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  • Electrifying Atmospheres: Charging, Ionisation and Lightning in the Solar System and Beyond

    by Karen Aplin ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Electrical processes take place in all planetary atmospheres. There is evidence for lightning on Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, it is possible on Mars and Titan, and cosmic rays ionise every atmosphere, leading to charged droplets and particles. Controversy surrounds the role of atmospheric electricity in physical climate processes on Earth; here, a comparative approach is employed to ... Read more

    $64.09 CAD

  • Electrostatic Phenomena on Planetary Surfaces (Second Edition)

    by Carlos I Calle, Karen L Aplin ...
    Series series
    Electrostatic phenomena, ubiquitous on Earth, also occur on many planetary bodies of the solar system. This book describes what is known about the electrostatic environment on and near the different planetary surfaces in the solar system based on experiments on Earth, as well as what is being learned from instrumentation on space exploration missions of the last few decades.The book presents brief ... Read more

    $174.79 CAD

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  • A History of the Solar System

    by Claudio Vita-Finzi ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This well illustrated book presents a compact history of the Solar System from its dusty origins 4,600,000 years ago to the present day. Its primary aim is to show how the planets and their satellites, comets, meteors, interplanetary dust, solar radiation and cosmic rays continually interact, sometimes violently, and it reflects humanity's progress in exploring and interpreting this history. The ... Read more

    $32.09 CAD

  • Astronomy

    A Self-Teaching Guide, Eighth Edition

    by Dinah L. Moché ...
    Now in full color and thoroughly revised, this perennial bestseller is the most comprehensive and successful beginner's astronomy books in the market."One of the best ways by which one can be introduced to the wonders of astronomy." —The Strolling AstronomerFor a generation, Astronomy: A Self-Teaching Guide has introduced hundreds of thousands of readers worldwide to the night sky. Now this ... Read more

    $29.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Earth and Space

    Photographs from the Archives of NASA

    by Nirmala Nataraj, Bill Nye ...
    "[A] glorious, pictorial tour of the universe . . . beginning with photos depicting Earth from space and progressing through . . . the individual planets." — School Library JournalPreface by Bill NyeTake a tour of the universe with this breathtaking collection of photographs from the archives of NASA. Astonishing images of Earth from above, the phenomena of our solar system, and the celestial ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Complete Idiot's Guide to Astronomy, 2e

    by Christopher De Pree PhD ...
    Astronomy is a science as old as the stars! With The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Astronomy, Second Edition, learn:• Fascinating facts while taking a tour of our solar system, our galaxy, and beyond• Idiot-proof steps for buying and using today’s cutting-edge telescopes• Tips and tricks to guide you when exploring the skies ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Astronomy Without A Telescope

    by Steve Nerlich ...
    Astronomy Without A Telescope provides an easy-to-digest introduction to modern astronomy and cosmology, with a few of the author's speculations about alien biology and the ultimate fate of the universe thrown in. This book is packed with spectacular images and hyperlinks to in-depth background articles that will satisfy both novice and expert. ... Read more

    $2.58 CAD

  • Decoding the Message of the Pulsars

    Intelligent Communication from the Galaxy

    by Paul A. LaViolette, Ph.D. ...
    A new interpretation of nearly 40 years of interstellar signals and the prophetic message they contain• Contains extensive analysis of pulsar data, revealing new ideas about the origins and functions of pulsars• Provides proof of an extraterrestrial communication network• Includes information about the formation of crop circles and force-field-beaming technologyIn 1967, astronomers began receiving ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Astrophysics of the Solar System

    by K. D. Abhyankar ...
    This book attempts to broadly deal with the mechanics and dynamics of the Solar System with additional emphasis on celestial mechanics. Important planetary laws and theories like the Geocentric Theory, Kepler’s Laws, Newton’s law of gravitation, the catastrophic theories of Moulten, Russel and Schmidt, and the nebular hypothesis of Kant and Laplace are clearly explained. The book also deals with ... Read more

    $13.73 CAD

  • Designed to the Core

    by Hugh Ross ...
    Praise for Hugh Ross's Designed to the Core"In Designed to the Core, Hugh Ross takes us on an unprecedented journey to explore the necessary requirements for a planet to support complex life. His truly comprehensive approach to the subject examines every aspect of Earth's life-friendly environment, from the cosmic supercluster that we inhabit, to our location in the Milky Way, and even deep inside ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Your Ticket to the Universe

    A Guide to Exploring the Cosmos

    by Kimberly K. Arcand, Megan Watzke ...
    An entertaining and accessible trip to the most interesting stops in the cosmos. Accompanied by dramatic visuals, Your Ticket to the Universe is a hybrid coffee-table book and field guide.Beginning with our home planet, Your Ticket to the Universe embarks on an entertaining and accessible trip to the most interesting stops known in the cosmos. Learn about objects nearby within our Solar System ... Read more

    $23.19 CAD

  • The Cosmos

    Astronomy in the New Millennium

    by Jay M. Pasachoff, Alex Filippenko ...
    The fifth edition of The Cosmos: Astronomy in the New Millennium provides you with the fundamentals of astronomical knowledge that have been built up over decades, with an expanded discussion of the incredible advances that are now taking place in this fast-paced field, such as New Horizons' flyby of Pluto, exoplanets, 'dark matter', and the direct detection of gravitational waves by the Laser ... Read more

    $78.39 CAD