Govert Schilling: 8 books
by Govert Schilling
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2011
Offers a unique combination of informative text, magnificent illustrations and stylish design
Examines the 100 most important discoveries since the invention of the telescope
Features spectacular photographs, taken with the largest telescopes on Earth and in space, that portray distant corners of the...
Telescopen van de toekomst
De nieuwe grote ogen van de astronomie
Language: Dutch
Release Date: March 21, 2018
We staan aan het begin van een nieuwe revolutie in de astronomie. De komende jaren worden nieuwe reuzentelescopen gebouwd, waarmee sterrenkundigen verder in het heelal kunnen doordringen dan ooit. Ze krijgen spiegels met afmetingen van tientallen meters en bieden een blik op de prille jeugd van het...
Tweeting the Universe
Tiny Explanations of Very Big Ideas
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
In 140 pages, two masterly popularisers present 140 explanations of the biggest questions in physics - in the form of 10 or so tweets per page. They set themselves the challenge of boiling down what is essential on each subject into sentences of 140 characters, and the results are both entertaining...
Constellations
The Story of Space Told Through the 88 Known Star Patterns in the Night Sky
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2019
Perfect for stargazers and armchair astronomers of all ages, CONSTELLATIONS is a beautifully illustrated, fascinating
guide to all 88 constellations, including an illustrated star map for each.
In CONSTELLATIONS, award-winning astronomy writer Govert Schilling takes us on an unprecedented...
The Hunt for Planet X
New Worlds and the Fate of Pluto
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2010
Ever since the serendipitous discovery of planet Uranus in 1871, astronomers have been hunting for new worlds in the outer regions of our solar system. This exciting and ongoing quest culminated recently in the discovery of hundreds of ice dwarfs in the Kuiper belt, robbed Pluto from its ‘planet’...
Higgs
het elementair abc van een elementair deeltje
Language: Dutch
Release Date: December 20, 2013
Op 4 juli 2012 ontdekten de natuurkundigen van Cern, het Europees centrum voor deeltjesfysica in Genève, het mysterieuze Higgs deeltje. Reden voor bekroond freelance wetenschapsjournalist Govert Schilling (o.a. de Volkskrant) om zich een week lang op te sluiten en het verhaal van A tot Z zo helder...
Gratis maar niet goedkoop
de kostbare wording van Dagblad De Pers
Language: Dutch
Release Date: July 12, 2010
`De eerste gratis kwaliteitskrant ter wereld. `De grootste en beste krant van Nederland. `Een nieuw geluid in de dagbladjournalistiek. Ambities volop toen de eerste ideeën voor Dagblad De Pers op papier werden gezet. Maar het realiseren van die droom kostte bloed, zweet en tranen. En heel veel geld.
In...
Eyes on the Skies
400 Years of Telescopic Discovery
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2011
Adopted as the official book of the International Year of Astronomy (IYA) 2009, this stunningly illustrated history of telescopic discovery spans the range from the first telescopes via the Hubble Space Telescope to next generation platforms, and how they have changed and continue to change our view...