Perihelion Summer

Author : Greg Egan
Publisher : Tor.com
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250313775

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Perihelion Summer by Greg Egan Pdf

Greg Egan's Perihelion Summer is a story of people struggling to adapt to a suddenly alien environment, and the friendships and alliances they forge as they try to find their way in a world where the old maps have lost their meaning. Taraxippus is coming: a black hole one tenth the mass of the sun is about to enter the solar system. Matt and his friends are taking no chances. They board a mobile aquaculture rig, the Mandjet, self-sustaining in food, power and fresh water, and decide to sit out the encounter off-shore. As Taraxippus draws nearer, new observations throw the original predictions for its trajectory into doubt, and by the time it leaves the solar system, the conditions of life across the globe will be changed forever. Praise for Perihelion Summer “Egan here doubles down on climate change with his typically rigorous exploration of a cosmic accident’s effect on Earth and all its people. His characters are sharp and funny and their courageous response to the massive challenge they face works as a spur to cause us to think—why couldn’t we do as well with our own great challenge? This is what the best science fiction can do that no other genre can, and we need it now more than ever. Bravo!” — Kim Stanley Robinson At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Fred W. Price
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2000-10-26
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0521789818

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The Planet Observer's Handbook by Fred W. Price Pdf

This is an informative, up-to-date and well-illustrated guide to planetary observations for amateurs. After a brief description of the solar system and a chapter on the celestial sphere, readers are shown how to choose, test and use a telescope with various accessories and how to make observations and record results. For each planet and the asteroids, details are given of observational techniques, together with suggestions for how to make contributions of scientific value. From a general description and detailed observational history of each planet, observers can anticipate what they should see and assess their own observations. The chapter on planetary photography includes the revolutionary use of videography, charge coupled devices and video-assisted drawing. There are also chapters on making maps and planispheres and on photoelectric photometry.

Author : Liverpool Astronomical Society
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Astronomy
ISBN : PRNC:32101043104916

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The Journal of the Liverpool Astronomical Society by Liverpool Astronomical Society Pdf

Author : Geological Society of London
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 870 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : Electronic journals
ISBN : HARVARD:32044055592109

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The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London by Geological Society of London Pdf

Vols. 1-108 include Proceedings of the society (separately paged, beginning with v. 30)

Author : James Croll
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1875
Category : Climatology
ISBN : HARVARD:HN2335

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Climate and Time in Their Geological Relations by James Croll Pdf

Author : Guido Visconti
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 591 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783662045404

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Fundamentals of Physics and Chemistry of the Atmosphere by Guido Visconti Pdf

This book takes an introductory look at the physics and chemistry of the atmosphere and the climate dynamics. It provides the basics in thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, radiation and chemistry and explains the most interesting problems existing in the study of the atmosphere of the Earth and planets. This book also offers the computer programs to solve these problems. Themes covered include the most recent evolution concerning the ozone hole, the carbon dioxide problem, and chaos theory.

Author : Bruce Anderson,Alan H. Strahler
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2008-09-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780470418123

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Visualizing Weather and Climate by Bruce Anderson,Alan H. Strahler Pdf

Visualizing Weather and Climate Change will capture the reader's interest in weather and climate and then use that interest to engage them in activities that demonstrate the science that serves as the basis of the discipline. Sections such as Eye on the Atmosphere use beautiful imagery to help them see the atmosphere through the eyes of a meteorologist and ask scientific questions that place significant features in atmospheric context. It also includes expanded coverage of global change and recent phenomena. Chapter summaries, self-tests and critical thinking questions help prepare readers for quizzes and tests while the illustrated case studies offer a wide variety of in-depth examinations that address important issues in the field of environmental science.

