Tunguska Cosmic Calamity
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Tunguska Cosmic Calamity
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Author : Marek Stanislaw Zbik
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-08
Tunguska Cosmic Calamity written by Marek Stanislaw Zbik and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08 with categories.
The Tunguska Event is the largest cosmic calamity caused by collision of an interplanetary object with the Earth that happened in the XX century and it has been extensively studied over fifty years. It began when at 07h 14m 28s local time on the 30 th June 1908 an enormous fireball appeared above Central Siberia (60o 55' 04".6 N, 101o 56' 55".6 E) moving from south-east to north-west. This bolide was accompanied by intensive sonic and optical phenomena culminating in a huge explosion. A huge flash set fire to the forest, and a ballistic wave of this giant explosion devastated the Siberian taiga over an area of about 2150 square km. Eyewitness reports quoted here describe this phenomenon as it looked to the local people over a vast area of the Earth, starting from near the epicentre in Central Siberia across Western Europe. There is also an extended resume of the scientific achievements that many expeditions contributed to the modern understanding how the interplanetary environment interacts with our Earth. Significant effort of Russian scientist Leonid A. Kulik (1883-1942) was in focus in this booklet. This scientist and adventurer devoted to the Tunguska event his entire enthusiasm and many years of hard work in organising and attending numerous expeditions. Events which happened in the Siberian taiga in 1908 have been covered up so as to present a mythical mystery, over-grown by a number of exotic and fantastic hypotheses. For this reason this book will pay attention to original documents and direct witness reports which were necessary to make present publication credible and consistent. These expeditions and their findings are summarised in this booklet.
Tunguska
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Author : Andy Bruno
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2022-06-30
Tunguska written by Andy Bruno 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 2022-06-30 with History categories.
In 1908, thunderous blasts and blazing fires from the sky descended upon the desolate Tunguska territory of Siberia. The explosion knocked down an area of forest larger than London and was powerful enough to obliterate Manhattan. The mysterious nature of the event has prompted a wide array of speculation and investigation, including from those who suspected that aliens from outer space had been involved. In this deeply researched account of the Tunguska explosion and its legacy in Russian society, culture, and the environment, Andy Bruno recounts the intriguing history of the disaster and researchers' attempts to understand it. Taking readers inside the numerous expeditions and investigations that have long occupied scientists, he foregrounds the significance of mystery in environmental history. His engaging and accessible account shows how the explosion has shaped the treatment of the landscape, how uncertainty allowed unusual ideas to enter scientific conversations, and how cosmic disasters have influenced the past and might affect the future.
The Tunguska Catastrophe Pieces Of A Puzzle
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Author : Olga Gladysheva
language : en
Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Release Date : 2014-01-01
The Tunguska Catastrophe Pieces Of A Puzzle written by Olga Gladysheva and has been published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-01 with categories.
The Tunguska disaster, as one of the most mysterious phenomena of the 20th century, is not an abstract phenomenon but has a rich factual material base. Kulik, the first to research this disaster, said that since the event had take place on the territory of Russia it was necessary to record all traces of this phenomenon. Confronting our History, we had to study it. In this book the facts presented are the fruit of various scientific investigations, as well as of numerous eyewitness accounts. The Tunguska cosmic body put its signature on recorders, which were working at the time of the disaster and created a unique "autograph" both of seismic and air waves, and also of the geomagnetic disturbance. Each chapter in this book is, in some way, an element of a mosaic which should find its place in the whole puzzle. But it has been determined that most elements of the puzzle contained abnormal features typical of such unprecedented phenomenon as the Tunguska disaster.
The Mystery Of The Tunguska Fireball
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Author : Surendra Verma
language : en
Publisher: Icon Books
Release Date : 2005-02-03
The Mystery Of The Tunguska Fireball written by Surendra Verma and has been published by Icon Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-02-03 with Fiction categories.
On 30 June 1908 a mysterious fireball exploded in the Siberian sky and flattened 2,000 square kilometres of the remote Tunguska forest. As no crater and no material from outer space were ever found, a meteorite could not have caused the Tunguska explosion. So what did? This 'grand dame of science mysteries' soon turns 100 but continues to seduce scientists and charlatans alike, all hoping to explain what caused the explosion. The scientists' suspects include a comet, an asteroid, a mini black hole, a rock of antimatter, a mirror matter asteroid, and a methane gas blast from below. X-files-type explanations include an alien spacecraft, a laser beam fired by extraterrestrials in an attempt to communicate with the earthlings, and an early experiment in nuclear physics which got out of hand. Numerous websites, conspiracy theories and sensational TV documentaries on the Fireball abound. In a fast-moving and non-technical narrative The Tunguska Fireball discusses all theories and then analyses the evidence to point an accusing finger at a prime suspect.
