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  • Neptune: From Grand Discovery to a World Revealed

    Essays on the 200th Anniversary of the Birth of John Couch Adams

    Edición de William Sheehan, Trudy E. Bell, Carolyn Kennett, Robert Smith ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    The 1846 discovery of Neptune is one of the most remarkable stories in the history of science and astronomy. John Couch Adams and U.J. Le Verrier both investigated anomalies in the motion of Uranus and independently predicted the existence and location of this new planet. However, interpretations of the events surrounding this discovery have long been mired in controversy. Who first predicted the ... Leer más

    $116.09 USD

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  • The Astronomy Book

    Big Ideas Simply Explained

    de DK ...
    Series series DK Big Ideas
    Since the dawn of humankind, people have looked upward to the heavens and tried to understand them. This encyclopedia takes you on an expedition through time and space to discover our place in the universe.We invite you to take a journey through the wonders of the universe. Explore the cosmos, from planets to black holes, the Big Bang, and everything in-between!Get ready to discover the story of ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD

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  • Mapping the Heavens

    The Radical Scientific Ideas That Reveal the Cosmos

    de Priyamvada Natarajan ...
    A theoretical astrophysicist explores the ideas that transformed our knowledge of the universe over the past century.The cosmos, once understood as a stagnant place, filled with the ordinary, is now a universe that is expanding at an accelerating pace, propelled by dark energy and structured by dark matter. Priyamvada Natarajan, our guide to these ideas, is someone at the forefront of the ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • The Philosophical Breakfast Club

    Four Remarkable Friends Who Transformed Science and Changed the World

    de Laura J. Snyder ...
    “[A] fascinating book...about the way four geniuses at Cambridge University revolutionized modern science.“ *—NewsweekThe* Philosophical Breakfast Club recounts the life and work of four men who met as students at Cambridge University: Charles Babbage, John Herschel, William Whewell, and Richard Jones. Recognizing that they shared a love of science (as well as good food and drink) they began to ... Leer más

    $4.99 USD

  • The Hunt for Vulcan

    . . . And How Albert Einstein Destroyed a Planet, Discovered Relativity, and Deciphered the Universe

    de Thomas Levenson ...
    The captivating, all-but-forgotten story of Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, and the search for a planet that never existedFor more than fifty years, the world’s top scientists searched for the “missing” planet Vulcan, whose existence was mandated by Isaac Newton’s theories of gravity. Countless hours were spent on the hunt for the elusive orb, and some of the era’s most skilled astronomers even ... Leer más

    $10.99 USD

  • Archives of the Universe

    100 Discoveries That Transformed Our Understanding of the Cosmos

    Edición de Marcia Bartusiak ...
    An unparalleled history of astronomy presented in the words of the scientists who made the discoveries. Here are the writings of Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Newton, Halley, Hubble, and Einstein, as well as that of dozens of others who have significantly contributed to our picture of the universe.From Aristotle's proof that the Earth is round to the 1998 paper that posited an accelerating universe ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD

  • Archimedes to Hawking

    Laws of Science and the Great Minds Behind Them

    de Clifford Pickover ...
    Archimedes to Hawking takes the reader on a journey across the centuries as it explores the eponymous physical laws--from Archimedes' Law of Buoyancy and Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion to Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle and Hubble's Law of Cosmic Expansion--whose ramifications have profoundly altered our everyday lives and our understanding of the universe. Throughout this fascinating book, ... Leer más

    $44.99 USD

  • Measuring the Universe

    The Historical Quest to Quantify Space

    de Kitty Ferguson ...
    Suppose you and I still wondered whether all of the pinpoints of light in the night sky are the same distance from us. Suppose none of our contemporaries could tell us whether the Sun orbits the Earth, or vice versa, or even how large the Earth is. Suppose no one had guessed there are mathematical laws underlying the motions of the heavens.How would - how did - anyone begin to discover these ... Leer más

    $11.29 USD

  • Miss Leavitt's Stars

    The Untold Story of the Woman Who Discovered How to Measure the Universe

    de George Johnson ...
    Series series Great Discoveries
    "A short, excellent account of [Leavitt’s] extraordinary life and achievements." —Simon Singh, New York Times Book ReviewGeorge Johnson brings to life Henrietta Swan Leavitt, who found the key to the vastness of the universe—in the form of a “yardstick” suitable for measuring it. Unknown in our day, Leavitt was no more recognized in her own: despite her enormous achievement, she was employed by ... Leer más

    $10.99 USD

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  • A Tale of Seven Elements

    de Eric Scerri ...
    In 1913, English physicist Henry Moseley established an elegant method for "counting" the elements based on atomic number, ranging them from hydrogen (#1) to uranium (#92). It soon became clear, however, that seven elements were mysteriously missing from the lineup--seven elements unknown to science. In his well researched and engaging narrative, Eric Scerri presents the intriguing stories of ... Leer más

    $31.49 USD

  • The Universe

    A Historical Survey of Beliefs, Theories, and Laws

    de Erik Gregersen ...
    Series series An Explorer's Guide to the Universe
    The universe has been both a subject of study and supplier of fresh mysteries. This book tackles a topic that is infinitely broad with extreme precision and careful organization, bringing the far reaches of the universe squarely into the hands and minds of readers. ... Leer más

    $37.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Starlight Detectives

    How Astronomers, Inventors, and Eccentrics Discovered the Modern Universe

    de Alan Hirshfeld ...
    Julia Ward Howe Award FinalistNBC News Top Science and Tech Books of the Year” selectionScientific American/FSG Favorite Science Books of the Year” selectionNature.com Top Reads of the Year” selectionKirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year” selectionDiscover magazine Top 5 Summer Read”A masterful balance of science, ... ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD