Search Results: Authors starting with N from Emily Green Books

Getty Publications, 1995 Since the J. Paul Getty Museum began collecting photographs in 1984, it has amassed one of the greatest photography collections in the world. Naef has here selected more than 200 masterpieces from this collection and written commentaries on each. Ranging from the 1830s to the 1960s, these photographs provide an informal history of the form and offer a rich sampling of the Getty's holdings. Julia Margaret Cameron, Alfred Stieglitz, Eugène Atget, André Kertész, Walker Evans, and Diana Arbus are among the more than 100 masters whose works are reproduced in this beautiful volume.. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine.

W.H.Freeman & Co Ltd, 1980 About the book Excerpt from the Preface: "The universe is necessarily wider in its range of phenomena than anything we can hope to experience here on Earth. Humans have ever looked to the heavens for clues to the nature and order of the world, and this is still true today. Physicists in search of the laws that order our world have turned to astronomy and cosmology for evidences to support their theories, and astronomers draw upon the experiments of physicists in earthly laboratories to understand the phenomena of the heavens. This fundamental interplay between physics and astronomy has inspired us to write "The Physics-Astronomy Frontier". This book is concerned with astronomy from the point of view of the physicist, which is why we discuss such topics as the nature of atoms, quantum mechanics, and ideas about radiation right at the beginning. Unfortunately, human beings are not equipped with an instinctive understanding of these matters because everyday… Read More

Photos included in listing. Cambridge University Press, 2008 About the book: The third edition of this successful textbook is fully updated and includes important recent developments in cosmology. It begins with an introduction to cosmology and general relativity, and goes on to cover the mathematical models of standard cosmology. The physical aspects of cosmology, including primordial nucleosynthesis, the astroparticle physics of inflation, and the current ideas on structure formation are discussed. Alternative models of cosmology are reviewed, including the model of Quasi-Steady State Cosmology, which has recently been proposed as an alternative to Big Bang Cosmology.. 3rd Edition. Soft cover. Fine.

Photos included in listing. Cambridge University Press, 1999 Our cosmic tour begins here. As we leave the secure confines of the Earth and journey into space, we find a plethora of strange and unexpected phenomena. Little can we anticipate from the quiet, star-studded sky the violent events in the cosmos. Stars explode. Powerful radio sources eject matter in jets. The ever-changing Universe grows more beautiful and more complex the deeper into it we go. Professor Narlikar skillfully steers us through a cosmic journey of discovery, starting from the Earth and Solar System and stepping out to the farthest reaches of the Universe. Using simple analogies, humorous anecdotes, and a wealth of illustrations, he conveys the thrill of observing strange and surprising features of the Universe. The seven wonders represent a range of mysterious phenomena, a class of spectacular events, or remarkable cosmic objects that have challenged human curiosity and defied explanation. They concern the giants and dwarfs of… Read More

J.M. Dent & Sons, 1960 Stories included in this collection: Jack of Newberie and Thomas of Reading by Thomas Deloney. Carde of Fancie by Robert Greene. The Unfortunate Traveller by Thomas Nashe.. Hardcover. Very Good.

Oxford Clarendon Press, 1920 Hardcover. Good.

Canopus Publishing Limited, 2007 Hardcover. New/New.

W. W. Norton & Company, 2013 Soft cover. Fine.

Pocket Issue, 2008 See photos.. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good.

W. W. Norton & Company, 2014 About the book: A journey through the otherworldly science behind Christopher Nolans award-winning film, Interstellar, from executive producer and Nobel Prize-winning physicist Kip Thorne. Interstellar, from acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan, takes us on a fantastic voyage far beyond our solar system. Yet in The Science of Interstellar, Kip Thorne, the Nobel prize-winning physicist who assisted Nolan on the scientific aspects of Interstellar, shows us that the movies jaw-dropping events and stunning, never-before-attempted visuals are grounded in real science. Thorne shares his experiences working as the science adviser on the film and then moves on to the science itself. In chapters on wormholes, black holes, interstellar travel, and much more, Thornes scientific insightsmany of them triggered during the actual scripting and shooting of Interstellardescribe the physical laws that govern our universe and the truly astounding phenomena that those laws make possible.… Read More

University of Nebraska Press, 1993 This book has been kept in a plastic sleeve so is in perfect condition. Max Nordau was a famous writer, a practicing physician, a bourgeois examplar of enterprise and energy when his Degeneration appeared in Germany in 1892. He argued that the spirit of the times was characterized by enervation, exhaustion, hysteria, egotism, and inability to adjust or to act. Culture had degenerated, he said, and if criminals, prostitutes, anarchists, and lunatics were degenerates, so were the authors and artists of the era. Degeneration, and the controversy it aroused, served to define the fine de siècle. Its targets included Nietzsche, Oscar Wilde, Ibsen, Tolstoy, Richard Wagner, Zola, and Walt Whitman. The book was enormously influential. Nordau anticipated Freud in describing art as a product of neurosis, and he set a precedent for psychological and sociological critiques of literature. You may wish to talk back to Degeneration, as George Bernard Shaw did, but you will be… Read More

Harvard University Press, 1983 A detailed explanation of the structure and inner workings of the sun, its evolution and future, and its effects on Earth is fully illustrated with halftones and line drawings. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair.