Guía de astronomía
Guía de astronomía

Author: Philippe Henarejos

Publisher: Ediciones AKAL

Published: 2008-03-01

Total Pages: 450

ISBN-13: 8446028050

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Un simple vistazo al cielo nocturno permite tener un acceso directo al universo. Sin embargo, observarlo a través de prismáticos o de un telescopio ayuda a prolongar una experiencia que adquiere toda su dimensión cuando acertamos a comprender lo que estamos viendo. El presente libro ofrece al lector información sobre todas las herramientas que tiene a su disposición para contemplar el cielo. El texto, claro y riguroso, dirigido tanto a principiantes como a observadores experimentados, no sólo se centra en la práctica astronómica, sino que aspira a mejorar nuestro entendimiento del cosmos. Con un formato adecuado para su uso como guía de campo, una calidad gráfica que lo hace llamativo y atractivo, y un contenido centrado en la experiencia, este libro constituye una herramienta ideal para adentrarse en la observación práctica del cielo de manera sistemática. Incluye contenidos tanto teóricos como prácticos, entre los que se encuentran indicaciones claras sobre elección y mantenimiento de telescopios.

Why We Believe in God(s)
Why We Believe in God(s)

Author: J. Anderson Thomson

Publisher: Pitchstone Publishing (US&CA)

Published: 2014-07-01

Total Pages: 91

ISBN-13: 0984493239

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In this groundbreaking volume, J. Anderson Thomson, Jr., MD, with Clare Aukofer, offers a succinct yet comprehensive study of how and why the human mind generates religious belief. Dr. Thomson, a highly respected practicing psychiatrist with credentials in forensic psychiatry and evolutionary psychology, methodically investigates the components and causes of religious belief in the same way any scientist would investigate the movement of astronomical bodies or the evolution of life over time—that is, as a purely natural phenomenon. Providing compelling evidence from psychology, the cognitive neurosciences, and related fields, he, with Ms. Aukofer, presents an easily accessible and exceptionally convincing case that god(s) were created by man—not vice versa. With this slim volume, Dr. Thomson establishes himself as a must-read thinker and leading voice on the primacy of reason and science over superstition and religion.

AstronomíA. Las Galaxias. Guía para Principiantes
AstronomíA. Las Galaxias. Guía para Principiantes

Author: Arthwr Bass

Publisher:

Published: 2017-08-11

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 9781974413782

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Astronom�a. Las Galaxias por Arthwr Bass. Es una gu�a completa sobre las galaxias del Universo dirigida a aficionados de la astronom�a y estudiantes, grandes y chicos. Este libro incluye temas como recuentos hist�ricos sobre el descubrimiento de las galaxias, observatorios terrestres y espaciales como el Hubble, conceptos b�sicos sobre las galaxias, clasificaciones y un apartado sobre la V�a L�ctea, adem�s im�genes (fotograf�as e interpretaciones art�sticas) a color para que el lector descubra los fascinantes secretos de las galaxias. En la actualidad, los aficionados y estudiantes de astronom�a juegan un papel importante aportando a los descubrimientos y avances cient�ficos, primordialmente, en el tema del origen del Universo y estudio de las galaxias primigenias mediante las observaciones. Es por esta raz�n que se ha desarrollado este t�tulo dirigido a grandes y chicos, para incentivar la curiosidad de los futuros astr�nomos.

On the Infinite, the Universe and the Worlds
On the Infinite, the Universe and the Worlds

Author: Giordano Bruno

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2014-08-21

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781500826314

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In 1584, while living in the household of Michel de Castelnau, the French Ambassador to the court of Queen Elizabeth of England, Giordano Bruno completed three books of cosmological dialogues: The Ash Wednesday Supper; On Cause, Principle and Unity; and the current volume, On the Infinite, the Universe and the Worlds. Drawing on the work of Lucretius, Nicholas da Cusa, Nicholas Copernicus and others, Bruno developed the theory of an infinitely extensive universe, filled with stars like our sun and planets like our own.Giordano Bruno's heretical ideas and forceful personality led to a turbulent life in which he travelled to most of the great academic and cultural centers of Europe, culminating in his trial and execution by the Roman Inquisition in 1600.Recently, this work and Giordano Bruno were referenced in the new series of Cosmos.

Ambulance Care Essentials
Ambulance Care Essentials

Author: Richard Pilbery

Publisher:

Published: 2016-09-26

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 9781859595824

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Ambulance Care Essentials (ACE) is a new book for emergency care assistants and others working in ambulance services within the NHS and private sectors. The book and online materials cover the content that you need to know in order to be an effective member of the ambulance crew. Important theoretical aspects of the role, such as the principles of communication, legal, ethical and professional issues and health and safety are explained in detail. However, this is a practical job and you will learn how to undertake safe manual handling, conduct a scene and patient assessment, and perform practical procedures such as managing an airway and assessing a patient's breathing and circulation. Supporting senior clinicians is also a key part of the emergency care assistant role, and the Ambulance Care Essentials book and online course (bought separately) have got this covered, with explanations on how to assist the paramedic with advanced airway techniques and obtaining intravenous cannulation. Other topics included in the Ambulance Care Essentials book and course ensure comprehensive coverage of the topics and patient populations that you will encounter, and includes: medical emergencies and trauma, cardiac arrest, obstetrics, paediatrics and older people.

Overcoming Autism
Overcoming Autism

Author: Lynn Kern Koegel, Ph.D.

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2014-03-25

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 0698157435

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There have been huge advances in our ability to diagnose autism and in the development of effective interventions that can change children’s lives. In this extraordinary book, Lynn Kern Koegel, a leading clinician, researcher, and cofounder of the renowned Autism Research Center at the University of California at Santa Barbara, combines her cutting-edge expertise with the everyday perspectives of Claire LaZebnik, a writer whose experience with a son with autism provides a rare window into the disorder. Together, they draw on the highly effective “pivotal response” approach developed at the center to provide concrete ways of improving the symptoms of autism and the emotional struggles that surround it, while reminding readers never to lose sight of the humor that lurks in the disability’s quirkiness or the importance of enjoying your child. From the shock of diagnosis to the step-by-step work with verbal communication, social interaction, self-stimulation, meltdowns, fears, and more, the answers are here-in a book that is as warm and nurturing as it is authoritative.