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Franceschetti, Donald R., 1947- editor.
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520 23
Publication Date
2016
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This new resource introduces students and researchers to the fundamentals of astronomy. Entries are written in easy-to-understand language, so readers can use these entries as a solid starting-off point to develop a thorough understanding of this oftentimes confusing subject matter. Entries are arranged into easy-to-use subject areas. Salem Press Principles of Science: Astronomy covers: Celestial Bodies -- Stars & Constellations -- Space Missions -- Space Technology -- Theoretical Astrophysics. This new resource is a helpful tool for students and researchers who are just beginning their study of astronomy and need a solid background of the key terms and elements in the field. A must for all high school and undergraduate science programs. -- Amazon.com.
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Benge, Raymond D.
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520 23
Publication Date
2013
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Fisher, David G.
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523.2 22
Publication Date
2010
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Provides coverage of all major aspects of Earth's solar system, from major planets to their satellites, small bodies, interplanetary phenomena, and cosmological context.
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Wilkinson, John.
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523.2 22
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2009
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Discoveries made about our Solar System using ground-based and space probe technology.
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Comins, Neil F., 1951-
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520 21
Publication Date
2001
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Stern, Alan, 1957-
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523.1 22
Publication Date
2001
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The Universe in which we live is unimaginably vast and ancient, with countless star-systems, galaxies and extraordinary phenomena as different and strange as blackholes, dark-matter, gamma-ray bursts and nearly-invisible galaxies. From our earliest days humankind has looked to these heavens in awe. Our Universe is a fascinating collection of articles on extra-galactic astronomy and cosmology at the dawn of the 21st century. This accessible, wonderfully illustrated book has been written by some of the world's foremost astrophysicists. Some are theorists, some computational modellers, some observers, but all provide deep insight into the most cutting-edge, difficult, and bizarre topics of astrophysics. These highly personal perspectives, however, reveal more than the wonders and achievements of modern astronomy, more than its techniques and state of knowledge. Our Universe also describes what drives these extraordinary scientists and how their careers and very lives have been shaped by a burning desire to understand our Universe.
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Martens, Rhonda, 1964- author.
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521.3 22
Publication Date
2000
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Johannes Kepler contributed importantly to every field he addressed. He changed the face of astronomy by abandoning principles that had been in place for two millennia, made important discoveries in optics and mathematics, and was an uncommonly good philosopher. Generally, however, Kepler's philosophical ideas have been dismissed as irrelevant and even detrimental to his legacy of scientific accomplishment. Here, Rhonda Martens offers the first extended study of Kepler's philosophical views and shows how those views helped him construct and justify the new astronomy. Martens notes that since Ke.
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Goodstein, David L., 1939-
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523.1 22
Publication Date
2011
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This volume tells of the quest for cosmology as seen by some of the finest cosmologists in the world. It starts with "Galaxy Formation from Start to Finish" and ends with "The First Supermassive Black Holes in the Universe," exploring in between the grand themes of galaxies, the early universe, expansion of the universe, dark matter and dark energy. This up-to-date collection of review articles offers a general introduction to cosmology and is intended for all probing into the profound questions on where we came from and where we are going.
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