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Physics of Solar System Plasmas
Cambridge University Press 1997; US$ 94.00A comprehensive introduction to the ionised gases of the solar-terrestrial environment. more...
The Mythology of the Night Sky
Springer 2011; US$ 27.99"The Mythology of the Night Sky" is intended primarily for amateur astronomers who would like to know the mythology behind the names of constellations and planets. It deals with the 48 constellations identified by the ancient Greek astronomer Ptolemy, as well as all the planets of our solar system and their moons, which are named after Roman... more...
The Life of the Cosmos
Oxford University Press, USA 1999; US$ 18.99Lee Smolin offers a new theory of the universe that is at once elegant, comprehensive, and radically different from anything proposed before. Smolin posits that a process of self organization like that of biological evolution shapes the universe, as it develops and eventually reproduces through black holes, each of which may result in a new big bang... more...
Moon Lander
Smithsonian 2012; US$ 19.99Chief engineer Thomas J. Kelly gives a firsthand account of designing, building, testing, and flying the Apollo lunar module. It was, he writes, ?an aerospace engineer?s dream job of the century.? Kelly?s account begins with the imaginative process of sketching solutions to a host of technical challenges with an emphasis on safety, reliability, and... more...
Guidebook to the Constellations
Springer 2012; US$ 27.99This handbook is a guide to exploring the classical night sky and its wonderful telescopic sights. All 88 officially recognized constellations are presented in natural groups which are related by their origin and location in the sky. Each group is explained by a fascinating story which tells what each constellation represents, how it appears in the... more...
The Black Hole War
Little, Brown and Company 2008; US$ 9.99What happens when something is sucked into a black hole? Does it disappear? Three decades ago, a young physicist named Stephen Hawking claimed it did-and in doing so put at risk everything we know about physics and the fundamental laws of the universe. Most scientists didn't recognize the import of Hawking's claims, but Leonard Susskind and Gerard... more...
The Power of Stars
Springer 2010; US$ 31.99What are some of the connections that bind us to the stars? How have these connections been established? And how have people all around the world and throughout time reacted to the night sky, the sun and moon, in their poetry, mythology, rituals, and temples? This book explores the influence of the sky on both ancient and modern civilization, by providing... more...
The Classification of Stars
Cambridge University Press 1987; US$ 74.00The classification of stars into their various types is one of the fundamental areas of astronomy. This book is a comprehensive handbook on the tools, methods and results of stellar taxonomy. Although this subject is firmly rooted in classical astronomy, more...
Cracking the Einstein Code
University of Chicago Press 2009; US$ 18.00Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity describes the effect of gravitation on the shape of space and the flow of time. But for more than four decades after its publication, the theory remained largely a curiosity for scientists; however accurate it seemed, Einstein’s mathematical code—represented by six interlocking equations—was... more...
Keeper Of Genesis
Random House 2011; US$ 9.34In Keeper of Genesis, Robert Bauval and Graham Hancock present a tour de force of historical and scientific detective work and answer the following questions: When and where did history begin? When was the genesis of civilisation in Egypt? How and why were the Great Sphinx and the three pyramids of Giza designed to serve as pasrts... more...









