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Italian Contributions to Planetary Astronomy From the Discovery of Ceres to Pluto's Orbit
This book describes the most important contributions of Italian astronomers to the development of planetary astronomy during the nineteenth century...
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The Quizzer’s Guide to the Cosmos 500 Questions About the Universe (with Answers)
Have you ever gazed up at the night sky and wondered how many stars you can see? Whether the universe is infinite? Or, more prosaically, what the...
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The Problem of Coronal Heating A Rosetta Stone for Electrodynamic Coupling in Cosmic Plasmas
This book reflects on 8 decades of research on one of the longest-standing unsolved problems in modern astrophysics: why does the Sun form a hot...
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Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Space Science and Communication IconSpace 2023, 3–4 October, Penang, Malaysia
This book presents peer-reviewed articles from the 8th International Conference on Space Science and Communication (IConSpace 2023), held at Penang...
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Hansen Coefficients in Satellite Orbital Dynamics
This book highlights the systematic investigation into the calculation of Hansen coefficients and their derivatives in satellite orbital dynamics....
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Share the Universe A Guide to Outreach Astronomy
As every astronomer knows, astronomy is one of the most approachable and inspiring of the natural sciences. It appeals to both children and adults...
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Choosing & Using Binoculars A Guide for Star Gazers, Birders and Outdoor Enthusiasts
Binoculars are life enhancing instruments, uniquely capable of bringing the intricacies of nature into sharp focus. Whether it be birds, majestic...
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Rhythm in the Sky Periodic Motions in the Universe
This book provides a brief and pedagogic introduction to a variety of topics, with a common motif that they all occur, in some way or other, in “the...
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Gamma Rays in the 100 TeV Region from Potential Galactic PeVatron Candidates Observation with the Tibet Air Shower Array and the Muon Detector Array
This book presents two candidates for astrophysical accelerators of cosmic rays with petaelectron-volt (PeV) energies in our Galaxy, the so-called...
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Handbook of X-ray and Gamma-ray Astrophysics
This book highlights a comprehensive coverage of X‐ray and Gamma‐ray astrophysics. The first and the second parts discuss, respectively, X-ray and...
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Cincinnati Observatory Its Critical Role in the Birth and Evolution of Astronomy in America
Previously dependent on Europe for scientific knowledge, the United States came into its own during the nineteenth century. A prime example of this...
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Earth Observation Satellites Task Planning and Scheduling
This book highlights the practical models and algorithms of earth observation satellite (EOS) task scheduling. EOS task scheduling is a typical...
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Regular Black Holes Towards a New Paradigm of Gravitational Collapse
Black holes are one of the most fascinating predictions of general relativity. They are the natural product of the complete gravitational collapse...
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High-Resolution X-ray Spectroscopy Instrumentation, Data Analysis, and Science
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA's XMM-Newton Observatory have been the pioneering satellites for studying the Universe with X-rays and the...
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Signal Processing in X-ray Pulsar-Based Navigation
This book highlights key technologies of signal processing in pulsar-based navigation. It discusses the modeling, simulation, acquisition, and...
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Philosophy of Astrophysics Stars, Simulations, and the Struggle to Determine What is Out There
This is an open access book. This book, the first edited collection of its kind, explores the recent emergence of philosophical research in...
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The Barnard Objects: Then and Now
The Barnard Objects have fascinated professional and amateur astronomers for over one hundred years. Many of those objects first imaged by E.E....
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The Binocular Handbook Function, Performance and Evaluation of Binoculars
This book is a comprehensive technical treatise on binoculars as visual optical instruments. The author begins by discussing the function of...
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Handbook of Space Resources
Earth has limited material and energy resources, while these resources are virtually unlimited in space. It is only a matter of time, before...
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Galaxy Formation
This third edition of Malcolm Longair’s highly acclaimed textbook is an up-to-date text on astrophysical cosmology expounding the structure of...
