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Download or read book Cosmic Horizons written by Steven Soter and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading scientists offer a collection of essays that furnish illuminating explanations of recent discoveries in modern astrophysics--from the Big Bang to black holes--the possibility of life on other worlds, and the emerging technologies that make such research possible, accompanied by incisive profiles of such key figures as Carl Sagan and Georges Lemaetre. Original.
Book Synopsis American Astronomy by : John Lankford
Download or read book American Astronomy written by John Lankford and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1997-05-15 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on a period that saw fundamental changes in the nature and content of astronomy, including the rise of astrophysics, Lankford has compiled remarkable data, such as the number of people with and without doctorates, the number who taught in colleges or universities versus those involved in industrial or government work, and the number of women versus men. He also addresses the crucial question of power within the community - what it meant, which astronomers had it, and what they did with it.
Download or read book Latitude written by William Eugene Carter and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Nineteenth-century European astronomers tried for decades to explain the variations in their careful astronomical observations. But where the best minds in Europe failed, an intellectual upstart from America succeeded. In 1891 Seth Carlo Chandler Jr., an actuary for a Boston insurance company with no formal education in astronomy, shocked the international scientific community by announcing that he had solved the problem and that an inexpensive instrument he had designed could detect the variation. Another American, Simon Newcomb, compounded the Europeans' embarrassment. Working at the U.S. Naval Observatory Newcomb validated Chandler's findings and reconciled the difference between his observations and accepted theory." "Chandler's discovery, dubbed "the Chandler Wobble," had profound significance to astronomers of the time and later played an important role in space exploration and the development of the revolutionary Global Positioning System (GPS). The authors, a father-daughter team of scientists, tell the story of Chandler's life and scientific works with the aid of private correspondence, documents, and family photographs. In recounting both the historical and dramatic human aspects of the story, they help readers appreciate how Chandler's achievements gave America credibility in the world of serious scientific research."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Download or read book Our Universe written by Jo Dunkley and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2019-04-08 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jo Dunkley combines her expertise as an astrophysicist with her talents as a writer and teacher to present an elegant introduction to the structure, history, and enduring mysteries of the universe. Among the cutting-edge phenomena discussed are the accelerating expansion of the universe and the possibility that our universe is only one of many.
Book Synopsis Henry Norris Russell by : David H. DeVorkin
Download or read book Henry Norris Russell written by David H. DeVorkin and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henry Norris Russell lived in two universes: that of his Presbyterian forebears and that of his science. Sharp-witted and animated by nervous energy, he became one of the most powerful voices in twentieth-century American astronomy, wielding that influence in calculated ways to redefine an entire science. He, more than any American of his generation, worked to turn an observation-centered discipline into a theory-driven pursuit centered on physics. Today, professional and amateur astronomers alike know Russell for the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, the playing field for much of stellar astrophysics, as well as for his work on the evolution of stars and the origin of the solar system. But of far greater importance than his own research, which was truly remarkable in its own right, is Russell's stamp on the field as a whole. Functioning as a "headquarters scientist"--some called him General--Russell was an astronomer without a telescope. Yet he marshaled the data of the Hales and the Pickerings of the world, injected theory into mainstream astronomy, and brought atomic physics to its very core, often sparking controversy along the way. His students at Princeton went on to populate the most prestigious astronomical institutions in the United States, bringing with them Russell's beliefs that astronomy is really astrophysics and that researchers should be theoretically as well as empirically minded. This first-ever book-length biography of the "Dean of American Astronomers" interweaves personal and scientific history to illuminate how Russell's privileged Presbyterian family background, his education at Princeton and Cambridge, and his personal inclinations and attachments both served and were at odds with his campaign to modernize astronomy. This book will be of interest not only to astronomers and historians (particularly those interested in the emergence of astrophysics), but to anyone interested in the process of disciplinary change.
