Looking Into the Earth
Looking Into the Earth

Author: Alan E. Mussett

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2000-10-23

Total Pages: 506

ISBN-13: 9780521785747

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Looking Into the Earth comprehensively describes the principles and applications of both 'global' and 'exploration' geophysics. Mathematical and physical principles are introduced at an elementary level, and then developed as necessary. Student questions and exercises are included at the end of each chapter. The book is aimed primarily at introductory and intermediate university (and college) students taking courses in geology, earth science, environmental science, and engineering. It will also form an excellent introductory textbook in geophysics departments, and will help practising geologists, archaeologists and engineers understand geophysical principles.

The Earth Gazers
The Earth Gazers

Author: Christopher Potter

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2017-09-07

Total Pages: 546

ISBN-13: 1784974242

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The most beautiful and influential photographs ever made were of the whole earth seen from space. They were taken from the moon, almost as an afterthought, by the astronauts of the Apollo space programme. They inspired a generation to think more seriously about our responsibility for this tiny oasis in space, the 'blue marble' falling through empty darkness. This is a book about the long road to the capture of those unforgettable images. It is a history of the space programme and of the ways in which it transformed our view of the earth and changed the lives of the astronauts who walked in space and on the moon. It is the story of the often blemished visionaries who inspired that journey into space: Charles Lindbergh, Robert Goddard and Wernher Von Braun, and of the courageous pilots who were the first humans to escape the Earth's orbit.

Viewing the Earth
Viewing the Earth

Author: Pamela Etter Mack

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 9780262132596

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Viewing the Earth examines the role played by interest groups in shaping the process of technological change, offering valuable insights into how technologies evolve. It traces the history of Landsat from its origins through the launch and use of the first few satellites, showing how a variety of forces shape the form and the eventual reception of any new technology. The Landsat earth resources satellite system was a project of The National Aeronautics and Space Administration that was created to collect data about earth resources from space. The first satellite was launched in 1972 with great fanfare and high expectations. The data proved useful for everything from finding oil to predicting harvests, yet today the successful commercialization of the program is still uncertain. Why? To answer this question, Pamela E. Mack focuses on the negotiating process that went on among different parts of the space agency, other interested government agencies, and various organizations that were potential users of the data. This formal and informal negotiating process, she points out, involved not only choices between alternative technologies and the satellite but also conflicting definitions of what the satellite would do. The story is full of fascinating detail, from the concerns of the intelligence community over civilian satellites looking at the earth to the politics of agricultural survey. Pamela E. Mack is Associate Professor in the History Department at Clemson University.

Come See the Earth Turn
Come See the Earth Turn

Author: Lori Mortensen

Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc.

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1582462844

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A history of the scientific discovery that proved that the Earth spins on its axis traces how Léon Foucault rose from being a mediocre student with poor health to becoming the creator of the historical pendulum at the Academy of Science in Paris.

Overview
Overview

Author: Benjamin Grant

Publisher: Amphoto Books

Published: 2016-10-25

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 0399578668

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A stunning and unique collection of satellite images of Earth that offer an unexpected look at humanity, derived from the wildly popular Daily Overview Instagram project. Inspired by the “Overview Effect”—a sensation that astronauts experience when given the opportunity to look down and view the Earth as a whole—the breathtaking, high definition satellite photographs in OVERVIEW offer a new way to look at the landscape that we have shaped. More than 200 images of industry, agriculture, architecture, and nature highlight incredible patterns while also revealing a deeper story about human impact. This extraordinary photographic journey around our planet captures the sense of wonder gained from a new, aerial vantage point and creates a perspective of Earth as it has never been seen before.

See Inside Planet Earth - Internet Referenced
See Inside Planet Earth - Internet Referenced

Author: Katie Daynes

Publisher: Usborne Books

Published: 2008-06

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780794520700

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From frozen deserts to steaming jungles, our planet is amazingly rich and varied. But it is also under threat. Take a closer look at the challenges facing planet Earth today and discover what we can all do to make a difference.

Seeing into the Earth
Seeing into the Earth

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2000-04-26

Total Pages: 155

ISBN-13: 0309174678

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Just below our feet is an environment that supports our infrastructure, yields water, provides for agriculture, and receives our waste. Our capacity to describe, or characterize, this environment is crucial to the solution of many resource, environmental, and engineering problems. And just as medical imaging technologies have reduced the need for exploratory surgeries, a variety of technologies hold the promise for rapid, relatively inexpensive noninvasive characterization of the Earth's subsurface. Seeing into the Earth examines why noninvasive characterization is important and how improved methods can be developed and disseminated. Looking at the issues from both the commercial and public perspectives, the volume makes recommendations for linking characterization and cost savings, closing the gap between the state of science and the state of the practice, and helping practitioners make the best use of the best methods. The book provides background on: The role of noninvasive subsurface characterization in contaminant cleanup, resource management, civil engineering, and other areas. The physical, chemical, biological, and geological properties that are characterized. Methods of characterization and prospects for technological improvement. Certain to be important for earth scientists and engineers alike, this book is also accessible to interested lay readers.

To See the Earth Before the End of the World
To See the Earth Before the End of the World

Author: Ed Roberson

Publisher: Wesleyan University Press

Published: 2011-01-01

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9780819571014

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Winner of the Voelcker Award (PEN America) (2016) In To See the Earth Before the End of the World Ed Roberson presents us with 120 new poems, each speaking in his unique voice and seen through his unique eye. Earth and sky, neighborhood life and ancient myths, the art of seeing and the architecture of the imagination are all among the subjects of these poems. Recurring images and ideas construct a complex picture of our world, ourselves, and the manifold connections tying them together. The poems raise large questions about the natural world and our place in it, and they do not flinch from facing up to those questions. Roberson’s poems range widely through different scales of time and space, invoking along the way history and myth, galaxies and garbage trucks, teapots and the history of photography, mating cranes and Chicago's political machine. This collection is composed of five sequences, each developing a particular constellation of images and ideas related to the vision of the whole. Various journeys become one journey—an epic journey, invoking epic themes. There are songs of creation, pictures of the sorrows of war, celebrations of human labor and human society, a respect for tools and domestic utensils that are well made, the deep background of the past tingeing the colors of the present, and the tragic tones of endings and laments, a pervading awareness of the tears in things. Most of all, there is the exhilaration of a grand, sweeping vision that enlarges our world.

Earth View
Earth View

Author: Tim Dedopulos

Publisher: Carlton Books

Published: 2019-02-05

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781787390669

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See our planet as never before with this collection of more than 200 high-definition satellite photos of Earth. Using images from NASA's Landsat satellite program, Earth View takes you on a journey of discovery around the globe, revealing in stunning detail the extraordinary geological features, manmade structures, and natural wonders that can only be seen from above. Reaching across all continents, and including the most remote glaciers, volcanic fields, shifting sands, and frozen wastelands, it inspires a fresh perspective of our world.