The Griffith Observer
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Page : 306 pages
File Size : 37,7 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Astronomy
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Page : 306 pages
File Size : 37,7 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Astronomy
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Page : 24 pages
File Size : 11,6 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Astronomy
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Author : Griffith Observatory
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Page : 58 pages
File Size : 36,33 MB
Release : 1973
Category : Astronomy
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Page : 304 pages
File Size : 22,79 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Astronomy
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Author : Edward Fuller Bigelow
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Page : 524 pages
File Size : 27,37 MB
Release : 1895
Category : Natural history
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From May 1894 to Sept. 1895 the sections Outdoor world and Practical microscopy were issued as separate publications.
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Page : 926 pages
File Size : 46,17 MB
Release : 1894
Category : Microscopy
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Author : Geological Survey (U.S.). Military Geology Branch
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Page : 178 pages
File Size : 28,51 MB
Release : 1960
Category : Moon
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Author : David H. Kelley
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 623 pages
File Size : 32,99 MB
Release : 2005-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 038726356X
Exploring Ancient Skies brings together the methods of archaeology and the insights of modern astronomy to explore the science of astronomy as it was practiced in various cultures prior to the invention of the telescope. The book reviews an enormous and growing body of literature on the cultures of the ancient Mediterranean, the Far East, and the New World (particularly Mesoamerica), putting the ancient astronomical materials into their archaeological and cultural contexts. The authors begin with an overview of the field and proceed to essential aspects of naked-eye astronomy, followed by an examination of specific cultures. The book concludes by taking into account the purposes of ancient astronomy: astrology, navigation, calendar regulation, and (not least) the understanding of our place and role in the universe. Skies are recreated to display critical events as they would have appeared to ancient observers - events such as the supernova of 1054, the 'lion horoscope' or the 'Star of Bethlehem.' Exploring Ancient Skies provides a comprehensive overview of the relationships between astronomy and other areas of human investigation. It will be useful as a reference for scholars and students in both astronomy and archaeology, and will be of compelling interest to readers who seek a broad understanding of our collective intellectual history.
Author : Alan E. Rubin
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 37,11 MB
Release : 2021-11-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 0691239460
The solar system has always been a messy place in which gravity wreaks havoc. Moons form, asteroids and comets crash into planets, ice ages commence, and dinosaurs disappear. By describing the dramatic consequences of such disturbances, this authoritative and entertaining book reveals the fundamental interconnectedness of the solar system--and what it means for life on Earth. After relating a brief history of the solar system, Alan Rubin describes how astronomers determined our location in the Milky Way. He provides succinct and up-to-date accounts of the energetic interactions among planetary bodies, the generation of the Earth's magnetic field, the effects of other solar-system objects on our climate, the moon's genesis, the heating of asteroids, and the origin of the mysterious tektites. Along the way, Rubin introduces us to the individual scientists--including the famous, the now obscure, and the newest generation of researchers--who have enhanced our understanding of the galactic neighborhood. He shows how scientific discoveries are made; he discusses the uncertainty that presides over the boundaries of knowledge as well as the occasional reluctance of scientists to change their minds even when confronted by compelling evidence. This fresh historical perspective reveals science as it is: an imperfect but self-correcting enterprise. Journeying to the frontiers of knowledge, Rubin concludes with the exciting realm of astrobiology. He chronicles the history of the search for life on Mars and describes cutting-edge lines of astrobiological inquiry, including panspermia (the possible transfer of life from planet to planet), the likelihood of technologically advanced alien civilizations in our galaxy, and our probable responses to alien contact. Authoritative and up-to-date but also entertaining and fluidly written, Disturbing the Solar System will appeal to any reader who has ever picked up a rock or gazed at the moon with a sense of wonder.
Author : Hugh Thurston
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,78 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780387941073
Greek astronomy, as developed by medieval Arab philosophers, evolved into the astronomy of Copernicus. This displaced the Earth from the stationary central position that almost all earlier astronomies had assumed. Soon thereafter, in the first decades of the seventeenth century, Kepler found the true shape of the planetary orbits and Galileo introduced the telescope for astronomical observations.