Astrophysics Space Science category: 1588 books

Cover of From the Realm of the Nebulae to Populations of Galaxies
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Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2016

In order to outline possible future directions in galaxy research, this book wants to be a short stopover, a moment of self-reflection of the past century of achievements in this area. Since the pioneering years of galaxy research in the early 20th century, the research on galaxies has seen...
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Nothing To Come

A Defence of the Growing Block Theory of Time

by Fabrice Correia, Sven Rosenkranz
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2018

This monograph is a detailed study, and systematic defence, of the Growing Block Theory of time (GBT), first conceived by C.D. Broad. The book offers a coherent, logically perspicuous and ideologically lean formulation of GBT, defends it against the most notorious objections to be found in the extant...
Cover of Nonlinear Optics of Photonic Crystals and Meta-Materials
by Andrea Banfi
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2016

Jet physics is an incredibly rich subject detailing the narrow cone of hadrons and other particles produced by the hadronization of a quark or gluon in a particle physics or heavy ion experiment. This book is a general overview of jet physics for scientists not directly involved in the field. It presents...
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General Relativity

A First Examination

by Marvin Blecher
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2016

This textbook is suitable for a one-semester introduction to General Relativity for advanced undergraduates in physics and engineering. The book is concise so that the entire material can be covered in the one-semester time frame. Besides, the readers are introduced to the subject easily without the...
Cover of The Telescopic Tourist's Guide to the Moon
by Andrew May
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2017

Whether you’re interested in visiting Apollo landing sites or the locations of classic sci-fi movies, this is the tourist guide for you! This tourist guide has a twist – it is a guide to a whole different world, which you can visit from the comfort of your backyard with the aid of nothing more...
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Vénus

Les Grands Articles d'Universalis

by Encyclopaedia Universalis
Language: French
Release Date: September 19, 2016

En dépit des nombreuses missions spatiales qui lui ont été consacrées, Vénus, cachée sous une épaisse atmosphère nuageuse, recèle encore de nombreux mystères. Son exploration rapprochée débute pourtant à l'aube de l'ère spatiale: elle est d'ailleurs, en 1962, la première planète à être survolée ...
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Oltre il biocentrismo

Ripensare il tempo, lo spazio, la coscienza e l'illusione della morte

by Robert Lanza
Language: Italian
Release Date: November 10, 2016

Che cosa accadrà quando moriremo? Dove eravamo prima di essere messi al mondo? La realtà che percepiamo con i nostri sensi è davvero così come ci appare?Dagli albori della civiltà, gli esseri umani continuano a porsi le stesse domande e a meditare sulle medesime ossessioni. Gli antichi cercarono...
Cover of El Real Origen del Universo
by Forester de Santos
Language: Spanish
Release Date: June 16, 2013

El Real Origen del Universo es sobre el verdadero y es sobre el único origen del universo. El gran título en verdad lo dice todo. Aquellos que no conocen la realidad o que no conocen la verdad, pues ellos no podrán vivir en ella ni por ella hacer por realidad y por no hacer la realidad pues ellos...
Cover of Cosmology in Scalar-Tensor Gravity
by Valerio Faraoni
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2004

Cosmology in Scalar-Tensor Gravity covers all aspects of cosmology in scalar-tensor theories of gravity. Considerable progress has been made in this exciting area of physics and this book is the first to provide a critical overview of the research. Among the topics treated are: -Scalar-tensor gravity...
Cover of Cosmic Magnetic Fields
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Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2018

Magnetic fields pervade the universe and play an important role in many astrophysical processes. However, they require specialised observational tools, and are challenging to model and understand. This volume provides a unified view of magnetic fields across astrophysical and cosmological contexts,...
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Relatività Facile

Capire il Grande Genio

by Marco Turazza
Language: Italian
Release Date: November 26, 2013

RELATIVITA' FACILE è una guida che presenta la celeberrima teoria della relatività di Albert Einstein, senza dubbio la teoria fisica più famosa. Tutti ne hanno sentito parlare ma pochi ne hanno capito il significato perché la teoria riguarda fenomeni fisici che sono al di fuori della nostra esperienza...
Cover of Le Galassie Infinite
by Giancarlo Varnier
Language: Italian
Release Date: March 13, 2012

Le galassie sono enormi ammassi di stelle tenute insieme per attrazione reciproca, così da costituire un sistema autogravitante, Il nome deriva dal greco γαλαξίας (galaxìas), che significa "latteo". Sono corpi dalle vastissime dimensioni, che variano dalle più piccole galassie...
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Astronomia Facile

Guardare il cielo in modo semplice e consapevole

by Marco Turazza
Language: Italian
Release Date: July 20, 2013

ASTRONOMIAFACILE è una guida di astronomia teorica in generale e pratica osservativa in particolare. La materia, trattata in modo semplice e idoneo a qualunque platea, abbraccia diverse branche. Vengono illustrate le più importanti stelle, costellazioni ed altri corpi celesti visibili dal nostro...
Cover of Il Sistema Solare
by Giancarlo Varnier
Language: Italian
Release Date: March 13, 2012

Circa Cinque miliardi di anni fa nasce il sistema solare e la stella che noi chiamiamo Sole. Il Sole, con tutti i corpi che gli ruotano attorno, come in una grande giostra, costituisce un sistema che rimane ancora in parte del tutto inesplorato. Da pochi anni conosciamo l’esitenza di sistemi simili...
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