The Unforgotten Sisters

Gabriella Bernardi

• Paperback | Engels | Springer Praxis Books | Popular Astronomy
• Taking inspiration from Siv Cedering's poem in the form of a fictional letter from Caroline Herschel that refers to "my long, lost sisters, forgotten ... Lees meer

Rock Legends

Paul Murdin

• Hardcover | Engels | Springer Praxis Books | Popular Astronomy
• This book relates the history of asteroid discoveries and christenings, from those of the early pioneering giants of Hersehel and Piazzi to modern-day... Lees meer

The Sky at Einstein's Feet

William C Keel

• Paperback | Engels | Popular Astronomy
• The impact of Einstein's relativity is perhaps most dramatic in astronomy, radically altering our interpretation of the observations of the stars and ... Lees meer

Decoding Astronomy in Maya Art and Architecture

Marion Dolan

• Paperback | Engels | Springer Praxis Books | Popular Astronomy
• The exciting discoveries and newest revelations in the field of archeoastronomy present fascinating examples of the importance of astronomy to the anc... Lees meer

100 Years of Planetaria

• Paperback | Engels | Springer Praxis Books | Popular Astronomy
• This book marks the centenary of the remarkable invention of an opto-mechanical planetarium projector, the Zeiss Mk I. In May 1925, the first public p... Lees meer

Sundials

Denis Savoie

• Paperback | Engels | Popular Astronomy
• Sundials, which decorate church walls, public plazas, and elegant gardens, are first and foremost astronomical instruments. Before understanding how s... Lees meer

At the Edge of the Solar System

A Doressoundiram, Emmanuel Lellouch

• Paperback | Engels | Popular Astronomy
• On August 24, 2006, the solar system lost its ninth planet! The astronomers' decision at the IAU General Assembly in Prague to demote Pluto had been p... Lees meer

America's First Eclipse Chasers

Thomas Hockey

• Paperback | Engels | Springer Praxis Books | Popular Astronomy
• In 2017, over 200 million Americans witnessed the spectacular total eclipse of the Sun, and the 2024 eclipse is expected to draw even larger crowds. I... Lees meer

Stars Above, Earth Below

Tyler Nordgren

• Paperback | Engels | Popular Astronomy
• Stars Above, Earth Below uses photographs and sky charts to form a connection between what is seen on the ground and in the sky, and looks at the deep... Lees meer

Celestial Sleuth

Donald W Olson

• Paperback | Engels | Popular Astronomy
• For a general audience interested in solving mysteries in art, history, and literature using the methods of science, 'forensic astronomy' is a thrilli... Lees meer

Red Moon

Massimo Capaccioli

• Paperback | Engels | Springer Praxis Books | Popular Astronomy
• The book is about the "space race", starting from the earliest steps of astronautics to the Moon landings of Armstrong and Aldrin. The conquest of spa... Lees meer

Sirius

Jay B. Holberg

• Paperback | Engels | Popular Astronomy
• This is the first book to integrate the cultural history of Sirius with modern astrophysics in a way which provides a realistic view of how science pr... Lees meer

Clocks in the Sky

Geoff McNamara

• Paperback | Engels | Popular Astronomy
• Pulsars are rapidly spinning neutron stars, the collapsed cores of once massive stars that ended their lives as supernova explosions. In this book, Ge... Lees meer

Investigating Art, History, and Literature with Astronomy

Donald W Olson

• Paperback | Engels | Springer Praxis Books | Popular Astronomy
• How can shadows determine the date and time of a painting by Johannes Vermeer? How did the Moon and tides cause the loss of King John's crown jewels? ... Lees meer

Mysteries of Mars

Fabio Vittorio De Blasio

• Paperback | Engels | Springer Praxis Books | Popular Astronomy
• Offers a readily intelligible, up-to-date introduction to the wonders of Mars Covers all aspects, from past perceptions of the planet to its geology, ... Lees meer

Planet Earth, Past and Present

Michael Carroll

• Paperback | Engels | Springer Praxis Books | Popular Astronomy
• The Earth is not the world it once was, and it is not the world it will always be. This book describes the exciting, complex, and occasionally bafflin... Lees meer

Decoding Astronomy in Art and Architecture

Marion Dolan

• Paperback | Engels | Springer Praxis Books | Popular Astronomy
• For centuries, our ancestors carefully observed the movements of the heavens and wove that astronomical knowledge into their city planning, architectu... Lees meer

Saints and Sinners in the Sky: Astronomy, Religion and Art in Western Culture

Michael Mendillo

• Paperback | Engels | Springer Praxis Books | Popular Astronomy
• In this book, Boston University Professor of Astronomy Michael Mendillo takes readers deep into the annals of history, showing how visual depictions o... Lees meer

Star Maps

Nick Kanas

• Paperback | Engels | Springer Praxis Books | Popular Astronomy
• Explore the beauty and awe of the heavens through the rich celestial prints and star atlases offered in this third edition book. The author traces the... Lees meer

Essays on the Frontiers of Modern Astrophysics and Cosmology

Santhosh Mathew

• Paperback | Engels | Springer Praxis Books | Popular Astronomy
• This book is a collection of fourteen essays that describe an inspiring journey through the universe and discusses popular science topics that modern ... Lees meer

Star Maps

Nick Kanas

• Hardcover | Engels | Springer Praxis Books | Popular Astronomy
• Explore the beauty and awe of the heavens through the rich celestial prints and star atlases offered in this third edition book. The author traces the... Lees meer

Understanding Gaia

Gabriella Bernardi, Alberto Vecchiato

• Paperback | Engels | Springer Praxis Books | Popular Astronomy
• First comprehensive report on the European Space Agency's Gaia mission for a general audience Presents the scientific results available to date Places... Lees meer

Religions and Extraterrestrial Life

David A Weintraub

• Paperback | Engels | Springer Praxis Books | Popular Astronomy
• In the twenty-first century, the debate about life on other worlds is quickly changing from the realm of speculation to the domain of hard science. Wi... Lees meer

Hubble, Humason and the Big Bang

Ron Voller

• Paperback | Engels | Springer Praxis Books | Popular Astronomy
• The story of Hubble and Humason is one for the ages--and in particular, the Cosmic Age. In this compelling book, science writer Ron Voller digs deep i... Lees meer