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Galactic Serendipity

Author : James A Tobar
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Galactic Serendipity written by James A Tobar and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-01-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Galactic Serendipity: Exploring the Cosmic Coincidences of the Universe" takes readers on a captivating journey through the boundless expanse of space, unveiling the awe-inspiring tales of celestial happenstance that shape the cosmos. This illuminating exploration delves into the intriguing concept of galactic serendipity, where the universe unfolds in ways both unexpected and astonishing.The book begins with an introduction to the enchanting world of cosmic coincidences, inviting readers to contemplate the beauty inherent in the unplanned symphony of stars, galaxies, and cosmic phenomena. Each chapter is a portal to a different facet of this celestial adventure, ranging from the rhythmic dance of stars and galaxies to the serendipitous discoveries that have shaped our understanding of the cosmos. Readers will encounter stories of chance meetings in the Milky Way, uncover the mysteries of dark matter entwined with galactic serendipity, and explore the role of fortuitous conditions in the search for extraterrestrial life. The narrative weaves together historical moments of unexpected astronomical findings and the serendipitous contributions that have enriched our comprehension of the universe. From the splendor of unplanned celestial formations to the surprising alignment of stellar phenomena, "Galactic Serendipity" celebrates the wondrous and unpredictable nature of the cosmos. The book also delves into the connection between serendipity and astrophysical phenomena, shedding light on the unexpected revelations in supernovae, black holes, and other cosmic catastrophes. As readers embark on this cosmic odyssey, they will come to appreciate the role of serendipity in shaping our understanding of the universe. The book concludes by inviting readers to embrace the ongoing narrative of galactic serendipity, emphasizing the ever-unfolding story of cosmic coincidences that continue to captivate and inspire. "Galactic Serendipity" is an enthralling exploration that invites both astronomy enthusiasts and curious minds to marvel at the beauty of the universe's unplanned wonders.

The Galaxy Game

Author : Karen Lord
Publisher : Del Rey
ISBN 13 : 0345534085
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (455 download)

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Download or read book The Galaxy Game written by Karen Lord and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2015-01-06 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR • A gripping science fiction saga about three students from a school for those with extraordinary powers, from the award-winning author of The Best of All Possible Worlds “A smart science fictional fable as inventive and involving as it is finally vital.”—Tordotcom On the verge of adulthood, Rafi attends the Lyceum, a school for the psionically gifted. Rafi possesses mental abilities that might benefit people . . . or control them. Some wish to help Rafi wield his powers responsibly; others see him as a threat to be contained. Rafi’s only freedom at the Lyceum is Wallrunning: a game of speed and agility played on vast vertical surfaces riddled with variable gravity fields. Serendipity and Ntenman are also students at the Lyceum, but unlike Rafi, they come from communities where such abilities are valued. Serendipity finds the Lyceum as much a prison as a school, and she yearns for a meaningful life beyond its gates. Ntenman, with his quick tongue, quicker mind, and a willingness to bend if not break the rules, has no problem fitting in. But he too has his reasons for wanting to escape. Now the three friends are about to experience a moment of violent change as seething tensions between rival star-faring civilizations come to a head. For Serendipity, this change will challenge her ideas of community and self. For Ntenman, it will open new opportunities and new dangers. And for Rafi, given a chance to train with some of the best Wallrunners in the galaxy, it will lead to the discovery that there is more to Wallrunning than he ever suspected . . . and more to himself than he ever dreamed. Includes two bonus short stories “There is a weight and grace to [Lord’s] prose that put me in mind of pewter jewelry.”—NPR “This novel is a satisfying exercise in being off-balance, a visceral lesson in how to fall forward and catch yourself in an amazing new place.”—The Seattle Times

Serendipity

Author : Mark de Rond
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 052118181X
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (211 download)

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Download or read book Serendipity written by Mark de Rond and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-09-16 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Serendipity is a fascinating but elusive concept, and one which has been surprisingly influential in many areas of human discovery. The essays in this volume provide insightful and entertaining accounts of the relationship between serendipity and knowledge by some of the most eminent thinkers of this generation.

