Cosmology & the Universe
"Cosmology"The Origin and Evolution of Cosmic Structure
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Concentrates primarily on the theory behind the origin and the evolution of the universe, and where appropriate relating it to observation. With illustrations. 2 rev ed. Hardback, 512 pages. Size: 251 x 174 mm. Weight: 1092g.
Author: Coles, P. Lucchin, Francesco
ISBN: 0471489093
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Date: 2002 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Cosmology & the Universe
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"Discovering the Essential Universe"
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Provides introductory astronomy courses. This book offers a presentation of topics with helpful pedagogy, and media focused on review and exam preparation. It features coverage based on scientific discoveries, chapter summaries and end of chapter questions. The award winning Starry Night virtual planetarium software is also available. With illustrations. 3 rev ed. Paperback, 290 pages. Weight: 928g.
Author: Comins, Neil F.
ISBN: 071674595X
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Cosmology & the Universe
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"Life in the Universe"A Beginner's Guide
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"Beginner's Guides" series; Astrobiology, the study of life and its existence in the universe, is one of the noted areas of scientific research. The author considers some of the questions faced by researchers. Could life exist anywhere else in the universe? What might aliens really look like? He explains why Earth is suited for life and reveals our connection to the cosmos. With illustrations. Paperback, 224 pages. Size: 198 x 129 mm. Weight: 245g.
Author: Dartnell, Lewis
ISBN: 1851685057
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Cosmology & the Universe
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"The Cosmic Microwave Background"
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Graduate textbook examining the theory of the cosmic microwave background and its recent progress. With 50 line figures 10 halftones 35 exercises. Hardback, 424 pages. Size: 252 x 179 mm. Weight: 966g.
Author: Durrer, Ruth
ISBN: 0521847044
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Cosmology & the Universe
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"Origins"How the Planets, Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe Began
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"Astronomers' Universe" series; In the earlier decade, there has been a revolution in observational astronomy, which has meant that we are very close to answering three of the four big 'origin questions', of how the planets, stars, galaxies, and the universe itself were formed. Written by a scientist working in this field, this book describes this revolution. With 20 black & white illustrations, 34 colour illustrations, 5 black & white halftones, 20 colour illust. Hardback, 296 pages. Size: 235 x 155 mm. Weight: 719g.
Author: Eales, Steve
ISBN: 1846284015
Publisher: Springer London Ltd
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Cosmology & the Universe
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"Geminos's Introduction to the Phenomena"A Translation and Study of a Hellenistic Survey of Astronomy
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In the Introduction to the Phenomena, Geminos provided a clear view of Greek astronomy in the period between Hipparchos and Ptolemy. This book, an English translation of Geminos' work, is accompanied by an introduction and commentary that set Geminos' work in its historical, scientific, and philosophical context. With 9 halftones. 38 line illus. 23 tables.. Hardback, 346 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 788g.
Author: Evans, James Berggren, J.Lennart
ISBN: 069112339X
Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
Date: 2006 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Cosmology & the Universe
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"The State of the Universe"
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A masterly overview of the development of cosmological thinking from the Greeks, via Newton and Einstein, to the present day. With illustrations. New ed. Paperback, 320 pages. Size: 197 x 128 mm. Weight: 299g.
Author: Ferreira, Pedro
ISBN: 0753822563
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Cosmology & the Universe
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"Concise Catalog of Deep-Sky Objects"Astrophysical Information for 500 Galaxies, Clusters and Nebulae
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Suitable for deep-sky observers, this work features entries for each of more than 500 deep-sky objects that provide astronomical data. It features physical factors, astrophysical information, evolution and unusual features, with objects listed in NGC order. With 16 illus.. Paperback, 255 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 454g.
Author: Finlay, W.H.
ISBN: 1852336919
Publisher: Springer London Ltd
Date: 2003 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Cosmology & the Universe
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"Elements of String Cosmology"
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Self-contained, pedagogical introduction to string cosmology for astrophysicists and high-energy physicists. With 8 line figures 45 halftones. Hardback, 568 pages. Size: 255 x 180 mm. Weight: 1273g.
Author: Gasperini, Maurizio
ISBN: 0521868750
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Cosmology & the Universe
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"The Search for Life in the Universe"
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This work presents astronomy from the standpoint of estimating the likelihood of extraterrestrial life and the possibilities of finding it. The book is suitable for college freshmen with no background in mathematics. With illustrations (some col.), maps, (some col.), ports.. Hardback, 400 pages. Size: 261 x 195 mm. Weight: 1344g.
Author: Goldsmith, Donald A. Owen, Tobias (Professor of Astronomy, University of Hawaii, Usa)
ISBN: 1891389165
Publisher: University Science Books,U.S.
Date: 2001 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Cosmology & the Universe
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"One Universe"At Home in the Cosmos
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Explores the physical principles that govern the workings of our own world so that we can appreciate how they operate in the cosmos around us. This book shows how the physical principles that operate in kitchens and backyards are down-to-Earth versions of cosmic processes. It asks questions about the origins and existence of life and the universe. With 150 colour photos, index. Hardback, 224 pages. Size: 305 x 229 mm. Weight: 1732g.
Author: Grasse Tyson, Neil De Tsun-Chu Liu, Charles Irion, Robert
ISBN: 0309064880
Publisher: National Academy Press
Date: 2000 (Usa)
Readership: General Cosmology & the Universe
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"The Fabric of the Cosmos"Space, Time and the Texture of Reality
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"Penguin Press Science" series; 'A magnificent challenge to conventional ideas' Financial Times 'I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It manages to be both challenging and entertaining: it is highly recommended' the Independent '(Greene) send(s) the reader's imagination hurtling through the universe on an astonishing ride. With illustrations. New ed. Paperback, 592 pages. Size: 198 x 129 mm. Weight: 401g.
Author: Greene, Brian
ISBN: 0141011114
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Date: 2005 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Cosmology & the Universe
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"Astroparticle Physics"
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Describes the branch of astronomy in which processes in the universe are investigated with experimental methods employed in particle-physics experiments. Introducing the basics of elementary particles, this book describes their interactions and the relevant detection techniques, placing emphasis on cosmic rays. With 190 illus.. Hardback, 455 pages. Size: 243 x 162 mm. Weight: 873g.
Author: Grupen, Claus
ISBN: 3540253122
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg Gmbh & Co. Kg
Date: 2005 (Germany)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Cosmology & the Universe
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"The Inflationary Universe"Quest for a New Theory of Cosmic Origins
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The author, one of the world's foremost cosmologists, sets out to answer the vexed question surrounding the Big Bang Theory: if matter can neither be created nor destroyed, how could so much matter arise from nothing? This is the story of Guth's quest to understand the origins of the universe. With 75 b&w halftones and line illustrations. New ed. Paperback, 368 pages. Size: 197 x 129 mm. Weight: 354g.
Author: Guth, Alan H.
ISBN: 009995950X
Publisher: Vintage
Date: 1998 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Cosmology & the Universe
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"The Great Beyond"Higher Dimensions, Parallel Universes and the Extraordinary Search for a Theory of Everything
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The concept of multiple unperceived dimensions is essential to explain gravity and the underlying structure of the universe.This book shows how debates about the nature of reality began as age-old controversies and addresses how the possibility of higher dimensions has influenced culture over one hundred years. New ed. Paperback, 320 pages. Size: 234 x 145 mm. Weight: 446g.
Author: Halpern, Paul
ISBN: 0471741493
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Date: 2005 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Cosmology & the Universe
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