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Ward, Peter D |
Rare Earth |
I10775 |
2000 |
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Gilmore, Robert |
The Wizard of Quarks |
I10771 |
2001 |
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Dewdney, A.K |
The Planiverse |
I10758 |
2000 |
eBook |
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Gilmore, Robert |
Once Upon a Universe |
I10606 |
2003 |
eBook |
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Kaler, James B |
The Little Book of Stars |
I10491 |
2001 |
eBook |
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Shaver, Peter |
Cosmic Heritage |
I08254 |
2011 |
eBook |
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Vishveshwara, C.V |
Einstein's Enigma or Black Holes in My Bubble Bath |
I07827 |
2006 |
eBook |
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Schilling, Govert |
The Hunt for Planet X |
I06864 |
2009 |
eBook |
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Rubtsov, Vladimir |
The Tunguska Mystery |
I06858 |
2009 |
eBook |
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Swinerd, Graham |
How Spacecraft Fly |
I06857 |
2009 |
eBook |
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| Title | Rare Earth : Why Complex Life is Uncommon in the Universe |
| Author(s) | Ward, Peter D;Brownlee, Donald |
| Publication | New York, NY, 1. Imprint: Copernicus
2. Springer New York, 2000. |
| Description | XXXIV, 338 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | In November 12, 2002, Dr. John Chambers of the NASA Ames Research Center gave a seminar to the Astrobiology Group at the University of Washington. The audience of about 100 listened with rapt attention as Chambers described results from a computer study of how planetary systems form. The goal of his research was to answer a deceptively simple question: How often would newly forming planetary systems produce Earth-like planets, given a star the size of our own sun? By ???Earth-like??? Chambers meant a rocky planet with water on its surface, orbiting within a star???s ???habitable zone. ??? This not-too-hot and not-too-cold inner region, relatively close to the star, supports the presence of liquid water on a planet surface for hundreds of million of years???the time-span probably necessary for the evolution of life. To answer the question of just how many Earth-like planets might be spawned in such a planetary system, Chambers had spent thousands of hours running highly sophisticated modeling programs through arrays of powerful computers. The results presented at the meeting were startling. The simulations showed that rocky planets orbiting at the ???right??? distances from the central star are easily formed, but they can end up with a wide range of water content. Earth seems to be quite a gem???a rocky planet where not only can liquid water exist for long periods of time, but where water can be found as a heathy oceanful???not too little and not too much. Our planet seems to reside in a benign region of the Galaxy, where comet and asteroid bombardment is tolerable and habitable-zone planets can commonly grow to Earth size. Such real estate in our galaxy???perhaps in any galaxy???is prime for life. And rare as well |
| ISBN,Price | 9780387218489 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTROBIOLOGY
2. ASTRONOMY
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. Popular Science in Astronomy
6. Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary
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| Title | The Wizard of Quarks : A Fantasy of Particle Physics |
| Author(s) | Gilmore, Robert |
| Publication | New York, NY, 1. Imprint: Copernicus
2. Springer New York, 2001. |
| Description | XVII, 202 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Get ready to take another fantastic journey with physicist and author Robert Gilmore, this time with Dorothy, following the yellow building block road through the land of the Wizard of Quarks. Using characters and situations based on the universally known story, The Wizard of Oz, we learn along the way about the fascinating world of particle physics. Classes of particles, from quarks to leptons are shown in ab atomic garden, where atoms and molecules are produced; see how Dorothy, The Tin Geek, and the Cowardly Lion experience the bizarre world of subatomic particles. Thousands of readers who were delighted by the adventures and science content of "Alice in Quantumland" are in for another treat, with the prose and illustrations of Robert Gilmore |
| ISBN,Price | 9781461300939 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. PHYSICS
4. Physics, general
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| Title | The Planiverse : Computer Contact with a Two-Dimensional World |
| Author(s) | Dewdney, A.K |
| Publication | New York, NY, 1. Imprint: Copernicus
2. Springer New York, 2000. |