Stranded

Author : Anne Bishop
Publisher : BelleBooks
ISBN 13 : 1611941822
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (119 download)

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Download or read book Stranded written by Anne Bishop and published by BelleBooks. This book was released on 2012-08-24 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the edge, all things are possible... From Stranded, by Anthony Francis She crested a ridge overlooking the wreck--and froze, bewitched. Climbing from the ship were the most beautiful people she'd ever seen. They wore armored spacesuits, patched in a thousand places, and painted to look like animals. Helmets folded back revealed inner pressure suits decorated too: one girl in a leopard outersuit had a snakeskin helm, adorned with feathers, over skin painted a pale blue. Serendipity gasped. These were adventurers. The gravity was clearly punishing their slender frames, but they kept going, crawling out of the smoking ship from every hatch, rappelling down on spacelines, tools jangling on their belts when their boots touched the broken earth. Not one of them looked a day over sixteen. That should have meant nothing--her grandmother didn't look a day over sixteen--but as fractured shale dislodged by her slogs crackled down the slope, they turned and stared at her with youthful shock. They had none of the smug poise of ancient souls newly young. What Serendipity saw instead, and felt keenly, was fear. Her gut churned. The boys were armed with projectile automatics. ? Three Great Authors--Three Great Science Fiction Stories A Strand In The Web New York Times Bestselling Fantasy Author Anne Bishop makes her U.S. debut in Science Fiction with this engaging futuristic novella. The Restorers travel the universe fulfilling a purpose handed down through the generations. They live and die aboard city-ships, never knowing the worlds they create and save. What begins as a disastrous training exercise in creating and balancing ecosystems becomes an unexpected fight for survival. The only hope may be the secret project of an untried Restorer team. A Host Of Leeches Award winning author James Alan Gardner pens a wonderfully imaginative tale, in which a young woman wakes to find herself the sole human on an orbiting, mechanical space station. To find a way home, she must navigate the dangerous politics of war between opposing robot leaders. Stranded Popular urban fantasy writer Anthony Francis (Dakota Frost, Skindancer series) explores the clash of ethics and survival when a young, genetically engineered centauress from the ultra-advanced Alliance lays claim to a rare, strategic garden planet, only to find herself captured by a band of rag-tag Frontier refugees who've crashed their vintage ship on her unexpectedly hostile world. On the edge, all things are possible... From Stranded, by Anthony Francis She crested a ridge overlooking the wreck--and froze, bewitched. Climbing from the ship were the most beautiful people she'd ever seen. They wore armored spacesuits, patched in a thousand places, and painted to look like animals. Helmets folded back revealed inner pressure suits decorated too: one girl in a leopard outersuit had a snakeskin helm, adorned with feathers, over skin painted a pale blue. Serendipity gasped. These were adventurers. The gravity was clearly punishing their slender frames, but they kept going, crawling out of the smoking ship from every hatch, rappelling down on spacelines, tools jangling on their belts when their boots touched the broken earth. Not one of them looked a day over sixteen. That should have meant nothing--her grandmother didn't look a day over sixteen--but as fractured shale dislodged by her slogs crackled down the slope, they turned and stared at her with youthful shock. They had none of the smug poise of ancient souls newly young. What Serendipity saw instead, and felt keenly, was fear. Her gut churned. The boys were armed with projectile automatics. ?

Literature 1985, Part 1

Author : S. Böhme
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3662123525
Total Pages : 1157 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (621 download)

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Download or read book Literature 1985, Part 1 written by S. Böhme and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-12-11 with total page 1157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts aims to present a comprehensive documen tation of the literature concerning all aspects of astronomy, astrophysics, and their border fields. It is devoted to the recording, summarizing, and indexing of the relevant publications throughout the world. Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts is prepared by a special department of the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut under the auspices of the International Astronomical Union. Volume 39 records literature published in 1985 and received before August 15, 1985. Some older documents which we received late and which are not surveyed in earlier volumes are included too. We acknowledge with thanks contributions of our colleagues all over the world. We also express our gratitude to all organiza tions, observatories, and publishers which provide us with complimentary copies of their publications. On account of the introduction of an object index the scope of index information will be considerably enlarged beginning with this volume. In connection with the subject index an additional source to satisfy the needs of retrieval is opened up. Starting with Volume 33, all the recording, correction, and data processing work was done by means of computers. The recording was done by our technical staff members Ms. Helga Ballmann, Ms. Mona El-Choura, Ms. Monika Kohl, Ms. Sylvia Matyssek. Ms. Karin Burkhardt, Ms. Susanne Schlotelburg, and Mr. Stefan Wagner supported our task by careful proofreading. It is a pleasure to thank them all for their encouragement. Heidelberg, September 1985 The Editors Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . .

Slow Comes the Dark Volume 2 Serendipity

Author : Vic Broquard
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781941415665
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (156 download)

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Download or read book Slow Comes the Dark Volume 2 Serendipity written by Vic Broquard and published by . This book was released on 2014-09-30 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life's a bitch, especially when you are a bitch. Sondra's motto was hand-painted onto the wall of her small, efficiency apartment above Blackwater's Bar and Grill, a sleazy pub in the Snake Town, that is, the slums, of West Port, the capital city and main spaceport of Virge-C, a decrepit planet in the outer rim of the spiral arm controlled by the Galactic Federation, which was run by the big corporations. Virge-C had only been brought into the federation some fifty years ago and then only because of its mineral resources, certainly not because of its inferior space fleet, most of which were rusting, lumbering hulks. The corporations promised vast new, shining, modern ships, but had been slow to deliver on their agreements. Orphan Sondra Sofia Shelly, twenty-two, something of a private investigator accepted a job to clone a man's cell phone. Late at night, she followed her mark and did the deed. As she ducked down a side street, she came face-to-face with herself! However, the man whose phone she'd just cloned shot and killed the strange woman right before Sondra's eyes. The woman's dying wish was for Sondra to take her ID card and become her. Thus, began a lengthy, cascading series of events for Sondra. She dons the woman's identity to figure out what is going on. Did she have an unknown sister? But the conspiracy is much larger. Soon, Sondra becomes entwined in the Galactic Federation's attempts to take over total control of her world, Virge-C. Enmeshed between local forces trying to throw off the suppressive yoke of the alien corporations and the top CEOs of these corporations, Sondra refuses to be a pawn and continues to fight back. Serendipity eventually leads to some incredible results that she never dreamed possible.

ISO Surveys of a Dusty Universe

Author : D. Lemke
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3540455531
Total Pages : 429 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book ISO Surveys of a Dusty Universe written by D. Lemke and published by Springer. This book was released on 2008-01-11 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of the ISO observers who assembled for this workshop at Ringberg c- tle met for the third time in the Bavarian Alps. At two previous meetings in 1989 and 1990 surveys were only a minor topic. At that time we were excited by the discoveries of the IRAS survey mission and wanted to follow it up with pointed observations using an observatory telescope equipped with versatile instruments. With the rapid development of detector arrays and stimulated by ISO’s Observing Time Allocation Committee, however, surveys eventually became an issue for the upcoming mission. In a review paper on “Infrared S- veys - the Golden Age of Exploration” given at an IAU meeting in 1996, Chas Beichman already mentioned that there are ISO surveys. They were at the bottom of his hit list, while the winners were future space missions (Planck, SIRTF, etc. ) and ground-based surveys in preparation (Sloan, 2MASS, DE- NIS, etc. ). He organized his table according to the relative explorable volume, calculated from the solid angle covered on the sky and the maximum distance derived from the detection sensitivity. Clearly, with this ?gure of merit, ISO, as a pointed observatory, is rated low. Applying the classical de?nition of a survey, i. e. to search in as large a volume as possible for new or rare objects and/or study large numbers of objects of various classes in order to obtain statistical properties, ISO was indeed limited.

