Sirius
Sirius

Author: Jay B. Holberg

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-07-05

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 0387489428

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This book tells two stories. The first and most obvious is why the star known as Sirius has been regarded as an important fixture of the night sky by many civilizations and cultures since the beginnings of history. A second, but related, narrative is the prominent part that Sirius has played in how we came to achieve our current scientific understanding of the nature and fate of the stars. This is the first book to integrate the cultural history of Sirius with modern astrophysics in a way which provides a realistic view of how science progresses over time.

Sirius
Sirius

Author: Jay B. Holberg

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-02-22

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 038748941X

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This book tells two stories. The first and most obvious is why the star known as Sirius has been regarded as an important fixture of the night sky by many civilizations and cultures since the beginnings of history. A second, but related, narrative is the prominent part that Sirius has played in how we came to achieve our current scientific understanding of the nature and fate of the stars. This is the first book to integrate the cultural history of Sirius with modern astrophysics in a way which provides a realistic view of how science progresses over time.

The Sirius Mystery
The Sirius Mystery

Author: Robert Temple

Publisher: Random House

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 726

ISBN-13: 0099257440

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The most academically credible case for alien visitation. Is the existance of civilisation on earth the result of contact from inhabitants of a planet in the system of the star Sirius prior to 3000BC? There are tribal cultures in present-day Africa whose most sacred and secret and traditions are based on this theory. Central to their cosmology is a body of knowledge concerning the system of the star Sirius that is astounding it in its accuracy of detail, including specific information only recently accessible to modern science. Robert Temple traces the traditions of the Dogon and three related tribes back 5, 000 years to the ancient Mediterranean cultures of Sumer and Egypt. He shows a knowledge dependent on physics and astrophysics, which they claimed was imported to them by visitors from Sirius.

Sirius
Sirius

Author: Jonathan Crown

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2016-10-04

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1501144995

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A fox terrier who escapes Nazi Germany with his Jewish owners finds himself at Hitler's side during World War II. Can he help the resistance and reunite with his family?--

The Shadow of Sirius
The Shadow of Sirius

Author: William Stanley Merwin

Publisher: Bloodaxe Books

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 117

ISBN-13: 9781852248543

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US Poet Laureate W.S. Merwin was arguably the most influential American poet of the last half-century - an artist who transfigured and reinvigorated the vision of poetry for our time. Bloodaxe published his Selected Poems in 2007. At 82, Merwin produced 'his best book in a decade - and one of the best outright' (Publishers Weekly), and a collection which has won him his second Pulitzer Prize in the US and a Poetry Book Society Recommendation in the UK. The nuanced mysteries of light, darkness, presence, and memory are central themes in his latest collection. 'I have only what I remember,' Merwin admits, and his memories are focused and profound-the distinct qualities of autumn light, a conversation with a boyhood teacher, well-cultivated loves, and 'our long evenings and astonishment'. In 'Photographer', Merwin presents the scene where armloads of antique glass negatives are saved from a dumpcart by 'someone who understood'. In 'Empty Lot', Merwin evokes a child lying in bed at night, listening to the muffled dynamite blasts of coal mining near his home, and we can't help but ask: How shall we mine our lives?

Sirius Matters
Sirius Matters

Author: Noah Brosch

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2008-05-24

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 140208319X

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Since very early times Sirius was a point of attraction in the night sky. It served to synchronize calendars in antiquity and was the subject of many myths and legends, including some modern ones. It was perceived as a red star for more than 400 years, but such reports were relegated to the Mediterranean region. Astronomically, Sirius is a very bright star. This, and its present close distance to us, argues in favor of it being the target of detailed studies of stellar structure and evolution. Its binary nature, with a companion that is one of the more massive white dwarfs, is an additional reason for such studies. This book collects the published information on Sirius in an attempt to derive a coherent picture of how this system came to look as it does.

Sirius
Sirius

Author: Alana Khan

Publisher:

Published: 2020-01-23

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13:

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Can this genetic "Product" of the Federation and the isolated Earth female who rescues him transcend their barriers and learn to love? Sirius: Produced in a test tube, born a slave, bred for fighting, and doomed to death. Sirius fights for his life against man and beast on a hostile planet. Aliyah: Kidnapped from Earth, stranded in space, then orphaned at a young age. Aliyah is strong and skilled, but has been declared an untouchable by her tribe. Fearless huntress Aliyah uses her intelligence and prowess to rescue and heal the alien male who's been hunted for sport by bloodthirsty aliens and critically mauled by deadly mam'non beasts. Can these two damaged souls overcome the odds, admit their love, and create a life together? If you like heroic genetically engineered alpha males who fall for kick-ass women and who fight together to conquer every threat that attacks them on a hostile planet, then join Sirius and Aliyah in this standalone seventh book of the sci-fi romance Galaxy Gladiators Series. Contains steamy sex scenes, a hot muscular alien who's been damaged and patched back together, and a courageous, savvy heroine capable of saving the day. Guaranteed no cliffhanger, no cheating, and a happily ever after. Buy Sirius today to fall in love again for the first time! For readers 18+

Sirius
Sirius

Author: Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler

Publisher:

Published: 1901

Total Pages: 456

ISBN-13:

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Odd John and Sirius
Odd John and Sirius

Author: Olaf Stapledon

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2013-04-09

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 0486316939

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Two of the finest future histories ever written, each concerning a central question: If and when a superior being is introduced into a culture, how will either survive?

Sirius (Sci-Fi Novel)
Sirius (Sci-Fi Novel)

Author: Olaf Stapledon

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2023-11-12

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13:

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Sirius is a dog with humanlike intelligence. He is raised by scientist Thomas Trelone in North Wales, near Trawsfynydd. Thomas embarks on a program of using steroids and other chemicals to rapidly develop cognitive power of dogs, resulting in super sheep dogs. Sirius, however, proves to possess a dog intelligence comparable to a normal human being, as he is able to communicate with English words, although it takes some time for the humans to understand his canine pronunciation. He is born at the same time as his creator's human daughter, Plaxy, and the two of them are raised together as brother and sister. When Plaxy leaves for school they drift apart and troubles for Sirius begin. With human intelligence and emotion he declines to lead a life of a regular dog and he tends to develop as a person, but keeps running into obstacles.