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  This book is aimed at students and researchers who wish to use reflectance and emittance as quantitative tools to measure the properties of surfaces and materials. It is intended primarily for use in the interpretation of remote observations of the surfaces of the Earth and other planets, and it will also be useful to chemists, [...]

• National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky

  Stargazing’s too much fun to leave to astronomers, but often we’re blinded by science?dry facts can easily turn enchantment into a chore. We just want to lie down, look up, and understand the heavens above. The National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky shows us how. Authors Howard Schneider and Patricia Daniels take an [...]

• The Seven Mysteries of Life: An Exploration in Science and Philosophy

  “All life in all worlds” -this was the object of the author’s seventeen-year quest for knowledge and discovery, culminating in this book. In a manner unmistakably his own, Murchie delves into the interconnectedness of all life on the planet and of such fields as biology, geology, sociology, mathematics, and physics. He offers us what the [...]

• Blind Watchers Of The Sky: The People And Ideas That Shaped Our View Of The Universe (Helix Books)

  In this immensely readable book, noted cosmologist Rocky Kolb reveals the very human struggles of astronomy superstars seeking cosmic truths while lost in the clouds of confusion. Punctured by the author’s razor sharp wit, this book provides anyone curious about science with a behind the scenes peek into the discovery process-it’s not exactly the scientific [...]

• Managing Martians

  The leader of the team that created the revolutionary Mars Sojourner rover chronicles her trailblazing career in space exploration and tells the fascinating, behind-the-scenes story of the celebrated Mars Pathfinder mission.Donna Shirley’s 35-year career as an aerospace engineer reached a jubilant pinnacle in July 1997 when Sojourner–the solar-powered, self-guided, microwave-oven-sized rover–was seen exploring the Martian [...]