A theoretical astrophysicist explores the ideas that transformed our knowledge of the universe over the past century. The cosmos, once understood as a stagnant

It was while growing up as a child in India that astrophysicist Priyamvada Natarajan felt the need to locate herself in the world. Her love affair with scientif

Presents the life and work of the famous sixteenth-century Danish astronomer.

Published in 1905, this highly illustrated work by Sir Robert Stawell Ball (1840-1913) is a concise introduction to astronomy.