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5th International Symposium of Space Optical Instruments and Applications - Beijing, China, September 5-7, 2018 (Hardcover, 1st... 5th International Symposium of Space Optical Instruments and Applications - Beijing, China, September 5-7, 2018 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
H. Paul Urbach, Qifeng Yu
R2,942 Discovery Miles 29 420 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book gathers selected and expanded contributions presented at the 5th Symposium on Space Optical Instruments and Applications, which was held in Beijing, China, on September 5-7, 2018. This conference series is organized by the Sino-Holland Space Optical Instruments Laboratory, a cooperative platform between China and the Netherlands. The symposium focused on key technological problems regarding optical instruments and their applications in a space context. It covered the latest developments, experiments and results on the theory, instrumentation and applications of space optics. The book is split into five main sections: The first covers optical remote sensing system design, the second focuses on advanced optical system design, and the third addresses remote sensor calibration and measurement. Remote sensing data processing and information extraction are then presented, followed by a final section on remote sensing data applications.

50 Targets for the Mid-Sized Telescope (Hardcover): John Read 50 Targets for the Mid-Sized Telescope (Hardcover)
John Read
R735 R657 Discovery Miles 6 570 Save R78 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Birth, Evolution And Death Of Stars (Paperback): James Lequeux Birth, Evolution And Death Of Stars (Paperback)
James Lequeux
R768 Discovery Miles 7 680 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

It has been known for a long time that stars are similar to our Sun. But it was only in 1810 that they were shown to be made of an incandescent gas. The chemical composition of this gas began to be determined in 1860. In 1940, it was demonstrated that the energy radiated by the stars is of thermonuclear origin. How stars form from interstellar matter and how they evolve and die was understood only recently, with our knowledge still incomplete. It was also realized recently that close double stars present a wide variety of extraordinary phenomena, which are far from being completely explored.This book explains all these aspects, and also discusses how the evolution of stars determine that of galaxies. The most interesting observations are illustrated by spectacular images, while the theory is explained as simply as possible, without however avoiding some mathematical or physical developments when they are necessary for a good understanding of what happens in stars. Without being a textbook for specialists, this book can be profitably read by students or amateurs possessing some basic scientific knowledge, who would like to be initiated in-depth to the fascinating world of stars.The author, an emeritus astronomer of the Paris Observatory, worked in various domains of astronomy connected with the subject of this book: interstellar matter and evolution of stars and galaxies. He directed the Marseilles observatory from 1983 to 1988 and served for fifteen years as Chief Editor of the professional European journal Astronomy & Astrophysics. He has written many articles and books about physics and astronomy at different levels.

Solar Radiation (Hardcover): Catherine Waltz Solar Radiation (Hardcover)
Catherine Waltz
R2,499 R2,278 Discovery Miles 22 780 Save R221 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Witness of the Stars - The Twelve Star Signs of the Heavens and Their Role in the Biblical Lore, the Psalms, and God's... The Witness of the Stars - The Twelve Star Signs of the Heavens and Their Role in the Biblical Lore, the Psalms, and God's Promise to Christians (Hardcover) (Hardcover)
E.W. Bullinger
R740 Discovery Miles 7 400 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Witness of the Stars stands as one of the best explanations of the constellations in the context of Biblical wisdom. This edition includes all of E. W. Bullinger's original charts and illustrations of the heavens above. To compose this book, E. W. Bullinger used his Biblical scholarship alongside research of the origins of the astronomical constellations. He demonstrates, through a close reading of the Old and New Testaments, how each of the star signs relates to the Bible's stories. Gradually, it is revealed how God makes himself known to us through the Bible's astronomy. The symbolism of the star signs are shown as important in the Bible. Their presence in verse relates not simply to their appearances, such as Libra's scales or Aries as a ram, but also the way in which Biblical figures behave after looking at the heavens for guidance. The Book of Job is highlighted by Bullinger for being significantly influenced by the stars.

A World Without Time (Paperback): Palle Yourgrau A World Without Time (Paperback)
Palle Yourgrau
R465 R434 Discovery Miles 4 340 Save R31 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In 1942, the logician Kurt Godel and Albert Einstein became close friends; they walked to and from their offices every day, exchanging ideas about science, philosophy, politics, and the lost world of German science. By 1949, Godel had produced a remarkable proof: "In any universe described by the Theory of Relativity, time cannot exist," Einstein endorsed this result reluctantly but he could find no way to refute it, since then, neither has anyone else. Yet cosmologists and philosophers alike have proceeded as if this discovery was never made. In "A World Without Time," Palle Yourgrau sets out to restore Godel to his rightful place in history, telling the story of two magnificent minds put on the shelf by the scientific fashions of their day, and attempts to rescue the brilliant work they did together.

