The Unstable Earth
Author : James Alfred Steers
Publisher :
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 12,41 MB
Release : 1945
Category : Earth
ISBN :
Author : James Alfred Steers
Publisher :
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 12,41 MB
Release : 1945
Category : Earth
ISBN :
Author : James Alfred Steers
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,86 MB
Release : 1932
Category :
ISBN :
Author : James Alfred Steers
Publisher :
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 33,57 MB
Release : 1932
Category : Earth
ISBN :
Author : Mary Colson
Publisher :
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 43,69 MB
Release : 2014-07-24
Category : Global environmental change
ISBN : 9780750283625
Examining the causes and effects of the depletion of the ozone layer, this book asks what will happen to people, animals and the environment if it disappears. It imagines scenarios at varying stages in the future and examines whether and how disaster can be averted.
Author : Peter D. Ward
Publisher : Springer
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 41,83 MB
Release : 2007-05-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 0387218483
What determines whether complex life will arise on a planet, or even any life at all? Questions such as these are investigated in this groundbreaking book. In doing so, the authors synthesize information from astronomy, biology, and paleontology, and apply it to what we know about the rise of life on Earth and to what could possibly happen elsewhere in the universe. Everyone who has been thrilled by the recent discoveries of extrasolar planets and the indications of life on Mars and the Jovian moon Europa will be fascinated by Rare Earth, and its implications for those who look to the heavens for companionship.
Author : Roland Lehoucq
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 41,79 MB
Release : 2021-04-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1643136178
The surprising and illuminating look at how Tolkien's love of science and natural history shaped the creation of his Middle Earth, from its flora and fauna to its landscapes. The world J.R.R. Tolkien created is one of the most beloved in all of literature, and continues to capture hearts and imaginations around the world. From Oxford to ComiCon, the Middle Earth is analyzed and interpreted through a multitude of perspectives. But one essential facet of Tolkien and his Middle Earth has been overlooked: science. This great writer, creator of worlds and unforgettable character, and inventor of language was also a scientific autodidact, with an innate interest and grasp of botany, paleontologist and geologist, with additional passions for archeology and chemistry. Tolkien was an acute observer of flora and fauna and mined the minds of his scientific friends about ocean currents and volcanoes. It is these layers science that give his imaginary universe—and the creatures and characters that inhabit it—such concreteness. Within this gorgeously illustrated edition, a range of scientists—from astrophysicists to physicians, botanists to volcanologists—explore Tolkien’s novels, poems, and letters to reveal their fascinating scientific roots. A rewarding combination of literary exploration and scientific discovery, The Science of Middle Earth reveals the hidden meaning of the Ring’s corruption, why Hobbits have big feet, the origins of the Dwarves, the animals which inspired the dragons, and even whether or not an Ent is possible. Enhanced by superb original drawings, this transportive work will delight both Tolkien fans and science lovers and inspire us to view both Middle Earth—and our own world—with fresh eyes.
Author : Mary Colson
Publisher : Unstable Earth
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,44 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Deforestation
ISBN : 9781625881632
Examines what life will be like if the world's rain forests disappear, the causes and consequences of this process, and what is being done to protect the remaining rain forests.
Author : Janet Edwards
Publisher : Pyr
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 33,54 MB
Release : 2015-03-05
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1616147660
A sensational YA science fiction debut from an exciting new British author! Just because she's confined to the planet, doesn't mean she can't reach for the stars. 2788. Only the handicapped live on Earth. Eighteen-year-old Jarra is among the one in a thousand people born with an immune system that cannot survive on other planets. Sent to Earth at birth to save her life, she has been abandoned by her parents. She can't travel to other worlds, but she can watch their vids, and she knows all the jokes they make. She's an "ape," a "throwback," but this is one ape girl who won't give in. Jarra makes up a fake military background for herself and joins a class of norms who are on Earth for a year of practical history studies excavating the dangerous ruins of the old cities. She wants to see their faces when they find out they've been fooled into thinking an ape girl was a norm. She isn't expecting to make friends with the enemy, to risk her life to save norms, or to fall in love. From the Hardcover edition.
Author : David Waltham
Publisher : Icon Books Ltd
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 35,28 MB
Release : 2014-05-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 1848316887
Science tells us that life elsewhere in the Universe is increasingly likely to be discovered. But in fact the Earth may be a very unusual planet – perhaps the only one like it in the entire visible Universe. In Lucky Planet David Waltham asks why, and comes up with some surprising and unconventional answers. Recent geological, biological, and astronomical discoveries are bringing us closer to understanding whether we might be alone in the Universe, and this book uses these to question the conventional wisdom and suggest, instead, that the Earth may have had ‘four billion years of good weather’ purely by chance. If Earth-like worlds don’t have natural stabilising mechanisms, then intelligent observers such as ourselves will only ever look out onto those rare planets where, like the Earth, all the bad things that could have happened to the climate have fortunately cancelled each other out. So before you prepare to meet the aliens, consider that we are probably alone ...
Author : Lisa Graham McMinn
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 28,33 MB
Release : 2010-08-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0830832998
Sociologist and author Lisa McMinn and Megan Anna Neff invite you to rediscover, through new eyes, the beauty and goodness of our earth, and to make faithful choices that will help it prosper. Each chapter uniquely begins with a prelude by Megan Anna that highlights an African perspective or practice, and Lisa's fluid, passionate writing then offers both the truth about the state of the earth and inspiration to get back to shalom--a peace that allows all things to thrive.