Beware Invisible Cows

Author : Andy Martin
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2011-06-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781849835855

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Beware Invisible Cows by Andy Martin Pdf

What really happened at the moment of the Big Bang? And how the hell do we know? And why is finding out so important? And who are these people who design and build these experiments? And is it all worth it? Andy Martin sets out on a road trip to search for the soul of the universe. In his personal quest for the mother of all truths, he has to go all the way back to the origin of time and space. He climbs up to the highest observatory in the world and sticks his head inside a 4 km-long laser tube capable of surfing waves from the Big Bang. He sees himself the way he used to be in a mirror and he discovers where you go when you die. He has close encounters with aliens and intimations of immortality. This book has everything -- science, philosophy, literature, religion, Einstein, Weinstein, God, the Godfather, all seen through a glass darkly.

Author : Bryan Fryklund
Publisher : Hunter Publishing, Inc
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01-04
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781588436375

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Hawaii by Bryan Fryklund Pdf

Provides a detailed guide to every aspect of the destination: history, culture, foods, restaurants, hotels, sightseeing, things to do. This guide covers Hawaii, the Big Island.

Author : Emily Levesque
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2020-05-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781728235516

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The Last Stargazers Extended Excerpt by Emily Levesque Pdf

Read the EXCLUSIVE extended excerpt of The Last Stargazers... Humans from the earliest civilizations were spellbound by the night sky—craning their necks each night, they used the stars to orient themselves in the large, strange world around them. Stargazing is a pursuit that continues to fascinate us: from Copernicus to Carl Sagan, astronomers throughout history have spent their lives trying to answer the biggest questions in the universe. Now, award-winning astronomer Emily Levesque shares the stories of modern-day stargazers, the people willing to adventure across high mountaintops and to some of the most remote corners of the planet, all in the name of science. From the lonely quiet of midnight stargazing to tall tales of wild bears loose in the observatory, The Last Stargazers is a love letter to astronomy and an affirmation of the crucial role that humans can and must play in the future of scientific discovery. In this sweeping work of narrative science, Levesque shows how astronomers in this scrappy and evolving field are going beyond the machines to infuse creativity and passion into the stars and inspires us all to peer skyward in pursuit of the universe's secrets.

Author : Emily Levesque
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781492681083

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The Last Stargazers by Emily Levesque Pdf

The story of the people who see beyond the stars—an astronomy book for adults still spellbound by the night sky. Humans from the earliest civilizations through today have craned their necks each night, using the stars to orient themselves in the large, strange world around them. Stargazing is a pursuit that continues to fascinate us: from Copernicus to Carl Sagan, astronomers throughout history have spent their lives trying to answer the biggest questions in the universe. Now, award-winning astronomer Emily Levesque shares the stories of modern-day stargazers in this new nonfiction release, the people willing to adventure across high mountaintops and to some of the most remote corners of the planet, all in the name of science. From the lonely quiet of midnight stargazing to tall tales of wild bears loose in the observatory, The Last Stargazers is a love letter to astronomy and an affirmation of the crucial role that humans can and must play in the future of scientific discovery. In this sweeping work of narrative science, Levesque shows how astronomers in this scrappy and evolving field are going beyond the machines to infuse creativity and passion into the stars and space and inspires us all to peer skyward in pursuit of the universe's secrets.

Author : Barry Dainton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781134944040

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Time and Space by Barry Dainton Pdf

The first edition (2001) of this title quickly established itself on courses on the philosophy of time and space. This fully revised and expanded new edition sees the addition of chapters on Zeno's paradoxes, speculative contemporary developments in physics, and dynamic time, making the second edition, once again, unrivalled in its breadth of coverage. Surveying both historical debates and the ideas of modern physics, Barry Dainton evaluates the central arguments in a clear and unintimidating way and is careful to keep the conceptual issues throughout comprehensible to students with little scientific or mathematical training. The book makes the philosophy of space and time accessible for anyone trying to come to grips with the complexities of this challenging subject. With over 100 original line illustrations and a full glossary of terms, the book has the requirements of students firmly in sight and will continue to serve as an essential textbook for philosophy of time and space courses.

Author : Dannah Gresh,Susan Weibel
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781414371597

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The One Year Devos for Teen Girls by Dannah Gresh,Susan Weibel Pdf

For each calendar date, provides Scripture-based answers to questions that Christian girls may have about how to live a Christian life in the modern world.

Author : John Bloomberg-Rissman
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 653 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2017-01-24
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780990776147

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In the House of the Hangman volume 5 by John Bloomberg-Rissman Pdf

A marathon dance mix consisting of thousands of mashed up text and image samples, In the House of the Hangman tries to give a taste of what life is like there, where it is impolite to speak of the noose. It is the third part of the life project Zeitgeist Spam. If you can't afford a copy ask me for a pdf.

