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Under Alien Skies A Sightseer S Guide To The Universe
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Author : Philip Plait
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2023-04-18
Under Alien Skies A Sightseer S Guide To The Universe written by Philip Plait and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-18 with Science categories.
A Financial Times Best Science Book of 2023 • A Science News Favorite Book of 2023 • A Scientific American 2023 Staff Recommendation "The next-best thing to traveling through space and time." —Laura Helmuth, editor in chief of Scientific American A rip-roaring tour of the cosmos with the Bad Astronomer, bringing you up close and personal with the universe like never before. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to travel the universe? How would Saturn’s rings look from a spaceship sailing just above them? If you were falling into a black hole, what’s the last thing you’d see before getting spaghettified? While traveling in person to most of these amazing worlds may not be possible—yet—the would-be space traveler need not despair: you can still take the scenic route through the galaxy with renowned astronomer and science communicator Philip Plait. On this lively, immersive adventure through the cosmos, Plait draws ingeniously on both the latest scientific research and his prodigious imagination to transport you to ten of the most spectacular sights outer space has to offer. In vivid, inventive scenes informed by rigorous science—injected with a dose of Plait’s trademark humor—Under Alien Skies places you on the surface of alien worlds, from our own familiar Moon to the far reaches of our solar system and beyond. Try launching yourself onto a two-hundred-meter asteroid, or stargazing from the rim of an ancient volcano on a planet where, from the place you stand, it is eternally late afternoon. Experience the sudden onset of lunar nightfall, the disorientation of walking—or, rather, shuffling—when you weigh almost nothing, the irritation of jagged regolith dust. Glimpse the frigid mountains and plains of Pluto and the cake-like exterior of a comet called 67P. On a planet trillions of miles from Earth, glance down to see the strange, beautiful shadows cast by a hundred thousand stars. For the aspiring extraterrestrial citizen, casual space tourist, or curious armchair traveler, Plait is an illuminating, always-entertaining guide to the most otherworldly views in our universe.
Under Alien Skies
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Author : Phil Plait
language : en
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Release Date : 2023-04-18
Under Alien Skies written by Phil Plait and has been published by National Geographic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-18 with Science categories.
A rip-roaring tour of the cosmos with the Bad Astronomer, revealing the sky as never seen before—from everywhere but Earth. How would Saturn’s rings look from a spaceship sailing just above them? If you were falling into a black hole, what’s the last thing you’d see before your spaghettification? What would it be like to visit the faraway places we currently experience only through high-powered telescopes and robotic emissaries? Faster-than-light travel may never be invented, but we can still take the scenic route through the universe with renowned astronomer and science communicator Philip Plait. On this lively, immersive adventure through the cosmos, Plait draws ingeniously on the latest scientific research to transport readers to ten spectacular sites, from our own familiar Moon to the outer reaches of our solar system and far beyond. Whether strolling through a dust storm under Mars’ butterscotch sky, witnessing the birth of a star, or getting dizzy in a technicolor nebula, Plait is an illuminating, entertaining guide to the most otherworldly views in our universe.
Under Alien Skies
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Author : Vaughn Scribner
language : en
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Release Date : 2024-12-03
Under Alien Skies written by Vaughn Scribner and has been published by UNC Press Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-12-03 with History categories.
The Revolutionary War is often celebrated as marking the birth of American republicanism, liberty, and representative democracy. Yet for the tens of thousands of British and Hessian troops sent 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean to wage war under alien skies, such a progressive picture, as Vaughn Scribner reveals, could not have been further from the truth. In Under Alien Skies , Scribner illustrates how foreign soldiers' negative perceptions of the American environment merged with harsh wartime realities to elicit considerable physical, mental, and emotional anguish. Whether trudging through alligator-infested swamps, nursing a comrade back to health in a rain-sodden tent, or digging trenches in a burned-out port city, most who fought in America under the British army's flag ultimately deemed themselves strangers fighting in a strange land. For them, Revolutionary America looked nothing like the "happy land . . . blessed with every climate" that Revolutionary republicans so successfully promoted. Instead, the War of Independence descended into a quagmire of anxiety, destruction, and distress at the hands of the American environment—a "Diabolical Country," as one British soldier opined, "which no Earthly Compensation can put me in Charity with."
Alien Skies
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Author : Mario Mateo
language : en
Publisher: Cognella Academic Publishing
Release Date : 2016-08-24
Alien Skies written by Mario Mateo and has been published by Cognella Academic Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-24 with categories.
