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1	Truth and Beauty: Aesthetics and Motivations in Science more books like this by S Chandrasekhar add to wishlist A collection of lectures given by Chandrasekhar, the astrophysicist. see all copies from $7.90! new only from $16.27! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Newton's Principia for the Common Reader more books like this by S Chandrasekhar add to wishlist Newton's Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica provides a coherent and deductive presentation of his discovery of the universal law of gravitation. It is very much more than a demonstration that 'to us it is enough that gravity really does exist and act according to the laws which we have explained and abundantly serves to account for all ... see all copies from $66.49! new only from $133.65! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Liquid Crystals more books like this by S Chandrasekhar add to wishlist This is a new and greatly revised edition of Professor Chandrasekhar's classic book Liquid Crystals, first published in 1977. The subject of liquid crystals has grown into an exciting interdisciplinary research field with important practical applications. This book presents a systematic and self-contained treatment of the physics of the different ... see all copies from $26.05! new only from $54.70! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Why Things Are the Way They Are more books like this by B S Chandrasekhar add to wishlist This fascinating book explains why materials behave as they do. In a completely non-technical style, using only basic arithmetic, the author explains how the properties of materials result from the way they are composed of atoms and why they have the properties they do: for example, why copper and rubies are coloured, why metals conduct heat ... see all copies from $5.55! new only from $32.50! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Internal Constitution of the Stars more books like this by Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington, S Chandrasekhar (Foreword by) add to wishlist The publication of The Internal Constitution of the Stars by Arthur Eddington in 1926 was a major landmark in the development of modern theoretical astrophysics. Not only did Eddington effectively create the discipline of the structure, constitution, and the evolution of the stars, but he also recognised and established the basic elements of our ... see all copies from $17.00! new only from $63.10! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Mathematical Theory of Black Holes more books like this by S Chandrasekhar add to wishlist Part of the reissued Oxford Classic Texts in the Physical Sciences series, this book was first published in 1983, and has swiftly become one of the great modern classics of relativity theory. It represents a personal testament to the work of the author, who spent several years writing and working-out the entire subject matter. The theory of black ... see all copies from $66.71! new only from $80.05! \| SVS
7	Radiative Transfer more books like this by Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar add to wishlist Foundation for analysis of stellar atmospheres, planetary illumination, sky radiation; physical interest for problems analogous to diffusion of neutrons. see all copies from $8.00! new only from $9.98! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Selected Papers, Volume 4: Plasma Physics, Hydrodynamic and Hydromagnetic Stability, and Applications of the Tensor-Virial Theorem more books like this by S Chandrasekhar, Norman Lebovitz (Foreword by) add to wishlist Plasma Physics, Hydrodynamic and Hydromagnetic Stability, and Applications of the Tensor-Virial Theorem.The present volume comprises papers in three subject groupings: 1) plasma physics, 2) hydrodynamic, 3) application of the tensor-virial theorem, particularly in the context of self-gravitating, ellipsoidal masses. see all copies from $18.02! new only from $48.50!
9	Chirality in Liquid Crystals more books like this by Christian Bahr (Editor), Heinz S Kitzerow (Editor), S Chandrasekhar (Foreword by) add to wishlist Objects that differ from their mirror images, such as the left and right hands, play an important role in physics at all lengths scales, from elementary particles to macroscopic systems. The handedness, or chirality, of molecules in liquid crystals has a remarkable influence on the macroscopic physical properties of these systems, including the ... see all copies from $25.13! new only from $25.13! \| SVS
10	Selected Papers, Volume 2: Radiative Transfer and Negative Ion of Hydrogen more books like this by S Chandrasekhar, T W Mullikin (Foreword by) add to wishlist In this second volume of Chandrasekhar's selected papers addresses that part of his prolific and diverse scientific career devoted to a mathematical analysis of the equations of radiative transfer. see all copies from $25.95! new only from $49.69! \| first editions
11 view cover	Investment Management: A Modern Guide to Security Analysis and Stock Selection more books like this by S R Vishwanath (Editor), Chandrasekhar Krishnamurti (Editor) add to wishlist Sound investment decisions require an in-depth knowledge of the financial markets and available financial instruments. This book provides students and professionals with an understanding of the role and activities of an equity security analyst within the investment process. Emphasis is on understanding the process of analyzing companies; the ... see all copies from $138.31! new only from $138.31! \| SVS
12 view cover	Selected Papers, Volume 3: Stochastic, Statistical, and Hydromagnetic Problems in Physics and Astronomy more books like this by S Chandrasekhar add to wishlist This is the third of six volumes collecting significant papers of the distinguished astrophysicist and Nobel laureate S. Chandrasekhar. His work is notable for its breadth as well as for its brilliance; his practice has been to change his focus from time to time to pursue new areas of research. The result has been a prolific career full of ... see all copies from $12.33! new only from $67.76!
