Nobel Prizes in Astronomy by Pushpa Khare Paperback Book

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Nobel Prizes in Astronomy by Pushpa Khare Written in an accessible style, this unique book aims at describing the Nobel prize winning works in astronomy to readers who only have a background of high school physics. It gives a glimpse of the work done by those prize-winning astronomers at the forefront of research and the state-of-the-art techniques used for that, to an interested reader. There have been 11 years when Nobel prizes in physics have been given to astronomers. These award-winning works cover almost the entire subject of astronomy, starting from stellar structure all the way to cosmology. The prizes have been divided in 7 categories which are described in 7 chapters. For each prize a brief biography of the winner(s) is given first. The subject of the award is put into context and the reader is reminded of all the basic concepts needed for understanding the work before, finally, the prize-winning work is described.This enjoyable book will give the interested reader an excellent overview of the highlights and development of astronomy of the 20th and early 21st century. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Pushpa Khare is an astrophysicist and has worked as a faculty member at the department of physics, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar. She has visited several universities in the world for research and teaching. She published more than 50 research papers in the best journals in the subject and has guided two students for their Ph.D. She has been an associate of IUCAA since its inception and after retirement from Utkal University, spent 4 years at IUCAA as CSIR emeritus fellow.She has always been greatly interested in popularisation of astronomy and has written a number of articles in popular science magazines. She has also given a very large number of talks with extensive questions and answer sessions in schools and colleges.After retiring from active research in 2014, she has translated three books written by Prof. J. V. Narlikar on popular astronomy. In 2018, she coauthored a book on gravitational waves in Marathi which was published by Rajhans publications. It won the Jyotiba Phule award for science writing in Marathi, given by the Maharashtra state. The revised and updated English version of this book was published by Springer in 2020. She has been a member of the committee which rewrote the physics textbooks of 7th to 12th standard of Maharashtra state board. Table of Contents For detailed ToC see attachments Details ISBN3031296389 Author Pushpa Khare Publisher Springer International Publishing AG Series Astronomers Universe Year 2023 Edition 1st ISBN-13 9783031296383 Format Paperback Imprint Springer International Publishing AG Place of Publication Cham Country of Publication Switzerland Edition Description 1st ed. 2023 DEWEY 520 Audience Professional & Vocational Pages 173 Illustrations 38 Tables, color; 38 Illustrations, color; 42 Illustrations, black and white; IX, 173 p. 80 illus., 38 illus. in color. ISBN-10 3031296389 UK Release Date 2023-07-06 Publication Date 2023-07-01 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:142854336;

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