Theoretical & mathematical astronomy books

1206 books were found.

Copernicus and his Successors

Copernicus and his Successors

Author: Edwards Rosen ,  Erna Hilfstein
ISBN: 9781852850715
Format: Hardback
$160.00

The essays in this volume deal both with the influences on Copernicus, including that of Greek and Arabic thinkers,...  Read More >>

Gravitational Wave Experiments - Proceedings Of The First Edoardo Amaldi Conference

Gravitational Wave Experiments - Proceedings Of The...

Author: Eugenio Coccia (Univ Di Roma ""Tor Vergata"", Italy) ,  Guido Pizzella (Univ Di Roma ""Tor Vergata"", Italy)
ISBN: 9789810220181
Format: Hardback
$485.76

These proceedings describe the work of scientists engaged in research both with gravitational wave antennas and...  Read More >>

Bottom of the Main Sequence and Beyond: Proceedings of the ESO Workshop Held in Garching, Germany, 10-12 August 1994

Bottom of the Main Sequence and Beyond: Proceedings...

Author: Christopher G. Tinney
ISBN: 9783540591719
Format: Hardback
$116.03

This is an overview of the state of the art in the study of very-low-mass stars, particularly brown dwarfs. Covering...  Read More >>

Propagation and Polarization of Radiation in Cosmic Media

Propagation and Polarization of Radiation in Cosmic...

Author: A.Z. Dolginov ,  Yu. N. Gnedin
ISBN: 9782881249877
Format: Hardback
$365.00

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Lectures on Celestial Mechanics

Lectures on Celestial Mechanics

Author: Carl L. Siegel ,  C.I. Kalme
ISBN: 9783540586562
Format: Paperback
$158.27

The present book represents to a large extent the translation of the German ""Vorlesungen über Himmelsmechanik""...  Read More >>

Optical Astronomical Spectroscopy

Optical Astronomical Spectroscopy

Author: C.R. Kitchin
ISBN: 9780750303460
Format: Paperback
$101.00

Beginning from the physical background of spectroscopy with an explanation of energy levels and spectroscopic notation,...  Read More >>

Introduction To Spacetime: A First Course On Relativity

Introduction To Spacetime: A First Course On Relativity...

Author: Bertel Laurent (Stockholm Univ, Sweden) ,  Bertel Laurent (Stockholm Univ, Sweden)
ISBN: 9789810219291
Format: Hardback
$89.76

This text covering the theory of relativity dispenses with the need to establish the insufficiency of Newtonian...  Read More >>

Paradigms of the Large-Scale Universe

Paradigms of the Large-Scale Universe

Author: Grigor A. Gurzadyan ,  A. A. Kocharyan
ISBN: 9782881249662
Format: Hardback
$168.00

This text offers a geometrical treatment of observational cosmology from the concepts of the theory of dynamical...  Read More >>

Handbook of Geostationary Orbits

Handbook of Geostationary Orbits

Author: E.M. Soop
ISBN: 9780792330547
Format: Hardback
$736.56

Provides the necessary theoretical and practical background for engineers and spacecraft operators, and can also...  Read More >>

Spontaneous Current Sheets in Magnetic Fields: With Applications to Stellar X-Rays

Spontaneous Current Sheets in Magnetic Fields: With...

Author: Eugene Newman Parker (Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Enrico Fermis Institute Laboratory for Astrophysics and Space Research, University of Chicago)
ISBN: 9780195073713
Format: Hardback
$321.95

Expanding upon the ideas first proposed in his seminal book Cosmical Magnetic Fields, Eugene N. Parker here offers...  Read More >>

Adaptive Optics for Astronomy

Adaptive Optics for Astronomy

Author: D.M. Alloin ,  Jean-Marie Mariotti
ISBN: 9780792327486
Format: Hardback
$720.72

At that point, the intrinsic quality of the site beeame a major issue to establish new observatories with modern...  Read More >>

The Early Universe

The Early Universe

Author: Edward Kolb ,  Michael Turner
ISBN: 9780201626742
Format: Paperback
$99.99

"""The Early Universe has become the standard reference on forefront topics in cosmology, particularly to the early...  Read More >>

The Discovery of Kepler's Laws: The Interaction of Science, Philosophy, and Religion

The Discovery of Kepler's Laws: The Interaction of Science,...

