Home VISPA Contact Staff Research Telescopes Seminars History News Meetings Teaching Links Publications Theses Visitors OJ 287     Books by Tuorla Observatory astronomers A selection of some of the popular and educational books published by Tuorla astronomers in the last few years. OUT NOW The three-body problem by Mauri Valtonen and Hannu Karttunen An advanced undergraduate to graduate level text on the three body problem and celestial mechanics. Published in January 2006 in English. OUT NOW November 2005 Tähdet ja Maailmankaikkeus by Hannu Karttunen. A what's what of stars and space. Published in Finnish. Published Spring 2005 Aurinko - Tähden tarina by Leena Tähtinen and Silja Pohjolainen The story of our star, the Sun. Published in Finnish. Published Spring 2005 Avoin tie by Esko Valtaoja The future : for humanity, for the environment, for life and for the cosmos. This is the second book by Esko Valtaoja, who was the winner of the 2002 Science book of the year. Published in Finnish. Published Spring 2005 Nurkkaan Ajettu Jumala by Juha Pihkala and Esko Valtaoja The book features a dialog, in the classic form of an exchange of letters, between Lutheran Bishop Juha Pihkala and Professor of Astronomy at Tuorla Observatory Esko Valtaoja, on the topic of the "God of the gaps". Published in Finnish. November 1, 2004: "Nurkkaan Ajettu Jumala" has won the Christian Book of the year prize for 2004. More Fysiikka Hannu Karttunen Ursa 2003 Physics for everyone. An introductory text into everyday physics, and more. Published in Finnish. Fundamental Astronomy Hannu Karttunen, Karl Johan Donner, Pekka Kröger, Heikki Oja and Markku Poutanen Springer Verlag 2003 One of the classic undergradute astronomy text books, and already in its third edition. Published in English, German and Finnish. Havaitseva tähtitiede Kari Nilsson, Leo Takalo and Jukka Piironen Ursa 2003 A introduction at graduate student level to all aspects of observational astronomy. Published in Finnish. Tähtitiede Hannu Karttunen and Markku Sarimaa Ursa 2002 An introduction into astronomy for everyone. Published in Finnish. Discovery of Cosmic Fractals Yuri Baryshev and Pekka Teerikorpi World Scientific 2002 The first book on the role of fractals in astronomy, from the scale of the solar system to the cosmos at large. Aimed at a general academic readership. With an introduction by Benoit Mandelbrot. Published in English. Kotona maailmankaikkeudessa Esko Valtaoja Ursa 2002 At home in the cosmos addresses our place in the universe. This is a book asking: whence came we? who are we? wither go we? Published in Finnish and Swedish, the book won the prestigious Finlandia science book of the year prize in 2002, and is already in its 7th edition. Kuolleiden kanssa kassajonossa: Tieteellistä aikamatkailua Leena Tähtinen WSOY 2001 An account of the science of time travel; covers relativity, time dilation, space-time singularities, blackholes, whiteholes and wormholes. Published in Finnish. Vanhin tiede Hannu Karttunen Ursa 1996 The book covers the history of astronomy, the oldest science. The book won the prestigious Finlandia science book of the year for 1998. Published in Finnish. Yrjö Väisälä Tuorlan Taikuri Aimo Niemi Kirjoittajat ja Fysiikan Kustannus Oy, 1991 Edited by Aimo Niemi, this collection of articles by Tuorla astronomers tells of the life and times of Tuorla's founder, Academician Yrjö Väisälä. Published in Finnish.