Author : Rachel Campbell-Johnston
Publisher : Random House
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781448157617

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The Child's Elephant by Rachel Campbell-Johnston Pdf

'I cannot trumpet this book loudly enough. Scary, funny, romantic, heartwarming; an elephant book you won’t forget' - Michael Morpurgo When a baby elephant is abandoned on the African savannah, a young boy named Bat takes her back to his village and cares for her. But Bat's grandmother explains that Meya cannot stay with them for ever - the call of the wild will always be sounding in her soul. Then frightening rumours arrive at the village; rumours of kidnapping, suffering and war. Bat and his friend Muka are snatched, and catapulted into a new life of unimaginable terror. Will the bond between Bat and Meya strong enough to save them? A thrilling, heartbreaking and beautiful novel from an exciting new voice in children's books, Rachel Campbell-Johnston.

Author : Austin Aslan
Publisher : Wendy Lamb Books
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2014-08-05
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780385374217

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The Islands at the End of the World by Austin Aslan Pdf

In this fast-paced survival story set in Hawaii, electronics fail worldwide, the islands become completely isolated, and a strange starscape fills the sky. Leilani and her father embark on a nightmare odyssey from Oahu to their home on the Big Island. Leilani’s epilepsy holds a clue to the disaster, if only they can survive as the islands revert to earlier ways. A powerful story enriched by fascinating elements of Hawaiian ecology, culture, and warfare, this captivating and dramatic debut from Austin Aslan is the first of two novels. The author has a master’s degree in tropical conservation biology from the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Praise for Islands at the End of the World: “A riveting tale of belonging, family, overcoming perceived limitations, and finding a home.”--School Library Journal, Starred "Aslan’s debut honors Hawaii’s unique cultural strengths--family ties and love of home, amplified by geography and history--while remaining true to a genre that affirms the mysterious grandeur of the universe waiting to be discovered."--Kirkus Reviews, Starred "Aslan’s debut is a riveting tale of belonging, family, overcoming perceived limitations, and finding a home."--School Library Journal, Starred

Author : Mark L. Tompkins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0970564317

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Evolving Late by Mark L. Tompkins Pdf

Author : Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Astronomy
ISBN : UCSD:31822036923357

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Journal de la Société Royale D'astronomie Du Canada by Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Pdf

"Library catalogue in 1911" (31 p.) appended to v. 4.

Author : Harvey Hersey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1913
Category : Bacteriology
ISBN : UCAL:$B96834

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Our Friends and Our Foes of the Invisible World by Harvey Hersey Pdf

Author : Italo Calvino
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780544133204

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Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino Pdf

Italo Calvino's beloved, intricately crafted novel about an Emperor's travels—a brilliant journey across far-off places and distant memory. “Cities, like dreams, are made of desires and fears, even if the thread of their discourse is secret, their rules are absurd, their perspectives deceitful, and everything conceals something else.” In a garden sit the aged Kublai Khan and the young Marco Polo—Mongol emperor and Venetian traveler. Kublai Khan has sensed the end of his empire coming soon. Marco Polo diverts his host with stories of the cities he has seen in his travels around the empire: cities and memory, cities and desire, cities and designs, cities and the dead, cities and the sky, trading cities, hidden cities. As Marco Polo unspools his tales, the emperor detects these fantastic places are more than they appear.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Authors, American
ISBN : UCSD:31822037943230

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The Writers Directory by Anonim Pdf

Author : Michel Callon,Pierre Lascoumes,Yannick Barthe
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01-21
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780262515962

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Acting in an Uncertain World by Michel Callon,Pierre Lascoumes,Yannick Barthe Pdf

A call for a new form of democracy in which “hybrid forums” composed of experts and laypeople address such sociotechnical controversies as hazardous waste, genetically modified organisms, and nanotechnology. Controversies over such issues as nuclear waste, genetically modified organisms, asbestos, tobacco, gene therapy, avian flu, and cell phone towers arise almost daily as rapid scientific and technological advances create uncertainty and bring about unforeseen concerns. The authors of Acting in an Uncertain World argue that political institutions must be expanded and improved to manage these controversies, to transform them into productive conversations, and to bring about “technical democracy.” They show how “hybrid forums”—in which experts, non-experts, ordinary citizens, and politicians come together—reveal the limits of traditional delegative democracies, in which decisions are made by quasi-professional politicians and techno-scientific information is the domain of specialists in laboratories. The division between professionals and laypeople, the authors claim, is simply outmoded. The authors argue that laboratory research should be complemented by everyday experimentation pursued in the real world, and they describe various modes of cooperation between the two. They explore a range of concrete examples of hybrid forums that have dealt with sociotechnical controversies including nuclear waste disposal in France, industrial waste and birth defects in Japan, a childhood leukemia cluster in Woburn, Massachusetts, and mad cow disease in the United Kingdom. The authors discuss the implications for political decision making in general and describe a “dialogic” democracy that enriches traditional representative democracy. To invent new procedures for consultation and representation, they suggest, is to contribute to an endless process that is necessary for the ongoing democratization of democracy.