Astrobiology and Cuatro Cienegas Basin as an Analog of Early Earth (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): Valeria Souza, Antigona Segura,... Astrobiology and Cuatro Cienegas Basin as an Analog of Early Earth (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Valeria Souza, Antigona Segura, Jamie S. Foster
R2,888 Discovery Miles 28 880 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Astrobiology not only investigates how early life took hold of our planet but also life on other planets - both in our Solar System and beyond - and their potential for habitability. The book take readers from the scars on planetary surfaces made by space rocks to the history of the Solar System narrated by those space rocks as well as exoplanets in other planetary systems. But the true question is how life arose here or elsewhere. Modern comparative genomics has revealed that Darwin was correct; a set of highly conserved genes and cellular functions indicate that all life is related by common ancestry. The Last Universal Common Ancestor or LUCA sits at the base of the Tree of Life. However, once that life took hold, it started to diversify and form complex microbial communities that are known as microbial mats and stromatolites. Due to their long evolutionary history and abundance on modern Earth, research on the biological, chemical and geological processes of stromatolite formation has provided important insights into the field of astrobiology. Many of these microbialite-containing ecosystems have been used as models for astrobiology, and NASA mission analogs including Shark Bay, Pavilion and Kelly Lakes. Modern microbialites represent natural laboratories to study primordial ecosystems and provide proxies for how life could evolve on other planets. However, few viral metagenomic studies (i.e., viromes) have been conducted in microbialites, which are not only an important part of the community but also mirror its biodiversity. This book focuses on particularly interesting sites such as Andean lake microbialites, a proxy of early life since they are characterized by very high UV light, while Alchichica and Bacalar lakes are characterized by high-salt and oligotrophic waters that nurture stromatolites. However, it is only the oasis of Cuatro Cienegas Basin in Mexico that stored past life in its marine sediments of the Sierra de San Marcos. This particular Sierra has a magmatic pouch that moves the deep aquifer to the surface in a cycle of sun drenched life and back to the depths of the magmatic life in an ancient cycle that now is broken by the overexploitation of the surface water as well as the deep aquifer in order to irrigate alfalfa in the desert. The anthropocene, the era of human folly, is killing this unique time machine and with it the memory of the planet.

A History of the Italian Space Adventure - Pioneers and Achievements from the XIVth Century to the Present (Hardcover, 1st ed.... A History of the Italian Space Adventure - Pioneers and Achievements from the XIVth Century to the Present (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Giovanni Caprara
R1,353 R1,133 Discovery Miles 11 330 Save R220 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This well-documented and fascinating book tells how, over the centuries, a series of visionaries, scientists, technologists, and politicians fostered the involvement of Italy in space exploration. The lives of these pioneers was often far from easy, yet they persevered. The fruits of their efforts can today be witnessed in Italy's success within the cutting-edge space sector. Italy's history in space started at the end of the fourteenth century and continued with the development of fireworks. Later, the nineteenth century marked the beginning of research into rockets in a more scientific way. After World War II, rocket technology was advanced with the aid of German scientists, and in the 1960s Luigi Broglio, the father of Italian space exploration, designed the San Marco satellite. In 1979 the first Italian Space Plan was launched, but it was the foundation of the Italian Space Agency in 1988 that kick-started a program of exploration in various fields of cosmic research. The outcome was construction of the Vega launcher and collaboration in the International Space Station. Now the Italian space industry stands ready to play an important role in the Gateway orbital station. All of this history, and more, is explored in this riveting book.

