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Classifying The Cosmos
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Author : Steven J. Dick
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
Classifying The Cosmos written by Steven J. Dick and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Cosmology categories.
Since the invention of the telescope 400 years ago, astronomers have rapidly discovered countless celestial objects. But how does one make sense of it all? Astronomer and former NASA Chief Historian Steven J. Dick brings order to this menagerie by defining 82 classes of astronomical objects, which he places in a beginner-friendly system known as "Astronomy's Three Kingdoms." Rather than concentrating on technicalities, this system focuses on the history of each object, the nature of its discovery, and our current knowledge about it. The ensuing book can therefore be read on at least two levels. On one level, it is an illustrated guide to various types of astronomical wonders. On another level, it is considerably more: the first comprehensive classification system to cover all celestial objects in a consistent manner. Accompanying each spread are spectacular historical and modern images. The result is a pedagogical tour-de-force, whereby readers can easily master astronomy's three realms of planets, stars, and galaxies.
Classifying The Cosmos
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Author : Steven J. Dick
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2019-03-21
Classifying The Cosmos written by Steven J. Dick and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-21 with Science categories.
Since the invention of the telescope 400 years ago, astronomers have rapidly discovered countless celestial objects. But how does one make sense of it all? Astronomer and former NASA Chief Historian Steven J. Dick brings order to this menagerie by defining 82 classes of astronomical objects, which he places in a beginner-friendly system known as "Astronomy’s Three Kingdoms.” Rather than concentrating on technicalities, this system focuses on the history of each object, the nature of its discovery, and our current knowledge about it. The ensuing book can therefore be read on at least two levels. On one level, it is an illustrated guide to various types of astronomical wonders. On another level, it is considerably more: the first comprehensive classification system to cover all celestial objects in a consistent manner. Accompanying each spread are spectacular historical and modern images. The result is a pedagogical tour-de-force, whereby readers can easily master astronomy’s three realms of planets, stars, and galaxies.
Classifying The Universe
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Author : Brian K. Smith
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1994-01
Classifying The Universe written by Brian K. Smith and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-01 with History categories.
This is a comprehensive examination of the 'varna' system - a classificatory scheme laid out in the classical Hindu Vedic literature and thought to underlie the concept of caste, which continues to exert a powerful and pervasive influence over Indian life.
Discovery And Classification In Astronomy
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Author : Steven J. Dick
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2013-09-09
Discovery And Classification In Astronomy written by Steven J. Dick and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-09 with Nature categories.
This book shows that astronomical discovery is a complex and ongoing process comprising various stages of research, interpretation and understanding.
Extreme Cosmos
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Author : Bryan Gaensler
language : en
Publisher: UNSW Press
Release Date :
Extreme Cosmos written by Bryan Gaensler and has been published by UNSW Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Astronomy categories.
The universe is all about extremes. Space has a temperature 270°C below freezing. Stars die in catastrophic supernova explosions a billion times brighter than the Sun. A black hole can generate 10 million trillion volts of electricity. And hypergiants are stars 2 billion kilometres across, larger than the orbit of Jupiter. Extreme Cosmos provides a stunning new view of the way the Universe works, seen through the lens of extremes: the fastest, hottest, heaviest, brightest, oldest, densest and even the loudest. This is an astronomy book that not only offers amazing facts and figures but also re.
Measuring The Cosmos
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Author : David H. Clark
language : en
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Release Date : 2004
Measuring The Cosmos written by David H. Clark and has been published by Rutgers University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Science categories.
Humans have always viewed the heavens with wonder and awe. The skies have inspired reflection on the vastness of space, the wonder of creation, and humankind's role in the universe. In just over one hundred years, science has moved from almost total ignorance about the actual distances to the stars and earth's place in the galaxy to our present knowledge about the enormous size, mass, and age of the universe. We are reaching the limits of observation, and therefore the limits of human understanding. Beyond lies only our imagination, seeded by the theories of physics. In Measuring the Cosmos, science writers David and Matthew Clark tell the stories of both the well-known and the unsung heroes who played key roles in these discoveries. These true accounts reveal ambitions, conflicts, failures, as well as successes, as the astonishing scale and age of the universe were finally established. Few areas of scientific research have witnessed such drama in the form of ego clashes, priority claims, or failed (or even falsified) theories as that resulting from attempts to measure the universe. Besides giving credit where long overdue, Measuring the Cosmos explains the science behind these achievements in accessible language sure to appeal to astronomers, science buffs, and historians.
Archives Of The Universe
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Author : Marcia Bartusiak
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2010-05-19
Archives Of The Universe written by Marcia Bartusiak and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-05-19 with Science categories.
An unparalleled history of astronomy presented in the words of the scientists who made the discoveries. Here are the writings of Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Newton, Halley, Hubble, and Einstein, as well as that of dozens of others who have significantly contributed to our picture of the universe. From Aristotle's proof that the Earth is round to the 1998 paper that posited an accelerating universe, this book contains 100 entries spanning the history of astronomy. Award-winning science writer Marcia Bartusiak provides enormously entertaining introductions, putting the material in context and explaining its place in the literature. Archives of the Universe is essential reading for professional astronomers, science history buffs, and backyard stargazers alike.
Things Seen And Unseen
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Author : Harry D. Harootunian
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 1988-03-15
Things Seen And Unseen written by Harry D. Harootunian and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988-03-15 with Family & Relationships categories.
This long-awaited work explores the place of kokugaku (rendered here as "nativism") during Japan's Tokugawa period. Kokugaku, the sense of a distinct and sacred Japanese identity, appeared in the eighteenth century in reaction to the pervasive influence of Chinese culture on Japan. Against this influence, nativists sought a Japanese sense of difference grounded in folk tradition, agricultural values, and ancient Japanese religion. H. D. Harootunian treats nativism as a discourse and shows how it functioned ideologically in Tokugawa Japan.
Orbital Debris Research At Nasa Johnson Space Center 1986 1988
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Author : Robert C. Reynolds
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
Orbital Debris Research At Nasa Johnson Space Center 1986 1988 written by Robert C. Reynolds and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Space debris categories.
Cosmos
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Author : Carl Sagan
language : en
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date : 2011-07-06
Cosmos written by Carl Sagan and has been published by Ballantine Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-06 with Science categories.
Renowned astronomer Carl Sagan’s classic bestseller that “dives into the past, present, and future of science, dealing with the mind-staggering enormity of the cosmos in which we exist” (Associated Press)—with an Introduction by Ann Druyan and a Foreword by Neil deGrasse Tyson “Sagan dazzles the mind with the miracle of our survival, framed by the stately galaxies of space.”—Cosmopolitan THE INSPIRATION FOR THE FOX MINISERIES COSMOS: POSSIBLE WORLDS, HOSTED BY NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON AND STARRING SETH MACFARLANE AND SIR PATRICK STEWART In clear-eyed prose, Carl Sagan reveals a jewel-like blue world inhabited by a life form that is just beginning to discover its own identity and to venture into the vast ocean of space. Featuring full-color illustrations, Cosmos retraces the fourteen billion years of cosmic evolution that have transformed matter into consciousness, exploring such topics as the origin of life, the human brain, Egyptian hieroglyphics, spacecraft missions, the death of the Sun, the evolution of galaxies, and the forces and individuals who helped shape modern science.