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Stellar Physics
Springer 2011; US$ 99.99"Stellar Physics" is a an outstanding book in the growing body of literature on star formation and evolution. Not only does the author, a leading expert in the field, very thoroughly present the current state of knowledge on stellar physics, but he handles with equal care the many problems that this field of research still faces. A bibliography... more...
The Astrophysics of Emission Line Stars
Springer 2010; US$ 209.99Emission line stars are attractive to many people because of their spectacular phenomena and their amazing varieties and variability. This book offers general information on emission line stars, starting from a brief introduction to stellar astrophysics and then moving to a broad overview of emission line stars including early and late type stars as... more...
The Night Sky Month by Month
DK Publishing 2010; US$ 18.00Anyone with an interest in astronomy needs a map to help them find their way around the night sky. The core section of The Night Sky Month by Month contains charts for observing the night sky in both the northern and southern hemispheres throughout the year. Each chart is supported by graphic devices that help the reader to find their latitude,... more...
In the Dust of This Planet
John Hunt Publishing 2011; US$ 9.99The world is increasingly unthinkable, a world of planetary disasters, emerging pandemics, and the looming threat of extinction. In this book Eugene Thacker suggests that we look to the genre of horror as offering a way of thinking about the unthinkable world. To confront this idea is to confront the limit of our ability to understand the world in... more...
Integrated Modeling of Telescopes
Springer 2011; US$ 159.99Ground- or space-based telescopes are becoming increasingly more complex and construction budgets are typically in the billion dollar range. Facing costs of this magnitude, availability of engineering tools for prediction of performance and design optimization is imperative. Establishment of simulation models combining different technical disciplines... more...
Fundamentals of Astrometry
Cambridge University Press 2004; US$ 60.002004 text detailing the fundamentals of astrometry at milli- and micro-arcsecond accuracies. more...
Eyes on the Skies
Wiley 2011; US$ 31.95Adopted 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 of the universe, our place in it and where it all... more...
Challenges In Stellar Pulsation
Bentham Science Publishers 2010; US$ 89.00Ever since some stars were found to pulsate in the early 20th century, stellar pulsation has been a major topic in astronomy and astrophysics. The huge amount of data recently available from observational surveys, new discoveries from space missions and studies of pulsating stars in low-metallicity environments have opened new perspectives and challenges.... more...
Exoplanets
Springer 2011; US$ 23.99"Exoplanets: Finding, Exploring, and Understanding Alien Worlds" probes the basis for possible answers to the fundamentals questions asked about these planets orbiting stars other than our Sun. This book examines what such planets might be like, where they are, and how we find them. Until around ten years ago, the only planets that we knew... more...
Chemical Evolution of Galaxies
Springer 2012; US$ 99.99The term "chemical evolution of galaxies" refers to the evolution of abundances of chemical species in galaxies, which is due to nuclear processes occurring in stars and to gas flows into and out of galaxies. This book deals with the chemical evolution of galaxies of all morphological types (ellipticals, spirals and irregulars) and stresses... more...









