Search Results: Cosmology from Lems Bookshop

The scientific study of time has proved to be disturbing, disorientating, startling, and befuddling. Written for the layman the subject still is complex and challenging but that is all right - the author was more confused after writing it! 316 pages with 12 sets of figures. Book in good+ condition with previous owners name on front endpaper and tanning. Dust jacket in near fine condition.

The author shows that each new encounter with infinity has advanced the boundaries of physics and mathematics. 224 pages. Book in very good+ condition.

The earliest known astronomical discoveries to the latest modern developments. The history of astronomy, discoveries in physics, light, electricity, magnetism, nuclear physics, and mathematics are discussed as impacting on astronomy. 320 pages with numerous colour and black and white illustrations throughout and many Figures. Book in very good condition with small booksellers sticker inside front cover and minor wear. No dust jacket. This is a large book but no increase in postage in Australia.

An accessible account of our universe and its place within a grander scheme. 282 pages. Book and dust jacket in near fine condition.

A collection of pieces written over the period 1976 to 1992 ranging from auto biographical sketches to the philosophy of science to attempts to explain science and the universe. 173 pages. Book in very good+ condition

Reviews the great theories of the cosmos from Newton to Einstein then delves into the secrets which still lie at the heart of space and time. 211 pages with figures throughout the text. Book in very good condition with previous owners name on first page, light tanning and booksellers sticker on back cover.

New edition with new contributions by Freeman Dyson, Ann Druyan and David Morrison. Carl Sagan published The Cosmic Connection in 1973 and it is reproduced here with comments on the work - one mans daring view of the universe. 302 pages with approx 45 illustrations. Book in near fine condition ex library with stamps on front and back endpapers, and title page. Dust jacket in near fine condition in clear wrapper with sticker on spine and back.

The author published the book in 1973 and this new edition updates and comments on the work which was a daring view of the universe. 302 pages with illustrations throughout. Book in very good+ condition ex library with stamps on endpapers and title page others as new. Dust jacket in very good+ condition in clear wrapper with sticker on spine and back.

An account of the continuing efforts of astronomers to probe the outermost limits of the observable universe chiefly with the aid of the Hubble Space Telescope. 205 pages with 8 pages of colour photographs. Book in near fine condition ex library with stamps on back endpaper and reference on publishing page. Dust jacket in near fine condition in clear wrapper with sticker on spine and back.

Part of the Frontiers of Science series. Despite a century of intensive research it is still far from certain where cosmic rays come from or the way in which they were created - nevertheless the little known story of their discovery and subsequent study has many intriguing twists and wonderful surprises.194 pages with 14 figures in the text. Book in good+ condition ex library with stamps and reference on first and last pages and inside back cover, some pencil underlining on first few pages, and light tanning. Cover has sticker on front and back and some minor wear.

Three parts; The Road to Quantum Reality; The Voyage into Matter; The Cosmic Code. Discoveries that shape our future and transform our idea of reality. 336 pages with 6 pages of black and white photographs. Book in good+ condition with previous owners sticker on first page and light tanning. Cover has some wear.

Pulsars emit precisely timed radio pulses which penetrate through space much like search-light beams and are distributed through space in a non random pattern. The author contends that these extraterrestrial beacons are sending a warning. 211 pages with 46 Figures. Book in near fine condition ex library with stamp on first and last pages, cover in clear wrapper with sticker on back.

The upgraded and improved Hubble Telescope obtained images from deep scape surpassing anything previously seen - a collection of the best of these stunning new pictures with each full page colour image accompanied by explanatory text. 156 pages with 60 Plates. Book and dust jacket in as new condition. This is a large book but no increase in postage in Australia.

The author presents three possible scenarios to his book title which should become clearer in the next decade or two as science develops a clearer picture leading to how we see our role in the universe. 108 pages with some illustrations in the text. Book in very good+ condition ex library with stamps on front and back endpapers. Cover has sticker on spine and back.

The accompanying book to the television special marking the centenary of Einstein's birth - he utterly transformed the way we view the world, revolutionizing our ideas of space, time and motion - we live in Einstein's universe. 154 pages with 12 pages of black and white illustrations. Book in good condition ex library with stamp on back endpaper, reference on publishing page and tanning. Dust jacket in good condition in clear wrapper price clipped with sticker on spine and back.

The origin of life remains one of the great unsolved mysteries of science - what are the latest theories of biogenesis and discoveries that seem set to transform our understanding of life's role in the unfolding drama of the cosmos. 260 pages. Book in very good condition with light tanning.

The Universe rules out coincidence and chance as from the vast expanding systems of galaxies down to the humblest planet there seems to be a strongly forged chain of cause and effect. 360 pages with 59 Plates and 67 Figures. Book in very good+ condition with fading to spine and some wear to cover.

A tour of all of the best and most interesting things that science has to offer - the cosmos, origins of life on Earth, and the particles that make up everything. 256 pages with illustrative drawings throughout. Book in as new condition.

Sixty of the finest images from the Hubble Space Telescope chosen for their scientific themes and beauty with descriptions explaining the science behind the images and the significance of the discoveries. 123 pages with colour illustrations. Book in very good condition ex library with stamps on first and last pages. Cover in clear wrapper with sticker on front, spine and back.

How recent discoveries of the new physics are revolutionizing our view of the world and in particular throwing light on many of the questions formerly posed by religion. The author believes science can now offer a surer path to God than religion and explains why. 255 pages with figures in the text. Book in very good condition with light tanning.