The Living Cosmos

Author : Chris Impey
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2011-06-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781139499811

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The Living Cosmos by Chris Impey Pdf

Considering the development of life on Earth, the existence of life in extreme environments and the potential for life elsewhere in the Universe, this book gives a fascinating insight into our place in the Universe. Chris Impey leads the reader through the history, from the Copernican revolution to the emergence of the field of astrobiology – the study of life in the cosmos. He examines how life on Earth began, exploring its incredible variety and the extreme environments in which it can survive. Finally, Impey turns his attention to our Solar System and the planets beyond, discussing whether there may be life elsewhere in the Universe. Written in non-technical language, this book is ideal for anyone wanting to know more about astrobiology and how it is changing our views of life and the Universe. An accompanying website available at www.cambridge.org/9780521173841 features podcasts, articles and news stories on astrobiology.

Author : Pat Rodegast,Judith Stanton
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2011-03-23
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780307785510

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Emmanuel's Book by Pat Rodegast,Judith Stanton Pdf

Here is the revealing underground classic, a work that stands beside the "Seth" books as a delightful and invaluable guide to our inner spirit and our outer world. Emmanuel speaks to us through Pat Rodegast and shares his wisdom and insights on all aspects of life. Beautifully written and illustrated, Emmanuel's Book I is to be treasured, enjoyed and passed on to a friend. Emmanuel says: "The gifts I wish to give you are my deepest love, the safety of truth, the wisdom of the universe and the reality of God . . . . The issue of whether there is a Greater Reality or not, for me at least, has been settled. I know that there is. So I will speak to you from the knowing that I possess." Ram Dass, in the introduction, says: "Being with Emmanuel one comes to appreciate the vast evolutionary context in which our lives are being lived . . . And at each moment we are at just the right place in the journey. As Emmanuel points out, 'Who you are is a necessary step to being who you will be.'"

Author : Ray A. Williamson
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Science
ISBN : 0806120347

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Living the Sky by Ray A. Williamson Pdf

Imagine the North American Indians as astronomers carefully watching the heavens, charting the sun through the seasons, or counting the sunrises between successive lumar phases. Then imagine them establishing observational sites and codified systems to pass their knowledge down through the centuries and continually refine it. A few years ago such images would have been abruptly dismissed. Today we are wiser. Living the Sky describes the exciting archaeoastronomical discoveries in the United States in recent decades. Using history, science, and direct observation, Ray A. Williamson transports the reader into the sky world of the Indians. We visit the Bighorn Medicine Wheel, sit with a Zuni sun priest on the winter solstice, join explorers at the rites of the Hopis and the Navajos, and trek to Chaco Canyon to make direct on-site observations of celestial events.

Author : Manasvi Lingam,Abraham Loeb
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 1089 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2021-06-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780674987579

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Life in the Cosmos by Manasvi Lingam,Abraham Loeb Pdf

A rigorous and scientific analysis of the myriad possibilities of life beyond our planet. ÒAre we alone in the universe?Ó This tantalizing question has captivated humanity over millennia, but seldom has it been approached rigorously. Today the search for signatures of extraterrestrial life and intelligence has become a rapidly advancing scientific endeavor. Missions to Mars, Europa, and Titan seek evidence of life. Laboratory experiments have made great strides in creating synthetic life, deepening our understanding of conditions that give rise to living entities. And on the horizon are sophisticated telescopes to detect and characterize exoplanets most likely to harbor life. Life in the Cosmos offers a thorough overview of the burgeoning field of astrobiology, including the salient methods and paradigms involved in the search for extraterrestrial life and intelligence. Manasvi Lingam and Abraham Loeb tackle three areas of interest in hunting for life Òout thereÓ: first, the pathways by which life originates and evolves; second, planetary and stellar factors that affect the habitability of worlds, with an eye on the biomarkers that may reveal the presence of microbial life; and finally, the detection of technological signals that could be indicative of intelligence. Drawing on empirical data from observations and experiments, as well as the latest theoretical and computational developments, the authors make a compelling scientific case for the search for life beyond what we can currently see. Meticulous and comprehensive, Life in the Cosmos is a master class from top researchers in astrobiology, suggesting that the answer to our age-old question is closer than ever before.

