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Planetary Vistas

Author : Paul Murdin
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319152424
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (191 download)

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Download or read book Planetary Vistas written by Paul Murdin and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-06-01 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The word “landscape” can mean picture as well as natural scenery. Recent advances in space exploration imaging have allowed us to now have landscapes never before possible, and this book collects some of the greatest views and vistas of Mars, Venus’s Titan, Io and more in their full glory, with background information to put into context the foreign landforms of our Solar System. Here, literally, are 'other-worldly' visions of strange new scenes, all captured by the latest technology by landing and roving vehicles or by very low-flying spacecraft. There is more than scientific interest in these views. They are also aesthetically beautiful and intriguing, and Dr. Murdin in a final chapter compares them to terrestrial landscapes in fine art. Planetary Vistas is a science book and a travel book across the planets and moons of the Solar System for armchair space explorers who want to be amazed and informed. This book shows what future space explorers will experience, because these are the landscapes that astronauts and space tourists will see.

Vistas in Astronomy

Author : Arthur Beer
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 1483223701
Total Pages : 541 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (832 download)

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Download or read book Vistas in Astronomy written by Arthur Beer and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2016-06-03 with total page 541 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vistas in Astronomy, Volume 2 covers the spectacular and interesting developments in the field of astronomy. This volume is organized into six parts encompassing 59 chapters that specifically explore solar-terrestrial relations, geophysics, planetary system, stellar astronomy, photometry, and spectroscopy. The first part deals with the events in the ionosphere, the absorption of radio waves in the ionosphere, solar flares, and cosmic rays. The second part reviews the geophysical aspects of astronomy, particularly Earth's atmosphere, the ozone layer, and the morphology of geomagnetic storms and bays. The third part examines the status of planetary system research concerning the minor planets, comets, and meteors, while the fourth part highlights research works on stars. The last two parts are devoted to the application of photometry and spectroscopy in delineating certain aspects of astronomy, including galactic cluster, eclipse, and stellar temperatures and luminosity. This book will be of value to astronomers, astrophysicists, geophysicists, and workers and researchers in the allied fields.

Gerard P. Kuiper and the Rise of Modern Planetary Science

Author : Derek W. G. Sears
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 0816539006
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book Gerard P. Kuiper and the Rise of Modern Planetary Science written by Derek W. G. Sears and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2019-03-26 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Astronomer Gerard P. Kuiper ignored the traditional boundaries of his subject. Using telescopes and the laboratory, he made the solar system a familiar, intriguing place. “It is not astronomy,” complained his colleagues, and they were right. Kuiper had created a new discipline we now call planetary science. Kuiper was an acclaimed astronomer of binary stars and white dwarfs when he accidentally discovered that Titan, the massive moon of Saturn, had an atmosphere. This turned our understanding of planetary atmospheres on its head, and it set Kuiper on a path of staggering discoveries: Pluto was not a planet, planets around other stars were common, some asteroids were primary while some were just fragments of bigger asteroids, some moons were primary and some were captured asteroids or comets, the atmosphere of Mars was carbon dioxide, and there were two new moons in the sky, one orbiting Uranus and one orbiting Neptune. He produced a monumental photographic atlas of the Moon at a time when men were landing on our nearest neighbor, and he played an important part in that effort. He also created some of the world’s major observatories in Hawai‘i and Chile. However, most remarkable was that the keys to his success sprang from his wartime activities, which led him to new techniques. This would change everything. Sears shows a brilliant but at times unpopular man who attracted as much dislike as acclaim. This in-depth history includes some of the twentieth century’s most intriguing scientists, from Harold Urey to Carl Sagan, who worked with—and sometimes against—the father of modern planetary science. Now, as NASA and other space agencies explore the solar system, they take with them many of the ideas and concepts first described by Gerard P. Kuiper.

Other Worlds from Earth

Author : United States. Office of Space Science and Applications. Solar System Exploration Division. Planetary Astronomy Committee
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)

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Download or read book Other Worlds from Earth written by United States. Office of Space Science and Applications. Solar System Exploration Division. Planetary Astronomy Committee and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Exploring the Solar System

Author : R. Launius
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9781137273161
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (731 download)

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Download or read book Exploring the Solar System written by R. Launius and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2012-12-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning in the early days of the Space Age - well before the advent of manned spaceflight - the United States, followed soon by other nations, undertook an ambitious effort to study the planets of the solar system. The remarkable fruits of this research revolutionized the public's view of their celestial neighbors, capturing the imaginations of people from all backgrounds like nothing else save the Apollo lunar missions. From the first space probes to the most recent planetary rovers, they have continually delivered impressive discoveries and reshaped our understanding of the cosmos. Offering fascinating investigations into this crucial chapter in space history, this collection of specially commissioned essays from leading historians opens new vistas in our understanding of the development of planetary science.

