Download or read book Lost Galaxies written by Michael V. Lester and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-02-20 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At fourteen, he was curious, yet quiet and shy. His biggest fear would have to be math quizzes, and he knew that Bill would always be his best friend. To him: Diane was the most beautiful woman in the universe. He could not imagine loving anyone else. Three things he knew would last forever were those. While remembering long ago, thoughts of one day getting married to Diane, having children, cooking out in the street on Sundays for the whole block to attend. In his youth, this is how he saw his life play out. That was until he met his worst fear face to face. General Loat would then spend the rest of his life running from that nightmare all the while throughout the universe his name would stand alone as the most wanted man alive. Treachery lies and murder were the main course, but those three were not his favorite things. Yet the Universal Judgment Committee hunted him by forcing themselves upon him in such a horrific way as though one had just eaten a fowl meal that would eventually leave a bad taste in his mouth all the while with him sitting in the middle of this precipice knowing he only had one option. Stay alive. No matter what he tried, no matter how hard he fought nothing would help to remove the stain tattooed upon his taste buds. This was not what he wanted. This was not what he deserved. This is what he was thrown into, this is what he was forced to do and he knew that in order for the universe to see peace once more, one of two things had to happen.
Download or read book Physics of Nearby Galaxies written by Xuan Thuan Trinh and published by Atlantica Séguier Frontières. This book was released on 1992 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Harlow Shapley Symposium on Globular Cluster Systems in Galaxies written by Jonathan E. Grindlay and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 767 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the centennial year, 1985-86, of Harlow Shapley's birth, the study of globular clusters was no less important to the development of astronomy than in 1915, when Shapley first noted their concentration on the sky. By 1917 Shapley had used the properties of the system of globular clusters to complete the Copernican revolution and locate the solar system, and its Earth-bound observers, far from the center of the Galaxy and the globular cluster distribution. Seven decades later, in the year of these proceedings, globular cluster research and the study of the system of globular clusters in our own and distant galaxies is undergoing a renaissance of activity. The introduction of new observational tools, particularly CCD imagers and digital spectrographs, as well as powerful theoretical methods have transformed the study of globular clusters into one of the main line areas of modern astrophysics. Thus it seemed particularly appropriate to one of us, when considering how the Harvard College Observatory might mark the Shapley centennial, to propose and plan for an IAU Symposium on Globular Cluster Systems in Galaxies. Planning for the Shapley Symposium, as it came to be called, was even more drawn out than the preparation of this volume. The Symposium was originally proposed to the IAU Secretariat in time for it to be held in August, 1985, so that it might occur in the centennial (calendar) year.
Download or read book The Interstellar Medium in Galaxies written by Harley A. Thronson Jr. and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-12-21 with total page 565 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains the proceedings of the sixth Eurographics Workshop on Vir tual Environments. The event took place from June 1 to June 2, 2000, in Am sterdam. We hope that readers will find these proceedings to be valuable, not only for virtual environment researchers, but also for practitioners developing or using virtual environment applications. We are glad to report that visibility of the workshop continues to expand and that virtual environment researchers and practitioners from allover the world are submitting papers. This year, 40 papers and case studies were submitted of which 20 were accepted. In addition, we are glad to see that the focus of the workshop is also expanding. We accepted 6 research papers on evaluation of virtual environments and there was a broad sampling of other topics. We would like to thank all those involved in organizing the symposium. In particular, thanks go to Mieke Brune who was in charge of the local organization. In addition, we want to thank the international program committee for their excellent, yet laborious, job in reviewing all submitted papers. The quality of the workshop is a reflection of the quality of the submitted papers and the quality of the reviewing process.
Download or read book Lost Galaxies written by Michael V. Lester and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-02 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At fourteen, he was curious, yet quiet and shy. His biggest fear would have to be math quizzes, and he knew that Bill would always be his best friend. to him: Diane was the most beautiful woman in the universe. He could not imagine loving anyone else. Three things he knew would last forever were those.While remembering long ago, thoughts of one day getting married to Diane, having children, cooking out in the street on Sundays for the whole block to attend. In his youth, this is how he saw his life play out. That was until he met his worst fear face to face.General Loat would then spend the rest of his life running from that nightmare all the while throughout the universe his name would stand alone as the most wanted man alive.Treachery lies and murder were the main course, but those three were not his favorite things. Yet the Universal Judgment Committee hunted him by forcing themselves upon him in such a horrific way as though one had just eaten a fowl meal that would eventually leave a bad taste in his mouth all the while with him sitting in the middle of this precipice knowing he only had one option. Stay alive.No matter what he tried, no matter how hard he fought nothing would help to remove the stain tattooed upon his taste buds.This was not what he wanted. This was not what he deserved. 'This is' what he was thrown into, this is what he was forced to do and he knew that in order for the universe to see peace once more, one of two things had to happen.
