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Our cosmic origins : from the Big Bang to the emergence of life and intelligence

Armand Delsemme | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press | 1998

"Our cosmic origins" traces the remarkable story of the emergence of life and intelligence right through the complex evolutionary history of the Universe. Armand Delsemme weaves a rich tapestry of cosmology, astronomy, geology, biochemistry and [...]

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Physics of the space environment

Tamas. I. Gombosi | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press | 1998

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the physical phenomena that result from the interaction of the sun and the planets -often termed space weather. "Physics of the space environment" explores basic processes in the sun, in the int[...]

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The search for life on other planets

Bruce Jakosky | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press | 1998

This topical book presents the scientific basis for thinking there may be life elsewhere in the Universe. It is the first to cover the entire breadth of recent exciting discoveries, including the discovery of planets around other stars and the p[...]

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The earth's plasmasphere

J. F. Lemaire ; K. I. Gringauz | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press | 1997

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Engineering ethics : balancing cost, schedule, and risk-lessons learned from the space shuttle

B. Pinkus ; Norman P. Hummon ; Larry J. Shuman | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press | 1997

How do engineers respond to ethical dilemmas that occur in practice? How do they view their individual and collective responsabilities? How do they make decisions before all the facts are in? Using the space shuttle program as the framework, thi[...]

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Global warming : the complete briefing

John Theodore Houghton | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press | 1997

Global warming and the resulting climate change is one of the most serious environmental problems facing the world community. "Global Warming: the Complete Briefing" is the most comprehensive guide available to the subject. A world-renowned expe[...]

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An introduction to active galactic nuclei

B. M. Peterson | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press | 1997

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The NASA atlas of the solar system

Ronald Greeley ; Raymond R. Batson | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press | 1997

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New force at a new frontier : Europe's development in the space field in the light of its main actors, policies, law and activities from its beginnings up to the present

Kevin Madders | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press | 1997

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Spacecraft dynamics and control : a practical engineering approach

Marcel J. Sidi | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press | Cambridge aerospace series | 1997

Satellites are increasingly used in telecommunications, scientific research, surveillance, and meteorology. These satellites rely heavily on the effectiveness of complex onboard control systems. The aim of this book is to explain the basic theor[...]

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Air composition and chemistry

Peter Brimblecombe | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press | Cambridge environmental chemistry series | 1996

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Astrophysical fluid dynamics

E. Battaner | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press | 1996

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The biological universe : the twentieth-century extraterrestrial life debate and the limits of science

Steven J. Dick | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press | 1996

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The Cambridge star atlas

Wil Tirion | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press | 1996

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The collision of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 and Jupiter : IAU Colloquium 156 : proceedings of the Space Telescope Science Institute Workshop, held in Baltimore, Maryland, May 9-12, 1995

Harold A. Weaver, Editor ; Paul D. Feldman, Editor ; Keith S. Noll, Editor | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press | Space telescope science institute symposium series | 1996

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The ever changing sky : a guide to the celestial sphere

James B. Kaler | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press | 1996

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Lasers and electro-optics : fundamentals and engineering

Christopher C. Davis | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press | 1996

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The lighter side of gravity

Jayant V. Narlikar | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press | 1996

Using familiar analogies, interesting anecdotes, and numerous illustrations to get across subtle effects and difficult points to readers, the author goes on to describe the general theory of relativity and some of its strange and unfamiliar idea[...]

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Our evolving universe

Malcolm S. Longair | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press | 1996

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The particle hunters

Yuval Ne enan ; Yoram Kirsh | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press | 1996

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Soil physics

T. J. Marshall ; J. W. Holmes | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press | 1996

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Spacecraft-environment interactions

Daniel Hastings ; Henry Garrett | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press | Cambridge atmospheric and space science series | 1996

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The structure of the sun : VI Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics

F. Sanchez, Editor ; T. Roca Cortes, Editor | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press | 1996

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Volcanoes of the solar system

Charles Frankel | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press | 1996

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All you wanted to know about mathematics but were afraid to ask : mathematics for science students

Louis Lyons | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press | 1995

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