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Modern Cosmology

Academic Press, 2003

Modern Cosmology begins with an introduction to the smooth, homogeneous universe described by a Friedman-Robertson-Walker metric, including careful treatments of dark energy, big bang nucleosynthesis, recombination, and dark matter. From this starting point, the reader is introduced to perturbations about an FRW universe: their...

Practical Android Projects (Books for Professionals by Professionals)

Apress, 2011

Take a practical approach to becoming a leading-edge Android developer, learning by example while combining the many technologies needed to create a successful, up-to-date web app.

Practical Android Projects introduces the Android software development kit and development tools of the trade, and then...

Mining the Social Web: Analyzing Data from Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Other Social Media Sites

O'Reilly, 2011

Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn generate a tremendous amount of valuable social data, but how can you find out who's making connections with social media, what they’re talking about, or where they’re located? This concise and practical book shows you how to answer these questions and more. You'll learn how to...

Ten Questions Science Can't Answer (Yet!): A Guide to Science's Greatest Mysteries

Palgrave Macmillan, 2007

From the author of the bestselling The Science of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy comes another incredible trip to an even more mysterious terrain. Michael Hanlon identifies ten scientific questions that we simply can't seem to answer and explains why these compelling mysteries will remain unsolved for...

Introduction to Astronomy and Cosmology

John Wiley & Sons, 2008

Introduction to Astronomy & Cosmology is a modern undergraduate textbook, combining both the theory behind astronomy with the very latest developments. Written for science students, this book takes a carefully developed scientific approach to this dynamic subject. Every major concept is accompanied by a worked example with...

The Edge of Infinity: Supermassive Black Holes in the Universe

Cambridge University Press, 2003

This timely book is suitable for the general reader wishing to find answers to some of the intriguing questions now being asked about black holes. Although once recognized as the most destructive force in nature, following a cascade of astonishing discoveries, the opinion of supermassive black holes has undergone a dramatic shift. Astronomers...

The Great Book of Questions and Answers: Over 1000 Questions and Answers

Arcturus, 2007

The universe is a huge open space made up of billions of galaxies and an even larger number of stars. Our galaxy is called the Milky Way. Our solar system, including the Sun, the planets and their moons, forms just a tiny part of the Milky Way.

The Great Book of Questions and Answers is a comprehensive, fact-packed reference book...

Astrophysical Lasers

Oxford University Press, 2009

`A book of great educational value for graduate students and professional astronomers. ' Professor Dame Carole Jordan, University of Oxford

Progress in modern radio astronomy led to the discovery of space masers in the microwave range, and it became a powerful tool for studies of interstellar star-forming molecular...

The Galactic Black Hole: Studies in High Energy Physics, Cosmology and Gravitation

Taylor & Francis, 2002

The supermassive black hole in the center of our Milky Way is the nearest such object and relatively easy to observe and study. Not surprisingly therefore, it is the best studied supermassive black hole. Many astrophysical and even general relativistic effects can be investigated in great detail. The Galactic Black Hole: Lectures on General...

The Oxford Handbook of Political Institutions (Oxford Handbooks of Political Science)

Oxford University Press, 2006

The thoughtful essays in the handbooks are far more than literature reviews. Scholars and students will find them to be an invaluable resource for many years to come. Morris P. Fiorina, Senior, Fellow at the Hoover Institution and Wendt Family Professor of Political Science at Stanford University A paramount effort coordinated by Robert Goodin for...

Guide to Observing Deep-Sky Objects: A Complete Global Resource for Astronomers

Springer, 2007

When is the best time to see the Andromeda Galaxy, known also as M31? What about M42, the Great Nebula in Orion? That depends on several factors. First, where you are on the planet Earth, second, what time of year it is, and third, when you like to do your observing. The best time to see anything through our atmosphere is when the sky object is...

The NOOK Book: An Unofficial Guide: Everything you need to know about the NOOK Tablet, NOOK Color, and the NOOK Simple Touch (3rd Edition)

Que, 2012

Congratulations on your purchase of the NOOK Tablet, NOOK Color, or NOOK Simple Touch™, Barnes & Noble’s (simply B&N from here on) ebook readers. The NOOK Tablet, released in November 2011, is a souped-up NOOK Color, which itself debuted in November 2010. Both NOOK Tablet and NOOK Color feature...

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