Through Many Skies
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Many Skies
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Author : Arthur Upgren
language : en
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Release Date : 2005-01-18
Many Skies written by Arthur Upgren 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 2005-01-18 with Nature categories.
What if Earth had several moons or massive rings like Saturn? What if the Sun were but one star in a double-star or triple-star system? What if Earth were the only planet circling the Sun? These and other imaginative scenarios are the subject of Arthur Upgren's inventive book Many Skies: Alternative Histories of the Sun, Moon, Planets, and Stars. Although the night sky as we know it seems eternal and inevitable, Upgren reminds us that, just as easily, it could have been very different. Had the solar sytem happened to be in the midst of a star cluster, we might have many more bright stars in the sky. Yet had it been located beyond the edge of the Milky Way galaxy, we might have no stars at all. If Venus or Mars had a moon as large as ours, we would be able to view it easily with the unaided eye. Given these or other alternative skies, what might Ptolemy or Copernicus have concluded about the center of the solar sytem and the Sun? This book not only examines the changes in science that these alternative solar, stellar, and galactic arrangements would have brought, it also explores the different theologies, astrologies, and methods of tracking time that would have developed to reflect them. Our perception of our surroundings, the number of gods we worship, the symbols we use in art and literature, even the way we form nations and empires are all closely tied to our particular (and accidental) placement in the universe. Many Skies, however, is not merely a fanciful play on what might have been. Upgren also explores the actual ways that human interferences such as light pollution are changing the night sky. Our atmosphere, he warns, will appear very different if we have belt of debris circling the globe and blotting out the stars, as will happen if advertisers one day pollute space with brilliant satellites displaying their products. From fanciful to foreboding, the scenarios in Many Skies will both delight and inspire reflection, reminding us that ours is but one of many worldviews based on our experience of a universe that is as much a product of accident as it is of intention.
Into The Night Sky
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Author : Caroline Finnerty
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-02-26
Into The Night Sky written by Caroline Finnerty and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-26 with categories.
Through The Night Sky
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Author : DK
language : en
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Release Date : 2020-09-03
Through The Night Sky written by DK and has been published by Dorling Kindersley Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-03 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
This magical narrative non-fiction ebook for children shines a light on the incredible events that take place in the darkness above. Track a colony of bats as they fly through the twilight to pollinate the flowers of the mysterious baobab tree, travel into the wilderness to gaze at the constellations of the Northern and Southern Hemisphere, watch a pod of humpback whales swimming through chilly Arctic waters under the gentle glow of the Northern Lights, then travel through the ages to check in on Halley's Comet as it makes its appearance above the Earth every 75 years. Through the Night Sky is a beautiful ebook that spans a wide range of subjects, including everything from nocturnal animals or revellers watching fireworks illuminate the night, to celestial objects such as the moon, planets, and shooting stars - all under the vast night sky.
The Midnight Sky
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Author : Edwin Dunkin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1891
The Midnight Sky written by Edwin Dunkin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1891 with Astronomy categories.
The Land Of The Sky Or Adventures In Mountain By Ways
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Author : Christian Reid
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1876
The Land Of The Sky Or Adventures In Mountain By Ways written by Christian Reid and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1876 with Fiction categories.
Christian Reid (Mrs. Frances Tiernan) wrote this her tenth novel in 1875. This book gave the North Carolina mountain region its name. A charming yet highly significant book, also included is an 1877 nonfiction article by Reid about the mountains. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
What Color Is The Sky
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Author : Michael Siems
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2011
What Color Is The Sky written by Michael Siems and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with categories.
Deceiving The Sky
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Author : Bill Gertz
language : en
Publisher: Encounter Books
Release Date : 2021-03-30
Deceiving The Sky written by Bill Gertz and has been published by Encounter Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-30 with Political Science categories.
The United States' approach to China since the Communist regime in Beijing began the period of reform and opening in the 1980s was based on a promise that trade and engagement with China would result in a peaceful, democratic state. Forty years later the hope of producing a benign People's Republic of China utterly failed. The Communist Party of China deceived the West into believing that the its system and the Party-ruled People's Liberation Army were peaceful and posed no threat. In fact, these misguided policies produced the emergence of a 21st Century Evil Empire even more dangerous than a Cold War version in the Soviet Union. Successive American presidential administrations were fooled by ill-advised pro-China policymakers, intelligence analysts and business leaders who facilitated the rise not of a peaceful China but a threatening and expansionist nuclear-armed communist dictatorship not focused on a single overriding strategic objective: Weakening and destroying the United States of America. Defeating the United States is the first step for China's current rulers in achieving global supremacy under a new world order based an ideology of Communism with Chinese characteristics. The process included technology theft of American companies that took place on a massive scale through cyber theft and unfair trade practices. The losses directly supported in the largest and most significant buildup of the Chinese military that now directly threatens American and allied interests around the world. The military threat is only half the danger as China aggressively pursues regional and international control using a variety of non-military forces, including economic, cyber and space warfare and large-scale influence operations. Deceiving the Sky: Inside Communist China's Drive for Global Supremacy details the failure to understand the nature and activities of the dangers posed by China and what the United States can do in taking needed steps to counter the threats.
Fractured Sky
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Author : Catherine Cowles
language : en
Publisher: The PageSmith LLC
Release Date : 2022-10-25
Fractured Sky written by Catherine Cowles and has been published by The PageSmith LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-25 with Fiction categories.
Damaged. Broken. Destroyed. I’ve heard it all. A single moment of trusting the wrong person shattered my life into pieces, and my family has never looked at me the same. It’s impossible to convince them that I’m anything more than the broken girl they rescued all those years ago. Until I meet him. Ramsey’s grumpy demeanor and menacing scowl scare most of the world away. But not me. Not when I’ve seen his gentle hands soothe an abused colt or comfort a terrified mare. And when I finally get up the courage to strike out on my own, Ramsey’s there. Roommates felt like such a safe proposition until Ramsey’s lingering touches and wicked smile light a fire in me I don’t think will ever be extinguished. And he feels it, too… But just as my new life begins to take root, an evil from my past emerges from the shadows, casting a darkness on my newfound freedom. And this time, they won’t settle for pieces of me. They want everything…
Under Red Skies
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Author : Karoline Kan
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2019-03-12
Under Red Skies written by Karoline Kan and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-12 with Social Science categories.
A deeply personal and shocking look at how China is coming to terms with its conflicted past as it emerges into a modern, cutting-edge superpower. Through the stories of three generations of women in her family, Karoline Kan, a former New York Times reporter based in Beijing, reveals how they navigated their way in a country beset by poverty and often-violent political unrest. As the Kans move from quiet villages to crowded towns and through the urban streets of Beijing in search of a better way of life, they are forced to confront the past and break the chains of tradition, especially those forced on women. Raw and revealing, Karoline Kan offers gripping tales of her grandmother, who struggled to make a way for her family during the Great Famine; of her mother, who defied the One-Child Policy by giving birth to Karoline; of her cousin, a shoe factory worker scraping by on 6 yuan (88 cents) per hour; and of herself, as an ambitious millennial striving to find a job--and true love--during a time rife with bewildering social change. Under Red Skies is an engaging eyewitness account and Karoline's quest to understand the rapidly evolving, shifting sands of China. It is the first English-language memoir from a Chinese millennial to be published in America, and a fascinating portrait of an otherwise-hidden world, written from the perspective of those who live there.
Journal Of The American Geographical Society Of New York
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Author : American Geographical Society of New York
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1889
Journal Of The American Geographical Society Of New York written by American Geographical Society of New York and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1889 with Electronic journals categories.