Frontiers of South Asian Culture

Author : Parichay Patra
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000928616
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Frontiers of South Asian Culture written by Parichay Patra and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-09-22 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first of its kind to significantly concentrate on trans-nation, transnationalism and its dialogue with various nationalisms in South Asia. Taking the absence of discussion on transnationalism in South Asia as a conspicuous lacuna as well as a point of intervention, this book pushes the boundaries of scholarship further by organizing a dialogue between the nation-state and many nationalisms and the emergent method of transnationalism. It opens itself up for many cross-border movements, formulating the trans-South Asian discursive exchange necessitated by contemporary, theoretical upheavals. It looks at such exchanges through the prisms of literature and cinema and traces the many modes of engagement that exist between some of the globally dominant literary and cinematic forms, trying to locate these engagements and negotiations across three geopolitical formations and locations of culture, namely region, nation and trans-nation.

Dreams of Other Worlds

Author : Chris Impey
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400881285
Total Pages : 459 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Dreams of Other Worlds written by Chris Impey and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of unmanned space exploration, from Viking to today Dreams of Other Worlds describes the unmanned space missions that have opened new windows on distant worlds. Spanning four decades of dramatic advances in astronomy and planetary science, this book tells the story of eleven iconic exploratory missions and how they have fundamentally transformed our scientific and cultural perspectives on the universe and our place in it. The journey begins with the Viking and Mars Exploration Rover missions to Mars, which paint a startling picture of a planet at the cusp of habitability. It then moves into the realm of the gas giants with the Voyager probes and Cassini's ongoing exploration of the moons of Saturn. The Stardust probe's dramatic round-trip encounter with a comet is brought vividly to life, as are the SOHO and Hipparcos missions to study the Sun and Milky Way. This stunningly illustrated book also explores how our view of the universe has been brought into sharp focus by NASA's great observatories—Spitzer, Chandra, and Hubble—and how the WMAP mission has provided rare glimpses of the dawn of creation. Dreams of Other Worlds reveals how these unmanned exploratory missions have redefined what it means to be the temporary tenants of a small planet in a vast cosmos.

Fundamentals of Geomorphology

Author : Richard Huggett
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 100079072X
Total Pages : 683 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Fundamentals of Geomorphology written by Richard Huggett and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-12-22 with total page 683 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised and updated edition continues to provide a comprehensive introduction to the subject, exploring the world’s landforms from a broad systems perspective. It covers the basics of Earth surface forms and processes, while reflecting on the latest developments in the field. Fundamentals of Geomorphology begins with a consideration of the nature of geomorphology, including its relation to society, process and form, history, and geomorphic systems, and moves on to discuss: • Structure: structural landforms associated with plate tectonics and those associated with volcanoes, and folds, faults, and joints. • Process and form: landforms resulting from, or influenced by, the exogenic agencies of weathering, running water, flowing ice and meltwater, ground ice and frost, the wind, and the sea; landforms developed on limestone; extraterrestrial landforms; and landscape evolution, a discussion of ancient landforms. Fundamentals of Geomorphology provides a stimulating and innovative perspective on the key topics and debates within the field of geomorphology. Written in an accessible and lively manner, it includes guides to further reading, chapter summaries, and an extensive glossary of key terms. The book is also illustrated throughout with over 200 informative diagrams and attractive photographs, all in colour. It is supported by online resources for students and instructors.

Vistas in Astronomy

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 808 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book Vistas in Astronomy written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vol. 9 is a record of the first joint symposium of the International Astronomical Union and the Union international d'histoire et de philosophie des sciences, held at the University of Hamburg, Aug. 22-24, 1964.

Planet Quest

Author : Ken Croswell
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780192880833
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book Planet Quest written by Ken Croswell and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1999 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are we alone? In 1995 planet hunters discovered the first alien solar system around a star like our own Sun. Ken Croswell tells the fascinating story of this discovery and the people who made it, then explores the possibility that one day we may have the technology to travel to different solar systems and find life.

A Chesley Bonestell Space Art Chronology

Author : Melvin H. Schuetz
Publisher : Universal-Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781581128291
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (282 download)

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Download or read book A Chesley Bonestell Space Art Chronology written by Melvin H. Schuetz and published by Universal-Publishers. This book was released on 1999 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chesley Bonestell has been called the "Father of Space Art." His photorealistic paintings of the Moon and planets, and other worlds beyond, have awed us since they were first published, over half a century ago. Moreover, he showed, long before Gagarin or Glenn, what it would be like for humans to explore the vastness of space. As author Howard E. McCurdy has written in his book, Space and the American Imagination: "No artist had more impact on the emerging popular culture of space in America than Chesley Bonestell. . . . Through his visual images, he stimulated the interest of a generation of Americans and showed how space travel would be accomplished." Considering his great influence on both the public interest in space flight and the actual development of a national space program, it is therefore both surprising and unfortunate that, heretofore, there has not been available a bibliography documenting those places where Bonestell's art appeared in print. This book fills that void. Written in cooperation with the artist's widow and his estate managers, A Chesley Bonestell Space Art Chronology contains well over 700 entries and is the definitive reference guide to publications containing Bonestell's space art. In praise of it, the illustrator Vincent Di Fate says: "This entertaining and scholarly work is an invaluable and indispensable treasure for the vast legions of Bonestell's fans. [T]houghtful, engrossing and utterly thorough . . . [it] provides the cosmic ride of a lifetime."