Lyman Alpha Emitting Galaxies at High Redshift

Author : Steven Arthur Dawson
Publisher : Universal-Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1581122942
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (811 download)

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Download or read book Lyman Alpha Emitting Galaxies at High Redshift written by Steven Arthur Dawson and published by Universal-Publishers. This book was released on 2005 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As late as 1995, the anticipated widespread population of primeval galaxies remained at large, lurking undetected at unknown redshifts, with undiscovered properties. We present results from our efforts to detect and characterize primeval galaxies by their signature high-redshift Lyman-alpha emission lines utilizing two observational techniques: serendipitous slit spectroscopy and narrowband imaging. By pushing these techniques to their utmost limits, we probe the Lyman-alpha-emitting galaxy population out to redshifts as high as z = 6.5. Galaxies at this epoch reside in a universe which is just 800 million years old, a mere 6% of its current age. As such, this work provides one account of the manner by which observational cosmology has recently shifted from merely marveling at the incredible lookback times implied by the first few high-redshift detections, to the routine assembly of high-redshift datasets designed to address specific astrophysical issues.

The Extragalactic Infrared Background and Its Cosmological Implications

Author : International Astronomical Union. Symposium
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 554 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book The Extragalactic Infrared Background and Its Cosmological Implications written by International Astronomical Union. Symposium and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Serendipity Science

Author : Samantha Copeland
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031335295
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (313 download)

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Download or read book Serendipity Science written by Samantha Copeland and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-07-14 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together for the first time the diverse threads within the growing field of serendipity research, to reflect both on the origins of this emerging field within different disciplines as well as its increasing influence as its own field with foundational texts and emerging practices. The phenomenon of serendipity has been described in many ways since Horace Walpole initially coined the term in 1754 to categorize those discoveries that happen by “both accidents and sagacity”. This book offers a sampling of perspectives from experts in serendipity research from organizational studies, management theory, information science and library studies, psychology, literature, computer science, social science, ethics, and the history and philosophy of science. Considerations about the importance and role of serendipity are being raised now across science (both empirical and theoretical) as well as practice (from art and innovation to leadership and governance), with ever more eyes looking closer at its significance in human history and the likelihood it will play a key, while unpredictable, role in forming our future. Serendipity Science represents an emerging, and also important and potentially necessary field of study, if we are to deal well as a society with our complex times and uncertain future.

A Scientific Program for Infrared, Submillimeter and Radio Astronomy from Space

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 56 pages
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Download or read book A Scientific Program for Infrared, Submillimeter and Radio Astronomy from Space written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Space Telescope Observatory

Author : Donald Norman Blake Hall
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Space Telescope Observatory written by Donald Norman Blake Hall and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Open Skies

Author : Kenneth I. Kellermann
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030323455
Total Pages : 652 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book Open Skies written by Kenneth I. Kellermann and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-01-01 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book on the history of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory covers the scientific discoveries and technical innovations of late 20th century radio astronomy with particular attention to the people and institutions involved. The authors have made extensive use of the NRAO Archives, which contain an unparalleled collection of documents pertaining to the history of radio astronomy, including the institutional records of NRAO as well as the personal papers of many of the pioneers of U.S. radio astronomy. Technical details and extensive citations to original sources are given in notes for the more technical readers, but are not required for an understanding of the body of the book. This book is intended for an audience ranging from interested lay readers to professional researchers studying the scientific, technical, political, and cultural development of a new science, and how it changed the course of 20th century astronomy.

Clusters of Galaxies: Volume 3, Carnegie Observatories Astrophysics Series

Author : John S. Mulchaey
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521755771
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (557 download)

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Download or read book Clusters of Galaxies: Volume 3, Carnegie Observatories Astrophysics Series written by John S. Mulchaey and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2004-09-23 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Series of review papers covering clusters of galaxies and related phenomena.

