia
(Ilmumisaeg: 19-Feb-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Cambridge University Press, ISBN-13: 9781009353083)
IAU Symposium 374 covers several potential hazards caused by astronomical phenomena, presenting a comparative analysis of them. Since the impact of near-Earth asteroids are considered to pose the greatest risk, the discovery, monitoring and dynamica...Loe edasi...
After two scientists crash on a hostile moon, they must use every tool at their disposal to survive. A tense, atmospheric voyage into the unknown from Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of Children of Time....Loe edasi...
This book is aimed at the general reader who has an interest in knowing how modern astronomy is moving towards a steadily increasing understanding of galaxies. It is written from the point of view of the observational astrophysicist, stressing how...Loe edasi...
What exactly are black holes? Astronomers take spectacular photographs of these objects, but theoretical physicists are racking their brains trying to understand how they are formed and what will be their final fate. It is believed that they are the...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 27-Nov-2025, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: The History Press Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781837050925)
The stories behind the constellations Have you ever wondered how the constellations got their names? Or wanted to know the stories of the gods and heroes immortalized in the night sky? In Legends of the Stars,...Loe edasi...
This book is an introduction to gravitational waves and related astrophysics. It provides a bridge across the range of astronomy, physics, and cosmology that comes into play when trying to understand the gravitational-wave sky. Starting with Einstein...Loe edasi...
From Neil deGrasse Tyson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, comes a spirited journey to the planets and stars, revealing the answers to many mysteries of our galaxy and beyond....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 16-Oct-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: Cambridge University Press, ISBN-13: 9781009538862)
Cosmology and astrophysics provide a unique resource for philosophers of science. This Cambridge Element surveys the existing literature, identifies areas for future research, and highlights how philosophy of cosmology and astrophysics have implicat...Loe edasi...
Ethan Siegel, Mark A. Garlick, Jon Lomberg, William Lidwell
(Ilmumisaeg: 07-Oct-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: National Geographic Books, ISBN-13: 9781426224430)
Heres the story of everything, from the Big Bang to the far-off future 100 million years at a time, told in words and pictures.With illuminating text and imaginative illustrations, this exquisite volume portrays every phase of our cosmic...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 30-Sep-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: Smith Street Books, ISBN-13: 9781923239401)
Explore the wonder of the eighty-eight constellations in our universe through this beautifully illustrated guide.Across human cultures and history, we have looked up to the heavens and discovered the stars, from the well-known Aries Or...Loe edasi...
A lens into the unexplored and unseen cosmos. A beautiful book showcasing the most stunning images from the first years of the James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful infrared space observatory, along with expert insights into their r...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 16-Jul-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: Oxford University Press Inc, ISBN-13: 9780197771440)
Are the physical laws of our universe finely tuned, such that life can exist? What does this imply about how our universe formed? Questions like these are examined in Natures Balancing Act, presented for a wide audience. From the Big Bang t...Loe edasi...
Fascinating, engaging and extremely visual, Seeds/Backman/Wegryns Foundations of Astronomy, is renowned for its current coverage, reader-friendly presentation and detailed yet clear explanations. The authors goals are to help you use astronomy to u...Loe edasi...
Stars are the building blocks of galaxies. Astoundingly, there are 4,000 million stars in our own Milky Way, and there are two million million galaxies in our visible universe. Stars are simply luminous spheres of plasma held together by g...Loe edasi...
Want to join the ultimate cosmic treasure hunt? They fall from the sky, and tell us about the universe: a passionate story of the excitement and the science of searching for and deciphering meteorites. Carlo Rovelli Me...Loe edasi...
An eye-opening and accessible account of the latest as-yet-inexplicable phenomena of the universe oddities that could transform our understanding of the fundamental nature of reality....Loe edasi...
Zhifu Gao, Renxin Xu, Jorge Ernesto Horvath, Cesar Augusto Zen Vasconcellos
(Ilmumisaeg: 22-Jan-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, ISBN-13: 9789819800636)
Pulsars, since their discovery in 1967, have been regarded as natural laboratories for the study of matter under extreme physical conditions of density, gravity and intensity of magnetic fields. In recent years, with a rapidly developing economy, Ch...Loe edasi...
A poetic odyssey through the origins of the universe from one of Britain’s leading physicists.There raged a thumping cosmic ballyhoo, A manic dance – a rumpus to arouse The universe: of...Loe edasi...
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry takes readers on an entertaining and edifying tour of the universe.In Neil deGrasse Tyson’s delightful journey through the cos...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 12-May-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Columbia University Press, ISBN-13: 9780231224178)
Pierre Sokolsky provides a history of knowledge of the Sun through the lens of sunspots and the solar cycle, shedding new light on key discoveries and the people who made them....Loe edasi...
Describes in a simple, yet rigorous, manner the vast array of techniques that have been developed and are currently being used to determine the ages of stars. It also explores how stellar ages inform our knowledge about planets, star clusters, gal...Loe edasi...
Describes in a simple, yet rigorous, manner the vast array of techniques that have been developed and are currently being used to determine the ages of stars. It also explores how stellar ages inform our knowledge about planets, star clusters, gal...Loe edasi...
Sari: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia
(Ilmumisaeg: 05-Mar-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Cambridge University Press, ISBN-13: 9781009545860)
The discovery of life beyond Earth, whether elsewhere in the Solar System or on a distant exoplanet, would be one of the biggest scientific discoveries in history, with major ramifications for wider society. This volume reviews the status of the sea...Loe edasi...
Zouhair Benkhaldoun, Youssef Moulane, Andrew Szentgyorgyi
Sari: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia
(Ilmumisaeg: 05-Mar-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Cambridge University Press, ISBN-13: 9781009546126)
IAU Symposium 393 presents groundbreaking research on exoplanets, the Solar System, and astrobiology in the era of the James Webb Space Telescope. Designed for scientists, educators, and institutions, it combines cutting-edge science with global out...Loe edasi...
Sari: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia
(Ilmumisaeg: 19-Feb-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Cambridge University Press, ISBN-13: 9781009353083)
IAU Symposium 374 covers several potential hazards caused by astronomical phenomena, presenting a comparative analysis of them. Since the impact of near-Earth asteroids are considered to pose the greatest risk, the discovery, monitoring and dynamica...Loe edasi...
After two scientists crash on a hostile moon, they must use every tool at their disposal to survive. A tense, atmospheric voyage into the unknown from Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of Children of Time....Loe edasi...
This book is aimed at the general reader who has an interest in knowing how modern astronomy is moving towards a steadily increasing understanding of galaxies. It is written from the point of view of the observational astrophysicist, stressing how...Loe edasi...
From Neil deGrasse Tyson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, comes a spirited journey to the planets and stars, revealing the answers to many mysteries of our galaxy and beyond....Loe edasi...
From Neil deGrasse Tyson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, comes a spirited journey to the planets and stars, revealing the answers to many mysteries of our galaxy and beyond....Loe edasi...
What exactly are black holes? Astronomers take spectacular photographs of these objects, but theoretical physicists are racking their brains trying to understand how they are formed and what will be their final fate. It is believed that they are the...Loe edasi...
