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Hardcover. New. This is the human story and adventures of the great scientists who measured the speed of light -- which takes eight minutes to get here from the sun, so that when we look… Mehr…

Hardcover. New. This is the human story and adventures of the great scientists who measured the speed of light -- which takes eight minutes to get here from the sun, so that when we look at the stars we are looking back in time. The book narrates how, since the ancient Greeks, scientists from Faraday, Maxwell, Fizeau and Michelson struggled to understand how light can travel through the vacuum of outer space, unless it is filled with a ghostly invisible vortex Aether foam. Thereader moves from Galileo's observations of the eclipses of Jupiter's moon for navigation, to Einstein's theories and his equation E = mc2, and all the quantum weirdness which followed. Space probes,the Transit of Venus expeditions, the discovery of radio, optics and satellite navigation, and the amazing scientific instruments built to detect the Aether wind are described.| Author: John C. H. Spence| Publisher: Oxford University Press| Publication Date: Dec 14, 2019| Number of Pages: 256 pages| Language: English| Binding: Hardcover| ISBN-10: 0198841965| ISBN-13: 9780198841968, 6, Jilin Publishing Group Pub. Date :2010-10-01 version 1. paperback. New. Ship out in 2 business day, And Fast shipping, Free Tracking number will be provided after the shipment.Pages Number: 95 Publisher: Jilin Publishing Group Pub. Date :2010-10-01 version 1. Contents: Part 1 the vast universe big bang epoch of the universe. how the legendary black hole dark matter in the confidential Part 2 Xinghai nebula galaxy clusters Part 3 star-studded galaxy of the solar system solar system solar system. what is the formation of the Sun Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune satellite comet meteor Part 4 Evolution of the Earth the blue planet Earth's life muc... Satisfaction guaranteed,or money back., Jilin Publishing Group Pub. Date :2010-10-01 version 1, 6, Published by Adam Hilger Ltd., 1988. 3rd edition.. Paperback. Nearly Fine. Nearly fine condition. Third Edition, Student Text. A comprehensive textbook encompassing the analytical methods of classical celestial mechanics, the recent numerical experiments into the orbital evolution of gravitating masses, and the astrodynamics of artificial satellites and interplanetary probes. This edition contains new data concerning various bodies in the Solar System, particularly in the systems of Jupiter and Saturn. Green & grey cardwarps, white titles. xv and 532 pages including index. A couple of small, blind circular stamps to prelims else contents fine., Published by Adam Hilger Ltd., 1988, 5<