In Quest of the Universe

Author : Theo Koupelis
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
ISBN 13 : 0763743879
Total Pages : 675 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (637 download)

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Download or read book In Quest of the Universe written by Theo Koupelis and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2007 with total page 675 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New to this Edition! A new chapter on the Night Sky urges students to become "backyard astronomers" and observe the sky on multiple clear nights while taking note of the patterns of the positions of stars and planets.New to this

The Blue, Beautiful World

Author : Karen Lord
Publisher : Del Rey
ISBN 13 : 0593598458
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (935 download)

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Download or read book The Blue, Beautiful World written by Karen Lord and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2024-05-14 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As first contact transforms Earth, a team of gifted visionaries races to create a new future in this wondrous science fiction novel from the award-winning author of The Best of All Possible Worlds. “A complex story of first contact from a unique perspective that is warm, engaging, and wildly original.”—Martha Wells, New York Times bestselling author of The Murderbot Diaries LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION The world is changing, and humanity must change with it. Rising seas and soaring temperatures have radically transformed the face of Earth. Meanwhile, Earth is being observed from afar by other civilizations . . . and now they are ready to make contact. Vying to prepare humanity for first contact are a group of dreamers and changemakers, including Peter Hendrix, the genius inventor behind the most advanced VR tech; Charyssa, a beloved celebrity icon with a passion for humanitarian work; and Kanoa, a member of a global council of young people drafted to reimagine the relationship between humankind and alien societies. And they may have an unexpected secret weapon: Owen, a pop megastar whose ability to connect with his adoring fans is more than charisma. His hidden talent could be the key to uniting Earth as it looks toward the stars. But Owen’s abilities are so unique that no one can control him and so seductive that he cannot help but use them. Can he transcend his human limitations and find the freedom he has always dreamed of? Or is he doomed to become the dictator of his nightmares?

Cosmic Womb

Author : Chandra Wickramasinghe, Ph.D.
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1591433088
Total Pages : 540 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (914 download)

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Download or read book Cosmic Womb written by Chandra Wickramasinghe, Ph.D. and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-12-19 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compelling evidence that life, intelligence, and evolution on Earth were seeded by comets and cosmic intelligence • Explains how life first came from interstellar dust and comets and how later arrivals of cosmic dust and comets spurred evolution • Explores the possibility that universal knowledge may be stored in human DNA and how ancient cultures may have known a way to retrieve this knowledge • Reveals new discoveries about the dimensions of the Great Pyramid of Giza All ancient cultures link humanity’s origins to the heavens. The Egyptians, for example, were adamant that their ancestors came from the stars of Orion and Sirius. Today, however, religion and science assert that life arose spontaneously here on Earth. Did the ancients know our true cosmic origins? Have they left us clues? Expanding on the panspermia theory developed with the celebrated astronomer Sir Fred Hoyle--namely that the building blocks of life were imported to Earth by comets in the distant past--Chandra Wickramasinghe and Robert Bauval explore the latest findings in support of a cosmic origin for humanity. They detail the astrobiological discoveries of organic molecules deep in space, how microbes are incredibly resistant to the harshest conditions of space--enabling the transfer of genes from one star system to another, and the recent recovery of microorganisms from comets still in space. They argue that the universe was “born” and preset with the blueprint of life and that the cosmos must be teeming with lifeforms far older and perhaps far more developed than us. They show how life arrived on our planet in the form of interstellar dust containing alien bacteria approximately 3.8 billion years ago and how later comets, meteoroids, and asteroids brought new bacterial and viral genetic material, which was vital for evolution. Using the latest advances in physics, cosmology, and neuroscience, the authors explore how universal knowledge may be stored in human DNA and cells, and they postulate that ancient cultures, such as the pyramid builders of Egypt and the temple builders of India, may have known a way to retrieve this knowledge. Sharing new discoveries from experienced architects, engineers, and mathematicians, they show how the Great Pyramid is a three-dimensional mathematical equation in stone, bearing a potent message for humanity across time and space about who we are and where we come from.