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The Case for Space - How the Revolution in Spaceflight Opens Up a Future of Limitless Possibility (Hardcover): Robert Zubrin The Case for Space - How the Revolution in Spaceflight Opens Up a Future of Limitless Possibility (Hardcover)
Robert Zubrin
R596 R491 Discovery Miles 4 910 Save R105 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

A noted space expert explains the current revolution in spaceflight, where it leads, and why we need it. A new space race has begun. But the rivals in this case are not superpowers but competing entrepreneurs. These daring pioneers are creating a revolution in spaceflight that promises to transform the near future. Astronautical engineer Robert Zubrin spells out the potential of these new developments in an engrossing narrative that is visionary yet grounded by a deep understanding of the practical challenges. Fueled by the combined expertise of the old aerospace industry and the talents of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, spaceflight is becoming cheaper. The new generation of space explorers has already achieved a major breakthrough by creating reusable rockets. Zubrin foresees more rapid innovation, including global travel from any point on Earth to another in an hour or less; orbital hotels; moon bases with incredible space observatories; human settlements on Mars, the asteroids, and the moons of the outer planets; and then, breaking all limits, pushing onward to the stars. Zubrin shows how projects that sound like science fiction can actually become reality. But beyond the how, he makes an even more compelling case for why we need to do this--to increase our knowledge of the universe, to make unforeseen discoveries on new frontiers, to harness the natural resources of other planets, to safeguard Earth from stray asteroids, to ensure the future of humanity by expanding beyond its home base, and to protect us from being catastrophically set against each other by the false belief that there isn't enough for all.

Space: 10 Things You Should Know (Hardcover): Rebecca Smethurst Space: 10 Things You Should Know (Hardcover)
Rebecca Smethurst 1
R304 R247 Discovery Miles 2 470 Save R57 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

'Bite-sized, cutting edge science delivered with enormous enthusiasm - all you need to travel the cosmos' CHRIS LINTOTT 'A lot of astrophysics is packed into this neat little book . . . I guarantee you will come away knowing your dark matter from your supermassive black holes' JIM AL-KHALILI This book is for anyone who wants to easily understand the mind-blowing fundamentals of our extraordinary, expanding universe. Written by Oxford astrophysicist Dr Becky Smethurst and composed of ten captivating, simple essays, it guides you swiftly through the galaxies, explaining the mysteries of black holes, dark matter and what existed before the Big Bang, presenting the evidence as to whether we really are alone, illuminating what we still don't know, and much more besides. If you have big questions about Space, this book will provide you with the answers in an engaging and succinct way.

Solid Rocket Propellants - Science and Technology Challenges (Hardcover): Haridwar Singh, Himanshu,  Shekhar Solid Rocket Propellants - Science and Technology Challenges (Hardcover)
Haridwar Singh, Himanshu, Shekhar
R2,177 Discovery Miles 21 770 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Propellants contain considerable chemical energy that can be used in rocket propulsion. Bringing together information on both the theoretical and practical aspects of solid rocket propellants for the first time, this book will find a unique place on the readers' shelf providing the overall picture of solid rocket propulsion technology. Aimed at students, engineers and researchers in the area, the authors have applied their wealth of knowledge regarding formulation, processing and evaluation to provide an up to date and clear text on the subject.

Extraterrestrial - The First Sign Of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth (Paperback): Avi Loeb Extraterrestrial - The First Sign Of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth (Paperback)
Avi Loeb
R337 R275 Discovery Miles 2 750 Save R62 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Harvard's top astronomer takes us inside the mind-blowing story of the first interstellar visitor to our solar system.

In late 2017, scientists at a Hawaiian observatory glimpsed a strange object soaring through our inner solar system. Astrophysicist Avi Loeb conclusively showed it was not an asteroid; it was moving too fast along a strange orbit, and leaving no trail of gas or debris in its wake. There was only one conceivable explanation: the object was a piece of advanced technology created by a distant alien civilization.

In Extraterrestrial, Loeb takes readers inside the thrilling story of the first interstellar visitor to be spotted in our solar system. He outlines his theory and its profound implications: for science, for religion, and for the future of our planet. A mind-bending journey through the furthest reaches of science, space-time, and the human imagination, Extraterrestrial challenges readers to aim for the stars-and to think critically about what's out there, no matter how strange it seems.