| Description | XXXI, 247 p. 2 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | When The Planiverse ?rst appeared 16 years ago, it caught more than a few readers off guard. The line between willing suspension of dis- lief and innocent acceptance, if it exists at all, is a thin one. There were those who wanted to believe, despite the tongue-in-cheek subtext, that we had made contact with a two-dimensional world called Arde, a di- shaped planet embedded in the skin of a vast, balloon-shaped space called the planiverse. It is tempting to imagine that those who believed, as well as those who suspended disbelief, did so because of a persuasive consistency in the cosmology and physics of this in?nitesimally thin universe, and x preface to the millennium edition in its bizarre but oddly workable organisms. This was not just your r- of-the-mill universe fashioned out of the whole cloth of wish-driven imagination. The planiverse is a weirder place than that precisely - cause so much of it was ???worked out??? by a virtual team of scientists and technologists. Reality, even the pseudoreality of such a place, is - variably stranger than anything we merely dream up |
| ISBN,Price | 9781461301998 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTROPHYSICS
2. Astrophysics and Astroparticles
3. COMPUTER SCIENCE
4. Computer Science, general
5. COMPUTERS
6. EBOOK
7. EBOOK - SPRINGER
8. Theory of Computation
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| Title | Once Upon a Universe : Not-so-Grimm tales of cosmology |
| Author(s) | Gilmore, Robert |
| Publication | New York, NY, 1. Imprint: Copernicus
2. Springer New York, 2003. |
| Description | XII, 225 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | "Once upon a time there was no Universe," began the Storyteller. . . ." First Snow White encounters one of the Little People, then one of the Even Smaller People, and finally one of the Truly Infinitesimal People. And no matter how diligently she searches, the only dwarves she can find are collapsed stars! Clearly, she???s not at home in her well-known Brothers Grimm fairy tale, but instead in a strange new landscape that features quantum behavior, the wavelike properties of particles, and the Uncertainty Principle. She (and we) must have entered, in short, one of the worlds created by Robert Gilmore, the physicist and fabulist who brought us the classic "Alice in Quantumland." Whether he???s recasting such classic tales as "Jack and the Quarkstalk," "Waking Beauty," or "Cinderenda and the Death of Stars," Gilmore shows us that there???s more than one way to shed light on the strange profundities of modern physics and cosmology, and what they have to tell us about the nature of time and space and motion. Black holes, dying stars, traveling backward through time to the Big Bang - they???re all here in accessible, instructive, and charmingly illustrated retellings. Robert Gilmore has published three previous books with Copernicus, "Alice in Quantumland," "Scrooge???s Cryptic Carol," and "The Wizard of Quarks." He is a Visiting Research Fellow, with a special focus on the public understanding of science, at Bristol University in England. He has also worked in particle physics at Brookhaven, Stanford, and CERN in Geneva |
| ISBN,Price | 9781475741650 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTRONOMY
2. Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. GRAVITATION
6. Popular Science in Astronomy
7. Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary
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| Title | The Little Book of Stars |
| Author(s) | Kaler, James B |
| Publication | New York, NY, 1. Imprint: Copernicus
2. Springer New York, 2001. |
| Description | VIII, 184 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | The Little Book of Stars tells the story of stellar science and what the stars mean to us from a variety of perspectives. Beginning with the "big picture;' the book moves through progressively more and more intimate views until we feel we can hold the stars in our hands, from which we can then throw them back to the sky to see our place among them. The book opens with a summary of the event that created our Universe, the Big Bang, and then goes on to describe the natures of the Big Bang's progeny, the stars-what they are, how they shine, and how they can live such immensely long lives. Approaching horne, it next examines the measures of the stars: where they are, how they are collected together from pairs to galaxies of billions, and how we learn of their individual properties. Yet closer, we look in depth at the Sun and at the physical differences among the stars, at the immense range of properties they possess. Finally, arriving at Earth, we see the signif?? icance of the stars to human life, how we have used them to tell our stories and to find where we are in both space and time. v From this base, the book looks more closely at stellar details, concentrating on temporal phenomena-on stellar change-and on the observational base that helps set the stage for the theory that links them all together |
