Название: Alien Seas: Oceans in Space
Год: 2013
Автор: Michael Carroll, Rosaly Lopes
Издательство: Springel
Размер: 10 Mb
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 200
Язык: Английский
Oceans were long thought to exist in all corners of the Solar System, from carbonated seas percolating beneath the clouds of Venus to features on the Moon's surface given names such as "the Bay of Rainbows” and the "Ocean of Storms." With the advent of modern telescopes and spacecraft exploration these ancient concepts of planetary seas h ... Читать дальше »

Название: The Life and Death of Stars
Год: 2013
Автор: Kenneth R. Lang
Издательство: Springel
Размер: 11 Mb
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 363
Язык: Английский
In this well-illustrated text, Kenneth R. Lang explains the life cycle of stars, from the dense molecular clouds that are stellar nurseries to the enigmatic nebulae some stars leave behind in their violent ends. Free of mathematical equations and technical jargon, Lang's lively and accessible text provides physical insights into how stars such as our Sun are born, wh ... Читать дальше »