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  • Magnetohydrodynamics of the Sun

    by Eric Priest ...
    Magnetohydrodynamics of the Sun is a completely new up-to-date rewrite from scratch of the 1982 book Solar Magnetohydrodynamics, taking account of enormous advances in understanding since that date. It describes the subtle and complex interaction between the Sun's plasma atmosphere and its magnetic field, which is responsible for many fascinating dynamic phenomena. Chapters cover the generation of ... Read more

    $109.59 CAD

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    & What Causes The Expanding Accelerating Universe

    by Tim G. Meloche ...
    What is the cause of gravity? Why is the universe accelerating in its expansion? The answer to these questions and more shall be explained in a straightforward, easily understood way for all who would like to know. This is recommended reading for anyone interested in understanding the mechanism nature utilizes to distribute gravitational forces. The daily rise and fall of our ocean levels and the ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

  • Galaxies

    A Very Short Introduction

    by John Gribbin ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Galaxies are the building blocks of the Universe: standing like islands in space, each is made up of many hundreds of millions of stars in which the chemical elements are made, around which planets form, and where on at least one of those planets intelligent life has emerged. Our own galaxy, the Milky Way, is just one of several hundred million other galaxies that we can now observe through our ... Read more

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  • The Astronomy Bible

    by Nigel Henbest ...
    This comprehensive guide to astronomy introduces the basic concepts, explaining what, when, and how to observe space, right through to current theories on everything from black holes to microquasars. It helps you to navigate the night sky, identify the constellations and find planets, comets, galaxies and deep-sky objects.Accessible, informative, and fully-illustrated, this is an invaluable ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • The Science and Art of Using Telescopes

    by Philip Pugh ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Amateur astronomers have to start somewhere. Most begin by buying a modest astronomical telescope and getting to know the night sky. After a while, many want to move on to the next stage, but this can be problematic. The magazines advertise a mass of commercially-made equipment – some of it very expensive – which can represent a major financial outlay. The trick is to choose the right equipment, ... Read more

    $47.39 CAD

  • The Little Book of Black Holes

    by Frans Pretorius, Steven S. Gubser ...
    Series series Science Essentials
    Dive into a mind-bending exploration of the physics of black holesBlack holes, predicted by Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity more than a century ago, have long intrigued scientists and the public with their bizarre and fantastical properties. Although Einstein understood that black holes were mathematical solutions to his equations, he never accepted their physical reality—a ... Read more

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  • Forgotten Women: The Scientists

    by Zing Tsjeng, Zhi Ying Tsjeng ...
    Series series Forgotten Women
    'To say this series is "empowering" doesn't do it justice. Buy a copy for your daughters, sisters, mums, aunts and nieces - just make sure you buy a copy for your sons, brothers, dads, uncles and nephews, too.' - indy100 'Here's to no more forgotten women.' Evening StandardThe women who shaped and were erased from our history.The Forgotten Women series will uncover the lost histories of the ... Read more

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  • Choosing and Using a Refracting Telescope

    by Neil English ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Choosing and Using a Refracting Telescope has been written for the many amateur astronomers who already own, or are intending to purchase, a refracting telescope – perhaps to complement their existing arsenal of larger reflecting telescopes – or for the specialist who requires a particular refractor for serious astronomical applications or nature studies.Four hundred year ago, during the winter of ... Read more

    $64.09 CAD

  • Vindication Of Cosmic Biology: Tribute To Sir Fred Hoyle (1915-2001)

    by Nalin Chandra Wickramasinghe ...
    In the year 2015, 100 years after Fred Hoyle was born, the ideas relating to the cosmic origins of life are slowly gaining credence in scientific circles. Once regarded as outrageous heresy, evidence from a variety of disciplines — astronomy, geology, biology — is converging to support these once heretical ideas.This volume opens with recent review articles pointing incontrovertibly towards our ... Read more

    $78.09 CAD

  • Solar System Astrophysics

    Background Science and the Inner Solar System

    by Eugene F. Milone, William J.F. Wilson ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    The second edition of Solar System Astrophysics: Background Science and the Inner Solar System provides new insights into the burgeoning field of planetary astronomy. As in the first edition, this volume begins with a rigorous treatment of coordinate frames, basic positional astronomy, and the celestial mechanics of two and restricted three body system problems. Perturbations are treated in the ... Read more

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  • Searching for the Oldest Stars

    Ancient Relics from the Early Universe

    by Anna Frebel ...
    A leading astronomer takes readers behind the scenes of the thrilling science of stellar archaeologyAstronomers study the oldest observable stars in the universe in much the same way archaeologists study ancient artifacts on Earth. Anna Frebel takes readers into the far-flung depths of space and time to provide a gripping firsthand account of the cutting-edge science of stellar archaeology. ... Read more

    $20.89 CAD

  • The Birth of NASA

    The Work of the Space Task Group, America's First True Space Pioneers

    Edited by Manfred "Dutch" von Ehrenfried ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This is the story of the work of the original NASA space pioneers; men and women who were suddenly organized in 1958 from the then National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics (NACA) into the Space Task Group. A relatively small group, they developed the initial mission concept plans and procedures for the U. S. space program. Then they boldly built hardware and facilities to accomplish those ... Read more

    $57.69 CAD