Author : Richard Michael Pasichnyk
Publisher : Writer's Showcase Press
Page : 585 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2002-02-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780595210862

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The Vital Vastness by Richard Michael Pasichnyk Pdf

Here are some of the topics that are presented in The Vital Vastness - Volume Two: The Living Cosmos. The planets, though at first appear quite different, are actually very similar when noting a myriad of phenomena. All display a Field-dynamical structure similar to the Field-dynamical Earth Model (FEM) presented in Volume One. Star and planet formation, galaxies, galactic clusters and super clusters, and even, the large-scale structure of the Universe are also structurally similar with comparable phenomena. Some craters, and tektites, are the result of explosive ejection, not impact. The Tunguska event was one such event here on Earth. Unusual meteorites and animal falls are also the result of ejection. Our sun (as well as other stars) also displays the Field-dynamical structure of the other celestial objects. The planets, especially the Earth, do affect solar activity, but it is the result of an electromagnetic coupling, not the often suggested and discarded gravitational scenarios. The Sun, Moon and Earth are a single unit, as noted in a myriad of phenomena. Much, much more is also uncovered in this volume. Throughout both volumes the conclusions are clear, life has dominion over the Cosmos, and we need a new mind-set in our understanding and exploration of it. The most important direction for humanity is to understand that the care and nurturing - love - of life is of the utmost importance if we want a world filled with peace and plenty. The last book in the series, In Defense of Nature - The History Nobody Told You About, reveals the prehistory and history of human interaction with the Living Earth and Cosmos, disclosing the unrest and destabilization when we do not know of life's paramount importance.

Author : Walker Percy
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2011-03-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781453216347

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Lost in the Cosmos by Walker Percy Pdf

“A mock self-help book designed not to help but to provoke . . . to inveigle us into thinking about who we are and how we got into this mess.” (Los Angeles Times Book Review). Filled with quizzes, essays, short stories, and diagrams, Lost in the Cosmos is National Book Award–winning author Walker Percy’s humorous take on a familiar genre—as well as an invitation to serious contemplation of life’s biggest questions. One part parody and two parts philosophy, Lost in the Cosmos is an enlightening guide to the dilemmas of human existence, and an unrivaled spin on self-help manuals by one of modern America’s greatest literary masters.

Author : Carl Sagan
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780345539434

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Cosmos by Carl Sagan Pdf

RETURNING TO TELEVISION AS AN ALL-NEW MINISERIES ON FOX Cosmos is one of the bestselling science books of all time. In clear-eyed prose, Sagan reveals a jewel-like blue world inhabited by a life form that is just beginning to discover its own identity and to venture into the vast ocean of space. Featuring a new Introduction by Sagan’s collaborator, Ann Druyan, full color illustrations, and a new Foreword by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, Cosmos retraces the fourteen billion years of cosmic evolution that have transformed matter into consciousness, exploring such topics as the origin of life, the human brain, Egyptian hieroglyphics, spacecraft missions, the death of the Sun, the evolution of galaxies, and the forces and individuals who helped to shape modern science. Praise for Cosmos “Magnificent . . . With a lyrical literary style, and a range that touches almost all aspects of human knowledge, Cosmos often seems too good to be true.”—The Plain Dealer “Sagan is an astronomer with one eye on the stars, another on history, and a third—his mind’s—on the human condition.”—Newsday “Brilliant in its scope and provocative in its suggestions . . . shimmers with a sense of wonder.”—The Miami Herald “Sagan dazzles the mind with the miracle of our survival, framed by the stately galaxies of space.”—Cosmopolitan “Enticing . . . iridescent . . . imaginatively illustrated.”—The New York Times Book Review

Author : C.R. Wiley
Publisher : Canon Press & Book Service
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-18
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781947644915

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The Household and the War for the Cosmos by C.R. Wiley Pdf

Your household is not just a shelter from a war zone; it is the command center from where you launch your attacks. It's this vision of the world, with the Christian family at the heart, that modern parents desperately need to recover.

Author : Barbara A. Holmes
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2002-06-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1563383772

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Race and the Cosmos by Barbara A. Holmes Pdf

Argues that theoretical physics and cosmology can provide a key to overcoming race-related problems, explaining how they enable a means for discussing individual and communal quests for fulfillment beyond racial, ethnic, class, and sexual barriers. Original.

Author : Zeljko Jokic
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781782388180

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The Living Ancestors by Zeljko Jokic Pdf

This phenomenologically oriented ethnography focuses on experiential aspects of Yanomami shamanism, including shamanistic activities in the context of cultural change. The author interweaves ethnographic material with theoretical components of a holographic principle, or the idea that the “part is equal to the whole,” which is embedded in the nature of the Yanomami macrocosm, human dwelling, multiple-soul components, and shamans’ relationships with embodied spirit-helpers. This book fills an important gap in the regional study of Yanomami people, and, on a broader scale, enriches understanding of this ancient phenomenon by focusing on the consciousness involved in shamanism through firsthand experiential involvement.

