Pushing Ice

Pushing Ice

Author: Alastair Reynolds

Publisher: Hachette UK

Published: 2020-04-21

Total Pages: 602

ISBN-13: 0316462691

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Pushing Ice is the brilliant tale of extraordinary aliens, glittering technologies, and sweeping space opera from award-winning science fiction author Alastair Reynolds. 2057. Humanity has raised exploiting the solar system to an art form. Bella Lind and the crew of her nuclear-powered ship, the Rockhopper, push ice. They mine comets. And they're good at it. The Rockhopper is nearing the end of its current mission cycle, and everyone is desperate for some much-needed R & R, when startling news arrives from Saturn: Janus, one of Saturn's ice moons, has inexplicably left its natural orbit and is now heading out of the solar system at high speed. As layers of camouflage fall away, it becomes clear that Janus was never a moon in the first place. It's some kind of machine -- and it is now headed toward a fuzzily glimpsed artifact 260 light-years away. The Rockhopper is the only ship anywhere near Janus, and Bella Lind is ordered to shadow it for the few vital days before it falls forever out of reach. In accepting this mission, she sets her ship and her crew on a collision course with destiny -- for Janus has more surprises in store, and not all of them are welcome.


Lal Kitab - a Rare Book on Astrology

Lal Kitab - a Rare Book on Astrology

Author: U. C. Mahajan

Publisher: Pustak Mahal

Published: 2004-08-22

Total Pages: 431

ISBN-13: 8122308848

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The Lal Kitab, a rare book in urdu, was popular in north-west India, Pakistan, Iran and many other countries. This English version has added new dimensions to make it more lucid and easier to understand.


Personal Panchanga

Personal Panchanga

Author: Komilla Sutton

Publisher: The Wessex Astrologer

Published: 2007-07-03

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 1902405854

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Panchanga is an ancient vedic technique which has disappeared from current ptactice. It is used to discover the strength of the different sources of 'light' in the natal chart which show one's response to the challenges of life. This book shows how relevant this technique is to life.


Encyclopedia of Vedic Astrology: Dasa Systems

Encyclopedia of Vedic Astrology: Dasa Systems

Author: Shanker Adawal

Publisher: Sagar Publications

Published:

Total Pages: 375

ISBN-13:

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Dasa gives a system whereby we see the results which impact the native in a time period. Each Dasha is controlled by one planet. It is the disposition and relationship of this planet, that the promised events are reflected. The results which a planet promises in its Dasa has to be studied by a careful analysis of the planet. The Vimshottari Dasha is a 120 year cycle of planetary position based on the position of Moon in one of the lunar mansions called Nakshatras. We have started the book explaining various Dasas. The first basic principles have been explained at length. In the next part we go in details, discussing the strength of the planet depending upon position of planets, lordship and various rules that modify the strength. Each Dasa and its predictive aspect are explained in details. It takes into consideration the sign in which the planet is posited. It also explains the effect of directional strength, state of the planet and the divisional strength. This will enable the reader to make an overall assessment of the planet whose Dasa is being analyzed for a native. The next part dwells with the rules that have to be followed while taking the impact of Sub Period in the major period (Dasa) of the planet. We have in details discussed factors that strengthen or weaken the result which is promised. Further the impact of other vectors, like the transit and strength have been explained.