The Art of NASA - The Illustrations That Sold the Missions (Hardcover): Piers Bizony The Art of NASA - The Illustrations That Sold the Missions (Hardcover)
Piers Bizony
R1,651 R854 Discovery Miles 8 540 Save R797 (48%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Your Place in the Universe - Understanding Our Big, Messy Existence (Paperback): Paul M Sutter Your Place in the Universe - Understanding Our Big, Messy Existence (Paperback)
Paul M Sutter
R420 Discovery Miles 4 200 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

An astrophysicist presents an in-depth yet accessible tour of the universe for lay readers, while conveying the excitement of astronomy.How is a galaxy billions of lightyears away connected to us? Is our home nothing more than a tiny speck of blue in an ocean of night? In this exciting tour of a universe far larger than we can imagine, cosmologist Paul M. Sutter emphasizes how amazing it is that we are part of such a huge, complex, and mysterious place. Through metaphors and uncomplicated language, Sutter breathes life into the science of astrophysics, unveiling how particles, forces, and fields interplay to create the greatest of cosmic dramas. Touched with the author's characteristic breezy, conversational style--which has made him a breakout hit on venues such as The Weather Channel, the Science Channel, and his own popular Ask a Spaceman! podcast--he conveys the fun and wonder of delving deeply into the physical processes of the natural universe. He weaves together the past and future histories of our universe with grounded descriptions of essential modern-day physics as well as speculations based on the latest research in cosmology. Topics include our place in the Milky Way galaxy; the cosmic web--a vast web-like pattern in which galaxies are arranged; the origins of our universe in the big bang; the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy; how science has dramatically changed our relationship to the cosmos; conjectures about the future of reality as we know it; and more.For anyone who has ever stared at the starry night sky and wondered how we humans on Earth fit into the big picture, this book is an essential roadmap.

Smaller Satellites Operations Near Geostationary Orbit (Hardcover): Matthew T. Erdner Smaller Satellites Operations Near Geostationary Orbit (Hardcover)
Matthew T. Erdner
R2,359 Discovery Miles 23 590 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

With the ongoing miniaturisation of components, the utility of smaller satellites is increasing. Many believe in the near future that small satellites will be able to perform all functions that larger satellites currently perform today. It has been suggested that these satellites will be less expensive, thus offer a lower risk to the consumer in case they fail before their mission design life. This book looks at the ability to build and operate smaller satellites with current technology to perform covert Space Control and Space Situational Awareness missions near geostationary orbit. The investigation determined if space qualified Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) components and current technology could be used to build covert smaller satellites. The largest satellite was sized to be undetectable from earth based sensors. Subsequent CubeSat sizes were selected to determine how small a satellite could be built with COTS components and current technology to perform the assigned missions. A comparative analysis was then performed to determine how these satellites could be cost effectively launched to orbit. A cost estimate was performed to determine the entire life cycle cost for each satellite size excluding launch and integration segments. Using that information, the best satellite size was determined.

Light in the Darkness - Black Holes, The Universe and Us (Paperback): Heino Falcke, Joerg Roemer Light in the Darkness - Black Holes, The Universe and Us (Paperback)
Heino Falcke, Joerg Roemer
R363 R209 Discovery Miles 2 090 Save R154 (42%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

As featured in THE EDGE OF ALL WE KNOW - the new Netflix documentary about Black Holes For readers of Stephen Hawking, a fascinating account of the universe from the perspective of world-leading astrophysicist Heino Falcke, who took the first ever picture of a black hole. 10th April 2019: a global sensation. Heino Falcke, a man "working at the boundaries of his discipline and therefore at the limits of the universe" had used a network of telescopes spanning the entire planet to take the first picture of a black hole. Light in the Darkness examines how mankind has always looked to the skies, mapping the journey from millennia ago when we turned our gaze to the heavens, to modern astrophysics. Heino Falcke and Jorg Romer entertainingly and compellingly chart the breakthrough research of Falcke's team, an unprecedented global community of international colleagues developing a telescope complex enough to look directly into a black hole - a hole where light vanishes, and time stops. What does this development mean? Is this the beginning of a new physics? What can we learn from this about God, the world, and ourselves? For Falcke, astrophysics and metaphysics, science and faith, do not exclude one another. Black Hole is both a plea for curiosity and humility; it's interested in both what we know, and the mysteries that remain unsolved.

