Cosmic Images
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Cosmic Imagery
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Author : John D. Barrow
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2011-12-31
Cosmic Imagery written by John D. Barrow and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-31 with Science categories.
* Certain key images embody our understanding of life and the universe we inhabit. Some, like Robert Hooke's first microscopic views of the natural world, or the stunning images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, were made possible by our new technical capabilities. * Others, like the first graph, were breathtakingly simple but perennially useful. Vesalius's haunting pictures of the human anatomy were nothing less than works of art, while the simple diagram now known as Pythagoras' Theorem - proved by the ancient Babylonians, Chinese, Indians and Egyptians long before the Greeks themselves - lay the foundations for modern mathematics. * Many of these images have shattered our preconceptions about the limits and nature of existence: the first breathtaking pictures of the Earth from space stimulated an environmental consciousness that has grown ever since; the mushroom cloud from atomic and nuclear explosions became the ultimate symbol of death and destruction; the flying saucer came to represent the possibility of extraterrestrial life; while Mercator's flat map of the Earth coordinated an entire world-view. * Cosmic Imagery takes us on a tour through the most influential images in science. Each holds an important place in the growth of human understanding and carries with it a story that illuminates its origin and meaning. Together they reveal something of the beauty and truth of the universe, and why, so often, a picture is better than a thousand words.
The Cosmic Gallery
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Author : Giles Sparrow
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2013-02-28
The Cosmic Gallery written by Giles Sparrow and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-28 with Science categories.
The heavens are alive with breathtaking beauty: from the incandescent surface of the Sun to the shimmering tail of a comet; the birth of planets to the death of stars; the dancing shadows of Jupiter's moons to the silhouettes of eclipses. The Cosmic Gallery contemplates the entire cosmos as a grand celestial art exhibit. In six thematically organized chapters, Giles Sparrow presents an array of stunning images, ranging from easily seen phenomena to the most distant and intricate galaxies, providing the reader with an exciting and beautiful new perspective on the cosmos.
Cosmic Images
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Author : William Wadsworth
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2014-09-26
Cosmic Images written by William Wadsworth and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-26 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
Cosmic images provide a useful window into the secret world of how things work. They are not reality, but they usefully consolidate values that might otherwise require whole volumes to explain. Ancient Sacred sites simply are physical locations where such images were built into a civilization. You cannot have much cultural memory without a geographical location, a sacred mountain or mound that represents the center of your world, without stars that guide the timing and direction of migrations and animal lore, myths that explain agricultural practices, or without ritual, symbols, and a set of guiding values.
Cosmos
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Author : Mary K. Baumann
language : en
Publisher: Duncan Baird
Release Date : 2007
Cosmos written by Mary K. Baumann and has been published by Duncan Baird this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Cosmology categories.
Cosmos is organized thematically so that the reader cannavigate between the stunning images of different phenomena, which are grouped into nebulas, stars, the sun, the planets, satellites, galaxies, and the origins of the universe - containing entries ranging from an asteroid to a white dwarf. Each entry is given a double-page spread or more for maximum visibility and understanding. To help us marvel more at the grandeur of these images significant facts, including the name of the space probe or telescope that captured each image and the distance of the space phenomenon from Earth, are provided in data boxes. In addition, a section at the back of the book is devoted to the spacecraft the pictures were taken by, covering their purpose, who built them, where they have travelled and what they have discovered. With an introduction by Professor Stephen Hawkins and someof the most astonishing pictures of our universe, this is really abook for anyone who has looked up into the night sky withwonder and awe.
Picturing The Cosmos
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Author : Elizabeth A. Kessler
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Picturing The Cosmos written by Elizabeth A. Kessler and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with PHOTOGRAPHY categories.