The Planetary Report

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 656 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book The Planetary Report written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Art of the Cosmos

Author : Jim Bell
Publisher : Union Square & Co.
ISBN 13 : 1454946091
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (549 download)

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Download or read book The Art of the Cosmos written by Jim Bell and published by Union Square & Co.. This book was released on 2022-11-22 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hundreds of deep space missions since the 1960s have captured stunning photographs of the cosmos. Many of these scientific images can also be classified as art. This book highlights more than 100 examples, revealing the splendor of our universe. This book is a gallery of human accomplishment that celebrates the scientists and engineers who push civilization—including the ways that we produce and experience art—beyond the physical limits of our planet. The photographs, selected by Dr. Jim Bell, represent some of the finest examples of the art of deep space exploration, most of them involving high-tech robotic emissaries. The images are loosely organized by distance from the Earth, so that readers will slowly travel on a journey farther and farther away from home, ultimately voyaging out to vistas of the farthest-known places in the universe.

Future Space Programs 1975

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on Space Science and Applications
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1008 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Future Space Programs 1975 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on Space Science and Applications and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 1008 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Proceedings, American Philosophical Society (vol. 117, No. 6, 1973)

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Publisher : American Philosophical Society
ISBN 13 : 9781422371206
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (712 download)

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Download or read book Proceedings, American Philosophical Society (vol. 117, No. 6, 1973) written by and published by American Philosophical Society. This book was released on with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Writing Our Extinction

Author : Patrick Whitmarsh
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 1503635554
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Writing Our Extinction written by Patrick Whitmarsh and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2023-04-11 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mid-twentieth-century developments in science and technology produced new understandings and images of the planet that circulated the globe, giving rise to a modern ecological consciousness; but they also contributed to accelerating crises in the global environment, including climate change, pollution, and waste. In this new work, Patrick Whitmarsh analyzes postwar narrative fictions that describe, depict, or express the earth from above (the aerial) and below (the subterranean), revealing the ways that literature has engaged this history of vertical science and linked it to increasing environmental precarity, up to and including the extinction of humankind. Whitmarsh examines works by writers such as Don DeLillo, Karen Tei Yamashita, Reza Negarestani, and Colson Whitehead alongside postwar scientific programs including the Space Race, atmospheric and underground nuclear testing, and geological expeditions such as Project Mohole (which attempted to drill to the earth's mantle). As Whitmarsh argues, by focusing readers' attention on the fragility of postwar life through a vertical lens, Anthropocene fiction highlights the interconnections between human behavior and planetary change. These fictions situate industrial history within the much longer narrative of geological time and reframe scientific progress as a story through which humankind writes itself out of existence.

Gaian Systems

Author : Bruce Clarke
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 1452963304
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (529 download)

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Download or read book Gaian Systems written by Bruce Clarke and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A groundbreaking look at Gaia theory’s intersections with neocybernetic systems theory Often seen as an outlier in science, Gaia has run a long and varied course since its formulation in the 1970s by atmospheric chemist James Lovelock and microbiologist Lynn Margulis. Gaian Systems is a pioneering exploration of the dynamic and complex evolution of Gaia’s many variants, with special attention to Margulis’s foundational role in these developments. Bruce Clarke assesses the different dialects of systems theory brought to bear on Gaia discourse. Focusing in particular on Margulis’s work—including multiple pieces of her unpublished Gaia correspondence—he shows how her research and that of Lovelock was concurrent and conceptually parallel with the new discourse of self-referential systems that emerged within neocybernetic systems theory. The recent Gaia writings of Donna Haraway, Isabelle Stengers, and Bruno Latour contest its cybernetic status. Clarke engages Latour on the issue of Gaia’s systems description and extends his own systems-theoretical synthesis under what he terms “metabiotic Gaia.” This study illuminates current issues in neighboring theoretical conversations—from biopolitics and the immunitary paradigm to NASA astrobiology and the Anthropocene. Along the way, he points to science fiction as a vehicle of Gaian thought. Delving into many issues not previously treated in accounts of Gaia, Gaian Systems describes the history of a theory that has the potential to help us survive an environmental crisis of our own making.