Computers in Earth and Environmental Sciences - Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Technologies in Hazards and Risk... Computers in Earth and Environmental Sciences - Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Technologies in Hazards and Risk Management (Paperback)
Hamid Reza Pourghasemi
R4,161 Discovery Miles 41 610 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Computers in Earth and Environmental Sciences: Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Technologies in Hazards and Risk Management addresses the need for a comprehensive book that focuses on multi-hazard assessments, natural and manmade hazards, and risk management using new methods and technologies that employ GIS, artificial intelligence, spatial modeling, machine learning tools and meta-heuristic techniques. The book is clearly organized into four parts that cover natural hazards, environmental hazards, advanced tools and technologies in risk management, and future challenges in computer applications to hazards and risk management. Researchers and professionals in Earth and Environmental Science who require the latest technologies and advances in hazards, remote sensing, geosciences, spatial modeling and machine learning will find this book to be an invaluable source of information on the latest tools and technologies available.

Faith 7 - L. Gordon Cooper, Jr., and the Final Mercury Mission (Paperback, 1st ed. 2016): Colin Burgess Faith 7 - L. Gordon Cooper, Jr., and the Final Mercury Mission (Paperback, 1st ed. 2016)
Colin Burgess
R1,312 Discovery Miles 13 120 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book celebrates the final spaceflight in the Mercury series, flown by NASA astronaut Gordon Cooper, who led an adventurous life in the cockpit of airplanes and spacecraft alike, and on his Mercury mission he became the last American ever to rocket into space alone. He flew in the Mercury and Gemini programs and served as head of flight crew operations in both the Apollo and Skylab programs. Based on extensive research and first-person interviews, this is a complete history of the Faith 7 flight and its astronaut. Cooper later gained notoriety following the release of the movie, The Right Stuff, in which he was depicted by Dennis Quaid, but Burgess discovers there was even more drama to his story. It completes the "Pioneers in Early Spaceflight" subseries in fitting fashion.

Asteroids - How Love, Fear, and Greed Will Determine Our Future in Space (Hardcover): Martin Elvis Asteroids - How Love, Fear, and Greed Will Determine Our Future in Space (Hardcover)
Martin Elvis
R722 Discovery Miles 7 220 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A unique, wide-ranging examination of asteroid exploration and our future in space Human travel into space is an enormously expensive and unforgiving endeavor. So why go? In this accessible and authoritative book, astrophysicist Martin Elvis argues that the answer is asteroid exploration, for the strong motives of love, fear, and greed. Elvis's personal motivation is one of scientific love-asteroid investigations may teach us about the composition of the solar system and the origins of life. A more compelling reason may be fear-of a dinosaur killer-sized asteroid hitting our planet. Finally, Elvis maintains, we should consider greed: asteroids likely hold vast riches, such as large platinum deposits, and mining them could provide both a new industry and a funding source for bolder space exploration. Elvis explains how each motive can be satisfied, and how they help one another. From the origins of life to "space billiards" and space sports, Elvis looks at how asteroids may be used in the not-so-distant future.

Japanese Missions to the International Space Station - Hope from the East (Paperback, 1st ed. 2019): John O'Sullivan Japanese Missions to the International Space Station - Hope from the East (Paperback, 1st ed. 2019)
John O'Sullivan
R904 R751 Discovery Miles 7 510 Save R153 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Japan has a rich history of human spaceflight, flying in space with both NASA and the Soviet/Russian space agencies over the years. This book tells the story of the JAXA astronauts who have visited the International Space Station and how they have lived on board, helped construct the space laboratory and performed valuable scientific experiments. JAXA has contributed the largest single module to the ISS: the Kibo (Hope) science laboratory with its Logistics Module, Exposed Facility and robot arm. JAXA supplies the station with cargo and supplies on its automated cargo spacecraft, the H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV), but it is the human endeavour that captures the imagination. From brief visits to six-month expeditions, from spacewalking to commanding the Earth's only outpost in space, JAXA astronauts have played a vital role in the international project. Extensive use of colour photographs from NASA and JAXA depicting the experiments carried out and the phases of the ISS construction, together with the personal stories of the astronauts' experiences in space, highlight the crucial part the Japanese have played in human spaceflight.

