Worlds Beyond Our Own
Worlds Beyond Our Own

Author: Sujan Sengupta

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-10-28

Total Pages: 163

ISBN-13: 3319098942

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This is a book on planets: Solar system planets and dwarf planets. And planets outside our solar system – exoplanets. How did they form? What types of planets are there and what do they have in common? How do they differ? What do we know about their atmospheres – if they have one? What are the conditions for life and on which planets may they be met? And what’s the origin of life on Earth and how did it form? You will understand how rare the solar system, the Earth and hence life is. This is also a book on stars. The first and second generation of stars in the Universe. But in particular also on the link between planets and stars – brown dwarfs. Their atmospheric properties and similarities with giant exoplanets. All these fascinating questions will be answered in a non-technical manner. But those of you who want to know a bit more may look up the relevant mathematical relationships in appendices.

Magnetic Anisotropy of Rocks
Magnetic Anisotropy of Rocks

Author: D. Tarling

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 1993-05-31

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 9780412498800

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This book provides the background, physical instrumentation and geological aspects behind any study of the magnetic anisotropy of a rock in a comprehensive and practical way. After studying this book, readers in the geosciences will be encouraged to use this simple, rapid and inexpensive technique in their studies of rocks.

One with the Force
One with the Force

Author: Krista Noble

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2024-11-19

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13: 153819872X

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Explores how popular religions and philosophies have influenced and are manifested in the world of Star Wars. You have watched Luke Skywalker destroy the Death Star in A New Hope, seen Yoda merge with the Force in Return of the Jedi, and heard Rey contact the Jedi of the past in The Rise of Skywalker. But did you know that the Star Wars films contain parallels to religions and philosophies from around the world—from Christianity to Buddhism, and from Native American teachings to the Vedic knowledge of ancient India? In One with the Force: 18 Universal Truths in Star Wars, Krista Noble explores these parallels. She discusses the Force, collective consciousness, enlightenment, and immortality, revealing that the Star Wars films have a universal perspective on life. Readers will learn about the connections between these films and the Vedic tradition, Buddhism, Taoism, Sikhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Native American/First Nations beliefs. They will see that the philosophy of the Jedi doesn’t only apply “in a galaxy far, far away”; it is also highly relevant to everyday living. Like Luke Skywalker, we should all search our feelings to discover the deepest truths of life, pursue our individual destinies, and strive to reach our full potential as human beings. In these ways, we can embody the wisdom of the Jedi.

Exoplanets
Exoplanets

Author: Karen Latchana Kenney

Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books ™

Published: 2017-01-01

Total Pages: 91

ISBN-13: 1512439088

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Until the mid-1990s, scientists only guessed that the universe held exoplanets, or planets beyond our solar system. But using advanced physics and powerful telescopes, scientists have since identified more than three thousand exoplanets. This work has revealed fascinating worlds, including a planet that oozes lavalike fluids and a planet that glows bright pink. Even more fascinating, scientists think that some exoplanets might contain life. Many orbit in the Goldilocks zone, the region around a star that's not too hot or too cold for liquid water, a key ingredient for life. This book examines exoplanets, the possibilities for life beyond Earth, and the cutting-edge technologies scientists use to learn about distant worlds.

Cosmology
Cosmology

Author: Norriss S. Hetherington

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 1993-08-01

Total Pages: 652

ISBN-13: 9780815309345

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A most interesting collection of detailed but accessible contributions examining cosmology from multiple perspectives. The 31 chapters are organized in nine sections: cosmology and culture, the Greeks' geometrical cosmos, medieval cosmology and literature, the scientific revolution, galaxies--from speculation to science, the expanding universe, particle physics and cosmology, cosmology and philosophy, and cosmology and religion. Each section is individually introduced. Paper edition (unseen), $18.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

The Wither
The Wither

Author: D R Lon

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2015-07-14

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 1483429253

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Eight year old Orion Keys finds himself fighting killer rock monsters that want to crush the life out of him. He discovers he now has the ability to transform organic matter into objects he imagines. The best and most powerful transformations only form out of materials he cares about and loves. When using his powers his appearance changes into the shape of a Wither Skeleton. He must find three other special heros and get them to help him fight an evil that will destroy our world in five days times. The clock is ticking and the stakes mount higher as part of the government also tries to eliminate the children. The children must decide whether to fight an opponent that seems unstoppable or surrender to try to save their families. Can the heros find the courage to overcome the odds against them and save the earth?