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  • The Benefit of Steel

    de Michael Hoskin ...
    For more than 40 years, Dr. Steve Foster has served as a missionary surgeon in Angola, through times of war and peace. Steve believes in The Benefit of Steel, the way in which steel surgical tools can save lives. This is the story of Steve's remarkable life, from his childhood in Zambia; medical school and marriage in Ontario; the outbreak of the Angolan Civil War; Steve's service in Kalukembe and ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Cambridge Concise History of Astronomy

    Edición de Michael Hoskin ...
    Astronomy is one of the oldest sciences, and one which has repeatedly led to fundamental changes in our view of the world. This book covers the history of our study of the cosmos from prehistory through to a survey of modern astronomy and astrophysics (sure to be of interest to future historians of twentieth-century astronomy). It does not attempt to cover everything, but deliberately concentrates ... Leer más

    $80.99 USD

  • The History of Astronomy

    A Very Short Introduction

    de Michael Hoskin ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Astronomy, perhaps the first of the sciences, was already well developed by the time of Christ. Seventeen centuries later, after Newton showed that the movements of the planets could be explained in terms of gravitation, it became the paradigm for the mathematical sciences. In the nineteenth century the analysis of star-light allowed astrophysicists to determine both the chemical composition and ... Leer más

    $7.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • The Construction of the Heavens

    William Herschel's Cosmology

    de Michael Hoskin ...
    The astronomical observations of William Herschel (1738–1822) made him question the accepted model of the clockwork universe. This volume explains the development of Herschel's thoughts on what he called 'the construction of the heavens' and reprints his principal papers on this subject. The preliminary chapters provide an introduction to Herschel, including his unusual path to astronomy, the ... Leer más

    $146.99 USD

  • Discoverers of the Universe

    William and Caroline Herschel

    de Michael Hoskin ...
    A biography of the brother and sister who helped found modern astronomyDiscoverers of the Universe tells the gripping story of William Herschel, the brilliant, fiercely ambitious, emotionally complex musician and composer who became court astronomer to Britain's King George III, and of William's sister, Caroline, who assisted him in his observations of the night sky and became an accomplished ... Leer más

    $21.99 USD

  • William and Caroline Herschel

    Pioneers in Late 18th-Century Astronomy

    de Michael Hoskin ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This beautifully structured book presents the essentials of William and Caroline Herschel’s pioneering achievements in late 18th-century astronomy. Michael Hoskin shows that William Herschel was the first observational cosmologist and one of the first observers to attack the sidereal universe beyond the solar system:Herschel built instruments far better than any being used at the royal observatory ... Leer más

    $49.99 USD

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    The History of Astronomy

    A Very Short Introduction

    de Michael Hoskin ...

    Completo

    3 hora 47 minutos

    This is a fascinating introduction to the history of Western astronomy, from prehistoric times to the origins of astrophysics in the mid-nineteenth century. Historical records are first found in Babylon and Egypt, and after two millennia the arithmetical astronomy of the Babylonians merged with the Greek geometrical approach to culminate in the Almagest of Ptolemy. This legacy was transmitted to ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

    Disponible también en: eBook

    Disponible también en: eBook

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    The History of Time

    A Very Short Introduction

    de Leofranc Holford-Strevens ...
    Narrado por Ben Esner ...

    Completo

    3 hora 56 minutos

    Why do we measure time in the way that we do? Why is a week seven days long? At what point did minutes and seconds come into being? Why are some calendars lunar and some solar?The organization of time into hours, days, months, and years seems immutable and universal, but is actually far more artificial than most people realize. For example, the French Revolution resulted in a restructuring of the ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

    Disponible también en: eBook

    Disponible también en: eBook

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    Cosmology

    A Very Short Introduction

    de Peter Coles ...

    Completo

    4 hora 32 minutos

    Written in simple and accessible language, this non-technical introduction to cosmology, or the creation and development of the universe, explains the discipline, covers its history, details the latest developments, and explains what is known, what is believed, and what is purely speculative. In addition, the author discusses the development of the Big Bang theory, and more speculative modern ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

    Disponible también en: eBook

    Disponible también en: eBook

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    The Celts

    A Very Short Introduction

    de Barry Cunliffe ...
    Narrado por Liam Gerrard ...

    Completo

    4 hora 36 minutos

    Savage and bloodthirsty, or civilized and peaceable? The Celts have long been a subject of enormous fascination, speculation, and misunderstanding. From the ancient Romans to the present day, their real nature has been obscured by a tangled web of preconceived ideas and stereotypes.Barry Cunliffe seeks to reveal this fascinating people for the first time, using an impressive range of evidence, and ... Leer más

    $15.99 USD

    Disponible también en: eBook

    Disponible también en: eBook

  • The Eerie Silence

    Renewing Our Search for Alien Intelligence

    de Paul Davies ...
    "Refreshing . . . A penetrating analysis of the assumptions that underlie SETI and the entire enterprise of searching for life beyond Earth." —Chris McKay, NatureFifty years ago, a young astronomer named Frank Drake first pointed a radio telescope at nearby stars in the hope of picking up a signal from an alien civilization. Thus began one of the boldest scientific projects in history, the Search ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • On Politics and Stuff

    de Mark Humphries, Evan Williams ...
    Series series On Series
    If you love iambic pentameter, then look away because this book about Australian politics is pure prose, baby!This book is quite possibly the most comprehensive book on Australian politics ever written. That's right, it covers BOTH houses of parliament.We'll take you inside the halls of power. And if we can't actually get inside because of security, we'll do some very fun speculating on what might ... Leer más

    $3.99 USD