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Humanity's ongoing quest to unlock the secrets of dark matter and dark energy

Heart of Darkness describes the incredible saga of humankind's quest to unravel the deepest secrets of the universe. Over the past forty years, scientists have learned that two little-understood components--dark matter and...

The scientific life of Fred Hoyle (1915-2001) was truly unparalleled. During his career he wrote groundbreaking scientific papers and caused bitter disputes in the scientific community with his revolutionary theories. Hoyle is best known for showing that we are all, literally, made of stardust in...

Since the scientific revolutions of the seventeenth century, a great number of distinguished scientists and mathematicians have been associated with Cambridge University. Cambridge Scientific Minds is a unique account of some of the University's most eminent thinkers over the last 400 years...

Humanity's ongoing quest to unlock the secrets of dark matter and dark energy

Heart of Darkness describes the incredible saga of humankind's quest to unravel the deepest secrets of the universe. Over the past forty years, scientists have learned that two little-understood components--dark matter and...

Thomas Gold (1920-2004) had a curious mind that liked to solve problems. He was one of the most remarkable astrophysicists in the second half of the twentieth century, and he attracted controversy throughout his career. Based on a full-length autobiography left behind by Thomas Gold, this book was...

Introduction.- Dungey's Reconnection Model of the Earth's Magnetosphere - The First Forty Years.- Sun et Lumi re: solar wind-magnetosphere coupling as deduced from ionospheric flows and polar auroras.- Triggered VLF Emissions- an on-going Non-linear Puzzle.- Auroral Kilometric Radiation as a...

Introduction.- Dungey's Reconnection Model of the Earth's Magnetosphere - The First Forty Years.- Sun et Lumi re: solar wind-magnetosphere coupling as deduced from ionospheric flows and polar auroras.- Triggered VLF Emissions- an on-going Non-linear Puzzle.- Auroral Kilometric Radiation as a...

Since the scientific revolutions of the seventeenth century, a great number of distinguished scientists and mathematicians have been associated with Cambridge University. Cambridge Scientific Minds is a unique account of some of the University's most eminent thinkers over the last 400 years...