| ISBN,Price | 9780387216218 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
2. Astronomy???Observations
3. ASTROPHYSICS
4. Astrophysics and Astroparticles
5. EBOOK
6. EBOOK - SPRINGER
7. Observations, Astronomical
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| Title | Cosmic Heritage : Evolution from the Big Bang to Conscious Life |
| Author(s) | Shaver, Peter |
| Publication | Berlin, Heidelberg, 1. Imprint: Copernicus
2. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011. |
| Description | VII, 268 p. 7 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book follows the evolutionary trail all the way from the Big Bang 13.7 billion years ago to conscious life today. It is an accessible introductory book written for the interested layperson ??? anyone interested in the ???big picture??? coming from modern science. It covers a wide range of topics including the origin and evolution of our universe, the nature and origin of life, the evolution of life including questions of birth and death, the evolution of cognition, the nature of consciousness, the possibility of extraterrestrial life and the future of the universe. The book is written in a narrative style, as these topics are all parts of a single story. It concludes with a discussion on the nature and future of science. ?????Peter Shaver has written engagingly for anyone curious about the world we inhabit.?? If you'd like to know how the Universe began, where the chemical elements originated, how life may have started on Earth, how man, ants and bacteria are related to each other, or why we humans think, you will enjoy this panoramic book and its clear presentation??? ??? Martin Harwit, Professor Emeritus of Astronomy, Cornell University, NY, and former Director of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington.?????? "Who is not interested in the big questions "How did it all start? Where do we come from? Where do we go? Are we alone?" This book addresses theses questions in an entertaining way based on our knowledge of modern science. It opens our horizons towards understanding the history of the universe and the origin and evolution of life in the context of cosmic evolution." Dr. Gerda Horneck, DLR German Aerospace Center, Institute of Aerospace Medicine, Cologne, Germany.???? "A very elegant, open-minded book that opens the door for informed discussion of the continuity of evolutionary processes from the big bang to the emergence of the mind...?? stimulating and highly engaging reading" ??? Ryszard Maleszka, Professor of Molecular Genetics, Australian National University, Canberra.?? "Peter Shaver has produced a remarkable book. He covers an immense range, offering a splendid overview of the intricate processes that connect us to the universe, and which allowed complex life to emerge from simple beginnings" ??? Martin Rees, Master of Trinity College, Cambridge and Astronomer Royal. ???Where did the universe come from? What is life and how did it begin? How did complex life-forms evolve? How did consciousness arise? Are we alone in the universe? Questions don't get any bigger than these. In this beautifully concise account, astrophysicist Peter Shaver asks these questions and more and assesses how far modern science has come to providing answers. Anyone who has ever wondered who we are and where we came from should read this book??? ??? Stephen??Simpson, Professor of Biological Sciences, University of Sydney.?? ???This is a well written, marvellous book for a very broad audience which covers much of current scientific thought in a concise way.?? The author successfully shows how many of the great philosophical issues that have fascinated humanity for centuries from the origin of the world, the evolution of life to the nature of consciousness are gradually being shifted from the domain of philosophy or speculation to that of rigorous science.??? ??? Lodewijk Woltjer, former Director General of the European Southern Observatory and former President of the International Astronomical Union.?? |
| ISBN,Price | 9783642202612 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTROBIOLOGY
2. ASTRONOMY
3. Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
4. ASTROPHYSICS
5. EBOOK
6. EBOOK - SPRINGER
7. Evolutionary Biology
8. Popular Science in Astronomy
9. Popular Science, general
10. Popular works
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| Title | Einstein's Enigma or Black Holes in My Bubble Bath |
| Author(s) | Vishveshwara, C.V |
| Publication | Berlin, Heidelberg, 1. Imprint: Copernicus
2. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006. |
