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Introduction to Astronomy and Cosmology
Wiley 2008; US$ 65.00Introduction to Astronomy & Cosmology is a modern undergraduate textbook, combining both the theory behind astronomy with the very latest developments. Written for science students, this book takes a carefully developed scientific approach to this dynamic subject. Every major concept is accompanied by a worked example with end of chapter problems... more...
Weighing the World
Oxford University Press, USA 2005; US$ 18.99Preface. 1. I Cannot Be Wrong. 2. The Titan King. 3. A Calm And Gentle Character. 4. The Galileo Of France. 5. Extreme Science. 6. Robberies And Depredations. 7. A Magnificent Military Sketch. 8. Persons Well Versed. 9. Very Expert In His Business. 10. A Passage With My Horse. 11. Frankenstein And Other Experiments. 12. A Remarkable Hill. 13. Important... more...
Astronomy Made Simple
Crown Publishing Group 2010; US$ 12.95See the skies in a whole new light. Take a tour of the universe, from our local solar system to the far reaches of deepest space. Astronomy Made Simple offers a complete introduction to this science, from its birth in ancient times to the different types of super-powerful telescopes scientists use today. It also includes detailed instructions on... more...
Guide to the Universe
ABC-CLIO 2009; US$ 91.00This volume in the Greenwood Guides to the Universe series provides the most up-to-date understanding available of the current knowledge about stars. Scientifically sound, but written with the student in mind, Stars is an excellent first step for young people researching the exciting scientific discoveries that continue to extend our knowledge of the... more...
Cosmochemistry
Cambridge University Press 2010; US$ 68.00Provides the first interdisciplinary introduction to cosmochemistry, making this exciting and evolving field accessible to undergraduate and graduate students. more...
La Notion de Dios en el "Timeo" de Platon
Academia Verlag 2010; US$ 25.80The second edition of La noción de dios en el Timeo de Platón encapsulates the author's recent research, with a new Introduction that brings out the importance of the Timaeus with regard to the mind-body relation and to Plato's late ethics as well as providing fresh and illuminating perspectives on the problems of creation and of... more...
ICAME 2005
Springer 2010; US$ 169.99This book provides an up-to-date overview of the Mossbauer effect in physics, chemistry, electrochemistry, catalysis, biology, medicine, geology, mineralogy, archaeology and materials science. It is of great interest for graduate students and researchers who work in one of these scientific areas or use the Mossbauer spectroscopy. In addition to the... more...
Pianeti tra le note
Springer 2010; US$ 23.99Una stella, otto pianeti, un centinaio di lune e una miriade di corpi minori tra plutini, asteroidi, comete, satelliti artificiali. E per ognuno di questi oggetti, spiegazioni scientifiche che condividono la scena con narrazioni dettate dal mito, con visioni della fanstascienza e con suggestioni sonore scaturite dalla penna di grandi compositori. L'autore... more...
Astronomers Anonymous
Springer 2010; US$ 23.99This collection of 'typical' astronomy questions and hilarious answers, compiled from Ringwood's own experiences in the world of astronomy, has been written to entertain and amuse amateur (and professional) astronomers as well as armchair astronomers. In this parody of a typical 'Lonely Hearts column', specifically for troubled... more...
The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers
Springer 2007; US$ 499.00The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers is a unique and valuable resource for historians and astronomers alike. The two volumes include approximately 1550 biographical sketches on astronomers from antiquity to modern times. It is the collective work of about 400 authors edited by an editorial board of 9 historians and astronomers, and provides... more...









