Télécharger le livre :  Essays on the Frontiers of Modern Astrophysics and Cosmology
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This book is a collection of fourteen essays that describe an inspiring journey through the universe and discusses popular science topics that modern physics and cosmology are struggling to deal with. What is our place in the universe and what happens in the magnificent...

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Parution : 2013-11-08
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Télécharger le livre :  Celestial Sleuth
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For a general audience interested in solving mysteries in art, history, and literature using the methods of science, 'forensic astronomy'  is a thrilling new field of exploration. Astronomical calculations are the basis of the studies, which have the advantage of...

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Parution : 2013-10-02
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Télécharger le livre :  Freedom 7
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Inevitably, there are times in a nation’s history when its hopes, fears and con?dence in its own destiny appear to hinge on the fate of a single person. One of these pivotal moments occurred on the early morning of May 5, 1961, when a 37-year-old test pilot squeezed...

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Parution : 2013-09-27
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Télécharger le livre :  Solar System Maps
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In recent years, there has been increased interest in our Solar System. This has been prompted by the launching of giant orbiting telescopes and space probes, the discovery of new planetary moons and heavenly bodies that orbit the Sun, and the demotion of Pluto as a...

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Parution : 2013-09-25
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Télécharger le livre :  To Orbit and Back Again
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The Space Shuttle has been the dominant machine in the U.S. space program for thirty years and has generated a great deal of interest among space enthusiasts and engineers. This book enables readers to understand its technical systems in greater depth than they have...

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Parution : 2013-08-27
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Télécharger le livre :  Lunar Domes
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Lunar domes are structures of volcanic origin which are usually difficult to observe due to their low heights. TheLunar Domes Handbook is a reference work on these elusive features. It provides a collection of images for a large number of lunar domes, including...

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Parution : 2013-03-28
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Télécharger le livre :  Monitoring of Harmful Algal Blooms
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Sometimes known as "Red Tides", some of the wide variety of phytoplankton species in the World’s oceans produce toxins which can harm marine life. In certain circumstances, these harmful algal blooms can even cause illness or death in humans. Shellfish filter feed on...

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Parution : 2012-07-25
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Télécharger le livre :  Contradictions
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“Contradictions” is a general interest book that exposes the incompatibility between popular religious beliefs and the scientific view of human nature. It begins with a survey of the evolution of religions and their continuing, often irrational, influences in modern...

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Parution : 2012-05-22
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Télécharger le livre :  The Star Atlas Companion
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Conventional star atlases are great for locating constellations and individual stars but The Star Atlas Companion goes one step further and describes the physical properties of more than 1,100 stars. With the aid of scale diagrams, the reader can get a real sense of the...

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Parution : 2012-05-19
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Télécharger le livre :  Breaking Ocean Waves
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This book represents the most comprehensive description of the physical properties including geometry, structure, spatio-temporal evolution and remotely sensed reflectance and emissivity in visible, IR and microwave ranges of one of the most important elements of...

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Parution : 2007-10-14
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Télécharger le livre :  The Story of Manned Space Stations
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Philip Baker charts the history of manned space stations from the very beginning in a logical, chronological order. He tells the story of the two major space powers starting out on their very separate programs, but slowly coming together through ASTP, Shuttle-Mir, and...

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Parution : 2007-08-20
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Télécharger le livre :  Russian Planetary Exploration
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Russia’s accomplishments in planetary space exploration were not achieved easily. Formerly, the USSR experienced frustration in trying to tame unreliable Molniya and Proton upper stages and in tracking spacecraft over long distances. This book will assess the scientific...

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Télécharger le livre :  Lunar and Planetary Rovers
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The Wheels of Apollo and the Quest for Mars fills a need for a complete history of the Lunar Roving Vehicle used on Apollo 15, 16 and 17, drawing on many photographs never before published. It also tells the story of the robotic rovers used on Mars, and concludes...

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Parution : 2007-07-05
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Télécharger le livre :  Io After Galileo
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Written by experts in the field, many of whom took part in the Galileo mission, the book reviews the basics about Io and its unique space environment. Coverage includes all subjects, where the Galilio mission has shed new light on, with some emphasis on Io's most...

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Parution : 2007-06-20
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Télécharger le livre :  Sinkholes and Subsidence
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 "Sinkholes and Subsidence"  provides a twenty-first century account of how the various subsidence features in carbonate and evaporite rocks cause problems in development and construction in our living environment. The authors explain the processes by which...

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Parution : 2007-03-15
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Télécharger le livre :  From Dust to Stars
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Studies of stellar formation in galaxies have a profound impact on our understanding of the present and the early universe. The book describes complex physical processes involved in the creation of stars and during their young lives. It illustrates how these processes...

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Parution : 2007-03-06
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Télécharger le livre :  Buried Waste in the Seabed – Acoustic Imaging and Bio-toxicity
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Buried waste on the seabed is a major source of pollution. But, very often, waste sites are not known until a serious problem occurs, or are not adequately mapped. Recent examples around Europe include WWI and WWII ammunition dump sites (e.g. Beufort Dyke in the UK),...

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Parution : 2006-12-29
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Télécharger le livre :  Remote Sensing of Sea Ice in the Northern Sea Route
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Remote Sensing of Sea Ice in the Northern Sea Route: Studies and Applications initially provides a history of the Northern Sea Route as an important strategic transport route for supporting the northern regions of Russia and cargo transportation between Europe and the...

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Parution : 2006-11-30
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Télécharger le livre :  Future Spacecraft Propulsion Systems
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In Future Spacecraft Propulsion Systems the authors demonstrate the need to break free from the old established concepts of expendable rockets, using chemical propulsion, and to develop new breeds of launch vehicle capable of both launching payloads into orbit at...

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Parution : 2006-09-19
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Télécharger le livre :  New Light on Dark Stars
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There has been very considerable progress in research into low-mass stars, brown dwarfs and extrasolar planets during the past few years, particularly since the fist edtion of this book was published in 2000. In this new edtion the authors present a comprehensive review...

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Parution : 2006-09-01
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