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  • The Story of the Solar Systemby Mark A. Garlick

    Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 55.00

    The Story of the Solar System explains how our solar system came into existence, how it has evolved and how it might end billions of years from now. Fully illustrated with beautiful, astronomically accurate paintings, this book will fascinate anyone with an interest in our solar system. more...

  • The Physics and Chemistry of the Interstellar Mediumby A. G. G. M. Tielens

    Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 42.00

    This work provides a comprehensive overview of our current theoretical and observational understanding of the interstellar medium of galaxies. Emphasis is on the microscopic physical and chemical processes in space, and their influence on the macroscopic structure of the interstellar medium of galaxies. more...

  • The Hutchinson Dictionary of Space Explorationby Helicon Publishing

    Helicon Publishing 2005; US$ 35.35

    Milestones in the exploration of space and all aspects of the technology involved. more...

  • Solar Magnetic Phenomenaby Arnold Hanslmeier; Astrid Veronig; Mauro Messerotti

    Springer 2006; US$ 139.99

    The book contains lecture papers and contributed papers on different aspects of magnetic phenomena in the solar atmosphere. The main topics addressed are the physics of solar flares, prominences, coronal mass ejections, magnetic helicity, high-energy radiation from the Sun, observations of the photosphere and chromosphere as well as highlights from... more...

  • The Moon and How to Observe Itby Peter Grego

    Springer 2006; US$ 31.99

    Intended for amateur astronomers. This book deals with the Moon itself - its formation, geology, and history - as well as the practical aspects of observation. It presents a description of the Moon's origin, history and geology; and considers how best to observe and record it with telescopes. more...

  • Optics in Astrophysicsby Renaud Foy; Françoise-Claude Foy

    Springer 2006; US$ 84.99

    Gives reviews of detectors and of spectrographs, as well as forefront R&D in the field of optical coatings and of guided optics. This book addresses possible ways to handle photons, based on quantum physics. It also gives two reviews about wavefront processing and about image restoration and deconvolution algorithms for ill conditioned cases. more...

  • Solar System Updateby Philippe Blondel; John Mason

    Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG 2006; US$ 179.99

    Consists of reviews of a number of carefully selected topics in solar system science. Contributions, in form of reviews, are mainly aimed at professional astronomers and planetary scientists wishing to inform themselves about progress in fields closely related to their own field of expertise. more...

  • Observing the Moonby Gerald North

    Cambridge University Press 2007; US$ 40.00

    A 'hands-on' primer for the aspiring observer of the Moon, written by an experienced and well-known lunar observer. more...

  • Ice, Rock, and Beautyby David Brodie

    Springer 2008; US$ 39.95

    Imaging techniques from Earth continue to improve, while missions such as Voyager, Galileo and the Hubble Space Telescope have yielded many excellent images. This book collects some 72 main images, showing objects heretofore little seen, to tell a story of the Solar System. more...

  • Robotic Exploration of the Solar Systemby Paolo Ulivi; David M. Harland

    Springer 2007; US$ 31.99

    Presents the history of unmanned missions exploring our Solar System. This book provides technical descriptions of the spacecraft, of their mission designs and of instrumentations. It discusses scientific results, together with details of mission management. more...