Astronomy category: 2403 books
Biblical Astrology
A Biblical Correlation to the Cosmic Stories
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2015
In the present era of Jewish rejection of Jesus Christ, see how the stars themselves, in their ancient Paleo Hebrew names, declare him as their Jewish Messiah. See Christ as the fulfillment of: the Genesis 2:15 proto-evangelism (first gospel), the many Old Testament Coming Branch and Seed prophecies,...
Structure and Evolution of Single Stars
An introduction
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
Structure and Evolution of Single Stars: An introduction is intended for upper-level undergraduates and beginning graduates with a background in physics. Following a brief overview of the background observational material, the basic equations describing the structure and evolution of single stars...
Becoming Planetary People
Celebrations of Earth, Art, & Spirit
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2016
Becoming Planetary People carries forward Thomas Berry’s project of infusing the scientific version of our origins with the poetry and majesty of ritualized religion. You will find in every corner of this little book rapturous psalms penned by Conlon. More importantly, the book adds to the growing...
Would You Baptize an Extraterrestrial?
. . . and Other Questions from the Astronomers' In-box at the Vatican Observatory
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2014
Witty and thought provoking, two Vatican astronomers shed provocative light on some of the strange places where religion and science meet.
“Imagine if a Martian showed up, all big ears and big nose like a child’s drawing, and he asked to be baptized. How would you react?” —Pope Francis,...
by Neil deGrasse Tyson
Language: Spanish
Release Date: May 5, 2015
Language: Spanish
Release Date: May 5, 2015
La NASA está en un punto crítico; después de décadas de supremacía mundial, canceló su programa de transbordadores cerrando su acceso al espacio. Hasta 2020, ningún astronauta será lanzado fuera de la órbita terrestre desde suelo estadounidense, y pronto su programa espacial podría ser eclipsado...
by Neil deGrasse Tyson, Gregory Mone
Language: Spanish
Release Date: June 14, 2019
Language: Spanish
Release Date: June 14, 2019
Desde que era niño, a Neil deGrasse Tyson le encantaba mirar las estrellas, así que para comprarse su primer telescopio se dedicó a pasear perros en el Bronx, el barrio de donde es originario. Su afán de conocimiento no se detuvo ahí: fue aumentando a medida que descubría nuevas cosas, como...
by Wallace Arthur
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2017
All humans share three origins: the beginning of our individual lives, the appearance of life on Earth, and the formation of our planetary home. Wallace Arthur combines embryological, evolutionary, and cosmological perspectives to tell the story of life on Earth and its potential to exist elsewhere in the universe.
Imaging the Southern Sky
An Amateur Astronomer's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2012
This book is not about imaging from the southern hemisphere, but rather about imaging those areas of the sky that lie south of the celestial equator. Many of the astronomical objects presented are also accessible to northern hemisphere imagers, including those in both the USA and Europe. Imaging the...
Rocket Ranch
The Nuts and Bolts of the Apollo Moon Program at Kennedy Space Center
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2015
Jonathan Ward takes the reader deep into the facilities at Kennedy Space Center to describe NASA’s first computer systems used for spacecraft and rocket checkout and explain how tests and launches proceeded. Descriptions of early operations include a harrowing account of the heroic efforts of pad...
Enhancing Hubble's Vision
Service Missions That Expanded Our View of the Universe
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2015
This book tells the story of the four missions to maintain Hubble's successful operation. Between 1997 and 2009 these repaired, serviced and upgraded the instruments on the telescope to maintain its state-of-the-art capabilities. It draws on first hand interviews with those closely involved in the...
Aurora 7
The Mercury Space Flight of M. Scott Carpenter
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2015
T****O A NATION enthralled by the heroic exploits of the Mercury astronauts, the launch of Lt. Cmdr. Scott Carpenter on NASA’s second orbital space flight was a renewed cause for pride, jubilation and celebration. Within hours, that excitement had given way to stunned disbelief and anxiety as shaken...
by Brian D. Warner
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2016
Tools for amateur astronomers who wish to go beyond CCD imaging and step into ‘serious’ science. The text offers techniques for gathering, analyzing, and publishing data, and describes joint projects in which amateurs and students can take part. Readers learn to recognize and avoid common errors...
by Andrea Albert
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
Searching for Dark Matter with Cosmic Gamma Rays summarizes the evidence for dark matter and what we can learn about its particle nature using cosmic gamma rays. It has almost been 100 years since Fritz Zwicky first detected hints that most of the matter in the Universe that doesn't directly emit...
Alien Life Imagined
Communicating the Science and Culture of Astrobiology
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2012
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...