| Description | X, 360 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | "The bubbles were swirling all around me massaging my body ... As I luxuriated in this fantastic bubble bath, my eyes grew heavy and I drifted into a supremely blissful slumber." So begins Alfie's encounter with a remarkable and revelatory bathtub purchased from a mysterious neighbour named Al. Einstein's Enigma or Black Holes in My Bubble Bath tells the story of gravitation theory from the early historic origins to the latest developments in astrophysics, focusing on Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity and black-hole physics. Through engaging conversations and napkin-scribbled diagrams come tumbling the rudiments of relativity, spacetime and much of modern physics, narrated with high didactic and literary talent, and each embedded in casual lessons given by a worldly astrophysicist to his friend Alfie, a freelance organiser of proposals. Join the intellectual fun and exalt in the frothy ideas while vicariously taking relaxing baths in this magical bathtub. Prof. C.V. Vishveshwara is a renowned theoretical physicist, who participated in the golden age of black-hole physics, making pioneering contributions. Also an enthusiastic teacher and planetarium director, he has written several popular-level articles, scripts for planetarium shows and produced documentary movies on science. From Pre-Publication Reviews "Beautifully written and thoroughly entertaining, Vishveshwara's "Einstein's Enigma" provides an authoritative but distinctly original approach to an explanation of basics and subtleties of Einstein's general relativity and of the astrophysics of black holes. I warmly recommend it to beginner and expert alike." Prof. Roger Penrose, author of Shadows of the Mind and The Road to Reality "The main dish in this feast is a clear and sound presentation of the science underlying black holes from a distinguished scientist who has been contributing to their study since before they were named. Furthermore this science is presented in a sauce of philosophy, history, literature, gastronomy and imagination from an entertaining personality who needs several alter egos to show all the different ways he can think about his subject. Among the cartoons and drawings are the few lines of optional mathematics which are included for those who like that approach." Prof. Charles W. Misner, co-author of Gravitation by Misner, Thorne and Wheeler "The unusual format and whimsical style of "Einstein's Enigma" should not obscure the fact that this is a serious book, which aims to get across the essentials of the theory of general relativity and some related topics to a readership which is not assumed to be fluent in advanced mathematics. I believe the author, who has a long experience in presenting this kind of material to non-specialist audiences, has succeeded in the task he has set himself; the book will amply repay sustained and diligent reading by even a totally unmathematical reader." Prof. Anthony J. Leggett, Nobel Laureate in Physics, 2003 |
| ISBN,Price | 9783540332008 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTRONOMY
2. Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
3. ASTROPHYSICS
4. Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory
5. EBOOK
6. EBOOK - SPRINGER
7. GRAVITATION
8. HISTORY
9. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
10. HISTORY OF SCIENCE
11. PHYSICS
12. Popular Science in Astronomy
13. Popular Science, general
14. Popular works
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| Title | The Hunt for Planet X : New Worlds and the Fate of Pluto |
| Author(s) | Schilling, Govert |
| Publication | New York, NY, 1. Imprint: Copernicus
2. Springer New York, 2009. |
| Description | XI, 281 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | "The Hunt for Planet X is a fascinating tale by one of the world's premier astronomy writers. Govert Schilling is not only scrupulously accurate, he writes beautifully as well." Stephen P. Maran, Author of "Astronomy for Dummies" and Press Officer, American Astronomical Society "The Hunt for Planet X is an adventure story or, more accurately, a series of adventure stories. Schilling tells them well, capturing both the science and the people involved. It starts with the classics: Uranus, Neptune and Pluto; and moves all over the solar system as ground-based astronomers and space scientists pour over measurements and observations to try to understand the worlds around us. Current debates about the Pioneer Anomaly and the definition of what is a planet make the book current as well as a good history." Dr. Louis Friedman, Executive Director, The Planetary Society "This exciting tale of the centuries-old search for new planets in the solar system reads like a thriller. It is an adventure packed with fierce competition, brilliant discoveries, dumb errors, lucky coincidences and artful intrigue ??? in short, the full spectrum of the human drama. The story reaches an exciting climax in 2006, when we lost Pluto as a planet but gained a number of ice dwarfs in return. This colorful account chock-full of fascinating details is an excellent metaphor for the great adventure of science." Robbert Dijkgraaf, Professor of Mathematical Physics at the University of