Phase Diagrams for Geoscientists - An Atlas of the Earth's Interior (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2014): Tibor Gasparik Phase Diagrams for Geoscientists - An Atlas of the Earth's Interior (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2014)
Tibor Gasparik
R4,431 Discovery Miles 44 310 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The book summarizes the results of the experimental studies of phase relations in the chemical systems relevant to Earth, carried out by the author in a time period of over 20 years between 1979 and 2001. It is based on 1000 piston-cylinder experiments at pressures up to 4 GPa, and close to 700 experiments carried out with a multi-anvil apparatus at pressures up to 24 GPA. This is the largest published collection of calculated phase diagrams for the chemical systems relevant to Earth. This is also the first time that the phase relations at the relatively low pressures of the lithospheric mantle, mainly applicable to the experimental thermobarometry of metamorphic rocks and mantle xenoliths, are seamlessly integrated with the phase relations of the sublithospheric upper mantle and the uppermost lower mantle, primarily applicable to inclusions in diamond and schocked meteorites. "Tibor Gasparik has devoted his career to determining the high-pressure, high-temperature phase relations of the geologically important Sodium-Calcium-Magnesium-Aluminium-Silicon (NCMAS) oxide system. This book is his opus magnum, summarizing more than 1700 experiments in over 120 figures. ... I have found Phase Diagrams for Geoscientists to be a useful first port-of-call for finding the P-T stability fields ... and I can recommend the book as a reference for geoscientists requiring an overview of the stable phase assemblages in the top 700 km of the Earth." (David Dobson, Geological Magazine, Vol. 142 (2), 2005)

High-Resolution X-Ray Spectroscopy - Past, Present and Future (Hardcover, 2011 ed.): Jelle Kaastra, Frits Paerels High-Resolution X-Ray Spectroscopy - Past, Present and Future (Hardcover, 2011 ed.)
Jelle Kaastra, Frits Paerels
R4,400 Discovery Miles 44 000 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

High-resolution X-ray spectroscopy has become a powerful tool for astrophysics since the launch of Chandra and XMM-Newton, ten years ago. The grating spectrometers on both instruments still continue to provide excellent data, while imaging calorimeters are being prepared for future missions like Astro-H and IXO. The synergy with other wavelength bands like the UV has been boosted by the addition of COS to HST. X-ray spectroscopy offers unique diagnostics to study almost any object in the Universe. This book contains review papers on highlights and the state-of-the-art of X-ray spectroscopy for a broad range of objects and on the prospects for future studies.

Columbia Crew Survival Investigation Report (Hardcover): Johnson Space Center, National Aeronautics & Space Admin Columbia Crew Survival Investigation Report (Hardcover)
Johnson Space Center, National Aeronautics & Space Admin
R1,681 Discovery Miles 16 810 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

With illustrations and photographsp in full color.

Astrology to Astronomy - The Study of the Night Sky from Ptolemy to Copernicus - With Biographies and Illustrations... Astrology to Astronomy - The Study of the Night Sky from Ptolemy to Copernicus - With Biographies and Illustrations (Hardcover)
Various
R639 Discovery Miles 6 390 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
My Countdown - The Story Behind My Husband's Spaceflight (Paperback): Lena De Winne My Countdown - The Story Behind My Husband's Spaceflight (Paperback)
Lena De Winne
R489 Discovery Miles 4 890 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The author has the distinction of being the only wife of a European astronaut who has also worked in the area of human spaceflight. Her story is told from a unique perspective. Lena De Winne provides a first-hand account of the ins and outs of the complex astronaut spaceflight system. This book captures the individual stories of crewmembers Roman Romanenko, Bob Thirsk, Frank De Winne and their spouses Julia, Brenda and Lena, as they prepare and embark on a unique spaceflight mission. Delivered with raw emotional intensity, it reads like a novel, sharing the aspirations, anguish, surprises and disappointments of its subjects. Yet it is resolutely biographical, offering a vivid recollection of events as they happened. An easy but precise overview of space science and technology is also provided. Readers will not only become familiarised with the human space flight program, they will also be left with an exhilarating sense of having been a part of the adventure. The book is suffused with an intimacy and honesty that renders the lives of the crew and their spouses in an unprecedented light.

Ontsluier Die Heelal - 'n Inleiding Tot Sterrekunde (Afrikaans, Hardcover): J.E. van Zyl Ontsluier Die Heelal - 'n Inleiding Tot Sterrekunde (Afrikaans, Hardcover)
J.E. van Zyl
R469 Discovery Miles 4 690 Ships in 4 - 8 working days

Die skrywer se doelstelling met hierdie publikasie is om die beginsels van sterrekunde toeganklik te maak vir almal, om ‘n teks daar te stel wat bruikbare toeligting vir die amateursterrekundige is en kan dien as voorbereiding vir verdere studie in die sterrekunde.

