Catégorie :: Livres anglais (6020 livres)

Binary Stars: A Pictorial Atlas
de Terrell(Ed. Krieger Publishing Company) Isbn : 0894640410
63.66 €
The Pictorial Atlas will serve astronomy professionals, amateurs, and even uninitiated, interested persons with insight into the makeup of binary star systems, some of which have their component stars so close together as to be in actual physical contact. Nothing like this atlas has ever existed in the field. Each page shows one binary star system at about ten positions in its orbit, so as to provide perspective for the viewer as the system turns, and shows a listing of the fundamental dimensions, mass data, radiative quantities, etc., which are known or estimated for the binary. This book will be of interest to theoretical astronomers, observers, and amateur astronomers. Further uses include the atlas being an adjunct to graduate school courses in the analysis of binary star observations,...

The Physics of Stars
de A. C. Phillips(Ed. Wiley-Blackwell) Isbn : 0471987980
38.39 €
The Physics of Stars, Second Edition, is a concise introduction to the properties of stellar interiors and consequently the structure and evolution of stars. Strongly emphasising the basic physics, simple and uncomplicated theoretical models are used to illustrate clearly the connections between fundamental physics and stellar properties. This text does not intend to be encyclopaedic, rather it tends to focus on the most interesting and important aspects of stellar structure, evolution and nucleosynthesis. In the Second Edition, a new chapter on Helioseismology has been added, along with a list of physical constants and extra student problems. There is also new material on the Hertztsprung-Russell diagram, as well as a general updating of the entire text. It includes numerous problems at t...

The Physics of Stars
de A. C. Phillips(Ed. Wiley-Blackwell) Isbn : 0471987972
141.75 €
The Physics of Stars, Second Edition, is a concise introduction to the properties of stellar interiors and consequently the structure and evolution of stars. Strongly emphasising the basic physics, simple and uncomplicated theoretical models are used to illustrate clearly the connections between fundamental physics and stellar properties. This text does not intend to be encyclopaedic, rather it tends to focus on the most interesting and important aspects of stellar structure, evolution and nucleosynthesis. In the Second Edition, a new chapter on Helioseismology has been added, along with a list of physical constants and extra student problems. There is also new material on the Hertztsprung-Russell diagram, as well as a general updating of the entire text. It includes numerous problems at t...

The Physics of Stars
de A.C. Phillips(Ed. John Wiley Sons Ltd) Isbn : 0471940577
50.73 €
The Physics of Stars, Second Edition, is a concise introduction to the properties of stellar interiors and consequently the structure and evolution of stars. Strongly emphasising the basic physics, simple and uncomplicated theoretical models are used to illustrate clearly the connections between fundamental physics and stellar properties. This text does not intend to be encyclopaedic, rather it tends to focus on the most interesting and important aspects of stellar structure, evolution and nucleosynthesis. In the Second Edition, a new chapter on Helioseismology has been added, along with a list of physical constants and extra student problems. There is also new material on the Hertztsprung-Russell diagram, as well as a general updating of the entire text. It includes numerous problems at t...

A Brand New Bird: How Two Amateur Scientists Created The First Genetically Engineered Animal
de Tim Birkhead(Ed. Basic Books) Isbn : 0465006655
28.5 €
The phrase "genetic engineering" conjures up images of test tubes, in vitro fertilization, and scientific laboratories. However, attempts at genetic engineering have been made since animals and plants were domesticated, only then it was simply called "breeding." Farmers and fanciers bred the best with the best, and occasionally crossed different species, in order to get offspring that might improve on their parents. When Spanish explorers discovered a little green bird with a lovely song, it set the stage for the formation of a new domestic animal, the canary. By the 1920s the familiar yellow canaries were common, but a pair of German bird enthusiasts wanted a red canary. The exciting story of how a scientist and an amateur bird breeder created an almost red one makes for fascinating readi...

Hummingbirds of North America
de Steve Howell(Ed. Princeton University Press) Isbn : 0691116032
22.94 €
The Photographic Guide . . . unites scholarship with unity, and it is outstanding for its photo art, which is both useful and an aesthetic triumph.

Hummingbirds of North America: The Photographic Guide
de Steve N. G. Howell(Ed. Poyser) Isbn : 0123569559
23.56 €
The Photographic Guide . . . unites scholarship with unity, and it is outstanding for its photo art, which is both useful and an aesthetic triumph.

The Petrels: Their Ecology and Breeding Systems
de John Warham(Ed. Academic Press Inc) Isbn : 0127354204
44.89 €
The Petrels, or tubenosed birds, include the shearwaters, albatrosses and the storm, diving petrels, and gadfly petrel families. As a group, they enjoy worldwide distribution and often form an important component of the marine communities of which they are a part. The long distance migrations and colonial breeding habits of many of the species pose fascinating questions in biology and much can be learned from comparative work on species from different parts of the world. In this book, the author sets out the basics of petrel biology, drawing on both his own research and the range of published literature. The opening chapters summarize the biology of each family before going on to look in detail at comparative aspects of their breeding ecology. A companion volume, in preparation, will look ...

The Origin of Stars and Planetary Systems
de (Ed. Springer) Isbn : 0792359089
267.92 €
The Origin of Stars and Planetary Systems is a collection of tutorial reviews that critically and systematically discuss the current state of our knowledge of star formation and early stellar evolution, from the genesis of giant molecular clouds to the birth of young stars and their surrounding planetary systems. The chapters are written at the graduate student level by a group of twenty internationally distinguished scientists. The emphasis is on fundamentals rather than recent research results. The book thus provides a rigorous treatment of the basic empirical and theoretical foundations of modern star formation research. The book is a unique reference, based on the authors' own pioneering research. Readership: Primary or supplementary text for graduate courses on star formation. Basic r...

Psychology: Principles and Applications
de Jeff Price;Sam Droege;Amy Price(Ed. Academic Press) Isbn : 0125646607
115.83 €
The North American Breeding Survey comprises a network of regularly censussed, road-based survey routes and constitutes the most comprehensive set of data on the relative abundance and population trends of these birds during the summer months. In this book, Jeff and Amy Price and Sam Droege have used these data to create detailed, computer-generated maps showing the relative abundance of 449 species that summer in the contiguous United States and southern Canada. Tabular information on distribution hotspots for these, and an additional 50 species too local in occurrence to map effectively, are also presented. The maps provide a baseline for future and more regionally based studies. Supporting chapters provide details on the survey methodology, the mapping procedures used, and some current ...