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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.
Measuring The Universe
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Author : Albert Van Helden
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2010-12-15
Measuring The Universe written by Albert Van Helden 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 2010-12-15 with Science categories.
Measuring the Universe is the first history of the evolution of cosmic dimensions, from the work of Eratosthenes and Aristarchus in the third century B.C. to the efforts of Edmond Halley (1656—1742). "Van Helden's authoritative treatment is concise and informative; he refers to numerous sources of information, draws on the discoveries of modern scholarship, and presents the first book-length treatment of this exceedingly important branch of science."—Edward Harrison, American Journal of Physics "Van Helden writes well, with a flair for clear explanation. I warmly recommend this book."—Colin A. Ronan, Journal of the British Astronomical Association
Parallax
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Author : Alan W. Hirshfeld
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 2013-08-21
Parallax written by Alan W. Hirshfeld and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-21 with Science categories.
Lively, well-illustrated history of measuring the distance to the stars features fascinating historical characters, from ancient Greeks to 19th-century scientists. Will appeal to general readers and amateur and professional astronomers. 2002 edition.
Measuring The Universe
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Author : Henry Brinton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1962
Measuring The Universe written by Henry Brinton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1962 with Astronomy categories.
Measuring The Universe
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language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
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Measuring Our Universe From The Inner Atom To Outer Space
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Author : Oliver Justin Lee
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1950
Measuring Our Universe From The Inner Atom To Outer Space written by Oliver Justin Lee and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1950 with Astronomy categories.
Measuring The Universe
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Author : Kitty Ferguson
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2013-01-31
Measuring The Universe written by Kitty Ferguson and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-31 with Science categories.
Suppose you and I still wondered whether all of the pinpoints of light in the night sky are the same distance from us. Suppose none of our contemporaries could tell us whether the Sun orbits the Earth, or vice versa, or even how large the Earth is. Suppose no one had guessed there are mathematical laws underlying the motions of the heavens. How would - how did - anyone begin to discover these numbers and these relationships without leaving the Earth? What made anyone even think it was possible to find out “how far,” without going there? In Measuring the Universe we join our ancestors and contemporary scientists as they tease this information out of a sky full of stars. Some of the questions have turned out to be loaded, and a great deal besides mathematics and astronomy has gone into answering them. Politics, religion, philosophy and personal ambition: all have played roles in this drama. There are poignant personal stories, of people like Copernicus, Kepler, Newton, Herschel, and Hubble. Today scientists are attempting to determine the distance to objects near the borders of the observable universe, far beyond anything that can be seen with the naked eye in the night sky, and to measure time back to its origin. The numbers are too enormous to comprehend. Nevertheless, generations of curious people have figured them out, one resourceful step at a time. Progress has owed as much to raw ingenuity as to technology, and frontier inventiveness is still not out of date.
Measuring The Universe
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Author : Stephen Webb
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 1999-03-18
Measuring The Universe written by Stephen Webb and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-03-18 with Science categories.
Recounts the mathematical reasoning which was used to calculate first the size of the earth, then the solar system, and so on up to the universe.
Cosmos
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Author : Alexander von Humboldt
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1851
Cosmos written by Alexander von Humboldt and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1851 with Astronomy categories.
Two Novel Methods Of Measuring Cosmic Distances In The Universe
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Author : Mikkel Ortving Lindholmer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
Two Novel Methods Of Measuring Cosmic Distances In The Universe written by Mikkel Ortving Lindholmer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with categories.