Van Zyl se eenvoudige, onderhoudende skryfstyl dra verder by tot die boek se toeganklikheid vir sterrekundiges sowel as leke met ‘n besondere belangstelling in die heelal. Deurgaans word gepoog om te verduidelik hoe sterrekundiges te werk gaan. Om begrip te vergemaklik, verskyn ook 11 bladsye bylaes waarin die wiskunde wat gebruik word uit grondbeginsels herlei word. Dit bevat gedetailleerde beskrywings en verduidelikings van die heelal se geheime.

Inligting oor nuwe ontdekkings en teoriee, kleurvolle diagramme en foto’s verhoog die waarde.

Planetology - Future Explorations (Hardcover): Bryan Palaszewski Planetology - Future Explorations (Hardcover)
Bryan Palaszewski
R3,317 Discovery Miles 33 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway: Invisible Presences (Hardcover): Molly Hoff Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway: Invisible Presences (Hardcover)
Molly Hoff
R1,180 Discovery Miles 11 800 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Astronomy Today, Global Edition (Paperback, 8th edition): Eric Chaisson, Steve McMillan Astronomy Today, Global Edition (Paperback, 8th edition)
Eric Chaisson, Steve McMillan
R3,143 Discovery Miles 31 430 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

With Astronomy Today, Eighth Edition, trusted authors Eric Chaisson and Steve McMillan communicate their excitement about astronomy, delivering current and thorough science with insightful pedagogy. The text emphasizes critical thinking and visualization, and it focuses on the process of scientific discovery, teaching students how we know what we know. Alternate Versions *Astronomy Today, Volume 1: The Solar System, Eighth Edition-Focuses primarily on planetary coverage for a 1-term course. Includes Chapters 1-16, 28. *Astronomy Today, Volume 2: Stars and Galaxies, Eighth Edition-Focuses primarily on stars and stellar evolution for a 1-term course. Includes Chapters 1-5 and 16-28.

The End of Everything - (Astrophysically Speaking) (Paperback): Katie Mack The End of Everything - (Astrophysically Speaking) (Paperback)
Katie Mack
R458 R421 Discovery Miles 4 210 Save R37 (8%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Dark Side of the Moon - The Magnificent Madness of the American Lunar Quest (Paperback): Gerard DeGroot Dark Side of the Moon - The Magnificent Madness of the American Lunar Quest (Paperback)
Gerard DeGroot
R1,832 Discovery Miles 18 320 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A selection of the History, Scientific American, and Quality Paperback Book Clubs For a very brief moment during the 1960s, America was moonstruck. Boys dreamt of being an astronaut; girls dreamed of marrying one. Americans drank Tang, bought "space pens" that wrote upside down, wore clothes made of space age Mylar, and took imaginary rockets to the moon from theme parks scattered around the country. But despite the best efforts of a generation of scientists, the almost foolhardy heroics of the astronauts, and 35 billion dollars, the moon turned out to be a place of "magnificent desolation," to use Buzz Aldrin's words: a sterile rock of no purpose to anyone. In Dark Side of the Moon, Gerard J. DeGroot reveals how NASA cashed in on the Americans' thirst for heroes in an age of discontent and became obsessed with putting men in space. The moon mission was sold as a race which America could not afford to lose. Landing on the moon, it was argued, would be good for the economy, for politics, and for the soul. It could even win the Cold War. The great tragedy is that so much effort and expense was devoted to a small step that did virtually nothing for mankind. Drawing on meticulous archival research, DeGroot cuts through the myths constructed by the Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson administrations and sustained by NASA ever since. He finds a gang of cynics, demagogues, scheming politicians, and corporations who amassed enormous power and profits by exploiting the fear of what the Russians might do in space. Exposing the truth behind one of the most revered fictions of American history, Dark Side of the Moon explains why the American space program has been caught in a state of purposeless wandering ever since Neil Armstrong descended from Apollo 11 and stepped onto the moon. The effort devoted to the space program was indeed magnificent and its cultural impact was profound, but the purpose of the program was as desolate and dry as lunar dust.