Laika's Window - The Legacy of a Soviet Space Dog (Paperback): Kurt Caswell Laika's Window - The Legacy of a Soviet Space Dog (Paperback)
Kurt Caswell
R453 R409 Discovery Miles 4 090 Save R44 (10%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Laika began her life as a stray dog on the streets of Moscow and died in 1957 aboard the Soviet satellite Sputnik II. Initially the USSR reported that Laika, the first animal to orbit the earth, had survived in space for seven days, providing valuable data that would make future manned space flight possible. People believed that Laika died a painless death as her oxygen ran out. Only in recent decades has the real story become public: Laika died after only a few hours in orbit when her capsule overheated. Laika's Window positions Laika as a long overdue hero for leading the way to human space exploration. Kurt Caswell examines Laika's life and death and the speculation surrounding both. Profiling the scientists behind Sputnik II, he studies the political climate driven by the Cold War and the Space Race that expedited the satellite's development. Through this intimate portrait of Laika, we begin to understand what the dog experienced in the days and hours before the launch, what she likely experienced during her last moments, and what her flight means to history and to humanity. While a few of the other space dog flights rival Laika's in endurance and technological advancements, Caswell argues that Laika's flight serves as a tipping point in space exploration "beyond which the dream of exploring nearby and distant planets opened into a kind of fever from which humanity has never recovered." Examining the depth of human empathy-what we are willing to risk and sacrifice in the name of scientific achievement and our exploration of the cosmos, and how politics and marketing can influence it-Laika's Windowis also about our search to overcome loneliness and the role animals play in our drive to look far beyond the earth for answers.

Spacecraft Dynamics and Control - An Introduction (Hardcover, New): AHJ de Ruiter Spacecraft Dynamics and Control - An Introduction (Hardcover, New)
AHJ de Ruiter
R2,319 Discovery Miles 23 190 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Provides the basics of spacecraft orbital dynamics plus attitude dynamics and control, using vectrix notation

"Spacecraft Dynamics and Control: An Introduction" presents the fundamentals of classical control in the context of spacecraft attitude control. This approach is particularly beneficial for the training of students in both of the subjects of classical control as well as its application to spacecraft attitude control. By using a physical system (a spacecraft) that the reader can visualize (rather than arbitrary transfer functions), it is easier to grasp the motivation for why topics in control theory are important, as well as the theory behind them. The entire treatment of both orbital and attitude dynamics makes use of vectrix notation, which is a tool that allows the user to write down any vector equation of motion without consideration of a reference frame. This is particularly suited to the treatment of multiple reference frames. Vectrix notation also makes a very clear distinction between a physical vector and its coordinate representation in a reference frame. This is very important in spacecraft dynamics and control problems, where often multiple coordinate representations are used (in different reference frames) for the same physical vector.Provides an accessible, practical aid for teaching and self-study with a layout enabling a fundamental understanding of the subjectFills a gap in the existing literature by providing an analytical toolbox offering the reader a lasting, rigorous methodology for approaching vector mechanics, a key element vital to new graduates and practicing engineers alikeDelivers an outstanding resource for aerospace engineering students, and all those involved in the technical aspects of design and engineering in the space sectorContains numerous illustrations to accompany the written text. Problems are included to apply and extend the material in each chapter

Essential reading for graduate level aerospace engineering students, aerospace professionals, researchers and engineers.

Through Astronaut Eyes - Photographing Early Human Spaceflight (Hardcover): Jennifer K Levasseur Through Astronaut Eyes - Photographing Early Human Spaceflight (Hardcover)
Jennifer K Levasseur
R927 R774 Discovery Miles 7 740 Save R153 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Featuring over seventy images from the heroic age of space exploration, Through Astronaut Eyes presents the story of how human daring along with technological ingenuity allowed people to see the Earth and stars as they never had before. Photographs from the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs tell powerful and compelling stories that continue to have cultural resonance to this day, not just for what they revealed about the spaceflight experience, but also as products of a larger visual rhetoric of exploration. The photographs tell us as much about space and the astronauts who took them as their reception within an American culture undergoing radical change throughout the turbulent 1960s. This book explores the origins and impact of astronaut still photography from 1962 to 1972, the period when human spaceflight first captured the imagination of people around the world. Photographs taken during those three historic programs are much admired and reprinted, but rarely seriously studied. This book suggests astronaut photography is particularly relevant to American culture based on how easily the images were shared through reproduction and circulation in a very visually oriented society. Space photography's impact at the crossroads of cultural studies, the history of exploration and technology, and public memory illuminates its continuing importance to American identity.

