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Fundamentals of Astrodynamics

by Jerry E. White, Donald D. Mueller, Roger R. Bate

Teaching text developed by U.S. Air Force Academy and designed as a first course emphasizes the universal variable formulation. Develops the basic two-body and n -body equations of motion; orbit determination; classical orbital elements, coordinate transformations; differential correction; more. Includes specialized applications to lunar and interplanetary flight, example problems, exercises. 1971 edition.

A Brief History of Time

From the Big Bang to Black Holes

by Stephen W. Hawking

A Brief History of Time, published in 1988, was a landmark volume in science writing and in world-wide acclaim and popularity, with more than 9 million copies in print globally. The original edition was on the cutting edge of what was then known about the origins and nature of the universe. But the ensuing years have seen extraordinary advances in the technology of observing both the micro- and the macrocosmic... (more)

The Cartoon History of the Universe: Sticks and Stones

The Cartoon History of the Universe: Sticks and Stones

by Larry Gonick

An entertaining and informative illustrated guide that makes world history accessible, appealing, and funny.

If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens... Where Is Everybody? Fifty Solutions to Fermi's Paradox and the Problem of Extraterrestrial Life

If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens... Where Is Everybody? Fifty Solutions to Fermi's Paradox and the Problem of Extraterrestrial Life

by Stephen Webb

FROM THE REVIEWS: "Webb offers coherent, understandable, and sometimes humorous coverage of a diverse range of topics. He provides readers with non-trivial insights into research fields they may not have encountered previously . . . I think everyone who has ever considered the possibility that other intelligent civilizations exist elsewhere within our galaxy will enjoy Where Is Everybody? They will find much... (more)

Einstein's Unfinished Symphony: Listening to the Sounds of Space-Time

Einstein's Unfinished Symphony: Listening to the Sounds of Space-Time

by Marcia Bartusiak

In a handful of observatories around the world, scientists are waiting, and listening. Their quest: to be the first to detect gravitational waves, infinitesimal quakes that stretch and compress space-time and could add a brand-new dimension to our universal knowledge-allowing us to hear a sun going supernova, black holes colliding, and perhaps one day, the remnant rumble of the Big Bang itself...

The Quest for Comets: An Explosive Trail of Beauty and Danger

The Quest for Comets: An Explosive Trail of Beauty and Danger

by David H. Levy

With their bright tails and otherworldly beauty, comets have fascinated mankind for centuries. They have heralded doom, they may have helped create life on Earth, and they may have caused the extinction of the dinosaurs. In The Quest for Comets, one of the discoverers of the comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 writes an exhilarating, eloquent history of comet hunting and hunters, comet collisions, and more.

The Nemesis Affair : A Story of the Death of Dinosaurs & the Ways of Science

Space Weather : The Physics Behind a Slogan (Lecture Notes in Physics)

Space Weather : The Physics Behind a Slogan (Lecture Notes in Physics)

The various processes that connect the physics of the Sun with that of the Earth`s environment has become known as "Space Weather" during recent years, a slogan that has emerged in connection with many other expressions adapted from meteorology, such as solar wind, magnetic clouds or polar rain. This volume is intended as a first graduate-level textbook-style account on the physics of these solar-terrestrial... (more)

Eclipse : the celestial phenomenon that changed the course of history

Eclipse : the celestial phenomenon that changed the course of history

by Duncan Steel

Whether interpreted as an auspicious omen or a sentinel of doom, eclipses have had a profound effect upon our cultural development. Throughout recorded history, they have evoked consternation, fear, and dread—as well as awe and wonderment. Ancient peoples were clearly disconcerted by them. The Romans marked pivotal battles with the Greeks by references to an eclipse. The date of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ... (more)

An Introduction to Celestial Mechanics

by Forest Ray Moulton

Classic text still unsurpassed in presentation of fundamental principles. Covers rectilinear motion, central forces, problems of two and three bodies, much more. Includes over 200 problems, some with answers. Reprint of revised 1914 ed.

Contact

by Carl Sagan

In December, 1999, a multinational team journeys out to the stars, to the most awesome encounter in human history. Who -- or what -- is out there? In Cosmos , Carl Sagan explained the universe. In Contact , he predicts its future -- and our own.

Billions and Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium

Billions and Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium

by Carl Sagan

In the final book of his astonishing career, Carl Sagan brilliantly examines the burning questions of our lives, our world, and the universe around us. These luminous, entertaining essays travel both the vastness of the cosmos and the intimacy of the human mind, posing such fascinating questions as how did the universe originate and how will it end, and how can we meld science and compassion to meet the challenges... (more)

The Mind's Sky: Human Intelligence in a Cosmic Context

The Mind's Sky: Human Intelligence in a Cosmic Context

by Timothy Ferris

His style as playful as ever, Timothy Ferris explores inner as well as outer space in these essays on the human mind, the search for extraterrestrial (and thus nonhuman) intelligence, and their intersection. Other chapters look at comet strikes as a source of species extinction; near-death experience; apocalyptic prophecies; information theory; and the origin of laughter.

The Heavens and the Earth

A Political History of the Space Age

by Walter A. McDougall

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in History for 1986, this highly acclaimed study approaches the space race as a problem in comparative public policy. Drawing on exhaustive research, author and ORBIS editor Walter A. McDougall examines U.S., European, and Soviet space programs and their politics. 25 illustrations.

The Facts on File Dictionary of Astronomy (Science Dictionary)

The Facts on File Dictionary of Astronomy (Science Dictionary)

This work contains 3700 entries that reflect all aspects of astronomy.

Before the Beginning: Our Universe and Others (Helix Books)

Before the Beginning: Our Universe and Others (Helix Books)

by Martin J. Rees

nd its place within a grander scheme, one of the most creative and original of contemporary scientists draws together recent advances in astrophysics and up-to-the-minute research to cast a piercing light on man's place in the cosmos.

Terraforming: Engineering Planetary EnvironmentsMartyn J. Fogg

Terraforming: Engineering Planetary Environments

by Martyn J. Fogg

Fundamentals of Stellar AstrophysicsGeorge W. Collins

Fundamentals of Stellar Astrophysics

by George W. Collins

This textbook designed for advanced undergraduate students covers the foundations and principles in the field, and gives the necessary background for advanced courses. Beginning with a survey of some of the fundamentals of statistical mechanics, Collins builds up the physics of stellar structure st

The Foundations of AstrodynamicsArchie E. Roy

The Foundations of Astrodynamics

by Archie E. Roy

Fundamentals of Celestial MechanicsJ. M. A. Danby

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by Jerry E. White, Donald D. Mueller, Roger R. Bate

From the Big Bang to Black Holes

by Stephen W. Hawking

by Larry Gonick

by Stephen Webb

by Marcia Bartusiak

by David H. Levy

by Duncan Steel

by Forest Ray Moulton

by Carl Sagan

by Carl Sagan

by Timothy Ferris

A Political History of the Space Age

by Walter A. McDougall

by Martin J. Rees

by Martyn J. Fogg

by George W. Collins

by Archie E. Roy

by J. M. A. Danby