Download or read book Contacting Aliens written by David Brin and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2002 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The award-winning Uplift novels comprise one of the greatest achievements in science fiction history. Dramatic, thought-provoking, and inventive, these books describe a fully realized world rich in character, detail, and ideas. Now Uplift author David Brin collaborates with acclaimed artist Kevin Lenagh to compile the definitive guide to the species, societies, and technology of one of the greatest feats of literary world-building ever accomplished. CONTACTING ALIENS Here in the form of a handbook for Terran field agents is a detailed look at Uplift’s many alien races--from the friendly Tymbrimi to the warlike Tandu, from the wise and enigmatic Kanten to the fiercely reptilian Soro, from the bureaucratic Hoon to the manipulative Thennanin--their physiology, psychology, history; their clans and alliances; and their shifting attitudes toward Earth and its representatives. Here, too, is a history of Earth’s contact and challenging interactions with the mysterious and powerful Civilization of Five Galaxies, a look at its institutions, languages, and customs, plus a time line of momentous events going back 3 billion years. For the millions of fans of the Uplift novels, this long-awaited guide will be an essential reference work, filled with vital information and never-before-seen illustrations that reveal, for the first time in one volume, the keys to the ambitious vision and bold speculation of the Uplift universe.
Download or read book An Atlas of Local Group Galaxies written by Paul W. Hodge and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-04-18 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Atlas provides a complete set of images of Local Group Galaxies (excluding the three for which identification atlases are already in print) and shows the most important objects, including many thousands of individual stars and interstellar objects. It is unique in its coverage and format and provides a source of these fundamental data that will be used for many years. Researchers, students and even amateur astronomers will be able to use the Atlas to identify and study the various components of the nearly 30 important galaxies covered by the Atlas. The objects identified on the more than 200 charts include variable stars, globular star clusters, open star clusters, stellar associations, emission regions, supernova remnants, planetary nebulae and dust clouds. Each galaxy is accompanied by an extensive bibliography.
Download or read book Galaxies Lost Episode Four written by Odette C. Bell and published by Odette C. Bell. This book was released on with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The galaxies – every one across the universe – will soon be lost. Unless Jodi and Adam can come together and fight. To do that, they must first find out who their real enemy is. As everything Adam thought he knew shatters under his feet, Forest discovers the true nature behind this endless, pointless war. Jodi must go yet further. She must pass through the redemption she’s fought for to what lies beyond – ultimate connection. … Galaxies Lost follows a traitor and a shadowy soldier fighting a hidden war for the universe. If you crave space opera with action, heart, and a splash of romance, grab Galaxies Lost Episode Four today and soar free with an Odette C. Bell series. Galaxies Lost is the 17th Galactic Coalition Academy series. A sprawling, epic, and exciting sci-fi world where cadets become heroes and hearts are always won, each series can be read separately, so plunge in today.
Download or read book Galaxies Lost The Complete Series written by Odette C. Bell and published by Odette C. Bell. This book was released on with total page 603 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Redemption isn’t easy. Nothing is. Jodi’s the greatest traitor the Coalition has seen – at least that’s the theory. Rotting for two years in jail, she’s dreamed of saving the galaxy. But she’s forgotten dreams can break you to come true. When she’s released for a desperate mission, no one knows she alone can save everyone. Beyond – out there – are things. Warriors. Hunters. For millennia, they’ve protected the galaxies. Now the status quo breaks, throwing a mysterious Shadow Hunter right into Jodi’s path and, eventually, her heart. … Galaxies Lost follows a traitor and a shadowy soldier fighting a hidden war for the universe. If you crave space opera with action, heart, and a splash of romance, grab Galaxies Lost: The Complete Series today and soar free with an Odette C. Bell series. Galaxies Lost is the 17th Galactic Coalition Academy series. A sprawling, epic, and exciting sci-fi world where cadets become heroes and hearts are always won, each series can be read separately, so plunge in today.
Download or read book Galaxies Lost Episode One written by Odette C. Bell and published by Odette C. Bell. This book was released on with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Redemption isn’t easy. Nothing is. Jodi’s the greatest traitor the Coalition has seen – at least that’s the theory. Rotting for two years in jail, she’s dreamed of saving the galaxy. But she’s forgotten dreams can break you to come true. When she’s released for a desperate mission, no one knows she alone can save everyone. Beyond – out there – are things. Warriors. Hunters. For millennia, they’ve protected the galaxies. Now the status quo breaks, throwing a mysterious Shadow Hunter right into Jodi’s path and, eventually, her heart. … Galaxies Lost follows a traitor and a shadowy soldier fighting a hidden war for the universe. If you crave space opera with action, heart, and a splash of romance, grab Galaxies Lost Episode One today and soar free with an Odette C. Bell series. Galaxies Lost is the 17th Galactic Coalition Academy series. A sprawling, epic, and exciting sci-fi world where cadets become heroes and hearts are always won, each series can be read separately, so plunge in today.