High Energy Cosmic Rays (Hardcover, 3rd ed. 2021): Todor Stanev High Energy Cosmic Rays (Hardcover, 3rd ed. 2021)
Todor Stanev
R4,938 Discovery Miles 49 380 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Offers an accessible text and reference (a cosmic-ray manual) for graduate students entering the field and high-energy astrophysicists will find this an accessible cosmic-ray manual Easy to read for the general astronomer, the first part describes the standard model of cosmic rays based on our understanding of modern particle physics. Presents the acceleration scenario in some detail in supernovae explosions as well as in the passage of cosmic rays through the Galaxy. Compares experimental data in the atmosphere as well as underground are compared with theoretical models

Historical Observational Records of Comets and Meteor Showers from China, Japan and Korea (Hardcover, New): David Pankenier,... Historical Observational Records of Comets and Meteor Showers from China, Japan and Korea (Hardcover, New)
David Pankenier, Zhentao Xu, Yaotiao Jiang
R3,822 Discovery Miles 38 220 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Until now, important research on the historical records of comets and meteor showers from China, Japan, and Korea has remained the exclusive preserve of those with expertise in the relevant languages. With a compilation like the present volume the authors hope to ameliorate that situation. Applying the same rigorous selection criteria and style of presentation as in the previous catalogue, assembled and translated here are some 1,500 additional observations of comets and meteor showers from China, Japan, and Korea spanning nearly three millennia. With the publication of this volume, most of the important historical records of East Asian astronomical observations are now accessible in English. The introductions and appendices provide all the required information on specialized terminology, recording conventions, and nomenclature the reader will need to make use of the records. In addition to being an invaluable resource for professional astronomers, East Asian astronomical records have materially aided the research of scholars in fields as diverse as mythology, medieval iconography, ancient chronology, and the oral history of pre-literate societies. The book should be of great interest to cultural astronomers, as well as to those engaged in historical and comparative research.

Kinetic Alfven Waves in Laboratory, Space, and Astrophysical Plasmas (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): De-Jin Wu, Ling Chen Kinetic Alfven Waves in Laboratory, Space, and Astrophysical Plasmas (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
De-Jin Wu, Ling Chen
R4,152 Discovery Miles 41 520 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book provides a systematic introduction to the observation and application of kinetic Alfven waves (KAWs) in various plasma environments, with a special focus on the solar-terrestrial coupling system. Alfven waves are low-frequency and long-wavelength fluctuations that pervade laboratory, space and cosmic plasmas. KAWs are dispersive Alfven waves with a short wavelength comparable to particle kinematic scales and hence can play important roles in the energization and transport of plasma particles, the formation of fine magneto-plasma structures, and the dissipation of turbulent Alfven waves. Since the 1990s, experimental studies on KAWs in laboratory and space plasmas have significantly advanced our understanding of KAWs, making them an increasingly interesting subject. Without a doubt, the solar-terrestrial coupling system provides us with a unique natural laboratory for the comprehensive study of KAWs. This book presents extensive observations of KAWs in solar and heliospheric plasmas, as well as numerous applications of KAWs in the solar-terrestrial coupling system, including solar atmosphere heating, solarwind turbulence, solar wind-magnetosphere interactions, and magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling. In addition, for the sake of consistency, the book includes the basic theories and physical properties of KAWs, as well as their experimental demonstrations in laboratory plasmas. In closing, it discusses possible applications of KAWs to other astrophysical plasmas. Accordingly, the book covers all the major aspects of KAWs in a coherent manner that will appeal to advanced graduate students and researchers whose work involves laboratory, space and astrophysical plasmas.

Exploring the Unknown - Selected Documents in the History of the U.S. Civil Space Program, Volume VI: Space and Earth Science... Exploring the Unknown - Selected Documents in the History of the U.S. Civil Space Program, Volume VI: Space and Earth Science (NASA History Series SP-2004-4407) (Hardcover)
John M. Logsdon; Contributions by Roger D. Launius; Nasa History Division
R1,219 Discovery Miles 12 190 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
New Ideas Concerning Black Holes and the Universe (Hardcover): Eugene Tatum New Ideas Concerning Black Holes and the Universe (Hardcover)
Eugene Tatum
R3,308 Discovery Miles 33 080 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Earth's Neighbors - Inner, Outer and Outermost Planets Beginner's Guide to Astronomy Grade 3 Children's... Earth's Neighbors - Inner, Outer and Outermost Planets Beginner's Guide to Astronomy Grade 3 Children's Astronomy & Space Books (Hardcover)
Baby Professor
R750 R660 Discovery Miles 6 600 Save R90 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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