Alien Skies: A Travelogue of the Universe gives readers the opportunity to travel through the universe, visiting a series of celestial destinations carefully chosen to span the extraordinary limits of space and time that bound our amazing cosmos. The destinations in Alien Skies reveal the unusual skies seen from throughout the solar system, nearby stars, nebulae, and star clusters, and during a series of voyages exploring the structure and content of our home galaxy. The itinerary includes nearby 'normal' galaxies, exotic active galaxies, as well as galaxy groups, clusters and cosmic voids. The final destinations of the journey traverse space and time to view the evolution of galaxies and cosmic structure, and of the universe as a whole. Alien Skies provides a broad, factual overview of modern astronomy, while instilling interest and enthusiasm of how science reveals the wonders of our universe. This book can serve as the text for introductory courses aimed at non-science majors or as background for courses geared to astronomy and astrophysics majors. It is also suitable for advanced courses at the high school level.
Alien Skies
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Author : Christine Berthel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-01-29
Alien Skies written by Christine Berthel and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-29 with Fiction categories.
Alien Skies: The Saga of the AnnunakiLong ago, life was peaceful and well-ordered on their home world.The Annuna were a God-fearing and space faring people.Thanks to their preservation-chambers called "Mu," they enjoyed very long lives, and they knew how to teleport into Hyperspace which they called "Abzu."Then, three hundred explorers under the leadership of Lord Ea Anki leave home and undertake the long, dangerous journey to an alien planet, Ki, which circles around a sun that is too bright for them.They adapt to their new world: they plant crops, and mine for the planet's ores. But just when they have achieved a comfortable living-standard, the royal pair, King Anu and Queen Antu, arrive with more settlers. Ea Anki's younger brothers, Iti En-Lil and Shin, are among them. This is the story of three brothers: Anki, Iti, and Shin, of the twins Anta and Akenor, of Anzu, governor of the sixth planet, and of Utu, son of Iti En-Lil.When Anzu, Anta's lover, discovers a conspiracy headed by Mar-Duk, his second in command, a planetary catastrophe is triggered on Lahmu, the neighbouring planet, with dire consequences for the future...And, they know no longer how to teleport.They cannot get away in time when monstrous meteorites are heading towards Ki... Earth has become a trap!
Alien Skies
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Author : Christine Berthel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-01-14
Alien Skies written by Christine Berthel and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-14 with Fiction categories.
ALIEN SKIES/ THE STORY OF THE ANNUNAKILong ago, life was peaceful and well-ordered on their home world.The Annuna were a God-fearing and space faring people.Thanks to their preservation-chambers called "Mu", they enjoyed very long lives and knew how to teleportinto Hyperspace which they named "Abzu".Then, three hundred explorers under the leadership of Lord Ea Anki leave home and undertake the long, dangerous journey to an alien planet, Ki, which circles around a sun that is too bright for them.They adapt to their new world: they plant crops and mine for the planet's ores. But just when they have achieved a comfortable living-standard, the royal pair, King Anu and Queen Antu, arrive with more settlers. Ea Anki's younger brothers, Iti En-Lil and Shin, are among them. This is the story of three brothers: Anki, Iti, and Shin, of the twins Anta and Akenor, of Anzu, governor of the sixth planet, of Utu, son of En-Lil, of sibling rivalry and of love. When Anzu, Anta's lover, discovers a conspiracy headed by Mar-Duk, his second in command, a planetary catastrophe is triggered on Lahmu, the neighbouring planet, with dire consequences for the future...And, they know no longer how to teleport.They cannot get away in time when monstrous meteorites are heading towards Ki... Earth has become a trap!
Alien Skies
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Author : Carmen Webster Buxton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-10-23
Alien Skies written by Carmen Webster Buxton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-23 with categories.
Book 3 of the Wakanreo trilogy
Alien Skies
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Author : Frédéric J. Pont
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2014-04-24
Alien Skies written by Frédéric J. Pont and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-24 with Science categories.
Planetary atmospheres are complex and evolving entities, as mankind is rapidly coming to realise whilst attempting to understand, forecast and mitigate human-induced climate change. In the Solar System, our neighbours Venus and Mars provide striking examples of two endpoints of planetary evolution, runaway greenhouse and loss of atmosphere to space. The variety of extra-solar planets brings a wider angle to the issue: from scorching "hot jupiters'' to ocean worlds, exo-atmospheres explore many configurations unknown in the Solar System, such as iron clouds, silicate rains, extreme plate tectonics, and steam volcanoes. Exoplanetary atmospheres have recently become accessible to observations. This book puts our own climate in the wider context of the trials and tribulations of planetary atmospheres. Based on cutting-edge research, it uses a grand tour of the atmospheres of other planets to shine a new light on our own atmosphere, and its relation with life.
Alien Skies
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Author : Andrew Duncan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Alien Skies written by Andrew Duncan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with categories.
Death From The Skies
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Author : Philip C. Plait
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2008
Death From The Skies written by Philip C. Plait and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Science categories.
It's only a matter of time before a cosmic disaster spells the end of the Earth. But how concerned should we about about any of these catastrophic scenarios? And if they do post a danger, can anything be done to stop them?