Download or read book The Galaxy Builder written by Keith Laumer and published by Gateway. This book was released on 2016-03-24 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world, as Lafayette O'Leary knew it, disappeared in a flash. Perhaps it was his own doing - after all, he had the uncanny gift of creating alternate realities by sheer mental power. But the result was a nightmare gone out of control. All O'Leary wanted was to find his wife and return to the familiar world of Artesia. Yet no sooner did he manage to extricate himself from one bizarre situation than he was thrust into another, equally threatening... There was only one thing to do: he had to penetrate the very center of power from which his destiny was being controlled and - take it into his own hands!
Download or read book Asteroids to Quasars written by Phyllis M. Lugger and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2004-12-16 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty-three researchers give insightful snapshots of current progress in a wide variety of topics of astrophysical interest, including the nature of asteroid surfaces, interstellar gas, stars and star formation, hot gas in galaxies, and quasar variability. The reviews are at a level accessible to graduate students working in astronomy and will be useful summaries of many important research areas.
Download or read book Galaxies Lost Episode Three written by Odette C. Bell and published by Odette C. Bell. This book was released on with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the shadows close in, Jodi and Adam can only win with one weapon – the truth. More planets are infected, and Jodi is thrown across the galaxy. But she will make her way back. For the facts are on her side and her redemption is near. The galaxy has two options – to join her or get out of her way. For any force that stands between her and saving the Coalition has finally met its match. … Galaxies Lost follows a traitor and a shadowy soldier fighting a hidden war for the universe. If you crave space opera with action, heart, and a splash of romance, grab Galaxies Lost Episode Three today and soar free with an Odette C. Bell series. Galaxies Lost is the 17th Galactic Coalition Academy series. A sprawling, epic, and exciting sci-fi world where cadets become heroes and hearts are always won, each series can be read separately, so plunge in today.
Download or read book Galaxies Lost Episode Two written by Odette C. Bell and published by Odette C. Bell. This book was released on with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There’s a point no one can come back from. Jodi White just reached it. Adam might’ve wiped her mind. It means nothing. For Jodi has a destiny reaching far beyond him and this universe. The shadows amass again, punching into the heart of the Coalition. Adam can try to fight, but he can’t do it alone. It’s time to call on the most maligned cadet in history. First, she must call on herself and put her checkered past behind once and for all. … Galaxies Lost follows a traitor and a shadowy soldier fighting a hidden war for the universe. If you crave space opera with action, heart, and a splash of romance, grab Galaxies Lost Episode Two today and soar free with an Odette C. Bell series. Galaxies Lost is the 17th Galactic Coalition Academy series. A sprawling, epic, and exciting sci-fi world where cadets become heroes and hearts are always won, each series can be read separately, so plunge in today.
Download or read book Local Group Cosmology written by David Martínez-Delgado and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-10-21 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aimed at graduate students and young researchers, this volume presents observational techniques, tools, and models for studying Local Group galaxies.
Download or read book Dark Matter And Cosmic Web Story Second Edition written by Jaan Einasto and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2024-04-29 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concepts of dark matter and the cosmic web are some of the most significant developments in cosmology in the past century. They have decisively changed the classical cosmological paradigm, which was first elaborated upon during the first half of the 20th century but ran into serious problems in the second half. Today, they are integral parts of modern cosmology, which explains everything from the Big Bang to inflation to the large-scale structure of the Universe.Dark Matter and Cosmic Web Story describes the contributions that led to a paradigm shift from the Eastern point of view. It describes the problems with the classical view, the attempts to solve them, the difficulties encountered by those solutions, and the conferences where the merits of the new concepts were debated. Amidst the science, the story of scientific work in a small country occupied by the Soviet Union and the tumultuous events that led to its breakup are detailed as well.The development of cosmology has often treated as a West-East conflict between the American school led by Jim Peebles in Princeton and the Soviet team led by Yakov Zeldovich in Moscow. Actually, the development of ideas was broader, and a certain role played the Tartu team. The Tartu cosmology school was founded by Ernst Öpik and has its own traditions and attitude to science. In the new edition of the book the interplay between three cosmology schools is written in more detail. The recent development of dark matter and cosmic web studies is described, as well as the evolution of global properties of the cosmic web.This book is accompanied by a website which contains additional material: copies of the originals of some crucial papers, astronomical movies, and movies which showcase the private life of the author. In this second edition, two chapters on the statistical description of the cosmic web and its development were added, as well as chapter on the sociology of science. To keep the length of this book reasonable, a lot of reorganisation of the text has been done as well.
Download or read book Myths of Origins written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2024-05-09 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The articles in Myths of Origins provide insights into the universality of myths of origins as patterns of literary creation from Antiquity to the present. The essays range from an investigation of the six models of beginnings in Western literature to the workings of modern myths of origins in postcolonial literature and relocate the discussion on myths of origin in a wider context that besides the humanities considers linguistics and the impact of new technologies. The contributing authors to the volume shed light on issues relating to myths of origins by linking this subject to literary creation and adopting a multidisciplinary approach.