Author : GORDON. WHITE
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1912316579

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ANI.MYSTIC by GORDON. WHITE Pdf

Author : Sarah Schneewind
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781684170999

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Shrines to Living Men in the Ming Political Cosmos by Sarah Schneewind Pdf

"""Shrines to Living Men in the Ming Political Cosmos"", the first book focusing on premortem shrines in any era of Chinese history, places the institution at the intersection of politics and religion. When a local official left his post, grateful subjects housed an image of him in a temple, requiting his grace: that was the ideal model. By Ming times, the “living shrine” was legal, old, and justified by readings of the classics.Sarah Schneewind argues that the institution could invite and pressure officials to serve local interests; the policies that had earned a man commemoration were carved into stone beside the shrine. Since everyone recognized that elite men might honor living officials just to further their own careers, premortem shrine rhetoric stressed the role of commoners, who embraced the opportunity by initiating many living shrines. This legitimate, institutionalized political voice for commoners expands a scholarly understanding of “public opinion” in late imperial China, aligning it with the efficacy of deities to create a nascent political conception Schneewind calls the “minor Mandate of Heaven.” Her exploration of premortem shrine theory and practice illuminates Ming thought and politics, including the Donglin Party’s battle with eunuch dictator Wei Zhongxian and Gu Yanwu’s theories."

Author : C Bangs,Gregory Matloff,Les Johnson
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2007-06-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780387360546

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Living Off the Land in Space by C Bangs,Gregory Matloff,Les Johnson Pdf

This book presents a visionary concept for future development of space travel. It describes the enabling technology for future propulsion concepts and demonstrates how mankind will ‘live off the land in space’ in migration from Earth. For the next few millennia at least (barring breakthroughs), the human frontier will include the solar system and the nearest stars. Will it be better to settle the Moon, Mars, or a nearby asteroid and what environments can we expect to find in the vicinity of nearby stars? These are questions that need to be answered if mankind is to migrate into space.

Author : Gary Lachman
Publisher : Floris Books
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-08-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781782500223

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The Caretakers of the Cosmos by Gary Lachman Pdf

Drawing on esoteric, spritual and philosophical thought, this book cononsiders the all-important question -- why are we here? -- and offers a counter-argument to the current nihilsm prevalent in our world.

Author : Jo Marchant
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780593183045

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The Human Cosmos by Jo Marchant Pdf

A Best Book of 2020 (NPR) A Best Book of 2020 (The Economist) A Top Ten Best Science Book of 2020 (Smithsonian) A Best Science and Technology Book of 2020 (Library Journal) A Must-Read Book to Escape the Chaos of 2020 (Newsweek) Starred review (Booklist) Starred review (Publishers Weekly) A historically unprecedented disconnect between humanity and the heavens has opened. Jo Marchant's book can begin to heal it. For at least 20,000 years, we have led not just an earthly existence but a cosmic one. Celestial cycles drove every aspect of our daily lives. Our innate relationship with the stars shaped who we are—our art, religious beliefs, social status, scientific advances, and even our biology. But over the last few centuries we have separated ourselves from the universe that surrounds us. It's a disconnect with a dire cost. Our relationship to the stars and planets has moved from one of awe, wonder and superstition to one where technology is king—the cosmos is now explored through data on our screens, not by the naked eye observing the natural world. Indeed, in most countries, modern light pollution obscures much of the night sky from view. Jo Marchant's spellbinding parade of the ways different cultures celebrated the majesty and mysteries of the night sky is a journey to the most awe-inspiring view you can ever see: looking up on a clear dark night. That experience and the thoughts it has engendered have radically shaped human civilization across millennia. The cosmos is the source of our greatest creativity in art, in science, in life. To show us how, Jo Marchant takes us to the Hall of the Bulls in the caves at Lascaux in France, and to the summer solstice at a 5,000-year-old tomb at Newgrange, Ireland. We discover Chumash cosmology and visit medieval monks grappling with the nature of time and Tahitian sailors navigating by the stars. We discover how light reveals the chemical composition of the sun, and we are with Einstein as he works out that space and time are one and the same. A four-billion-year-old meteor inspires a search for extraterrestrial life. The cosmically liberating, summary revelation is that star-gazing made us human.