A lively astronomy primer that uses cataclysmic scenarios to explain the universe's most fascinating events. According to astronomer Philip Plait, the universe ...more on ebook "Death from the Skies!..."

We are all, literally, star children. Every atom in our bodies was once inside the fiery core of some supergiant star which exploded billions of years before ...more on ebook "Atom: An Odyssey from the Big Bang ..."

Our understanding of the formation of stars and planetary systems has changed greatly since the first edition of this book was published. This new edition has ...more on ebook "Accretion Processes in Star Formati..."

The Hubble Space Telescope has made some of the most dramatic discoveries in the history of astronomy. From its vantage point 600km above the Earth, Hubble is ...more on ebook "A Decade of Hubble Space Telescope ..."

Astrophysicists have developed several very different methodologies for solving the radiative transfer equation. An Introduction to Radiative Transfer presents ...more on ebook "An Introduction to Radiative Transf..."

The Britannica Guide to Russia offers a panoramic view of Russia, telling the history of the nation since 1917 as well as the story of its culture, religion, ...more on ebook "Britannica Guide to Russia..."

The Hipparcos satellite, developed and launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) in 1989, was the first space mission dedicated to astrometry - the accurate ...more on ebook "Astronomical Applications of Astrom..."

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This COSPAR Colloquium Series deals with the main achievements that were accomplished through the collaborative efforts among ISTP participants; the plasma ...more on ebook "Cospar, Vol. 16: Frontiers in Magne..."

This book is a collection of lectures given in July 2007 at the Les Houches Summer School on "Dynamos." - Provides a pedagogical introduction to topics in ...more on ebook "Dynamos: Lecture Notes of the Les H..."

Understanding the formation of objects at all scales in the universe, from galaxy clusters to stars and planets, is a major problem in modern astrophysics, and ...more on ebook "Structure Formation in Astrophysics..."

Emission lines provide a powerful tool to study the physical properties and chemical compositions of astrophysical objects in the Universe, from the first stars ...more on ebook "The Emission-Line Universe..."

This Way To The Stars: Author, Paul Kirsch has written a provocative book about space travel according to the laws of quantum physics. Most scientists agree ...more on ebook "This Way To The Stars..."