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Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"If you go out and simply look up, everything - from the Moon to the planets to the stars to the band of the Milky Way - appears to be pasted on the two-dimensional surface of the dome of the sky. Yet, the story of astronomy as a science is how, over time, astronomers have discovered the cosmos in depth. It is the story of the measurement of position and distance, and how our 2D view of the sky above us evolved into a more sophisticated comprehension...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
Esteemed planetary geologist Erik Asphaug takes us on an exhilarating tour through the farthest reaches of time and our galaxy to find out why. Beautifully written and provocatively argued, this book is not only a mind-blowing astronomical tour but a profound inquiry into the nature of life here -- and billions of miles from home.
283) Hyperspace
Pub. Date
c2002
Description
Experience the beautiful, astonishing and ofter dangerous phenomena of the universe as state-of-the art computer graphics take you from the vast clouds where stars are born to the edge of a planet-guzzling black hole. Learn how every molecule of our bodies originated in the Big Bang. Will scientists transform a planet like Mars into a new Earth? See revolutionary forms of transportation that could let us hop between galaxies.
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"An historically unprecedented disconnect between humanity and the heavens has opened. Jo Marchant's book can begin to heal it. For at least 20,000 years, we have led not just an earthly existence but a cosmic one. Celestial cycles drove every aspect of our daily lives. Our innate relationship with the stars shaped who we are--our art, religious beliefs, social status, scientific advances, and even our biology. But over the last few centuries we have...
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Description
Explore the solar system and beyond-- vast galaxies, supernovas, and black holes. Discover new space technology, how astronauts train, and incredible findings by astronomers. Thousands of fascinating facts provide a clear insight into the mysteries of the universe. Information on every planet in the solar system; detailed illustrations and photographs; special section on all 88 constellations.
Author
Pub. Date
[1994]
Description
Frank J. Tipler is a major theoretician in the field of global general relativity, the rarefied branch of physics created by Stephen Hawking and Roger Penrose. Like most modern scientists, Tipler was an atheist who gave little thought to questions of theology. Yet, in devising a mathematical model of the end of the universe, Tipler came to a stunning conclusion: Using the most advanced and sophisticated methods of modern physics, relying solely on...
290) Wormholes explained
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
"A wormhole is a tubelike distortion of time and space connecting distant places in the universe. Wormholes have been featured in many movies, but can they really exist? Wormholes are a prediction of scientific theories, and the precision of mathematics allows them to be described, even before they have ever been seen. Untangling complex physics theories with accessible language and captivating imagery, this text explores the development and evaluation...
Author
Pub. Date
c2011
Description
"Today we know what no previous generation knew: the history of the universe and of the unfolding of life on Earth. Through the astonishing combined achievements of natural scientists worldwide, we now have a detailed account of how galaxies and stars, planets and living organisms, human beings and human consciousness came to be. And yet . . . we thirst for answers to questions that have haunted humanity from the very beginning. What is our place...
298) The zoomable universe: an epic tour through cosmic scale, from almost everything to nearly nothing
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
In The Zoomable Universe, the award-winning astrobiologist Caleb Scharf and the acclaimed artist Ron Miller take us on an epic tour through all known scales of reality, from the largest possible magnitude to the smallest. Drawing on cutting-edge science, they begin at the limits of the observable universe, a scale spanning 10̂27 meters--about 93 billion light-years. And they end in the subatomic realm, at 10̂-35 meters, where the fabric of space-time...
Author
Pub. Date
c2008
Description
Anna Sofaer found the now-famous "Sun Dagger" petroglyph site on a desert butte high above Chaco Culture National Historical Park at Summer Solstice in 1977, leading to 30 years research into the meaning of ancient Chaco's astronomical expressions. Chaco Astronomy brings together all the major findings of Solstice Project's many researchers, changing forever the understanding of a place often called "America's Stonehenge" Nine revealing chapters explore...
Pub. Date
[2016].
Description
Physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking poses enduring scientific questions to teams of non-scientists to test their problem solving skills and summon their inner-genius, covering topics such as time travel, the existence of life on other planets, how the universe came to be, and the origins of life.
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