The vivid, dramatic images of distant stars and galaxies taken by the Hubble Space Telescope have come to define how we visualize the cosmos. In their immediacy and vibrancy, photographs from the Hubble show what future generations of space travelers might see should they venture beyond our solar system. But their brilliant hues and precise details are not simply products of the telescope's unprecedented orbital location and technologically advanced optical system. Rather, they result from a series of deliberate decisions made by the astronomers who convert raw data from the Hubble into spectacular pictures by assigning colors, adjusting contrast, and actively composing the images, balancing the desire for an aesthetically pleasing representation with the need for a scientifically valid one. In Picturing the Cosmos, Elizabeth A. Kessler examines the Hubble's deep space images, highlighting the remarkable resemblance they bear to nineteenth-century paintings and photographs of the American West and their invocation of the visual language of the sublime. Drawing on art history and the history of science, as well as interviews with astronomers who work on the Hubble Heritage Project, Kessler traces the ways that the sublime, with its inherent tension between reason and imagination, not only forms the appearance of the images, but also operates on other levels. The sublime informs the dual expression--numeric and pictorial--of digital data and underpins the relevance of the frontier for a new era of exploration performed by our instruments rather than our bodies. Through their engagement with the sublime the Hubble images are a complex act of translation that encourages an experience of the universe as simultaneously beyond humanity's grasp and within the reach of our knowledge. Strikingly illustrated with full-color images, this book reveals the scientific, aesthetic, and cultural significance of the Hubble pictures, offering a nuanced understanding of how they shape our ideas--and dreams--about the cosmos and our places within it.
Other Worlds
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Author : James Trefil
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
Other Worlds written by James Trefil and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Cosmology categories.
Text and images from the Hubble Space Telescope, Voyager, Pathfinder, and other space missions celebrate the universe as humankind knows it.
Cosmic Imagery
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Author : John Barrow
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008-03-01
Cosmic Imagery written by John Barrow and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-03-01 with categories.
"We live in a visual age - an age of images: iconic, instant and influential. In this remarkable book John D. Barrow traces their history in order to tell the story of modern science."--BOOK JACKET.
Webb S Universe
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Author : Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2024-10-24
Webb S Universe written by Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-10-24 with Nature categories.
Coloring The Universe
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Author : Travis Rector
language : en
Publisher: University of Alaska Press
Release Date : 2015-11-15
Coloring The Universe written by Travis Rector and has been published by University of Alaska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-15 with Photography categories.
With a fleet of telescopes in space and giant observatories on the ground, professional astronomers produce hundreds of spectacular images of space every year. These colorful pictures have become infused into popular culture; we find them on billboards, in commercials, and on our computers. But they also invite questions: Is this what outer space really looks like? Are the colors real? How are these images made? "Coloring the Universe" uses accessible language to describe how these giant telescopes work, what scientists learn with them, and how they are used to make color images. Both informative and beautiful, this book is filled with brilliant images of deep space as well as an insider s perspective by the people who make them."
Webb S Universe
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Author : Maggie Aderin-Pocock
language : en
Publisher: Abrams
Release Date : 2024-10-08
Webb S Universe written by Maggie Aderin-Pocock and has been published by Abrams this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-10-08 with Photography categories.
The definitive and most up-to-date book on the James Webb Space Telescope, including its stunning images, written by pioneering space expert Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock With mind-blowingly detailed images from the world’s most powerful telescope, Webb’s Universe reveals the depths of our cosmos in all its jaw-dropping beauty. The first stunningly clear images of the very depths of the universe using James Webb’s groundbreaking infrared technology were released in July 2022, forever changing the way we see and understand the origins of our existence. From the never-before-seen bright stars surrounding the cosmic cliffs of the Carina Nebula to the intricate details of dying stars to the first detection of a crucial carbon molecule, which forms the foundations of life as we know it, Webb continues to amaze us and inform us in equal measure. Bringing her passion as well as her expert knowledge of space and Webb in particular, Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock demystifies these stunning images and breaks down the essential science behind each picture, explaining what we’re seeing and learning from the world’s most powerful space telescope.