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The Sixth Element
"Carbon is arguably humankind's most important chemical element - indeed, possibly the most important element in the universe. Created in the fiery furnaces of stars, carbon is the chemical backbone of the planets and life as we know it. It is essential to every part of our lives: the bones and tissue which give us all shape, the food we eat, the tools we use, the climate which supports life on this planet. Despite these facts, carbon's importance is often overlooked. In this short, popular-level book, astronomers Theodore Snow and Donald Brownlee consider carbon from a cosmic perspective, explaining the inherent chemical and physical nature of the element as well as the ways in which it is foundational to nearly everything in the universe, our environment, and our lives. Snow and Brownlee first discuss the carbon's discovery and origin, as well as the aspects of carbon's chemical makeup (such as its incredible ability to link to itself and bond with many other elements) that make it so special and important to the history of the universe and our solar system. After addressing carbon's role in the chemical evolution of the universe, including the formation and evolution of galaxies, stars, planets, and life, the authors go on to describe its technological uses and its influence on Earth's climate and planetary habitability more generally. Throughout, the authors discuss not only the element itself, but also the scientists across numerous disciplines whose research helped illuminate carbon's wide-ranging importance"--
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Deep Space
Beyond The Solar System To The Edge Of The Universe And The Beginning Of TimeNow in trade paperback and published to coincide with Govert Schilling's latest book, The Astronomy Handbook (BDL, Summer 2024). The hardcover edition of Deep Space has shipped 30,000 copies to date.
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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
There's no better guide through mind-expanding questions such as what the nature of space and time is, how we fit within the universe, and how the universe fits within us than Neil deGrasse Tyson. But today, few of us have time to contemplate the cosmos. So Tyson brings the universe down to Earth succinctly and clearly, with sparkling wit, in digestible chapters consumable any time and anywhere in the busy day. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry reveals just what you need to be fluent and ready for the next cosmic headlines: from the Big Bang to black holes, from quarks to quantum mechanics and from the search for planets to the search for life in the universe.
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Diamonds Everywhere
Answers to the mysteries of the cosmos for inquiring minds. Explore the entire cosmos in 101 fascinating topics - from mind-blowing numbers, astonishing sights, to strange-but-true discoveries and everything in between.
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Universe
The Definitive Visual Guide€ 48,50 -
The Astronomy Book
Helps to demystify the topic of astronomy with bold graphics and key quotes to illustrate over 100 of the universe's biggest ideas. From figures including Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein, to the incredible histories of Hubble's telescope and Halley's comet.
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The Beginner's Guide to Constructing the Universe
The Universe May Be a Mystery,But It's No Secret Michael Schneider leads us on a spectacular, lavishly illustrated journey along the numbers one through ten to explore the mathematical principles made visible in flowers, shells, crystals, plants, and the human body, expressed in the symbolic language of folk sayings and fairy tales, myth and religion, art and architecture. This is a new view of mathematics, not the one we learned at school but a comprehensive guide to the patterns that recur through the universe and underlie human affairs. A Beginner's Guide to Constructing, the Universe shows you: Why cans, pizza, and manhole covers are round. Why one and two weren't considered numbers by the ancient Greeks. Why squares show up so often in goddess art and board games. What property makes the spiral the most widespread shape in nature, from embryos and hair curls to hurricanes and galaxies. How the human body shares the design of a bean plant and the solar system. How a snowflake is like Stonehenge, and a beehive like a calendar. How our ten fingers hold the secrets of both a lobster and a cathedral. And much more.
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Pale Blue Dot
"Fascinating . . . memorable . . . revealing . . . perhaps the best of Carl Sagan's books."-The Washington Post Book World (front page review)In Cosmos, the late astronomer Carl Sagan cast his gaze over the magnificent mystery of the Universe and made it accessible to millions of people around the world. Now in this stunning sequel, Carl Sagan completes his revolutionary journey through space and time.Future generations will look back on our epoch as the time when the human race finally broke into a radically new frontier-space. In Pale Blue Dot, Sagan traces the spellbinding history of our launch into the cosmos and assesses the future that looms before us as we move out into our own solar system and on to distant galaxies beyond. The exploration and eventual settlement of other worlds is neither a fantasy nor luxury, insists Sagan, but rather a necessary condition for the survival of the human race."Takes readers far beyond Cosmos . . . Sagan sees humanity's future in the stars."-Chicago Tribune
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Die Welt im freien Fall
Das Buch führt den Leser in 66 kurzen Kapiteln durch das wundersame Land der Kosmologie. Es erzählt von der gekrümmten Raumzeit, Schwarzen Löchern, Dunkler Energie, der Richtung der Zeit und der Unwahrscheinlichkeit unserer Existenz. Anders als die meisten populärwissenschaftlichen Bücher erklärt es interessierten Laien die dahinter liegenden physikalischen Theorien - Formeln inbegriffen! Ausgehend von einfacher Schulmathematik werden Schritt für Schritt alle Grundlagen gelegt, um das Universum in seiner ganzen Schönheit zu verstehen.
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100 Years of Planetaria
This book marks the centenary of the remarkable invention of an opto-mechanical planetarium projector, the Zeiss Mk I. In May 1925, the first public planetarium opened at the Deutsches Museum in Munich. In the ensuing decades, this invention spread all over the world, becoming an integral part of modern life. The book presents a global narrative of the modern planetarium and its history through a selection of 100 objects and their stories. Written by a varied international group of contributors including planetarium professionals, scientists, historians, and other experts, these object stories highlight major developments in planetaria as they relate to advances in astronomy and space science as well as changes in society and culture at large. The objects featured in this book show how planetaria gained a central place in modern life at the intersection between science, education, art, and entertainment. They also connect the reader with the diverse people whohave made the modern planetarium a reality and continue to pave the way for its future - be they planetarium staff, scientists, architects, artists, engineers, educators, or planetarium visitors.
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A Journey Through the Quantum Tunnels of Time and Space
Prepare to embark on an extraordinary voyage into the uncharted realms of your own potential. Are you ready to embark on this transformative journey? Quantum leap into a new reality!
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Astrophysik für Dummies
Wo Astronomie und Physik zusammenkommen Was steckt hinter den Dingen, die wir am Himmel sehen - astronomische Objekte wie Sterne und Himmelskörper? Mit dieser Frage beschäftigt sich die Astrophysik. Dieses Buch erklärt leicht verständlich alles, was Sie brauchen, um ein grundlegendes Verständnis der Astrophysik zu erlangen, sei es für Ihr Studium oder aus Interesse. Cynthia Phillips führt Sie in die Welt der Sterne und Galaxien ein und nimmt Sie mit auf eine faszinierende Reise durchs Universum. Sie lernen die Wissenschaft hinter Sternensystemen, Schwarzen Löchern, Dunkler Materie und anderen Phänomen kennen. Es gibt so viel zu entdecken! Sie erfahren Was außer Sternen, Schwarzen Löchern und Exoplaneten das Universum bevölkert Welche Wissenschaftler die Astrophysik geprägt haben Wie alles begann und wie es vielleicht endet
€ 24,00