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  • Handbook of Satellite Orbits

    From Kepler to GPS

    Fifty years after Sputnik, artificial satellites have become indispensable monitors in many areas, such as economics, meteorology, telecommunications, navigation and remote sensing. The specific orbits are important for the proper functioning of the satellites. This book discusses the great variety of satellite orbits, both in shape (circular to highly elliptical) and properties (geostationary, ... Read more

    $485.99 USD

  • Consideraciones Conceptuales Sobre Los Sistemas De Información Geográfica

    Uno de los ejes fundamentales para la transformacin de las naciones es la inversin destinada a la educacin y a la investigacin; en consecuencia, cuanto mejor es la formacin que se ofrece a los ciudadanos, la solucin a los problemas del desarrollo se expande con mayor eficacia hacia la sociedad en una constante de efecto multiplicador. En este sentido, El Colegio de Tlaxcala A. C., la Universidad ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Absolutely Small

    How Quantum Theory Explains Our Everyday World

    Absolutely Small presents (and demystifies) the world of quantum science like no book before.Physics is a complex, daunting topic, but it is also deeply satisfying?even thrilling. When liberated from its mathematical underpinnings, physics suddenly becomes accessible to anyone with the curiosity and imagination to explore its beauty. Science without math? It’s not that unusual.For example, we can ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Physics II For Dummies

    A plain-English guide to advanced physicsDoes just thinking about the laws of motion make your head spin? Does studying electricity short your circuits? Physics II For Dummies walks you through the essentials and gives you easy-to-understand and digestible guidance on this often intimidating course.Thanks to this book, you don?t have to be Einstein to understand physics. As you learn about ... Read more

    $18.00 USD

  • North Pole, South Pole

    The Epic Quest to Solve the Great Mystery of Earth's Magnetism

    This “fantastic story” of one of physics’ great riddles takes us through centuries of scientific history (Simon Lamb, author of Devil in the Mountain).Why do compass needles point north—but not quite north? What guides the migration of birds, whales, and fish across the world’s oceans? How is Earth able to sustain life under an onslaught of solar wind and cosmic radiation? For centuries, the world ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Universe Next Door

    A Journey through 55 Alternative Realities, Parallel Worlds and Possible Futures

    by New Scientist ...
    Could there be a doorway to the multiverse in our backyard?It's lucky you're here. But for a series of incredible coincidences and roads not taken, your life could be very different. The same goes for reality. We live in just one of many possible worlds. In others, dinosaurs still rule the Earth, the Russians got to the Moon first, time flows backwards and everyone is vegetarian.And that's just ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Atlantis the Great Flood and the Asteroid

    Atlantis the Great Flood and the Asteroid examines the evidence for an asteroid impact in early human prehistory which interrupted the progression of human development. It considers whether a large asteroid caused the Earth to shift its axis the Great Flood a Mass Extinction Event and possibly sank the island of Atlantis right where Plato said it was. Clues come from geology physics archeology ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • What Really Causes Global Warming?

    Greenhouse Gases or Ozone Depletion?

    A thought-provoking look at the unsettled science of global warming—from a former volcanologist, geophysicist, and US Geological Survey scientist.Thousands of scientists are convinced beyond any reasonable doubt that recent global warming is being caused by emissions of greenhouse gases and that we must act immediately to reduce these emissions or else we may render Earth unlivable for our ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Origins of Everything in 100 Pages (More or Less)

    Series series More or Less
    Covering 13.8 billion years in some 100 pages, a concise, wryly intelligent history of everything, from the Big Bang to the advent of human civilization.With wonder, wit, and flair—and in record time and space—geophysicist David Bercovici explains how everything came to be everywhere, from the creation of stars and galaxies to the formation of Earth’s atmosphere and oceans, to the origin of life ... Read more

    $11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Blue Machine: How the Ocean Works

    by Helen Czerski ...
    **A Financial Times Best Science Book of 2023A scientist’s exploration of the "ocean engine"—the physics behind the ocean’s systems—and why it matters.**All of Earth’s oceans, from the equator to the poles, are a single engine powered by sunlight, driving huge flows of energy, water, life, and raw materials. In The Blue Machine, physicist and oceanographer Helen Czerski illustrates the mechanisms ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • Zoom

    From Atoms and Galaxies to Blizzards and Bees: How Everything Moves

    by Bob Berman ...
    From the speed of light to moving mountains -- and everything in between -- Zoom explores how the universe and its objects move.If you sit as still as you can in a quiet room, you might be able to convince yourself that nothing is moving. But air currents are still wafting around you. Blood rushes through your veins. The atoms in your chair jiggle furiously. In fact, the planet you are sitting on ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Cure for Catastrophe

