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“matthias bartelmann”

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  • Theoretical Astrophysics

    An Introduction

    by Matthias Bartelmann ...
    Beginning from first principles and adopting a modular structure, this book develops the fundamental physical methods needed to describe and understand a wide range of seemingly very diverse astrophysical phenomena and processes. For example, the discussion of radiation processes including their spectra is based on Larmor's equation and extended by the photon picture and the internal dynamics of ... Read more

    $82.00 USD

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  • An Introduction to Astronomy - Take a Journey from Earth to the Moon, from the Sun to the Planets, to the Universe and Beyond

    by Forest Ray Moulton, Ph.D. ...
    An Introduction to Astronomy by F.R. Moulton - The definitive text for learning about the amazing science of Astronomy. The progress of mankind has been marked by a number of great intellectual movements. At one time the ideas of men were expanding with the knowledge which they were obtaining from the voyages of Columbus, Magellan, and the long list of hardy explorers who first visited the ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • 14 Fun Facts About the Sun: A 15-Minute Book

    15-Minute Books, #133

    by Jeannie Meekins ...
    Series Book 133 - 15-Minute Books
    Our sun is an average star in our galaxy. It is a sphere of burning gas that provides light and heat. It makes our plants grow and allows them to turn carbon dioxide into breathable oxygen.If our sun were to shine a little less or a little more brightly, life as we knew it would not exist. A drop of less than 2% of the sun's energy output would turn Earth into an ice-covered planet.So how much do ... Read more

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  • Astrobiology

    A Very Short Introduction

    by David C. Catling ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Astrobiology is the study of the origin and development of life on this and other planets. What fascinates people about astrobiology is that it seeks answers to long-standing unsolved questions: How quickly did life evolve on Earth and why did life persist here? Is there life elsewhere in the Solar System or beyond? The research of astrobiology has become more crucial than ever in recent decades, ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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  • Beyond Area 51

    The Mysteries of the Planet's Most Forbidden, Top Secret Destinations...

    by Mack Maloney ...
    The truth can’t be hidden forever. Unlock the secrets of Earth's top secret destinations—including Area 51 and more.Few have ventured into the many heavily guarded, top-secret locations scattered across the earth. Even fewer have emerged with stories to tell. Yet every now and then the common man is given an illicit glimpse of something extraordinary...In Beyond Area 51, Mack Maloney explores the ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Cosmic Adventure

    Other Secrets Beyond the Night Sky

    by Bob Berman ...
    Have you ever wondered what happened before the Big Bang, or how we would colonize Mars, or what an alien invasion might really be like? Astronomer Bob Berman has, and in Cosmic Adventure, a collection of twenty-six profound to outrageous essays, he takes readers on a mind-bending tour of the universe, including our own planet Earth.From the most extraordinary cosmic phenomena to the basics of the ... Read more

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  • The Cambridge Companion to Science and Religion

    Edited by Peter Harrison ...
    Series series Cambridge Companions to Religion
    In recent years, the relations between science and religion have been the object of renewed attention. Developments in physics, biology and the neurosciences have reinvigorated discussions about the nature of life and ultimate reality. At the same time, the growth of anti-evolutionary and intelligent design movements has led many to the view that science and religion are necessarily in conflict. ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • KIC 8462852 Solved

    by Dirk Bontes ...
    KIC 8462852 was thought to be a non-descript star. Then suddenly it dimmed for a day! And later once again! Next it was shown to have gradually reduced its light strength for the last century. What causes this unexpected, far out of the ordinary behavior? What obscures the light from this star? Birds? Planes? Superman? Or perchance comets or the debris of a planet smashed up by Superman? Or - ... Read more

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  • Pseudoscience and Science Fiction

    by Andrew May ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Aliens, flying saucers, ESP, the Bermuda Triangle, antigravity … are we talking about science fiction or pseudoscience? Sometimes it is difficult to tell the difference.Both pseudoscience and science fiction (SF) are creative endeavours that have little in common with academic science, beyond the superficial trappings of jargon and subject matter. The most obvious difference between the two is ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

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  • Unknowns of Cosmos

    by Giancarlo Varnier ...
    Some scientists have questioned the existence of the blacks holes as they are currently defined and speculated that the heavenly bodies currently identified as holes blacks but only indirectly observed are actually "black stars" without an event horizon. "We have shown that some quantum effects can prevent blacks holes to form, producing instead an object called" Black Star ". ... Read more

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  • UFO Activity In New York State

    by Robert Grey Reynolds ...
    UFOs were reported in western New York with great frequency beginning in 1965. The towns of Parma and West Sparta in Livingston County were nightly hotspots for UFO observation. People drove their in large numbers. It was said that one was lucky to find space to park an auto during the evenings, for a time. My e-book describes UFO sightings in Dansville and Gloversville in 1966 and 1967, objects ... Read more

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  • The Vixen Star Book User Guide

    How to Use the Star Book TEN and the Original Star Book

    by Adam Chen, James Chen ...
    Series Book 10 - Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This book is for anyone who owns, or is thinking of owning, a Vixen Star Book Ten telescope mount or its predecessor. A revolution in amateur astronomy has occurred in the past decade with the wide availability of high tech, computer-driven, Go-To telescopes. Vixen Optics is leading the way by offering the Star Book Ten system, with its unique star map graphics software. The Star Book Ten is the ... Read more

    $28.99 USD