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Author : Jan F. Simek
Release : 2021-02-23
Genre : Art
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 857/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Cosmos Revealed by : Jan F. Simek
Download or read book The Cosmos Revealed written by Jan F. Simek. This book was released on 2021-02-23. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The definitive rock art book on Painted Bluff, Alabama"--
Author : David H. Clark
Release : 2004
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 046/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Measuring the Cosmos by : David H. Clark
Download or read book Measuring the Cosmos written by David H. Clark. This book was released on 2004. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : Ian Evenden
Release : 2016
Genre :
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Book Rating : 034/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Wonders of the Universe by : Ian Evenden
Download or read book Wonders of the Universe written by Ian Evenden. This book was released on 2016. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Wallace H. Tucker
Release : 2017-03-28
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 882/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Chandra's Cosmos by : Wallace H. Tucker
Download or read book Chandra's Cosmos written by Wallace H. Tucker. This book was released on 2017-03-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On July 23, 1999, the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, the most powerful X-ray telescope ever built, was launched aboard the space shuttle Columbia. Since then, Chandra has given us a view of the universe that is largely hidden from telescopes sensitive only to visible light. In Chandra's Cosmos, the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory's Chandra science spokesperson Wallace H. Tucker uses a series of short, connected stories to describe the telescope's exploration of the hot, high-energy face of the universe. The book is organized in three parts: "The Big," covering the cosmic web, dark energy, dark matter, and massive clusters of galaxies; "The Bad," exploring neutron stars, stellar black holes, and supermassive black holes; and "The Beautiful," discussing stars, exoplanets, and life. Chandra has imaged the spectacular, glowing remains of exploded stars and taken spectra showing the dispersal of their elements. Chandra has observed the region around the supermassive black hole in the center of our Milky Way and traced the separation of dark matter from normal matter in the collision of galaxies, contributing to both dark matter and dark energy studies. Tucker explores the implications of these observations in an entertaining, informative narrative aimed at space buffs and general readers alike.
Author : Pam Spence
Release : 1999
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 392/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Universe Revealed by : Pam Spence
Download or read book The Universe Revealed written by Pam Spence. This book was released on 1999. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading scientists and science writers explore the universe.--Jacket.