Author : Donald Rapp
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2012-07-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642300295

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Ice Ages and Interglacials by Donald Rapp Pdf

The second edition of this book has been completely updated. It studies the history and gives an analysis of extreme climate change on Earth. In order to provide a long-term perspective, the first chapter briefly reviews some of the wild gyrations that occurred in the Earth's climate hundreds of millions of years ago: snowball Earth and hothouse Earth. Coming closer to modern times, the effects of continental drift, particularly the closing of the Isthmus of Panama are believed to have contributed to the advent of ice ages in the past three million years. This first chapter sets the stage for a discussion of ices ages in the geological recent past (i.e. within the last three million years, with an emphasis on the last few hundred thousand years).

Author : A. A. Anderson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Earth (Planet)
ISBN : NYPL:33433090747720

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Terra by A. A. Anderson Pdf

Author : Graham P. Weedon
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2005-09-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781139435178

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Time-Series Analysis and Cyclostratigraphy by Graham P. Weedon Pdf

Increasingly environmental scientists, palaeoceanographers and geologists are collecting quantitative records of environmental changes (time-series) from sediments, ice cores, cave calcite, corals and trees. This book explains how to analyse these records, using straightforward explanations and diagrams rather than formal mathematical derivations. All the main cyclostratigraphic methods are covered including spectral analysis, cross-spectral analysis, filtering, complex demodulation, wavelet and singular spectrum analysis. Practical problems of time-series analysis, including those of distortions of environmental signals during stratigraphic encoding, are considered in detail. Recent research into various types of tidal and climatic cycles is summarised. The book ends with an extensive reference section, and an appendix listing sources of computer algorithms. This book provides the ideal reference for all those using time-series analysis to study the nature and history of climatic and tidal cycles. It is suitable for senior undergraduate and graduate courses in environmental science, palaeoceanography and geology.

Author : Richard J. Soare,Susan J. Conway,Stephen M. Clifford
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128130193

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Dynamic Mars by Richard J. Soare,Susan J. Conway,Stephen M. Clifford Pdf

Dynamic Mars: Recent and Current Landscape Evolution of the Red Planet presents the latest observations, interpretations, and explanations of geological change at the surface or near-surface of this terrestrial body. These changes raise questions about a decades-old paradigm, formed largely in the aftermath of very coarse Mariner-mission imagery in the 1960s, suggesting that much of the interesting geological activity on Mars occurred deep in its past, eons ago. The book includes discussions of (1) Mars’ ever-changing atmosphere and the impact of this on the planet’s surface and near-surface; (2) the possible involvement of water in relatively new, if not contemporary, gully-like flows and slope streaks (i.e. recurring slope lineae); and (3) the identification of a broad suite of agents and processes (i.e. glacial, periglacial, aeolian, meteorological, volcanic, and meteoric) that are actively revising surface and near-surface landscapes, landforms, and features on a local, regional, and hemispheric scale. Highly illustrated and punctuated by data from the most recent Mars missions, Dynamic Mars is a valuable resource for all levels of research in the geological history of Mars, as well as of the three other terrestrial planets. Utilizes observational and model-based data as well as geological context to frame the understanding of the dynamic surface and near-surface of Mars Presents a broad spectrum of highly regarded experts and themes to discuss and evaluate the geological history of late and current Mars Includes extensive and detailed imagery to clearly illustrate these themes, discussions, and evaluations

Author : James Dwight Dana
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1104 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Electronic
ISBN : RUTGERS:39030012446755

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Manual of geology, treating of the principles of the science, with special by James Dwight Dana Pdf

Author : James Dwight Dana
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1108 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Geology
ISBN : STANFORD:36105032919388

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Manual of Geology by James Dwight Dana Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Almanacs, American
ISBN : UIUC:30112097768003

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The World Almanac and Book of Facts by Anonim Pdf

Author : Ann Henderson-Sellers,Kendal McGuffie
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 678 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2012-01-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780123869173

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The Future of the World's Climate by Ann Henderson-Sellers,Kendal McGuffie Pdf

"The study of climate today seems to be dominated by global warming, but these predictions of climatic models must be placed in their geological, paleo-climatic, and astronomical context to create a complete picture of the Earth's future climate. The Future of the World's Climate presents that perspective with data and projections that have emerged from more technologically advanced and accurate climate modeling"--Publisher's website.