 | | Discovering the Expanding Universe
Harry Nussbaumer, Lydia Bieri, Foreword by Allan Sandage
£30.00
This book explores the history of the discovery of the expanding universe, one of the most exciting exploits in astronomy.
Published March 2009 | Hardback | ISBN-13:9780521514842 | In stock |
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| | Finding the Big Bang
Edited by P. James E. Peebles, Lyman A. Page, Jr., R. Bruce Partridge
£40.00
A collection of essays on research on CMBR in the 1960s by eminent cosmologists who pioneered the work.
Published March 2009 | Hardback | ISBN-13:9780521519823 | In stock |
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| | Astronomical Spectrographs and their History
John Hearnshaw
£70.00
Indispensable reference on the historical development of spectrographs for advanced amateur and professional astronomers, graduate students, and historians of science.
Published February 2009 | Hardback | ISBN-13:9780521882576 | In stock |
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| | Facts and Speculations in Cosmology
Jayant Narlikar, Geoffrey Burbidge
£32.00
Thought-provoking book for undergraduate students and general readers on the evolution of cosmology.
'… a comprehensive romp through the basics of cosmology from ancient cosmologies via stellar evolution, nuclear synthesis and the observed expanding Universe to details of the standard Big Bang Theory.'
The Observatory
Published July 2008 | Hardback | ISBN-13:9780521865043 | In stock |
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| | Cometography
A Catalog of Comets
Volume 3: 1900–1932
Gary W. Kronk
£169.00
Latest volume of multi-volume catalog of every comet observed throughout history, covering 1900-1932.
From reviews of Cometography:
'What he did is phenomenal.'
Daniel Green, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Daily Guide
Published August 2007 | Hardback | ISBN-13:9780521585064 | In stock |
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| | The Cosmic Century
A History of Astrophysics and Cosmology
Malcolm S. Longair
£40.00
Reviews the historical development of all the key areas of modern astrophysics.
'Longair emphasizes the development of theoretical concepts over the observations that they were based on, and brings the discussion up to date with the emergence of 21st-century precision cosmology.'
Physics World
Published June 2006 | Hardback | ISBN-13:9780521474368 (ISBN-10:0521474361) | In stock |
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| | The Scientific Legacy of Fred Hoyle
Edited by Douglas Gough
£56.00
Looks at the influence Fred Hoyle’s research has had on advances in astronomy and cosmology.
'… a fitting tribute to an extraordinarily original mind.'
New Scientist
Published March 2005 | Hardback | ISBN-13:9780521824484 (ISBN-10:0521824486) | In stock |
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| | Centennial History of the Carnegie Institution of Washington
Volume 1: The Mount Wilson Observatory: Breaking the Code of Cosmic Evolution
Allan Sandage
£75.00
An exciting exploration of the development of astrophysics.
'The book is nicely produced and illustrated … Certainly one for the library, for historians of science, and for nostalgic old astronomers like me! Younger bloods will also learn some good astronomy from it.'
David Stickland, The Observatory
Published March 2005 | Hardback | ISBN-13:9780521830782 (ISBN-10:0521830788) | In stock |
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| | From Eudoxus to Einstein
A History of Mathematical Astronomy
C. M. Linton
£80.00
Describes development of theories of planetary motion, emphasizing interaction between progress in mathematics and astronomy.
‘Linton presents the 4000 year history of astronomy from a refreshingly different viewpoint … His treatment is thorough and clear, but not daunting.’
New Scientist
Published August 2004 | Hardback | ISBN-13:9780521827508 (ISBN-10:0521827507) | Temporarily unavailable - available from November 2009 |
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