Rocket Men - The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon (Paperback):... Rocket Men - The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon (Paperback)
Robert Kurson
R522 R395 Discovery Miles 3 950 Save R127 (24%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Archaeology from Space - How the Future Shapes Our Past (Paperback): Sarah Parcak Archaeology from Space - How the Future Shapes Our Past (Paperback)
Sarah Parcak
R508 R424 Discovery Miles 4 240 Save R84 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Goldilocks - The boldest high-concept thriller of the year (Paperback): LR Lam Goldilocks - The boldest high-concept thriller of the year (Paperback)
LR Lam
R247 Discovery Miles 2 470 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SEVEN DEVILS 'GOLDILOCKS GRABS YOUR ATTENTION AND DOESN'T LET GO - A THOUGHT-PROVOKING, IMAGINATIVE CALL-TO-ARMS' Katie Khan, author of Hold Back the Stars 'BOLD, FEMINIST SCI-FI FROM A SINGULAR, VISIONARY TALENT' Waterstones Online This is The Martian by way of The Handmaid's Tale - a bold and thought-provoking new high-concept thriller Despite increasing restrictions on the freedoms of women on Earth, Valerie Black is spearheading the first all-female mission to a planet in the Goldilocks Zone, where conditions are just right for human habitation. It's humanity's last hope for survival, and Naomi, Valerie's surrogate daughter and the ship's botanist, has been waiting her whole life for an opportunity like this - to step out of Valerie's shadow and really make a difference. But when things start going wrong on the ship, Naomi starts to suspect that someone on board is concealing a terrible secret - and realises time for life on Earth may be running out faster than they feared . . . FIND OUT WHY READERS CAN'T PUT GOLDILOCKS DOWN... 'Through the novel's fascinating premise Lam gives us plenty of food for thought about gender dynamics in our own world... Eerily prescient' USA TODAY 'Looking for a thrilling ecofeminist sci-fi space opera to keep you glued to your seat during this pandemic? You've found it' MS. MAGAZINE 'INTERSTELLAR'S brain with THE HANDMAID'S TALE's heart' Chuck Wendig, author of WANDERERS 'A perfect balance of beauty, thrills and hope' Nick Clark Windo, author of THE FEED

The Extraterrestrial Species Almanac - The Ultimate Guide to Greys, Reptilians, Hybrids, and Nordics (Paperback): Craig... The Extraterrestrial Species Almanac - The Ultimate Guide to Greys, Reptilians, Hybrids, and Nordics (Paperback)
Craig Campobasso
R502 R418 Discovery Miles 4 180 Save R84 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students - Revised Reprint (Paperback, 4th edition): Howard Curtis Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students - Revised Reprint (Paperback, 4th edition)
Howard Curtis
R2,111 Discovery Miles 21 110 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students, Fourth Edition, is a key text for students of aerospace engineering. While this latest edition has been updated with new content and included sample problems, it also retains its teach-by-example approach that emphasizes analytical procedures, computer-implemented algorithms, and the most comprehensive support package available, including fully worked solutions, PPT lecture slides, and animations of selected topics. Highly illustrated and fully supported with downloadable MATLAB algorithms for project and practical work, this book provides all the tools needed to fully understand the subject.

Under Alien Skies - A Sightseer's Guide to the Universe (Hardcover): Philip Plait Under Alien Skies - A Sightseer's Guide to the Universe (Hardcover)
Philip Plait
R805 R654 Discovery Miles 6 540 Save R151 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

How would Saturn’s rings look from a spaceship sailing just above them? If you were falling into a black hole, what’s the last thing you’d see before your spaghettification? What would it be like to visit the faraway places we currently experience only through high-powered telescopes and robotic emissaries? Faster-than-light travel may never be invented, but we can still take the scenic route through the universe with renowned astronomer and science communicator Philip Plait. On this lively, immersive adventure through the cosmos, Plait draws ingeniously on the latest scientific research to transport readers to ten spectacular sites, from our own familiar Moon to the outer reaches of our solar system and far beyond. Whether strolling through a dust storm under Mars’ butterscotch sky, witnessing the birth of a star or getting dizzy in a technicolour nebula, Plait is an illuminating, entertaining guide to the most otherworldly views in our universe.

