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Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Space travel & exploration
Increasing discoveries of new planets beyond our solar system are
invigorating the quest for new knowledge and understanding of the
birth of stars and planets. This new volume in the Space Science
Series, with 249 contributing authors, builds on the latest results
from recent advances in ground and space-based astronomy and in
numerical computing techniques to offer the most detailed and
up-to-date picture of star and planet formation, including the
formation of our own solar system. This book emphasizes the
cross-disciplinary aspects of the field, with a particular focus on
the early evolution of our solar system. Protostars and Planets V
is the new foundation for further advancement in the fields of
stellar and planetary formation, making it an indispensable
resource for researchers and students in astronomy, planetary
science, and the study of meteorites.
Dieses Buch zeigt, wie spannend Astronomie sein kann. Mit einfachen
Beobachtungen kann man wichtige Fragen der Menschheit eroertern:
Wie ist das Universum entstanden und wo ist unser Platz darin? Der
Leser erhalt praktische Informationen, um die Faszination des
Nachthimmels selbst zu erleben: Welches Teleskop ist geeignet,
welche Details lassen sich damit auf den Himmelskoerpern erkennen
u.v.m.. Der Autor beschreibt die Planetenbewegungen und wann
selbige zu beobachten sind. Tipps zur Fotografie der Himmelskoerper
mit Digitalkameras oder Webcams werden ebenfalls gegeben. Neben
Anleitungen zu eigenen Beobachtungen erhalt der Leser auch
astrophysikalisches Hintergrundwissen zu den Fragen "Wie entstehen
Sterne und Planeten?", "Gibt es auf den neu gefundenen Exoplaneten
Leben?" und "Was ist Dunkle Materie?". Mit diesem Buch werden die
Wunder des Universums rasch zu einer Freude. Aber Vorsicht:
Sternegucken kann suchtig machen.
This witty and amusing exploration of the physical universe
explains fundamental concepts in language that is clear to anyone
with little or no scientific background. Tyson transforms everyday
experiences into venues of cosmic enlightenment as he probes the
philosophy, methods, and discoveries of science, including stellar
evolution, the conservation of energy, the electromagnetic
spectrum, gravity and thermodynamics. Deftly demystifying
astronomical terms and concepts such as the Big Bang, black holes,
redshifts, syzygy, and Kirkwood Gaps, "Universe Down to Earth"
traces the life of the stars from birth to death; presents the
Periodic Table of Elements, highlighting noteworthy elements such
as titanium, iron, and hydrogen; gives an unorthodox yet
entertaining tour of famous constellations; and tackles modern-day
astrology.
Fundamental Astronomy is a well-balanced, comprehensive
introduction to classical and modern astronomy. While emphasizing
both the astronomical concepts and the underlying physical
principles, the text provides a sound basis for more profound
studies in the astronomical sciences. This is the fifth edition of
the successful undergraduate textbook and reference work. It has
been extensively modernized and extended in the parts dealing with
extragalactic astronomy and cosmology. You will also find augmented
sections on the solar system and extrasolar planets as well as a
new chapter on astrobiology. Long considered a standard text for
physical science majors, Fundamental Astronomy is also an excellent
reference work for dedicated amateur astronomers.
Starting out from humankind's earliest ideas about the cosmos, this
book gives the reader a clear overview of our current understanding
of the universe, including big bang theories and the formation of
stars and galaxies, as well as addressing open questions. The
author shows how our present view gradually developed from
observations, and also how the outcome of ongoing research may
still change this view. The book brings together concepts in
physics and astronomy, including some history in both cases. The
text is descriptive rather than technical: the goal is to present
things rigorously and without oversimplification, by highlighting
the crucial physical concepts. The only prerequisite is a
qualitative knowledge of basic physics concepts at high-school
level.
Enrich your next sea vacation with this fun how-to guide to
observing and doing astrophotography on water. Collecting together
the author's five decades of astrophotography and teaching
experience, this book shares all the practical information you will
need to start on your own astronomy adventure. Part I is full of
practical advice on what to pack, the best ways to enjoy the night
sky from your cruise ship observatory, specific astronomical
objects and events to look out for, and myriad other useful tips.
Part II gives you a crash course on astrophotography at sea,
teaching you the nitty-gritty details of taking pictures of the
night sky. Proof that it can be done is provided by the many
amazing color astrophotographs taken by the author while following
the steps laid out in this book.
The development of science has been an ideological struggle that
lasted over three millennia. At and after the times of the
Babylonian Empire, however, the pace of scientific evolution was
painfully slow. This situation changed after Copernicus
kick-started the Scientific Revolution with his heliocentric
theory. Newton's law of universal gravitation transformed natural
philosophy, previously focused on mythology and abstract
philosophical thinking, into an orderly and rational physical
science. Einstein's redefinition of space and time revealed a new
and central principle of the Universe, paving the way for the huge
amounts of energy held deep inside physical matter to be released.
To this day, many of the our known physical theories represent an
accumulation of changing knowledge over the long course of
scientific history. But what kind of changes did the scientists
see? What questions did they address? What methods did they use?
What difficulties did they encounter? And what kind of persecution
might they have faced on the road to discovering these beautiful,
sometimes almost mystical, ideas? This book's purpose is to
investigate these questions. It leads the reader through the
stories behind major scientific advancements and their theories, as
well as explaining associated examples and hypotheses. Over the
course of the journey, readers will come to understand the way
scientists explore nature and how scientific theories are applied
to natural phenomena and every-day technology.
Orienting us with an insider's tour of our cosmic home, the Milky
Way, William Waller and Paul Hodge then take us on a spectacular
journey, inviting us to probe the exquisite structures and dynamics
of the giant spiral and elliptical galaxies, to witness colliding
and erupting galaxies, and to pay our respects to the most powerful
galaxies of all-the quasars. A basic guide to the latest news from
the cosmic frontier-about the black holes in the centers of
galaxies, about the way in which some galaxies cannibalize each
other, about the vast distances between galaxies, and about the
remarkable new evidence regarding dark energy and the cosmic
expansion-this book gives us a firm foundation for exploring the
more speculative fringes of our current understanding. This is a
heavily revised and completely updated version of Hodge's Galaxies,
which won an Association of American Publishers PROSE Award for
Best Science Book of the Year in 1986.
The universe contains many unusual sights and sounds, most of which
are either very difficult to witness or simply go unnoticed. With
the right tools, time, and location, some of the often talked about
but seldom seen and heard gems in our skies can finally be
observed. This book introduces readers to the rare and ephemeral
happenings above our heads. It offers a crash course in
astronomical history, detailing the observations, assumptions, and
inventions of different cultures over time as they turned their
studies to the stars. Using this as a baseline to redefine truly
"rare" occurrences, Jonathan Powell then provides modern-day
astronomers at all levels with pointers for what they can witness
and when. From phenomena as old and far-off as a supernova
witnessed a thousand years ago, and as recent and nearby as
Sputnik's famous beeping, this book covers everything that one must
know to see, hear, and appreciate the astronomical events happening
around us.
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