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ISBN: 9781851689644 - About Time Bestseller About Time
Adam Frank

ISBN10: 1851689648  ISBN13: 9781851689644
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 07 Feb 2013
The acclaimed, exhilarating journey into the science of time, from Stonehenge to the Big Bang and beyond A palaeolithic farmer moved through the sun-fuelled day in a radically different way to a modern office worker bound into 15-minute Outlook... More
ISBN: 9780199665143 - Conceptions of Cosmos Conceptions of Cosmos
Helge S Kragh

ISBN10: 0199665141  ISBN13: 9780199665143
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 14 Feb 2013
This book presents the history of how the universe at large became the object of scientific understanding. Starting with the ancient creation myths, it offers an integrated and comprehensive account of cosmology that covers all major events from... More
ISBN: 9780099505945 - Cycles of Time Cycles of Time
Roger Penrose

ISBN10: 0099505940  ISBN13: 9780099505945
Publisher: Vintage
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 28 Jul 2011
What came before the Big Bang? How did the universe begin and must it inevitably end? This book illuminates some of the deepest mysteries of the universe. It analyses the second law of thermodynamics - according to which the 'randomness' of our... More
ISBN: 9781624179433 - Recent Advances in Cosmology Recent Advances in Cosmology
Anderson Travena, Brady Soren

ISBN10: 1624179436  ISBN13: 9781624179433
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 22 Apr 2013
In this book the authors gather and present current research in the study of cosmology. Topics discussed include the mysteries of the geometrization of gravitation; relativistic viscous Universe models; cosmology and science; a discussion on... More
ISBN: 9781107033788 - Advancing the Physics of Cosmic Distances (IAU S289) Advancing the Physics of Cosmic Distances (IAU S289)
Richard De Grijs, Giuseppe Bono

ISBN10: 1107033780  ISBN13: 9781107033788
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 28 Mar 2013
IAU Symposium 289 provides a snapshot of the field of distance measurement in space, exploring recent progress and cutting-edge methods. Knowing an astrophysical object's distance is key to understanding it. IAU Symposium 289 brought together... More
ISBN: 9781846145339 - Gravity's Engines Gravity's Engines
Caleb A Scharf

ISBN10: 1846145333  ISBN13: 9781846145339
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Allen Lane
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 01 Nov 2012
Traces the two hundred year history of our attempts to discover the nature of black holes. This title reveals how these giant black holes profoundly rearrange the cosmos that surrounds them, controlling the number of stars in the galaxies and... More
ISBN: 9781464144547 - Discovering the Universe Discovering the Universe
Neil F Comins, William J Kaufmann

ISBN10: 1464144540  ISBN13: 9781464144547
Publisher: W.H.Freeman & Co Ltd
Edition: 9th Revised edition
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 18 Mar 2013
The ninth edition develops the main theme, 'the process of scientific discovery', through the clear, accurate presentation of key concepts found in previous editions. Updated with current research and modern theories of solar system formation... More

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ISBN: 9780141011110 - The Fabric of the Cosmos The Fabric of the Cosmos
Brian Greene

ISBN10: 0141011114  ISBN13: 9780141011110
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Edition: New edition
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 24 Feb 2005
What is reality? Could we exist without space and time? Can we travel to the past? What are the limits of the universe? This title takes us on an irresistible and revelatory journey through the biggest of the big questions. From the bestselling... More
ISBN: 9780521157155 - Observational Cosmology Observational Cosmology
Stephen Serjeant

ISBN10: 0521157153  ISBN13: 9780521157155
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 16 Sep 2010
A comprehensive and up-to-date treatment, this advanced undergraduate textbook enables students to use quantitative physical methods to understand the Universe. Providing a comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of observational cosmology... More
ISBN: 9781409376507 - Universe Universe

ISBN10: 1409376508  ISBN13: 9781409376507
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 01 Oct 2012
From the fiery mass of the Sun's core to the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way, this title takes you on the guided tour of the cosmos. It includes the exciting discoveries from water on Mars to planets in other solar systems and charts and... More