Astronautics books

The coherent presentation of all data sets illustrates and examines the various observational constraints on modelling...  Read More >>

This book reviews the current state of knowledge of the atmospheres of the giant gaseous planets: Jupiter, Saturn,...  Read More >>

This book surveys the theory of free, linear, isentropic oscillations in spherically symmetric, gaseous equilibrium...  Read More >>

Discusses the multi-faceted problem of how the habitability of a planet co-evolves with the geology of the surface...  Read More >>

The field of Adaptive Optics (AO) for astronomy has matured in recent years, and diffraction-limited image resolution...  Read More >>

In the last decade extra-galactic planetary nebulae (PNe) have gained increasing importance. They are found in galaxies...  Read More >>

The advances in cryogenic fundamentals are covered by reviews of cryogenic principles, cryogenic insulation, low-loss...  Read More >>

Inevitably, the exploitation of so much new data not only solved some old problems, tidied up several confused areas...  Read More >>

For every galaxy in the field or in clusters, there are about three galaxies in groups. The current generation of...  Read More >>

The problem of handling anisotropic particles of arbitrary shape is replaced in this text with the problem of considering...  Read More >>

Collects surveys of open problems in celestial dynamics and dynamical astronomy applied to solar, extra-solar and...  Read More >>

The revised third edition of this eminently practical, hands-on book discusses the range of launch vehicles in use...  Read More >>

Focuses on the emergent science of astrobiology.  Read More >>

As the topic of the book covers a wide range of scientific disciplines, the first chapter summarises basic principles...  Read More >>

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The problem of cosmic ray (CR) geomagnetic effects came to the fore at the beg- ning of the 1930s after the famous...  Read More >>

This book provides the reader with an insight into the science and technology of interstellar spaceflight. It also...  Read More >>

The main purpose of this book is to introduce the reader to the subject of solar activity and the connection with...  Read More >>

Understanding how the Sun changes though its 11-year sunspot cycle and how these changes affect the vast space around...  Read More >>

This engaging study seeks to explain why left-handed amino acids violated parity in the emergence of life on Earth....  Read More >>

Comprises an excursion through space weather, a scientific topic in rapid growth and with growing impact and complications...  Read More >>

Space tourism is not science fiction anymore, this title tells us, but merely a logical step in the evolution of...  Read More >>

This volume presents the results of a scientific workshop on comet nuclei. It formulates the current understanding...  Read More >>

Chapter 4 discusses a wide range of elements critical to a human Mars mission, including life support consumables,...  Read More >>

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