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Playing With Planets [Repost]

Posted By: hill0
Date: 20 Sep 2017 10:49:16
Playing With Planets [Repost]

Playing With Planets by Gerard 'T Hooft
English | 4 Nov. 2008 | ISBN: 9812793070 | 152 Pages | PDF | 2.99 MB

If you think the future is a mystery, think again. With a solid foothold in realism, an extraordinary insight into scientific and technological developments, and a dry sense of humor, Nobel laureate Professor Gerard 't Hooft confidently dissects fact from

The 4 Percent Universe: Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Race to Discover the Rest of Reality (Repost)

Posted By: step778
Date: 20 Sep 2017 08:45:18
The 4 Percent Universe: Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Race to Discover the Rest of Reality (Repost)

Richard Panek, "The 4 Percent Universe: Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Race to Discover the Rest of Reality"
2011 | pages: 320 | ISBN: 0618982442 | EPUB | 2,1 mb

To Mars and Beyond, Fast!: How Plasma Propulsion Will Revolutionize Space Exploration (Springer Praxis Books)

Posted By: hill0
Date: 20 Sep 2017 07:23:06
To Mars and Beyond, Fast!: How Plasma Propulsion Will Revolutionize Space Exploration (Springer Praxis Books)

To Mars and Beyond, Fast!: How Plasma Propulsion Will Revolutionize Space Exploration (Springer Praxis Books) by Franklin Chang Díaz
English | 14 Jun. 2017 | ISBN: 3319229176 | 220 Pages | EPUB | 5.22 MB

As advanced in-space propulsion moves from science fiction to reality, the Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket, or VASIMR® engine, is a leading contender for making 'Mars in a month' a possibility.

Galactic Radio Astronomy (Lecture Notes in Physics)

Posted By: hill0
Date: 20 Sep 2017 07:19:36
Galactic Radio Astronomy (Lecture Notes in Physics)

Galactic Radio Astronomy (Lecture Notes in Physics) by Yoshiaki Sofue
English | 6 Jun. 2017 | ISBN: 9811034443 | 244 Pages | EPUB | 5.94 MB

This book is a concise primer on galactic radio astronomy for undergraduate and graduate students, and provides wide coverage of galactic astronomy and astrophysics such as the physics of interstellar matter and the dynamics and structure of the Milky

Lewis Swift: Celebrated Comet Hunter and the People's Astronomer

Posted By: AvaxGenius
Date: 19 Sep 2017 16:16:24
Lewis Swift: Celebrated Comet Hunter and the People's Astronomer

Lewis Swift: Celebrated Comet Hunter and the People's Astronomer By Gary W. Kronk
English | PDF | 2017 | 435 Pages | ISBN : 3319637207 | 5.20 MB

This biography covers the life of Lewis Swift (1820-1913), who discovered 13 comets and nearly 1,200 other deep sky objects. All 13 comets found by Swift now bear his name, including three periodic comets with periods of 6 years (11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR), 9 years (64P/Swift-Gehrels), and 133 years (109P/Swift-Tuttle).

Emerging Space Markets

Posted By: AvaxGenius
Date: 19 Sep 2017 15:45:00
Emerging Space Markets

Emerging Space Markets By Stella Tkatchova
English | PDF | 2017 (2018 Edition) | 153 Pages | ISBN : 3662556677 | 6.48 MB

This book analyzes the commercial space activities and commercialization processes of the last fifteen years and maps the future challenges that NewSpace companies will face developing commercial space markets.

Not-So-Simple Stellar Populations in Star Clusters

Posted By: AvaxGenius
Date: 19 Sep 2017 15:17:54
Not-So-Simple Stellar Populations in Star Clusters

Not-So-Simple Stellar Populations in Star Clusters By Chengyuan Li
English | PDF | 2017 | 137 Pages | ISBN : 9811056803 | 10.23 MB

This book focuses on understanding the stellar populations of massive star clusters and aims to investigate the origin, evolution and properties of binary systems, their collision products, as well as the general characteristics (e.g. ages, metal content) of stellar population(s) in star clusters.