Amsterdam The Hunt for Planet X: New Worlds and the Fate of Pluto goes beyond a standard scientific read, encompassing who, and what, is involved in the pursuit of planetary endeavors. Touching on over three-hundred years of debates, debacles and discoveries, this book offers the reader insight into the minds and motives of planetary astronomers and their findings. The "hunt" continues to the outer-most regions of the solar system, and Govert Schilling states this search will not cease: "Astronomy is an adventurous science," he writes, and without adventure and those who seek it out the universe would otherwise remain mysterious. The real-life characters presented in The Hunt for Planet X look for glimpses of light in the dark, from icy Kuiper Belt objects to full-fledged planets, in the process challenging how such worlds should be defined and ultimately describing the Universe |
| ISBN,Price | 9780387778051 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTRONOMY
2. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
3. Astronomy???Observations
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. Observations, Astronomical
7. PLANETOLOGY
8. Popular Science in Astronomy
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| Title | The Tunguska Mystery |
| Author(s) | Rubtsov, Vladimir;Ashpole, Edward |
| Publication | New York, NY, 1. Imprint: Copernicus
2. Springer New York, 2009. |
| Description | X, 318 p. 49 illus., 11 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | The purpose of the book is a dual one: to detail the nature and results of Tunguska investigations in the former USSR and present-day CIS, and to destroy two long-standing myths still held in the West. The first concerns alleged ???final solutions??? that have ostensibly been found in Russia or elsewhere. The second concerns the mistaken belief that there has been little or no progress in understanding the nature of the Tunguska phenomenon. All this is treated by the author in a scholarly and responsible manner. Although the book does present certain unusual findings of Russian and Ukrainian scholars, it is important to stress that this is not a sensational book; it is, rather, a serious exposition of the results of rational investigations into a difficult scientific problem. We are demonstrating the true complexity of the problem that is now entering its second century of existence. Simple meteoritic models cannot explain all the characteristics of this complicated event, and therefore certain so-called ???unconventional hypotheses??? about the nature of the Tunguska explosion are to be considered as well |
| ISBN,Price | 9780387765747 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTRONOMY
2. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
3. Astronomy???Observations
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. Observations, Astronomical
7. Popular Science in Astronomy
8. SPACE SCIENCES
9. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
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| Title | How Spacecraft Fly : Spaceflight Without Formulae |
| Author(s) | Swinerd, Graham |
| Publication | New York, NY, 1. Imprint: Copernicus
2. Springer New York, 2009. |
| Description | XVI, 272 p. 71 illus., 11 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | About half a century ago a small satellite, Sputnik 1, was launched. The satellite did very little other than to transmit a radio signal to announce its presence in orbit. However, this humble beginning heralded the dawn of the Space Age. Today literally thousands of robotic spacecraft have been launched, many of which have flown to far-flung regions of the Solar System carrying with them the human spirit of scientific discovery and exploration. Numerous other satellites have been launched in orbit around the Earth providing services that support our technological society on the ground. How Spacecraft Fly: Spaceflight Without Formulae by Graham Swinerd focuses on how these spacecraft work. The book opens with a historical perspective of how we have come to understand our Solar System and the Universe. It then progresses through orbital flight, rocket science, the hostile environment within which spacecraft operate, and how they are designed. The concluding chapters give a glimpse of what the 21st century may hold in terms of human exploration of the Solar System and more futuristic propulsion technologies for interstellar travel. Graham Swinerd invites you to understand "how spacecraft fly," while becoming a convincing rocket scientist along the way! |
| ISBN,Price | 9780387765723 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Aerospace engineering
2. Aerospace Technology and Astronautics
3. ASTRONAUTICS
4. ASTRONOMY
5. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
6. Astronomy???Observations
7. EBOOK
8. EBOOK - SPRINGER
9. Observations, Astronomical
10. Popular Science in Astronomy
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