Télécharger le livre :  Carl Størmer
This biography summarizes the seminal contributions to auroral and space science of Carl Størmer (1874 - 1957). He was the first to develop precise photographic methods to calculate heights and morphologies of diverse auroral forms during four solar cycles. Størmer...

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Parution : 2012-10-20
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Télécharger le livre :  How Einstein Created Relativity out of Physics and Astronomy
This book tracks the history of the theory of relativity through Einstein’s life, with in-depth studies of its background as built upon by ideas from earlier scientists. The focus points of Einstein’s theory of relativity include its development throughout his life; the...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2012-09-25
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Télécharger le livre :  Fifty Years of Quasars
The 50th anniversary of the discovery of quasars in 1963 presents an interesting opportunity to ask questions about the current state of quasar research. Formatted as a series of interviews with noted researchers in the field, each of them asked to address a specific...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2012-09-14
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Télécharger le livre :  Plasma Astrophysics, Part I
This two-part book is devoted to classic fundamentals and current practices and perspectives of modern plasma astrophysics.This first part uniquely covers all the basic principles and practical tools required for understanding and work in plasma astrophysics. More than...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2012-08-31
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Télécharger le livre :  Plasma Astrophysics, Part II
This two-part book is devoted to classic fundamentals and current practices and perspectives of modern plasma astrophysics.This second part discusses the physics of magnetic reconnection and flares of electromagnetic origin in space plasmas in the solar system, single...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2012-08-16
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Télécharger le livre :  In Search of William Gascoigne
William Gascoigne (c.1612-44) was the inventor of the telescopic sight and micrometer (instruments crucial to the advance of astronomy). His name is now known to historians of science around the world. For some considerable time after his tragic death at the age of 32...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2012-08-09
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Télécharger le livre :  The Science of Solar System Ices
The role of laboratory research and simulations in advancing our understanding of solar system ices (including satellites, KBOs, comets, and giant planets) is becoming increasingly important. Understanding ice surface radiation processing, particle and radiation...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2012-07-28
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Télécharger le livre :  Nanodust in the Solar System: Discoveries and Interpretations
Nanodust and nanometer-sized structures are important components of many objects in space.Nanodust is observed in evolved stars, young stellar objects, protoplanetary disks, and dust debris disks. Within the solar system, nanodust is observed with in-situ experiments...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2012-05-30
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Télécharger le livre :  Taking the Back off the Watch
Thomas Gold (1920-2004) had a curious mind that liked to solve problems. He was one of the most remarkable astrophysicists in the second half of the twentieth century, and he attracted controversy throughout his career. Based on a full-length autobiography left behind...

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Parution : 2012-05-23
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Télécharger le livre :  The Synthesis of the Elements
This book describes the origins and evolution of the chemical elements  we and the cosmos are made of. The story starts with the discovery of the common elements on Earth and their subsequent discovery in space. How do we learn the composition of the distant stars? How...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2012-04-13
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Télécharger le livre :  A Brief History of Radio Astronomy in the USSR
This translation of A Brief History of Radio Astronomy in the USSR makes descriptions of the antennas and instrumentation used in the USSR, the astronomical discoveries, as well as interesting personal backgrounds of many of the early key players in Soviet radio...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2012-03-05
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Télécharger le livre :  The Astronomer Jules Janssen
A physicist and an inventor, Jules Janssen (1824-1907) devoted his life to astronomical research. He spent many years traveling around the world to observe total Solar eclipses, demonstrating that a new era of science had just come thanks to the use of both spectroscopy...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2011-11-25
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Télécharger le livre :  Fundamental Questions of Practical Cosmology
This book guides readers (astronomers, physicists, and university students) through central questions of Practical Cosmology, a term used by the late Allan Sandage to denote the modern scientific endeavor to find the cosmological model best describing the universe of...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2011-10-15
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Télécharger le livre :  The Spiral Galaxy M33
This book summarizes the gathering of information on and the growing understanding of M33 from the 1920s, when Hubble first determined its true nature, to the 21st century, when the Hubble Telescope probed deeply into its many secrets. With its regular symmetrical...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2011-09-15
Collection : Astrophysics and Space Science Library PDF, ePub

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Télécharger le livre :  Fine Structure of Solar Radio Bursts
The study of the fine structure of solar radio emissions is key to understanding plasma processes in the solar corona. It remains a reliable means for both diagnosing the corona and verifying the results of laboratory plasma experiments on wave-wave and wave-particle...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2011-06-28
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Télécharger le livre :  Integrated Modeling of Telescopes
Ground- or space-based telescopes are becoming increasingly more complex and construction budgets are typically in the billion dollar range. Facing costs of this magnitude, availability of engineering tools for prediction of performance and design optimization is...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2011-06-23
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Télécharger le livre :  Coronal Mass Ejections
The book introduces the solar coronal mass ejection phenomena. This includes both those observed in the corona and those further from the Sun, known as interplanetary coronal mass ejections. We discuss the history and physics behind these phenomena, theories describing...

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Parution : 2011-05-13
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Télécharger le livre :  Jacobi Dynamics
In their approach to Earth dynamics the authors consider the fundamentals of Jacobi Dynamics (1987, Reidel) for two reasons. First, because satellite observations have proved that the Earth does not stay in hydrostatic equilibrium, which is the physical basis of today’s...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2011-04-11
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Télécharger le livre :  Astronomical Photometry
This book will bring together experts in the field of astronomical photometry to discuss how their subfields provide the precision and accuracy in astronomical energy flux measurements that are needed to permit tests of astrophysical theories. Differential photometers...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2011-04-06
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Télécharger le livre :  Heaven and Earth in Ancient Greek Cosmology
In Miletus, about 550 B.C., together with our world-picture cosmology was born. This book tells the story.In Part One the reader is introduced in the archaic world-picture of a flat earth with the cupola of the celestial vault onto which the celestial bodies are...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2011-03-23
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