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Planetary Systems(2021) PIERREHUMBERT, RAYMOND T. (HALLEY PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD)For many decades, we were only familiar with our own system of planets, the Solar System, orbiting our Sun. Now we know that it is just one among a vast range of planetary systems around distant stars. This book explores the nature and variety of planetarVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Waves(2018) GOLDSMITH, MIKE (FREELANCE ACOUSTICIAN)From sound waves to gravitational waves, and from waves of light to crashing rollers on the ocean, Mike Goldsmith explores the fundamental features shared by all waves in the natural world, and considers the range of phenomena resulting from wave motion,Vezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Dictionary of Science(2017)This bestselling dictionary contains more than 9,500 entries on all aspects of chemistry, physics, biology (including human biology), earth sciences, computer science, and astronomy. With clear and concise definitions and recommended web links for many enVezava: Mehka22,42 € -
General Relativity: The Essentials(2021) ROVELLI, CARLO (UNIVERSITE D'AIX-MARSEILLE)Renowned physicist and author Carlo Rovelli gives a straightforward introduction to General Relativity, our current theory of gravitation. Focusing on conceptual clarity, he derives all the basic results in the simplest way, explaining the central physicaVezava: Mehka26,61 € -
Chasing the Moon(2020) STONE, ROBERT,ANDRES, ALANIn a world divided by the ideological struggles of the Cold War, the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement, more than one-fifth of the people on the planet paused to watch the live transmission of the Apollo 11 mission. To watch as humanity took a giaVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Neutron Stars(2020) MOSKVITCH, KATIANeutron stars, the ultra-dense remnants of exploded stellar giants, are among the most fascinating objects in the cosmos. Katia Moskvitch introduces readers to their astonishing qualities and follows the scientists who are discovering what neutron stars cVezava: Trda42,91 € -
What Stars Are Made Of(2020) MOORE, DONOVANCecilia Payne-Gaposchkin was the revolutionary scientific thinker who discovered what stars are made of. But her name is hard to find alongside those of Hubble, Herschel, and other great astronomers. Donovan Moore tells the story of Payne-Gaposchkin’s lifVezava: Trda39,72 € -
Comet Sweeper (Icon Science)(2017) BROCK, CLAIREThe story of Britain's first female professional scientist, Caroline HerschelVezava: Mehka12,61 € -
Chasing the Sun(2019) GEDDES, LINDA (FEATURES EDITOR)The full story of how our relationship with light shapes our health, productivity and mood.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
The Solar System(2022) HARVEY, ROBERTFeaturing more than 200 intriguing images taken by space probes travelling billions of kilometres from Earth, The Solar System is an exhilarating exploration of the mysteries of our local planetary space.Vezava: Trda28,03 € -
Gravity(2021) HARTLE, JAMES B. (UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA)Renowned relativist James Hartle's fluent and accessible physics-first introduction to general relativity uses minimal new mathematics and begins with the essential physical applications. This ground-breaking text, reissued by Cambridge University Press,Vezava: Trda92,75 € -
Chinese Astrology And Astronomy: An Outside History(2021) JIANG, XIAOYUAN (SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIV, CHINA)Vezava: Trda182,40 € -
Where the Universe Came From(2021) NEW SCIENTISTIn Where the Universe Came From leading cosmologists and New Scientist explain that we still have plenty of unfinished business with the cosmos.Vezava: Mehka15,41 €