13 view cover	Selected Papers, Volume 6: The Mathematical Theory of Black Holes and of Colliding Plane Waves more books like this by S Chandrasekhar, Basilis C Xanthopoulos (Foreword by) add to wishlist S. Chandrasekhar on black holes and gravitational waves: What a story! Forty years after his pioneer investigations, Chandra returned to the study of the dead stars. He had told us back in 1931 that massive stars could not die as ordinary objects, consisting of regular matter, could. Eddington would rebuff the idea as absurd; the scientific ... see all copies from $51.92! new only from $56.00!
14 view cover	Hydrodynamic and hydromagnetic stability. more books like this by S. Chandrasekhar add to wishlist The Nobel Laureate's monumental study surveys hydrodynamic and hydromagnetic stability as a branch of experimental physics, surveying thermal instability of a layer of fluid heated from below, Benard problem, more. see all copies from $15.00! new only from $15.47! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Selected Papers, Volume 1: Stellar Structure and Stellar Atmospheres more books like this by S Chandrasekhar add to wishlist This book is a collections of scientific papers by S. Chandraekhar. see all copies from $23.49! new only from $48.50!
16	"A dirty filthy book" : the writings of Charles Knowlton and Annie Besant on reproductive physiology and birth control and an account of the Bradlaugh-Besant trial : with the definitive texts of Fruits of philosophy, by Charles Knowlton, The law of... more books like this by S. Chandrasekhar add to wishlist see all copies from $6.08! new only from $47.16! \| signed copies \| first editions
17	Abortion in a crowded world; the problem of abortion with special reference to India more books like this by S. Chandrasekhar add to wishlist see all copies from $2.88! signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	Selected Papers, Volume 7: The Non-Radial Oscillations of Stars in General Relativity and Other Writings more books like this by S Chandrasekhar add to wishlist Conceived by Chandrasekhar as a supplement to his Selected Papers, this volume begins with eight papers he wrote with Valeria Ferrari on the non-radial oscillations of stars. It then explores some of the themes addressed in Truth and Beauty, with meditations on the aesthetics of science and the world it examines. see all copies from $61.00! new only from $61.00!
19 view cover	An introduction to the study of stellar structure more books like this by Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar add to wishlist Rigorous examination of relationship between loss of energy, mass and radius of stars in a steady state. Unabridged, corrected republication of original (1939) edition. see all copies from $4.94! new only from $194.93!
20 view cover	Selected Papers, Volume 5: Relativistic Astrophysics more books like this by S Chandrasekhar, Kip S Thorne (Foreword by) add to wishlist This volume 5 covers all of Chanrasekhar's contributions to the general theory of relativity and to relativity's astrophysical applications, except his research on black holes and on colliding gravitational waves, forthcoming in volume 6. see all copies from $18.25! new only from $121.00! \| first editions
21	Plasma physics more books like this by S. Chandrasekhar add to wishlist see all copies from $4.94! first editions
22	India's Abortion Experience more books like this by Sripati Chandrasekhar add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
23	The Population of Mauritius: Fact, Problem and Policy more books like this by S. Chandrasekhar add to wishlist see all copies from $7.19! new only from $7.19!
24 view cover	Stopped in Our Tracks: Stories of U. G. in India more books like this by J S L R Narayana Moorty (Editor), K Chandrasekhar add to wishlist Several years ago, on a fateful night in a colonial house in Yercaud, Tamil Nadu, UG Krishnamurti made a bonfire of Chandrasekhar's dreams. He flung audiotapes, video recordings, crammed files containing intimate letters of correspondence written to him by his friends over the years, and hundreds of rare black-and-white and colour photographs of ... see all copies from $16.95! new only from $16.95!
25	Eddington: The Most Distinguished Astrophysicist of His Time more books like this by S Chandrasekhar add to wishlist This book is based on two lectures given in Cambridge by Professor Chandrasckhar to mark the centenary of the birth of Arthur Stanley Eddington. see all copies from $25.85! new only from $25.85!

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