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Merlin's Tour of the Universe
Crown Publishing Group 2011; US$ 19.00Merlin, a fictional visitor from the Andromeda Galaxy, Planet Omniscia, has been friends with many of the most important scientific figures of the past including Kepler, da Vinci, Magellan, Doppler, Einstein and Hubble. In this delightful tour of the galaxies, Merlin often recounts his conversations with these historical figures in his responses to... more...
Interiors of the Planets
Cambridge University Press 1980; US$ 58.00In this book Alan Cook explains how the mechanical properties of the planets are determined. more...
Plasma Loops in the Solar Corona
Cambridge University Press 1991; US$ 94.00The first comprehensive account of the properties of plasma loops, the fundamental structural elements of the solar corona. more...
The Symbiotic Stars
Cambridge University Press 1986; US$ 37.00Dr Kenyon has researched and assembled here all the existing data for the known symbiotic stars, in which a dwarf star accretes material from its red giant companion. more...
Solar and Stellar Activity Cycles
Cambridge University Press 1994; US$ 62.00A timely and authoritative synthesis of our understanding of activity cycles in the Sun and similar stars for graduate students and researchers. more...
The Distribution of the Galaxies
Cambridge University Press 1999; US$ 43.00A topical volume examining one of the leading problems in astronomy today - how galaxies cluster in our Universe. more...
The Cambridge Guide to the Solar System
Cambridge University Press 2011; US$ 51.00With full color images, this classic reference is brought up-to-date, and will appeal to anyone with an interest in planetary science. more...
On the Origin of Planets
World Scientific Publishing Company 2010; US$ 117.00The book begins with a historical review of four major theories for the origin of the Solar System in particular, or of planets in general, which highlight the major problems that need to be solved by any plausible theory. In many theories, including that which form the major theme of this book, the formation of planets and stars is intimately linked,... more...
How Likely is Extraterrestrial Life?
Springer 2012; US$ 39.99What does existing scientific knowledge about physics, chemistry, meteorology and biology tell us about the likelihood of extraterrestrial life and civilizations? And what does the fact that there is currently no credible scientific evidence for the existence of extraterrestrial biospheres or civilizations teach us? This book reviews the various scientific... more...
Observing the Messier Objects with a Small Telescope
Springer 2011; US$ 35.99"Observing the Messier Objects with a Small Telescope" contains descriptions and photographs of the 103 Messier objects, with instructions on how to find them without a computerized telescope or even setting circles. The photographs show how the objects appear through a 127mm Maksutov (and other instruments, where applicable). The visual... more...









