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Author: Ray Jayawardhana
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2013-04-21
Total Pages: 278
ISBN-13: 069115807X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDescribes the science of planet hunters, the prospects for the discovery of alien life, and discusses the controversies surrounding extrasolar-planet research.
Author: M. B. Synge
Publisher:
Published: 2023-03-31
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781922974105
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDiscover the wonders of the Age of Exploration with The Discovery of New Worlds, featuring thrilling stories from history, from 4AD to the Renaissance. From Nero and Rome to Marco Polo and Dante, Vasco da Gama to Montezuma, The Discovery of New Worlds takes readers on a fascinating journey through time and space, revealing the triumphs and tragedies of the men and women who shaped the world we know today. With vivid descriptions and captivating stories, this book brings to life the sights, sounds, and struggles of the early figures, as well as the impact they had on the world.
Author: Ronald H. Fritze
Publisher: History Press
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 304
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA fascinating narrative history of the great voyages of discovery, and is the only book of its kind to span the crucial period 1400-1600 in one readable book.
Author: Anthony Grafton
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 1995-03-15
Total Pages: 300
ISBN-13: 0674254120
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDescribing an era of exploration during the Renaissance that went far beyond geographic bounds, this book shows how the evidence of the New World shook the foundations of the old, upsetting the authority of the ancient texts that had guided Europeans so far afield. What Anthony Grafton recounts is a war of ideas fought by mariners, scientists, publishers, and rulers over a period of 150 years. In colorful vignettes, published debates, and copious illustrations, we see these men and their contemporaries trying to make sense of their discoveries as they sometimes confirm, sometimes contest, and finally displace traditional notions of the world beyond Europe.
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Published: 1991
Total Pages: 812
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKDiscovering New Worlds in Medicine has been conceived under the auspices of the Christopher Columbus Committee for Medical Science, on the occasion of the Quincentennial of the discovery of America. The intent of this volume is twofold: first, to delineate an ideal itinerary of medical sciences from the time of Columbus to our own times, and from then, hopefully, to the new worlds of medical sciences in the not-too-distant future. Cancer, AIDS and many other unexplored or still dark continents of incurable diseases still await their Colombus. Second, to offer both to the public and to people engaged in health sciences a clear and up to date review of what is going on in the vastly diversified fields of medical sciences in a way promptly intelligible to the layman, but at the same time attractive and informative to specialists. To ahieve these objectives a task force of over 40 leading medical scientists of the United States of maerica and of Italy, including a Nobel Prize winner, has been assembled and all the Authors have responded with enthusiasm and without personnal profit. The pros and cons of every medical progress have been analyzed and ealuated, and the future teasks of medicine are squarely met and discussed. There will be great changes in the new world of tomorrow, including the unrelenting rise of the world's population, and the medical sciences are expected to meet also this challenge. The authors and the editors of this book are confident that the reponse will be affirmative.
Author: Alan Boss
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Published: 1998-09-22
Total Pages: 272
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAlong the way we meet all the major players, from astronomer Peter van de Kamp, whose dreams of discovery lived on undeterred even after years of painstaking observations proved futile, to maverick NASA administrator Daniel Goldin, who dared to suggest in 1992 that "perhaps, just perhaps, the next generation's legacy will be an image of a planet 30 light years from Earth." We watch as the brilliant innovators Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz invent a new method for detection and, defying all odds, make the first major discovery by looking in territory where seasoned astronomers said no planets could ever be found.
Author: Michael Allaby
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 1438131615
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExploration tells the intriguing story of the navigators who crossed oceans to chart the coastlines of distant continents, the adventurers who traversed deserts and polar wastes, and the traders who sought new markets and commodities in faraway lands. The secrets of the planet and its living inhabitants have been unraveled thanks to the efforts made by these navigators and adventurers. This new, full-color book begins with a narration of the earliest seagoing ships and the vehicles that transported diplomats, warriors, and merchants around the Mediterranean region and later around the world. It explores the Vikings who terrorized Western Europe and colonized Greenland as well as the swift outrigger vessels that sailed from Asia to the islands of the Pacific. This accessible resource describes the development of navigational instruments to help on long journeys out of sight of landOCoincluding the sextant and compassOCoand explains how to calculate latitude and longitude."
Author: Steven J. Dick
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2015-10-26
Total Pages: 367
ISBN-13: 1107109981
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book discusses the big questions about how the discovery of extraterrestrial life, whether intelligent or microbial, would impact society and humankind.
Author: Ray Jayawardhana
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2013-04-21
Total Pages: 280
ISBN-13: 1400846544
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn insider's look at the cutting-edge science of today's planet hunters In Strange New Worlds, renowned astronomer Ray Jayawardhana brings news from the front lines of the epic quest to find planets—and alien life—beyond our solar system. Only in the past two decades, after millennia of speculation, have astronomers begun to discover planets around other stars—thousands in fact. Now they are closer than ever to unraveling distant twins of the Earth. In this book, Jayawardhana vividly recounts the stories of the scientists and the remarkable breakthroughs that have ushered in this extraordinary age of exploration. He describes the latest findings--including his own—that are challenging our view of the cosmos and casting new light on the origins and evolution of planets and planetary systems. He reveals how technology is rapidly advancing to support direct observations of Jupiter-like gas giants and super-Earths—rocky planets with several times the mass of our own planet—and how astronomers use biomarkers to seek possible life on other worlds. Strange New Worlds provides an insider's look at the cutting-edge science of today's planet hunters, our prospects for discovering alien life, and the debates and controversies at the forefront of extrasolar-planet research. In a new afterword, Jayawardhana explains some of the most recent developments as we search for the first clues of life on other planets.
Author: Scott D. Westrem
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780815301028
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFar from thinking that the world was flat, people in the Middle Ages developed sophisticated perspectives about their surroundings. In this volume, 11 scholars examine a variety of "worlds" imagined by medieval writers, focusing on texts from the 3rd to the 15th century in Latin, French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Arabic (with all quotations given in English translation). Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
