Astronomy

1. Carl , Sagan
2. Ann , Druyan

Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space

"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

1. Georges Ballin

The Bacterium that will kill the EARTH "the MAN"

Prologue Yes the Man has evolved for a number of years, but has it evolved in the right direction, with good sense and charisma, there is enough to ask the question today. It is enough to listen and see what is happening around us, to see that Man in general lives only at the cost of his low instincts of power, death, greed, selfishness and so on. The list would be too long to list. Man, said modern, simply forgot where he came from and especially how he reached this stage of evolution compared to the animal in general, and his closest cousins, monkeys! Taking into account everything that makes up the animal kingdom, including insects. We must also take into account the plant kingdom, which has also evolved exponentially. To reach the current stage, Man has taken millions of years and undergoes significant metamorphoses. One could almost believe, in view of everything that happens in the World, that the Man has simply lost his memory, ironically that he has the memory of a goldfish. Everyone knows, I think, that when a goldfish went around his jar, he forgot everything he saw or heard! So I allowed myself to make you know, in a few chapters, the history of the World,

1. Gerard Alexander Willighagen

THE GREAT FILTER WHERE IS EVERYBODY?

Assuming an advanced civilisation possessed the capability to travel interstellar distances at a velocity of 0.1% of the speed of light, it could potentially establish colonies throughout the Milky Way Galaxy within a span of approximately 100 million years. This duration, while significant, is comparatively brief in light of the galaxy’s estimated age of over 13 billion years. And yet we see and hear nothing. The Universe seems empty and dead. However, given the possibility for the rapid growth of any spacefaring civilisation across extensive regions of the galaxy, it begs the question of where they are. The absence of extraterrestrial life remains a perplexing enigma, with no definitive explanation. However, one plausible conjecture that has been posited is the Great Filter hypothesis. The progression of life, starting from its origin to the present day, can be envisioned as a staircase. Each step represents a significant milestone of the ‘evolutionary staircase of life.’ Therefore, let us embark on an exploration of our journey—from the beginning of everything, the origin and evolution of life, and the rise and future of humankind—and briefly and meticulously examine the Great Filter staircase.

1. Annemiek Bosch

The Cycle of the Zodiac Signs

This survey of how astrology works was not written specifically for astrologers. Its purpose is to formulate a materialist theory of what is empirically demonstrated in astrology; our relationship with the cosmos. Starting with the most feeble part of the astrological framework, Annemiek Bosch presents an explanation for the manifestation of the zodiac signs through the year. This cycle appears to be correlated with Earth's angular movement towards and away from the supermassive black hole in the center of our Milky Way galaxy. She then discusses the mechanism underpinning the astrological practice and makes it plausible that our unconscious minds are able to obtain information from quantum entanglement. Our coherence seems to enable us to collectively create our reality through the process of controlled prediction and automatic adaptation to the cosmic environment. The phenomenon of consciousness – instead of arising from individual, isolated brains – could be the result of this connectedness.

Astronomer, Cartographer and Naturalist of the New World

This volume, Volume 2, is a supplementary text and consists of a text edition of his astronomical legacy, prepared for the printing press in the 1650s, but only now finalized and published. Volume 1 presents Marggrafe’s stunning biography. Georg Marggrafe (1610-1643) is today hailed as the principal author of an influential account of the natural history of Northern Brazil and as compiler of the first accurate map of the area, which is considered as one of the most elegant products of seventeenth-century Dutch cartography. But initial he had the ambition to become known in astronomy. With the support Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen, then governor-general of colonial Dutch Brazil, he built in Recife the first European-style astronomical observatory on the South-American continent, where he systematically charted the southern stars. He intended to supplement the famous astronomer Tycho Brahe, who charted the Northern sky half a century before. But Marggrafe’s untimely death (and the negligence of a Leiden professor) prevented the publication of his valuable observations. As a result, Marggrafe did not achieve fame in astronomy, but instead became famous for his equally remarkable other achievements.

1. Huib Zuidervaart
2. Oscar Matsuura

Astronomer, Cartographer and Naturalist of the New World Volume 1: Life, Work and Legacy

This volume, Volume 1, presents Marggrafe’s stunning biography. Volume 2 consists of a text edition of his astronomical legacy, prepared for the printing press in the 1650s, but only now finalized and published. Georg Marggrafe (1610-1643) is today hailed as the principal author of an influential account of the natural history of Northern Brazil and as compiler of the first accurate map of the area, which is considered as one of the most elegant products of seventeenth-century Dutch cartography. But initial he had the ambition to become known in astronomy. With the support Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen, then governor-general of colonial Dutch Brazil, he built in Recife the first European-style astronomical observatory on the South-American continent, where he systematically charted the southern stars. He intended to supplement the famous astronomer Tycho Brahe, who charted the Northern sky half a century before. But Marggrafe’s untimely death (and the negligence of a Leiden professor) prevented the publication of his valuable observations. As a result, Marggrafe did not achieve fame in astronomy, but instead became famous for his equally remarkable other achievements.