The Day The Sky Split Apart
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Author : Roy A. Gallant
language : en
Publisher: Atheneum
Release Date : 1995
The Day The Sky Split Apart written by Roy A. Gallant and has been published by Atheneum this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Meteorites categories.
An examination of the Tunguska meteorite that exploded over Siberia in 1908 & subsequent research on this "cosmic mystery."
The Tunguska Fireball
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Author : Surendra Verma
language : en
Publisher: Icon Books Company
Release Date : 2005
The Tunguska Fireball written by Surendra Verma and has been published by Icon Books Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Science categories.
At 7.14 a.m on 30 June 1908 a huge fireball exploded in the Siberian sky. A thousand times the force of the hiroshima bomb, it flattened an area of remote Tunguska forest bigger that Greater London, forming a mushroom cloud that almost reached into space. What was it? A century on, and no one knows for sure. Suspects range from comets or mini black holes into the realms of science fiction and conspiracy, a laser beam fired by extra-terrestrials or an early nuclear experiment. This is an exhilarating ride around one of science's gretest mysteries....
Bulletin Of The Polish Academy Of Sciences
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
Bulletin Of The Polish Academy Of Sciences written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Earth sciences categories.
Our Final Hour
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Author : Martin Rees
language : en
Publisher: Basic Books
Release Date : 2009-03-17
Our Final Hour written by Martin Rees and has been published by Basic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-17 with Science categories.
A scientist known for unraveling the complexities of the universe over millions of years, Sir Martin Rees now warns that humankind is potentially the maker of its own demise -- and that of the cosmos. Though the twenty-first century could be the critical era in which life on Earth spreads beyond our solar system, it is just as likely that we have endangered the future of the entire universe. With clarity and precision, Rees maps out the ways technology could destroy our species and thereby foreclose the potential of a living universe whose evolution has just begun. Rees boldly forecasts the startling risks that stem from our accelerating rate of technological advances. We could be wiped out by lethal "engineered" airborne viruses, or by rogue nano-machines that replicate catastrophically. Experiments that crash together atomic nuclei could start a chain reaction that erodes all atoms of Earth, or could even tear the fabric of space itself. Through malign intent or by mistake, a single event could trigger global disaster. Though we can never completely safeguard our future, increased regulation and inspection can help us to prevent catastrophe. Rees's vision of the infinite future that we have put at risk -- a cosmos more vast and diverse than any of us has ever imagined -- is both a work of stunning scientific originality and a humanistic clarion call on behalf of the future of life.
Handbook Of Hazards And Disaster Risk Reduction
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Author : Ben Wisner
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2012-03-29
Handbook Of Hazards And Disaster Risk Reduction written by Ben Wisner and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-29 with Science categories.
The Handbook provides a comprehensive statement and reference point for hazard and disaster research, policy making, and practice in an international and multi-disciplinary context. It offers critical reviews and appraisals of current state of the art and future development of conceptual, theoretical and practical approaches as well as empirical knowledge and available tools. Organized into five inter-related sections, this Handbook contains sixty-five contributions from leading scholars. Section one situates hazards and disasters in their broad political, cultural, economic, and environmental context. Section two contains treatments of potentially damaging natural events/phenomena organized by major earth system. Section three critically reviews progress in responding to disasters including warning, relief and recovery. Section four addresses mitigation of potential loss and prevention of disasters under two sub-headings: governance, advocacy and self-help, and communication and participation. Section five ends with a concluding chapter by the editors. The engaging international contributions reflect upon the politics and policy of how we think about and practice applied hazard research and disaster risk reduction. This Handbook provides a wealth of interdisciplinary information and will appeal to students and practitioners interested in Geography, Environment Studies and Development Studies.
Prehistory Decoded
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Author : Martin Sweatman
language : en
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2019-06-07
Prehistory Decoded written by Martin Sweatman and has been published by Troubador Publishing Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-07 with Science categories.
The story of a major scientific discovery, solving one of the greatest puzzles on Earth. Connects geoscience and astronomy with ancient archaeology to uncover an astronmical code used for over 40,000 years. Explains the meaning of some of the greatest ancient artworks.