iOpener: Our Mysterious Universe


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This book covers everything you need to know about the universe, including information on our solar system, stars, galaxies, and the Big Bang. Diagrams, fun fact boxes, and photographs bring the subject to life, while a glossary, an index, and discussion questions aid in reading comprehension. Grade: 6 Subject: Earth Science Genre: Informational Text Comprehension Skill/Strategy: Summarize Diagnostic Reading Assessment (DRA): 60 Guided Reading Level: V Lexile Level: 790L DK's iOpeners equip K-6 students with the skills and strategies they need to access and comprehend nonfiction so that they are not only learning to read but reading to learn. The combination of high-interest content and eye-popping photography of iOpeners brings science, math and social studies topics to life, raises student achievement in reading, and boosts standardized test scores.




The Mysterious Universe [New Revised Edition]


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The Mysterious Universe is a science book by the British astrophysicist Sir James Jeans. It is an expanded version of the Rede Lecture delivered at the University of Cambridge in 1930, and begins with a full-page citation of the famous passage in Plato’s Republic, Book VII, laying out the allegory of the cave. It makes frequent reference to the quantum theory of radiation, begun by Max Planck in 1900, to Einstein’s general relativity, and to the new theories of quantum mechanics of Heisenberg and Schrödinger, of whose philosophical perplexities the author seemed well aware. This New Revised Edition was first published in 1932. A popular book to this day, and a valuable addition to any reader’s science book collection.




The Mysterious Universe


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Our Mysterious Universe


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What is the sense of life? In general, does life have a meaning? And if so, what should we do with it? When we ask ourselves these three questions and look for answers to them, only then do we become human. It is impossible not to think about the deep meaning of what we see: the artist who created this amazing work - "ordinary" frozen water. What kind of energy lies behind such phenomena and what kind of consciousness does it need to have in order to plan and create such beauty? It is essential to ask ourselves these questions in order to define and work towards a more meaningful existence.




The Mysterious Universe


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This is a new release of the original 1943 edition.




Our Mysterious Universe


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"The universe is a source of spectacular beauty and great mystery. Our mysterious universe answers many questions, highlights discoveries from the past, and discusses theories about the future."--cover p. [4].




The Mysterious Universe


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Originating from the Rede Lecture delivered at the University of Cambridge in November 1930, this book is based upon the conviction that the teachings and findings of astronomy and physical science are destined to produce an immense change on our outlook on the universe as a whole, and on views about the significance of human life. The author contends that the questions at issue are ultimately one for philosophical discussion, but that before philosophers can speak, science should present ascertained facts and provisional hypotheses. The book is therefore written with these thoughts in mind while broadly presenting the fundamental physical ideas and findings relevant for a wider philosophical inquiry.




The Mysterious Universe


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Discusses how the mysteries of the universe are slowly being revealed to us by recent developments in space technology and provides basic information on the origin of our universe and its components.




The Mysterious Universe


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The universe is rapidly expanding. Of that much scientists are certain. But how fast? And with what implications regarding the fate of the universe? Ellen Jackson and Nic Bishop follow Dr. Alex Fillippenko and his High-Z Supernova Search Team to Mauna Kea volcano in Hawaii, where they will study space phenomena and look for supernovae, dying stars that explode with the power of billions of hydrogen bombs. Dr. Fillippenko looks for black holes--areas in space with such a strong gravitational pull that no matter or energy can escape from them--with his robotic telescope. And they study the effects of dark energy, the mysterious force that scientists believe is pushing the universe apart, causing its constant and accelerating expansion.




The Mysterious Universe


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