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Springer | 2009 | ISBN: 1441903259 | 288 pages | PDF | 13,6 MB The Messier's catalog of 109 'non-stellar' objects is still used by amateur astronomers as a guide to interesting objects to view and image. In 1995 the notable English astronomer and broadcaster Sir Patrick Moore published his own catalog of a further 109 objects, to complement the Messier catalog and provide an extended list of fascinating targets for amateur astronomers. ... Ebook description

Springer | 2009 | ISBN: 1441906231 | 219 pages | PDF | 4 MB Astronauts, cosmonauts, and a very limited number of people have experienced eating space food due to the unique processing and packaging required for space travel. This book allows anyone with a normal kitchen to prepare space food. Since some of the processing such as freeze dehydration, and packaging cannot be accomplished in the normal kitchen, many of the recipes will not produce the food that would be launched in space, but will prepare food similar to what the astronauts would eat after they had added the water to the food in space. ... Ebook description

Springer | 2009 | ISBN: 3642033695 | 336 pages | PDF | 7,9 MB Studying the complex physical systems of stellar jets necessitates the incorporation of nonlinear effects which occur on a wide variety of length and timescales. One of the primary methods used to study the physics of jets is numerical simulations that apply high performance computing techniques. Such techniques are also required for analysing the huge modern astrophysical datasets. ... Ebook description

Publisher: Tarcher | ISBN: 1585420360 | edition 2000 | PDF | 320 pages | 20,5 mb If your really into realistic ideas and plans for space exploration and future human travels then you must read this book. I’m no math or science major but Zubrin writes to a happy medium that anyone with the enthusium for the topic can easily follow along with. Great book full of brilliant designs and superb desciptions. ... Ebook description

Publisher: Wiley Publishing | ISBN: 0470033339 | edition 2008 | PDF | 362 pages | 13,8 mb Combining both the theory behind astronomy with the very latest developments, Introduction to Astronomy and Cosmology is an accessible and carefully structured introduction to this dynamic subject. Taking a carefully developed scientific approach, every major concept is accompanied by a worked example and numerous problems, ranging from simple to more stretching. ... Ebook description

Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. | ISBN: 0387094970 | edition 2008 | PDF | 210 pages | 3,35 mb In Part 1, the book describes the very latest thinking on solar physics in (mostly non-mathematical) detail, incorporating the latest results from research concerning the structure and behaviour of the Sun. There is particular emphasis on the surface features visible from the Earth, and how these are the result of the extraordinary processes that are taking place within the Sun. ... Ebook description

Publisher: Wiley-VCH | ISBN: 3527404619 | edition 2004 | PDF | 226 pages | 9 mb A short, self-sufficient introduction to the physics of plasma for beginners as well as researchers in a number of fields. The author looks at the dynamics and stability of magnetoplasma and discusses wave and transport in this medium. He also looks at such applications as fusion research using magnetic confinement of Deuterium plasma, solar physics with its plasma loops reaching high into the corona, sunspots and solar wind, engineering applications to metallurgy, MHD direct generation of electricity, and railguns, finally touching on the relatively new and difficult subject of dusty plasmas. ... Ebook description