Planetesimals: Early Differentiation and Consequences for Planets

Posted By: nebulae
Date: 19 Sep 2017 04:20:50
Planetesimals: Early Differentiation and Consequences for Planets

Linda T. Elkins-Tanton, Benjamin P. Weiss, "Planetesimals: Early Differentiation and Consequences for Planets"
English | ISBN: 1107118484 | 2017 | 419 pages | PDF | 44 MB

Spectroscopy for Amateur Astronomers: Recording, Processing, Analysis and Interpretation

Posted By: nebulae
Date: 19 Sep 2017 03:54:20
Spectroscopy for Amateur Astronomers: Recording, Processing, Analysis and Interpretation

Marc F. M. Trypsteen, Richard Walker, "Spectroscopy for Amateur Astronomers: Recording, Processing, Analysis and Interpretation"
English | ISBN: 1107166187 | 2017 | 165 pages | PDF | 19 MB

Seeing Further: The Story of Science, Discovery, and the Genius of the Royal Society

Posted By: tarantoga
Date: 16 Sep 2017 21:52:36
Seeing Further: The Story of Science, Discovery, and the Genius of the Royal Society

Bill Bryson, Jon Turney, "Seeing Further: The Story of Science, Discovery, and the Genius of the Royal Society"
ASIN: B0041D86IU, ISBN: 0061999768, 0061999776 | 2010 | AZW3 | 512 pages | 10 MB

Understanding the Epoch of Cosmic Reionization: Challenges and Progress

Posted By: AvaxGenius
Date: 16 Sep 2017 02:58:16
Understanding the Epoch of Cosmic Reionization: Challenges and Progress

Understanding the Epoch of Cosmic Reionization: Challenges and Progress By Andrei Mesinger
English | EPUB | 2016 | 286 Pages | ISBN : 3319219561 | 4.07 MB

The dawn of the first stars, galaxies and black holes signaled a fundamental milestone in our Universe’s evolution: the Epoch of Reionization. The light from these galactic ancestors began spreading out, ionizing virtually every atom in existence.

Infinity Beckoned: Adventuring Through the Inner Solar System, 1969-1989 [Audiobook]

Posted By: tarantoga
Date: 15 Sep 2017 22:22:27
Infinity Beckoned: Adventuring Through the Inner Solar System, 1969-1989 [Audiobook]

Jay Gallentine, Michael Burnette (Narrator), "Infinity Beckoned: Adventuring Through the Inner Solar System, 1969-1989"
ASIN: B01N5WLGCW | 2017 | M4B@64 kbps | ~22:40:00 | 649 MB

Astronomical Knowledge Transmission Through Illustrated Aratea Manuscripts (Historical & Cultural Astronomy)

Posted By: hill0
Date: 15 Sep 2017 10:25:12
Astronomical Knowledge Transmission Through Illustrated Aratea Manuscripts (Historical & Cultural Astronomy)

Astronomical Knowledge Transmission Through Illustrated Aratea Manuscripts (Historical & Cultural Astronomy) by Marion Dolan
English | 22 Sept. 2017 | ISBN: 3319567837 | 464 Pages | EPUB | 18.19 MB

This carefully researched monograph is a historical investigation of the illustrated Aratea astronomical manuscript and its many interpretations over the centuries. Aratus' 270 B.C.E.

The New Cosmos: Answering Astronomy's Big Questions

Posted By: arundhati
Date: 15 Sep 2017 02:19:13
The New Cosmos: Answering Astronomy's Big Questions

David J. Eicher, "The New Cosmos: Answering Astronomy's Big Questions"
2015 | ISBN-10: 1107068851 | 295 pages | EPUB | 6 MB

The X-15 Rocket Plane: Flying the First Wings into Space

Posted By: First1
Date: 15 Sep 2017 02:07:18
The X-15 Rocket Plane: Flying the First Wings into Space

The X-15 Rocket Plane: Flying the First Wings into Space by Michelle L. Evans
English | June 1st, 2013 | ASIN: B00CGVLH0S, ISBN: 0803228406 | 480 pages | EPUB | 4.67 MB

With the Soviet Union’s launch of the first Sputnik satellite in 1957, the Cold War soared to new heights as Americans feared losing the race into space. The X-15 Rocket Plane tells the enthralling yet little-known story of the hypersonic X-15, the winged rocket ship that met this challenge and opened the way into human-controlled spaceflight.
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