Author : Eric J. Chaisson
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 25,20 MB
Release : 2001-02-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 0674009878
Chaisson addresses some of the most basic issues we can contemplate: the origin of matter and the origin of life, and the ways matter, life, and radiation interact and change with time. He designs for us an expansive yet intricate model depicting the origin and evolution of all material structures.
Author : Steven J. Dick
Publisher :
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 18,11 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Astronomy
ISBN :
From GPO Bookstore's Website: Authors with diverse backgrounds in science, history, anthropology, and more, consider culture in the context of the cosmos. How does our knowledge of cosmic evolution affect terrestrial culture? Conversely, how does our knowledge of cultural evolution affect our thinking about possible cultures in the cosmos? Are life, mind, and culture of fundamental significance to the grand story of the cosmos that has generated its own self-understanding through science, rational reasoning, and mathematics? Book includes bibliographical references and an index.
Author : Christopher J. Conselice
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,47 MB
Release : 2020
Category : Galaxies
ISBN : 9780750326704
Galaxies are the fundamental units of cosmic matter that make up the universe and they change in remarkable ways over 13.7 billion years of cosmic time. We are just now discovering how galaxies we can see over these billions of years are evolving from small, star forming systems to larger, more massive and passive systems at later times. This book explains the structural evolution of galaxies, how we measure it, how these measurements change with time, and how observing this reveals important information about galaxy formation and evolution. It also explains the future of the field through the use of machine learning tools, and how galaxy structure can be used as a new approach to measure unique features of the universe, such as cosmological properties and parameters.
Author : Eric Chaisson
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 28,50 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780231135603
Along the way he examines the development of the most microscopic and the most immense aspects of our universe and the complex ways in which they interact."--Jacket.
Author : Richard Maurice Bucke
Publisher :
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 26,96 MB
Release : 1905
Category : Consciousness
ISBN :
Author : Neil deGrasse Tyson
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 42,64 MB
Release : 2022-09-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 0393866890
“Who can ask for better cosmic tour guides?” —Michio Kaku Our true origins are not only human, or even terrestrial, but in fact cosmic. Drawing on recent scientific breakthroughs and cross-pollination among geology, biology, astrophysics, and cosmology, Origins illuminates the soul-stirring leaps in our understanding of the cosmos. This revised and updated edition features such startling discoveries as the now more than 5,000 detected exoplanets that promise to reveal exciting possibilities for life in the cosmos, and data from a new generation of ground-based and spaceborne observatories that have fundamentally changed what we know about the expanding universe?and maybe even the laws of physics themselves. From the first image of a galaxy’s birth to tantalizing evidence of water not only on Mars but also on the asteroid Ceres, as well as on moons of Jupiter and Saturn, coauthors Neil deGrasse Tyson and Donald Goldsmith conduct an exhilarating tour of the cosmos with clarity and exuberance.
Author : Peter Shaver
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 12,2 MB
Release : 2011-08-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 3642202616
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.
Author :
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 33,40 MB
Release : 2020-10-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 0128215259
Cosmic Genetic Evolution, Volume 106 in the Advances in Genetics series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on Panspermia, Cometary Panspermia and Origin of Life, The Efficient Lamarckian Spread of Life in the Cosmos, The Sociology of Science and Generality of the DNA/RNA/Protein Paradigm Throughout the Cosmos, The Mutagenic Source and Power of Our Own Evolution, Origin of New Emergent Coronavirus and Candida Fungal Diseases – Terrestrial or Cosmic?, and Future Prospects for Investigation -The Near-Earth Neighborhood and Beyond. - Provides the authority and expertise of leading contributors from an international board of authors - Presents the latest release in the Advances in Genetics series - Updated release includes the latest information on the Cosmic Genetic Evolution
Author : Prof Peter Coles
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 50,33 MB
Release : 2003-04-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 0470852992
This is the 2nd edition of a highly successful title on thisfascinating and complex subject. Concentrating primarily on thetheory behind the origin and the evolution of the universe, andwhere appropriate relating it to observation, the new features ofthe this addition include: An overall introduction to the book Two new chapters: Gravitational Lensing and GravitationalWaves Each part has a collection of exercises with solutions tonumerical parts at the end of the book Contains a table of physical constants The addition of a consolidated bibilography
Author : Houjun Mo
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 841 pages
File Size : 18,97 MB
Release : 2010-05-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521857937
A coherent introduction for researchers in astronomy, particle physics, and cosmology on the formation and evolution of galaxies.