    How We Can Stop Manufacturing Natural Disasters

    We can't stop natural disasters but we can stop them being disastrous. One of the world's foremost risk experts tells us how.Year after year, floods wreck people's homes and livelihoods, earthquakes tear communities apart, and tornadoes uproot whole towns. Natural disasters cause destruction and despair. But does it have to be this way?In The Cure for Catastrophe, global risk expert Robert Muir ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • The Northern Lights

    by Lucy Jago ...
    Science, biography, and arctic exploration coverage in this extraordinary true story of the life and work of Norwegian scientist Kristian Birkeland, the troubled genius who solved the mysteries of one of nature’s most spectacular displays.Captivated by the otherworldly lights of the aurora borealis, Birkeland embarked on a lifelong quest to discover their cause. His pursuit took him to some of the ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • The Science of Spin

    How Rotational Forces Affect Everything from Your Body to Jet Engines to the Weather

    by Roland Ennos ...
    What exactly made the earth round? How do boomerangs turn around mid-air? And why do cats always land on their feet? “A basic scientific concept receives long overdue attention” (Kirkus Reviews) in this “fascinating” (Wall Street Journal) new book from the masterful author of The Age of Wood.From the solar system to spinning tops, hurricanes to hula hoops, power plants to pendulums, one mysterious ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Earthquake Prediction

    Dawn of the New Seismology

    by David Nabhan ...
    Each year the world faces thousands of earthquakes of magnitude 5.0 or greater, resulting in devastating property destruction and tragic loss of life. To help avert these catastrophes, scientists have long searched for ways to predict when and where earthquakes will happen. The earth science establishment in the US says that earthquake prediction still lies outside the realm of possibility. But ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Earth—In the Beginning

    With a background in the physical sciences, Dr. Eric Skousen has produced a stunning account of the creation of the earth from the findings of earth scientists and the teachings of the Lord’s prophets. At last, many unanswered questions about the earth’s creation can be resolved with confidence. For example, how long did it take? Where did it take place? What about evolution, fossils, dinosaurs ... Read more

    $6.95 USD

  • The Rock Physics Handbook

    Tools for Seismic Analysis of Porous Media

    The Rock Physics Handbook addresses the relationships between geophysical observations and the underlying physical properties of rocks. It distills a vast quantity of background theory and laboratory results into a series of concise chapters that provide practical solutions to problems in geophysical data interpretation. This expanded second edition presents major new chapters on statistical rock ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • Paramagnetism

    Rediscovering Nature's Secret Force of Growth

    This book is the culmination of all of Callahan’s previous works and will certainly be his most popular book to date and a classic for years to come. Quite frankly, the author considers this his most important work ever, as he believes an understanding of paramagnetism — and its practical integration into farming — can save agriculture worldwide. In this one, beautiful little book, Callahan lays ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Physics of Earth’s Radiation Belts

    Theory and Observations

    Series series Astronomy and Astrophysics Library
    This open access book serves as textbook on the physics of the radiation belts surrounding the Earth. Discovered in 1958 the famous Van Allen Radiation belts were among the first scientific discoveries of the Space Age. Throughout the following decades the belts have been under intensive investigation motivated by the risks of radiation hazards they expose to electronics and humans on spacecraft ... Read more

    Free

  • Physics Essentials For Dummies

    Physics Essentials For Dummies (9781119590286) was previously published as Physics Essentials For Dummies (9780470618417). While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or updated product.For students who just need to know the vital concepts of physics, whether as a refresher, for exam prep, or as a ... Read more

    $9.00 USD

  • Principles of the Magnetic Methods in Geophysics

    Magnetic methods are widely used in exploration, engineering, borehole and global geophysics, and the subjects of this book are the physical and mathematical principles of these methods regardless of the area of application.Beginning with Ampere's law, the force of interaction between currents is analyzed, and then the concept of the magnetic field is introduced and the fundamental features are ... Read more

    $166.99 USD

  • Fundamental Astronomy

    Now in its sixth edition, this successful undergraduate textbook gives a well-balanced and comprehensive introduction to the topics of classical and modern astronomy. While emphasizing both the astronomical concepts and the underlying physical principles, the text provides a sound basis for more profound studies in the astronomical sciences.The chapters on galactic and extragalactic astronomy as ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

  • Beyond Global Warming

    How Numerical Models Revealed the Secrets of Climate Change

    From Nobel Prize winner Syukuro Manabe and Anthony Broccoli, a definitive account of how we have come to understand the fundamental processes behind global warmingSyukuro Manabe is perhaps the leading pioneer of modern climate modeling. Beyond Global Warming is his compelling firsthand account of how the scientific community came to understand the human causes of climate change, and how numerical ... Read more

    $30.99 USD

  • The Anatomy of Life & Energy in Agriculture

    The energies in fertilizers and in the cosmos do not often move needles, but they preside over crop production. As this manual makes clear, through learning to tap and use "life-force energy" it is possible to develop food production practices that are both high quality and nondestructive. Dr. Arden B. Andersen begins his work with the premise that 'energy is everything'. Through this axiomatic ... Read more

    $9.99 USD