Book Synopsis Ask the Experts: Astronomy by : Scientific American Editors
Download or read book Ask the Experts: Astronomy written by Scientific American Editors and published by Scientific American. This book was released on 2014-08-25 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For going on two decades, Scientific American's "Ask the Experts" column has been answering reader questions on all fields of science. We've taken your questions from the basic to the esoteric and reached out to top scientists, professors and researchers to find out why the sky is blue or whether we really only use 10% of our brains. Now, we've combed through our archives and have compiled some of the most interesting questions (and answers) into a series of eBooks. Organized by subject, each eBook provides short, easily digestible answers to questions on that particular branch of the sciences. The second eBook in our series – Astronomy – looks skyward and explains a variety of universal phenomena and theories. Are you curious about how planets acquire rings or what creates those gorgeous spiral arms around galaxies? Or maybe you want to know why the Big Bang didn't collapse into a black hole. Astrophysicists, professors and scientists tackle questions about stars, planets, asteroids, galaxies and nebulae, the expanding universe as well as the oddities – black holes, wormholes and dark matter. Look inside and find out what we know and what we don't know about these wonders.
Book Synopsis American Astronomers by : Carole Ann Camp
Download or read book American Astronomers written by Carole Ann Camp and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stars of the night sky have always attracted, intrigued, and captured the imagination of humans. Author Carole Ann Camp acquaints us with ten American astronomers, five men and five women, who have made significant discoveries and scientific advances that brought us closer to understanding our universe. Examines the contributions of Maria Mitchell, Percival Lowell, Williamina Fleming, Annie Jump Cannon, George Ellery Hale, Harlow Shapley, Edwin Hubble, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, Vera Rubin, and Carl Sagan.
Book Synopsis Scientific American the Amateur Astronomer by : Shawn Carlson
Download or read book Scientific American the Amateur Astronomer written by Shawn Carlson and published by Wiley. This book was released on 2000-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the longest running column in Scientific American's history comes this collection of fascinating projects for amateur astronomers For over seventy years, ""The Amateur Scientist"" column in Scientific American has helped people explore their world and make original discoveries. This collection of both classic and recent articles presents projects for amateur astronomers at all levels. Hands-on astronomy fans will find how to build inexpensive astronomical instruments using ordinary shop-tools. From making a telescope to predicting satellite orbits to detecting the chemical composition of faraway stars, this book has something for everyone interested in practical astronomy.
Book Synopsis James E. Keeler: Pioneer American Astrophysicist by : Donald E. Osterbrock
Download or read book James E. Keeler: Pioneer American Astrophysicist written by Donald E. Osterbrock and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-08-22 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The biography of James E. Keeler (1857-1900), the leading astronomical spectroscopist of his generation.
Download or read book Astronomers written by Connie Jankowski and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2008-07 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the lives and discoveries of noted astronomers from the fifteenth to the twenty-first century.
Book Synopsis The American Astronomical Society's First Century by : David H. DeVorkin
Download or read book The American Astronomical Society's First Century written by David H. DeVorkin and published by American Institute of Physics. This book was released on 1999 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Benjamin Banneker by : Laura Baskes Litwin
Download or read book Benjamin Banneker written by Laura Baskes Litwin and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Benjamin Banneker, born in 1731, was a man ahead of his time. As a free African American in a time of slavery, Banneker was not welcome in white society, and he spent most of his life on his Maryland farm. There he harnessed his keen and curious intellect to teach himself complex mathematics and astronomy. Banneker secured a place in history with many accomplishments, including his role in surveying the site for the capital city, Washington D.C., and his published almanacs with precise tide calculations and weather predictions. Banneker's accomplishments were used by abolitionists as proof of the intellectual powers of his race, and Banneker himself was one of the first African Americans to speak out against slavery.
Book Synopsis Popular Astronomy by : William Wallace Payne
Download or read book Popular Astronomy written by William Wallace Payne and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Popular Astronomy written by and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Publications of the Astronomical and Astrophysical Society of America by : American Astronomical Society
Download or read book Publications of the Astronomical and Astrophysical Society of America written by American Astronomical Society and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Publications of the American Astronomical Society by : American Astronomical Society
Download or read book Publications of the American Astronomical Society written by American Astronomical Society and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Recent Progrss of Astronomy by : Elias Loomis
Download or read book The Recent Progrss of Astronomy written by Elias Loomis and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-21 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Recent Progrss of Astronomy: Especially in the United States I have endeavored to award equal and exact justice to all American astronomers; and if any individual should feel that his labors in this department have not been fairly rep resented, he is requested to furnish me in writing a minute account of the same, and I will endeavor to make amends in a second edition of the work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
