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Eight Improbable Possibilities

Author : John Gribbin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781785787355
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (873 download)

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Download or read book Eight Improbable Possibilities written by John Gribbin and published by . This book was released on 2021-10-07 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mind-warping excursion into the wildly improbable truths of science Echoing Sherlock Holmes' famous dictum, John Gribbin tells us: 'Once you have eliminated the impossible, whatever is left, however improbable, is certainly possible, in the light of present scientific knowledge.' With that in mind, in his sequel to the hugely popular Six Impossible Things and Seven Pillars of Science, Gribbin turns his attention to some of the mind-bendingly improbable truths of science. For example: We know that the Universe had a beginning, and when it was - and also that the expansion of the Universe is speeding up. We can detect ripples in space that are one ten-thousandth the width of a proton, made by colliding black holes billions of light years from Earth. And, most importantly from our perspective, all complex life on Earth today is descended from a single cell - but without the stabilising influence of the Moon, life forms like us could never have evolved.

Eight Improbable Possibilities

Author : John Gribbin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781785789793
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (897 download)

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Download or read book Eight Improbable Possibilities written by John Gribbin and published by . This book was released on 2023-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mind-warping excursion into the wildly improbable truths of science.

Impossible, Possible, and Improbable

Author : John Gribbin
Publisher : Icon Books
ISBN 13 : 1785788841
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (857 download)

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Download or read book Impossible, Possible, and Improbable written by John Gribbin and published by Icon Books. This book was released on 2022-09-01 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Gribbin has inspired generations with his popular science writing' Jim Al-Khalili A scintillating collection of short essays that really does cover 'life, the Universe, and everything'. From the mysteries of the subatomic world to the curious property of water that makes our planet inhabitable, master of popular science John Gribbin delves into the astonishing facts that underlie our existence. Some aspects of the quantum world really do seem impossible to 'common sense', but have been proved correct by experiments. Other features of the Universe appear obvious, such as the fact that atoms are mostly empty space. But this familiarity hides the truly amazing truths underpinning these observations. And some things merely seem improbable but are also hiding a Deep Truth, such as the fact that the Moon and Sun look the same size as viewed from Earth. This book will change forever the way you view the world.

Ten Tantalising Truths

Author : John Gribbin
Publisher : Icon Books
ISBN 13 : 1837731128
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (377 download)

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Download or read book Ten Tantalising Truths written by John Gribbin and published by Icon Books. This book was released on 2023-10-26 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Obvious questions do not always have obvious answers. John Gribbin is known for giving us simple explanations of big concepts in science. But there is another way to probe the mysteries of the Universe and our place in it. Faced with persistent enquiries from his grandchildren, Gribbin realised that simple questions, such as 'Why is the sky blue?', sometimes require big answers, understandable in straightforward language. In answering those simple questions, he discovered that he was telling the story of our place in the Universe, from the Big Bang to the evolutionary reasons why men are, on average, bigger than women. The questions may be obvious, but the answers are sometimes surprising and highlight one of the main joys of science - discovering the unexpected. In this book, Gribbin invites the reader to join him on this voyage of discovery, where you may think you already know the answers but should be prepared to be surprised - or at least, tantalised by the truth.

Impossible, Possible, and Improbable

Author : John Gribbin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781785788833
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (888 download)

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Download or read book Impossible, Possible, and Improbable written by John Gribbin and published by . This book was released on 2023-09-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Gribbin has inspired generations with his popular science writing' - Jim Al-Khalili A scintillating collection of short essays that really does cover 'life, the Universe, and everything'. From the mysteries of the subatomic world to the curious property of water that makes our planet inhabitable, master of popular science John Gribbin delves into the astonishing facts that underlie our existence. Some aspects of the quantum world really do seem impossible to 'common sense', but have been proved correct by experiments. Other features of the Universe appear obvious, such as the fact that atoms are mostly empty space. But this familiarity hides the truly amazing truths underpinning these observations. And some things merely seem improbable but are also hiding a Deep Truth, such as the fact that the Moon and Sun look the same size as viewed from Earth. This book will change forever the way you view the world. This volume brings together three of John Gribbin's successful science books: Six Impossible Things (which was Shortlisted for the Royal Society Insight Investment Science Books Prize in 2019), Seven Pillars of Science and Eight Improbable Possibilities.

Nine Musings on Time

Author : John Gribbin
Publisher : Icon Books
ISBN 13 : 178578918X
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (857 download)

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Download or read book Nine Musings on Time written by John Gribbin and published by Icon Books. This book was released on 2022-10-06 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Time travel is a familiar theme of science fiction, but is it really possible? Surprisingly, time travel is not forbidden by the laws of physics - and John Gribbin argues that if it is not impossible then it must be possible. Gribbin brilliantly illustrates the possibilities of time travel by comparing familiar themes from science fiction with their real-world scientific counterparts, including Einstein's theories of relativity, black holes, quantum physics, and the multiverse, illuminated by examples from the fictional tales of Robert Heinlein, Larry Niven, Carl Sagan and others. The result is an entertaining guide to some deep mysteries of the Universe which may leave you wondering whether time actually passes at all, and if it does, whether we are moving forwards or backwards. A must-read for science fiction fans and anyone intrigued by deep science.

The Improbable Possibility

Author : Rick Delmonico
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1458389251
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (583 download)

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Download or read book The Improbable Possibility written by Rick Delmonico and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-02-09 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of song lyrics, poems, quotes, and short stories that span more than thirty years. I am a song writer who also writes poems. My work covers a diverse variety of subjects.

Six Impossible Things

Author : John Gribbin
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262043238
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book Six Impossible Things written by John Gribbin and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An elegant and accessible” investigation of quantum mechanics for non-specialists—“highly recommended” for students of the sciences, sci-fi fans, and anyone interested in the strange world of quantum physics (Forbes) Rules of the quantum world seem to say that a cat can be both alive and dead at the same time and a particle can be in two places at once. And that particle is also a wave; everything in the quantum world can described in terms of waves—or entirely in terms of particles. These interpretations were all established by the end of the 1920s, by Erwin Schrödinger, Werner Heisenberg, Paul Dirac, and others. But no one has yet come up with a common sense explanation of what is going on. In this concise and engaging book, astrophysicist John Gribbin offers an overview of six of the leading interpretations of quantum mechanics. Gribbin calls his account “agnostic,” explaining that none of these interpretations is any better—or any worse—than any of the others. Gribbin presents the Copenhagen Interpretation, promoted by Niels Bohr and named by Heisenberg; the Pilot-Wave Interpretation, developed by Louis de Broglie; the Many Worlds Interpretation (termed “excess baggage” by Gribbin); the Decoherence Interpretation (“incoherent”); the Ensemble “Non-Interpretation”; and the Timeless Transactional Interpretation (which theorized waves going both forward and backward in time). All of these interpretations are crazy, Gribbin warns, and some are more crazy than others—but in the quantum world, being more crazy does not necessarily mean more wrong.

The Possible

Author : Vlad P. Gl&aveanu
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0197520510
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (975 download)

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Download or read book The Possible written by Vlad P. Gl&aveanu and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-10-15 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores an eminently human phenomenon: our capacity to engage with the possible, to go beyond what is present, visible, or given in our existence. Possibility studies is an emerging field of research including topics as diverse as creativity, imagination, innovation, anticipation, counterfactual thinking, wondering, the future, social change, hope, agency, and utopia. The Possible: A Sociocultural Theory contributes to this wide field by developing a sociocultural account of the possible grounded in the notions of difference, position, perspective, dialogue, action, and culture. This theory aims to offer conceptual, methodological, and practical tools for all those interested in studying human possibility and cultivating it in education, at the workplace, in everyday life, and in society.

Improbable Planet

Author : Hugh Ross
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 149340539X
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (934 download)

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Download or read book Improbable Planet written by Hugh Ross and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2016-09-06 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Latest Scientific Discoveries Point to an Intentional Creator Most of us remember the basics from science classes about how Earth came to be the only known planet that sustains complex life. But what most people don't know is that the more thoroughly researchers investigate the history of our planet, the more astonishing the story of our existence becomes. The number and complexity of the astronomical, geological, chemical, and biological features recognized as essential to human existence have expanded explosively within the past decade. An understanding of what is required to make possible a large human population and advanced civilizations has raised profound questions about life, our purpose, and our destiny. Are we really just the result of innumerable coincidences? Or is there a more reasonable explanation? This fascinating book helps nonscientists understand the countless miracles that undergird the exquisitely fine-tuned planet we call home--as if Someone had us in mind all along.

Unearthing the Family of Alexander the Great

Author : David Grant
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1526763443
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book Unearthing the Family of Alexander the Great written by David Grant and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2019-06-30 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Reading with all the innate and iconoclastic dramatic flair of a well scripted novel . . .an extraordinary story of modern archaeology.” —Midwest Book Review In October 336 BC, statues of the twelve Olympian Gods were paraded through the ancient capital of Macedon. Following them was a thirteenth, a statue of King Philip II who was deifying himself in front of the Greek world. Moments later Philip was stabbed to death; it was a world-shaking event that heralded in the reign of his son, Alexander the Great. Equally driven by a heroic lineage stretching back to gods and heroes, Alexander conquered the Persian Empire in eleven years but died mysteriously in Babylon. Some 2,300 years later, a cluster of subterranean tombs were unearthed in northern Greece containing the remains of the Macedonian royal line. This is the remarkable story of the quest to identify the family of Alexander the Great and the dynasty that changed the Graeco-Persian world forever. Written in close cooperation with the investigating archaeologists, anthropologists, and scientists, this book presents the revelations, mysteries and controversies in a charming, accessible style. Is this really the tomb of Philip II, Alexander’s father? And who was the warrior woman buried with weapons and armor beside him? “Impressively researched, Grant weaves an adventurous tale set in what reads like a travelogue of Greek history and folklore that makes Unearthing the Family of Alexander the Great an important work for academics and anthropologists, but also for a wider audience, both for its important subject matter and excellent presentation. Highly recommended.” —Richard A. Gabriel, author of Great Generals of the Ancient World “Faultless ancient Greek history.” —Books Monthly

The Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention

Author : Stuart Casey-Maslen
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192882643
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (928 download)

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Download or read book The Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention written by Stuart Casey-Maslen and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2023-10-12 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In September 1997, the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC) was adopted by UN Member States at a dedicated diplomatic conference in Oslo. A disarmament treaty with clear and expansive humanitarian aims, the APMBC represented the culmination of many years of energetic campaigning. The Convention has since garnered the support of over 160 States Parties, yet some of its core provisions remain under scrutiny. Stuart Casey-Maslen's article-by-article commentary on the 1997 Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention addresses international law and State practice on anti-personnel mines in the first twenty-five years of the lifetime of this disarmament treaty. It builds upon the author's first commentary on the Convention, published by Oxford University Press in 2003, and the revised edition issued in 2005. Whereas the two earlier editions focused on the negotiating history of the APMBC, this new edition provides insight into State and treaty practice up to now. It comprehensively details the use of anti-personnel mines through to the present day, the destruction of landmine stockpiles, and mine clearance in every affected nation. An authoritative and current commentary on the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, this new edition will be a crucial asset for diplomats, international lawyers, and academics seeking to interpret this instrumental piece of disarmament law.

The Reason Why

Author : John Gribbin
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141047968
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book The Reason Why written by John Gribbin and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2012 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this ground-breaking and provocative new book Gribbin argues that we owe our existence to the impact of a 'supercomet' with Venus 600 million years ago. But this is only part of the story, just one of the astronomical and geophysical reasons why Earth is special. For the first time, he makes the link between the whole series of cosmic events that have affected the Earth and given rise to our intelligent civilization - a civilization, Gribbin argues, that is unique within our Milky Way Galaxy. Even if other Earths are common, and life itself may be common, the kind of intelligent, technological civilization that has emerged on Earth occurs only here. If humankind can survive the present environmental crises, the whole of the galaxy may become our home. And if not, our demise may be an event of literally universal significance"--Publisher's description.

Hanford Site Decommissioning of 8 Surplus Production Reactors, Richland

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)

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Download or read book Hanford Site Decommissioning of 8 Surplus Production Reactors, Richland written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution as Recommended by the General Convention at Philadelphia, in 1787

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Author : Jonathan Elliot
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 686 pages
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Download or read book The Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution as Recommended by the General Convention at Philadelphia, in 1787 written by Jonathan Elliot and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Joy of Small Things

Author : Hannah Jane Parkinson
Publisher : Faber & Faber
ISBN 13 : 178335237X
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (833 download)

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Download or read book The Joy of Small Things written by Hannah Jane Parkinson and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'This book is a not-so-small joy in itself.' NIGELLA LAWSON 'Parkinson has the gift of making you look with new eyes at everyday things. The perfect daily diversion.' JOJO MOYES 'Always funny and frank and full of insight, I absolutely love Parkinson's writing.' DAVID NICHOLLS 'I loved this book . . . Parkinson's writing transports you to unexpected places of joy and comfort . . . these pages contain happiness.' MARINA HYDE 'The twenty-first century feels a lot more bearable in Parkinson's company.' CHARLOTTE MENDELSON Drawn from the successful Guardian column, these everyday exultations and inspirations will get you through dismal days. Hannah Jane Parkinson is a specialist in savouring the small pleasures of life. She revels in her fluffy dressing gown ('like bathing in marshmallow'), finds calm in solo cinema trips, is charmed by the personalities of fonts ('you'll never see Comic Sans on a funeral notice'), celebrates pockets and gleefully abandons a book she isn't enjoying. Parkinson's everyday exaltations - selected from her immensely successful Guardian column - will utterly delight. FEATURES BRAND NEW MATERIAL 'A compendium of delights.' OBSERVER 'Delightful . . . a love letter to those little moments of bliss that get us through the daily grind.' RED

Music Theory in the Safavid Era

Author : Owen Wright
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351665871
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book Music Theory in the Safavid Era written by Owen Wright and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-25 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Safavid era (1501–1722) is one of the most important in the history of Persian culture, celebrated especially for its architecture and art, including miniature paintings that frequently represent singers and instrumentalists. Their presence reflects a sophisticated tradition of music making that was an integral part of court life, yet it is one that remains little known, for the musicological literature of the period is rather thin. There is, however, a significant exception: the text presented and analysed here, a hitherto unpublished and anonymous theoretical work probably of the middle of the sixteenth century. With a Sufi background inspiring the use of the nay as a tool of theoretical demonstration, it is exceptional in presenting descriptive accounts of the modes then in use and suggesting how these might be arranged in complex sequences. As it also gives an account of the corpus of rhythmic cycles it provides a unique insight into the basic structures of art-music during the first century of Safavid rule.