Название: Treasures of the Southern Sky: A Photographic Anthology
Автор:  Robert Gendler, Lars Lindberg Christensen, David Malin
Издательство: Springer
Год: 2011
Страниц:  220
Формат:  PDF
Размер: 71  Мб
ISBN: 1461406277
Язык: Английский
In these pages, the reader can follow the engaging saga of astronomical exploration in the southern hemisphere, in a modern merger of aesthetics, science, and a story of human endeavor. This book is truly a celebration of southern skies. Jerry Bonnell, Editor - Astronomy Picture of the Day The southern sky became accessible to scientific scrutiny only a few centuries ago, after the first European explorers ventured south of the e ... Читать дальше »

                          

Название: Life in the Universe (3rd Edition) 
Автор:  Jeffrey O. Bennett
Издательство: Benjamin Cummings
Год: 2011
Страниц:  547
Формат:  PDF
Размер: 31  Мб
ISBN: 0321687671
Язык: Английский
Life in the Universe takes non-science majors on a journey through the solar system and beyond, using a rigorous yet accessible introduction to astronomy, biology, and geology to explain natural phenomena and to explore profound scientific questions about astrobiology. The Third Edition has been thoroughly revised to include updated scientific discoveries, new Cosmic Context two-page spreads, and an updated Companion Website.


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