Discoveries in astronomy challenge our fundamental ideas about the universe. Where the astronomers of antiquity once spoke of fixed stars, we now speak of whirling galaxies and giant supernovae. Where we once thought Earth was the center of the universe, we now see it as a small planet among millions of other planetary systems, any number of which could also hold life. These dr...(展开全部)

For anyone who has ever been fascinated by the night sky, this beautifully designed introduction to astronomy and its history reveals the compelling story of mankind's quest through the ages to unlock the scientific secrets of our universe. With over 400 stunning illustrations, including the latest satellite photography, historic prints and paintings, and artists impressions of...(展开全部)

From preeminent math personality and author of The Joy of x, a brilliant and endlessly appealing explanation of calculus – how it works and why it makes our lives immeasurably better. Without calculus, we wouldn’t have cell phones, TV, GPS, or ultrasound. We wouldn’t have unraveled DNA or discovered Neptune or figured out how to put 5,000 songs in your pocket. Though many of ...(展开全部)

Without calculus, we wouldn’t have cell phones, TV, GPS, or ultrasound. We wouldn’t have unraveled DNA or discovered Neptune or figured out how to put 5,000 songs in your pocket. Though many of us were scared away from this essential, engrossing subject in high school and college, Steven Strogatz’s brilliantly creative, down-to-earth history shows that calculus is not about com...(展开全部)

Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison. Dante is a know-it-all who has an unusual way of looking at the world. When the two meet at the swimming pool, they seem to have nothing in common. But as the loners start spending time together, they discover that they share a special friendship—the kind that changes lives and lasts a lifetime. And it is through this friends...(展开全部)

Winner, 2018 Edward Cameron Dimock, Jr. Prize in the Indian Humanities Buddhist representations of the cosmos across nearly two thousand years of history in Tibet, Nepal, and India show that cosmology is a rich language for the expression of diverse religious ideas, with cosmological thinking at the center of Buddhist thought, art, and practice. In Creating the Universe, Eric H...(展开全部)

斯蒂芬・霍金（ Stephen Hawking），著名的理论物理学家和宇宙学家，他于1942年1月8日出生于英国牛津，这一天正好是伽利略逝世300周年。8岁时，因父亲工作的原因而举家搬迁至伦敦以北20公里的小镇艾尔本斯，他在当地完成中学教育后，进人牛津大学主修物理。后来在夏玛（Dennis Sciama）的指导下，取得剑桥大学博士学位，1974年，成为皇家学院当时最年轻的院士。1979年，接任剑桥大学的卢卡斯数学讲座教授。（此头衔象征着无上的学术地位数学家艾萨克・贝罗是第一任，其弟子牛顿接任他为第二任，霍金为第17任。） 霍金主要的学术成就包括“霍金辐射”与“无边界宇宙模型”。目前，他所领导的剑桥大学的应用数学与理论物理系的“相对论与重力”小组，除了研究他所研究的早期宇宙外，也包括宇宙演化至今的现象，并参与了欧洲太空总署的普朗克探测卫星的计划。

斯蒂芬・霍金（ Stephen Hawking），著名的理论物理学家和宇宙学家，他于1942年1月8日出生于英国牛津，这一天正好是伽利略逝世300周年。8岁时，因父亲工作的原因而举家搬迁至伦敦以北20公里的小镇艾尔本斯，他在当地完成中学教育后，进人牛津大学主修物理。后来在夏玛（Dennis Sciama）的指导下，取得剑桥大学博士学位，1974年，成为皇家学院当时最年轻的院士。1979年，接任剑桥大学的卢卡斯数学讲座教授。（此头衔象征着无上的学术地位数学家艾萨克・贝罗是第一任，其弟子牛顿接任他为第二任，霍金为第17任。） 霍金主要的学术成就包括“霍金辐射”与“无边界宇宙模型”。目前，他所领导的剑桥大学的应用数学与理论物理系的“相对论与重力”小组，除了研究他所研究的早期宇宙外，也包括宇宙演化至今的现象，并参与了欧洲太空总署的普朗克探测卫星的计划。

Embark on the most astounding of odysseys, a voyage into realms not only stranger than we can imagine but also far, far more beautiful. "Universe: A Journey from Earth to the Edge of the Cosmos" leads us into a celestial panorama that extends for 130 billion trillion kilometres (80 billion trillion miles) in every direction, and allows us to explore nearly 200 of the most extra...(展开全部)

This spectacularly illustrated book is a comprehensive exploration of astronomy through the eyes of the world's observatories and spacecraft missions. Featuring the latest and most stunning images, it provides a magnificent portrayal of the beauty of the cosmos. The accompanying text is an accessible guide to the science behind the wonders, with clear explanations of all the ma...(展开全部)