Solar system: the Sun & planets books

2434 books were found.

Solar Sails: A Novel Approach to Interplanetary Travel

Solar Sails: A Novel Approach to Interplanetary Travel...

Author: Giovanni Vulpetti ,  Les Johnson
ISBN: 9781493909407
Format: Paperback
$131.97

The reality of sunlight-based sailing in space began in May 2010, and solar sail technology and science have continued...  Read More >>

Formation Of The Solar System, The: Theories Old And New (2nd Edition)

Formation Of The Solar System, The: Theories Old And...

Author: Michael Mark Woolfson (University Of York, Uk)
ISBN: 9781783265213
Format: Hardback
$212.18

This fully-updated second edition remains the only truly detailed exploration of the origins of our Solar System,...  Read More >>

The Life of Stars: The Controversial Inception and Emergence of the Theory of Stellar Structure

The Life of Stars: The Controversial Inception and Emergence...

Author: Giora Shaviv
ISBN: 9783642424441
Format: Paperback
$290.37

It is the stars, The stars above us, govern our conditions.  Read More >>

Solar Cosmic Rays: Fundamentals and Applications

Solar Cosmic Rays: Fundamentals and Applications

Author: Leonty Miroshnichenko
ISBN: 9783319094281
Format: Hardback
$448.77

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Dictionary of Minor Planet Names: Addendum to Fifth Edition: 2006 - 2008

Dictionary of Minor Planet Names: Addendum to Fifth...

Author: Lutz D. Schmadel
ISBN: 9783642425066
Format: Paperback
$448.77

end of 2005, we had achieved a total of 12,804 named ( According to a resolution of IAU Division III 2000, minor...  Read More >>

Coronal Magnetometry

Coronal Magnetometry

Author: Steven Tomczyk ,  Jie Zhang
ISBN: 9781493920372
Format: Hardback
$290.37

Captures advances being made in the field of coronal magnetism, from theory to observations and instrumentation....  Read More >>

Solar Magnetic Phenomena: Proceedings of the 3rd Summerschool and Workshop held at the Solar Observatory Kanzelhöhe, Kärnten, Austria, August 25 - September 5, 2003

Solar Magnetic Phenomena: Proceedings of the 3rd Summerschool...

Author: A. Hanslmeier ,  A. Veronig
ISBN: 9789400793323
Format: Paperback
$290.37

Contains lecture papers and contributed papers on different aspects of magnetic phenomena in the solar atmosphere....  Read More >>

Initial Results from the Fast Imaging Solar Spectrograph (FISS)

Initial Results from the Fast Imaging Solar Spectrograph...

Author: Jongchul Chae
ISBN: 9783319121222
Format: Hardback
$290.37

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Astrophysics: A New Approach

Astrophysics: A New Approach

Author: Wolfgang Kundt
ISBN: 9783642436956
Format: Paperback
$145.17

This book is unique in covering the basic qualitative and quantitative tools required for an understanding of modern...  Read More >>

The Remote Sensing of Tropospheric Composition from Space

The Remote Sensing of Tropospheric Composition from...

Author: John P. Burrows ,  Ulrich Platt
ISBN: 9783642422683
Format: Paperback
$448.77

The final section of the book is concerned with the exploitation of data, with chapters on observational aspects,...  Read More >>

An Introduction to Waves and Oscillations in the Sun

An Introduction to Waves and Oscillations in the Sun...

Author: A. Satya Narayanan
ISBN: 9781489995964
Format: Paperback
$145.17

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A Concise History of Solar and Stellar Physics

A Concise History of Solar and Stellar Physics

Author: Jean-Louis Tassoul ,  Monique Tassoul
ISBN: 9780691165929
Format: Paperback
$54.99

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History of the Planetary Systems: From Thales to Kepler

History of the Planetary Systems: From Thales to Kepler...

Author: J. L. E. Dreyer
ISBN: 9781107432628
Format: Paperback
$139.70

Originally published in 1906, this book presents a study of 'the history of man's conception of the Universe from...  Read More >>

Physics of Space Storms: From the Solar Surface to the Earth

Physics of Space Storms: From the Solar Surface to the...

Author: Hannu Koskinen
ISBN: 9783642424007
Format: Paperback
$448.77

This book details the state-of-the art in the field of space storms. The topics range from the storms in the solar...  Read More >>

Eclipses, Transits, and Comets of the Nineteenth Century: How America's Perception of the Skies Changed

Eclipses, Transits, and Comets of the Nineteenth Century:...

Author: Stella Cottam ,  Wayne Orchiston
ISBN: 9783319083407
Format: Hardback
$290.37

At a time when the sciences were not yet as well established in the United States as they were in Europe, this public...  Read More >>

Fast Solar Sailing: Astrodynamics of Special Sailcraft Trajectories

Fast Solar Sailing: Astrodynamics of Special Sailcraft...

Author: Giovanni Vulpetti
ISBN: 9789401781961
Format: Paperback
$290.37

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The Scientific Exploration of Venus

The Scientific Exploration of Venus

Author: Fredric W. Taylor (Halley Professor of Physics, University of Oxford)
ISBN: 9781107023482
Format: Hardback
$124.17

A leading researcher of Venus explains what we know through our investigations of Earth's 'twin' planet. He addresses...  Read More >>

Plasma Astrophysics, Part II: Reconnection and Flares

Plasma Astrophysics, Part II: Reconnection and Flares...

Author: Boris V. Somov
ISBN: 9781489987891
Format: Paperback
$580.77

This book is aimed at professional researchers in astrophysics, but it will also be useful to graduate students...  Read More >>

Plasma Astrophysics, Part I: Fundamentals and Practice

Plasma Astrophysics, Part I: Fundamentals and Practice...

Author: Boris V. Somov
ISBN: 9781489996022
Format: Paperback
$580.77

This two-part book is devoted to classic fundamentals and current practices and perspectives of modern plasma astrophysics....  Read More >>

Introduction to Space Systems: Design and Synthesis

Introduction to Space Systems: Design and Synthesis...

Author: Miguel A. Aguirre
ISBN: 9781489989154
Format: Paperback
$475.17

The definition of all space systems starts with the establishment of its fundamental parameters: requirements to...  Read More >>

Superplumes: Beyond Plate Tectonics

Superplumes: Beyond Plate Tectonics

Author: David A. Yuen ,  Shigenori Maruyama
ISBN: 9789400795143
Format: Paperback
$448.77

Little was known at that time about the deep mantle because of the lack of knowledge about material properties,...  Read More >>

The Cosmic Keyhole: How Astronomy Is Unlocking the Secrets of the Universe

The Cosmic Keyhole: How Astronomy Is Unlocking the Secrets...

Author: Will Gater
ISBN: 9781489981400
Format: Paperback
$79.07

In the last thirty years humans have probed the Universe, explored the Solar System and visited with spacecraft...  Read More >>

Interactions of Earth’s Magnetotail Plasma with the Surface, Plasma, and Magnetic Anomalies of the Moon

Interactions of Earth’s Magnetotail Plasma with the...

Author: Yuki Harada
ISBN: 9784431550839
Format: Hardback
$290.37

This thesis describes the essential features of Moon-plasma interactions with a particular emphasis on the Earth's...  Read More >>

The Far Side of the Moon: A Photographic Guide

The Far Side of the Moon: A Photographic Guide

Author: Charles Byrne
ISBN: 9781489988065
Format: Paperback
$105.57

The nature of the far side of the Moon has always been a mystery. Together, these books cover the entire Moon in...  Read More >>

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