Modern Special Relativity - A Student's Guide with Discussions and Examples (Paperback, 1st ed. 2022): Johann Rafelski Modern Special Relativity - A Student's Guide with Discussions and Examples (Paperback, 1st ed. 2022)
Johann Rafelski
R1,351 R1,281 Discovery Miles 12 810 Save R70 (5%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book presents Special Relativity in a language accessible to students while avoiding the burdens of geometry, tensor calculus, space-time symmetries, and the introduction of four vectors. The search for clarity in the fundamental questions about Relativity, the discussion of historical developments before and after 1905, the strong connection to current research topics, many solved examples and problems, and illustrations of the material in colloquial discussions are the most significant and original assets of this book. Importantly for first-time students, Special Relativity is presented such that nothing needs to be called paradoxical or apparent; everything is explained. The content of this volume develops and builds on the book Relativity Matters (Springer, 2017). However, this presentation of Special Relativity does not require 4-vector tools. The relevant material has been extended and reformulated, with additional examples and clarifications. This introduction of Special Relativity offers conceptual insights reaching well beyond the usual method of teaching relativity. It considers relevant developments after the discovery of General Relativity (which itself is not presented), and advances the reader into contemporary research fields. This presentation of Special Relativity is connected to present day research topics in particle, nuclear, and high intensity pulsed laser physics and is complemented by the current cosmological perspective. The conceptual reach of Special Relativity today extends significantly further compared even to a few decades ago. As the book progresses, the qualitative and historical introduction turns into a textbook-style presentation with many detailed results derived in an explicit manner. The reader reaching the end of this text needs knowledge of classical mechanics, a good command of elementary algebra, basic knowledge of calculus, and introductory know-how of electromagnetism.

Applied General Relativity - Theory and Applications in Astronomy, Celestial Mechanics and Metrology (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019):... Applied General Relativity - Theory and Applications in Astronomy, Celestial Mechanics and Metrology (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
Michael H Soffel, Wenbiao Han
R2,234 R2,078 Discovery Miles 20 780 Save R156 (7%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

In the late 20th and beginning 21st century high-precision astronomy, positioning and metrology strongly rely on general relativity. Supported by exercises and solutions this book offers graduate students and researchers entering those fields a self-contained and exhaustive but accessible treatment of applied general relativity. The book is written in a homogenous (graduate level textbook) style allowing the reader to understand the arguments step by step. It first introduces the mathematical and theoretical foundations of gravity theory and then concentrates on its general relativistic applications: clock rates, clock sychronization, establishment of time scales, astronomical references frames, relativistic astrometry, celestial mechanics and metrology. The authors present up-to-date relativistic models for applied techniques such as Satellite LASER Ranging (SLR), Lunar LASER Ranging (LLR), Globale Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), Very Large Baseline Interferometry (VLBI), radar measurements, gyroscopes and pulsar timing. A list of acronyms helps the reader keep an overview and a mathematical appendix provides required functions and terms.

50 Things to See in the Sky - (Illustrated Beginner's Guide to Stargazing with Step by Step Instructions and Diagrams,... 50 Things to See in the Sky - (Illustrated Beginner's Guide to Stargazing with Step by Step Instructions and Diagrams, Glow in the Dark Cover) (Hardcover)
Sarah Barker; Illustrated by Maria Nilsson
R493 R404 Discovery Miles 4 040 Save R89 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Shaping Science - Organizations, Decisions, and Culture on Nasa's Teams (Hardcover): Janet Vertesi Shaping Science - Organizations, Decisions, and Culture on Nasa's Teams (Hardcover)
Janet Vertesi
R1,077 Discovery Miles 10 770 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

In Shaping Science, Janet Vertesi draws on a decade of immersive ethnography with NASA's robotic spacecraft teams to create a comparative account of two great space missions of the early 2000s. Although these missions appear to feature robotic explorers on the frontiers of the solar system, bravely investigating new worlds, their commands were issued from millions of miles away by a very human team. By examining the two teams' formal structures, decision-making techniques, and informal work practices in the day-to-day process of mission planning, Vertesi shows just how deeply entangled a team's local organizational context is with the knowledge they produce about other worlds. Using extensive, embedded experiences on two NASA spacecraft teams, this is the first book to apply organizational studies of work to the laboratory environment in order to analyze the production of scientific knowledge itself. Engaging and deeply researched, Shaping Science demonstrates the significant influence that the social organization of a scientific team can have on the practices of that team and the results they produce.

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