Author: Job Kozhamthadam
ISBN: 9780268008680
Format: Hardback
$264.00

Examines the religious, philosophical and empirical factors that informed Kepler's thought and works, making possible...  Read More >>

Very High Angular Resolution Imaging: Proceedings of the 158th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, held at the Women’s College, University of Sydney, Australia, 11–15 January 1993

Very High Angular Resolution Imaging: Proceedings of...

Author: J.G. Robertson ,  W.J. Tango
ISBN: 9780792326335
Format: Paperback
$406.56

At radio wavelengths a combination of new array instruments and pow­ erful imaging algorithms have generated images...  Read More >>

Very High Angular Resolution Imaging: Proceedings of the 158th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, held at the Women’s College, University of Sydney, Australia, 11–15 January 1993

Very High Angular Resolution Imaging: Proceedings of...

Author: J.G. Robertson ,  W.J. Tango
ISBN: 9780792326328
Format: Hardback
$789.36

At radio wavelengths a combination of new array instruments and pow­ erful imaging algorithms have generated images...  Read More >>

Back to the Galaxy

Back to the Galaxy

Author: Stephen S. Holt ,  Frances Verter
ISBN: 9781563962271
Format: Hardback
$382.80

This Proceedings contains the papers from the third maryland Astrophysics Conference. The most current information...  Read More >>

Cellular Automata: Prospects In Astrophysical Applications - Proceedings Of The Workshop On Cellular Automata Models For Astrophysical Phenomena

Cellular Automata: Prospects In Astrophysical Applications...

Author: A Lejeune (Inst De Phys, Ulg) ,  J M Perdang (Inst D Astrophysics, Ulg)
ISBN: 9789810213466
Format: Hardback
$396.00

Provides a survey of the basic ideas of the cellular automation (CA) modelling environment, emphasizing the relevance...  Read More >>

Aeroassisted Orbital Transfer: Guidance and Control Strategies

Aeroassisted Orbital Transfer: Guidance and Control...

Author: D.Subbaram Naidu
ISBN: 9783540198192
Format: Paperback
$87.12

Aeroassisting, or aerobraking, opens new opportunities for space missions, particularly with regard to the establishment...  Read More >>

Economics without Time: A Science blind to the Forces of Historical Change

Economics without Time: A Science blind to the Forces...

Author: G. Snooks
ISBN: 9781349390502
Format: Paperback
$448.77

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Stellar Evolution

Stellar Evolution

Author: Amos Harpaz
ISBN: 9781568810126
Format: Hardback
$368.00

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Novelties in the Heavens: Rhetoric and Science in the Copernican Controversy

Novelties in the Heavens: Rhetoric and Science in the...

Author: Jean Dietz Moss
ISBN: 9780226542348
Format: Hardback
$175.95

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Novelties in the Heavens: Rhetoric and Science in the Copernican Controversy

Novelties in the Heavens: Rhetoric and Science in the...

Author: Jean Dietz Moss
ISBN: 9780226542355
Format: Paperback
$61.95

In this fascinating work, Jean Dietz Moss shows how the scientific revolution begun by Copernicus brought about...  Read More >>

Ptolemy's Universe: The Natural, Philosophical and Ethical Foundations of Ptolemy's Astronomy

Ptolemy's Universe: The Natural, Philosophical and Ethical...

Author: Liba Chaia Taub
ISBN: 9780812692297
Format: Paperback
$68.64

Much has been written about Ptolemy's mathematical work, yet few attempts have approached his philosophical and...  Read More >>

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