Download or read book Seven Wonders of the Universe That You Probably Took for Granted written by C. Rene James and published by Johns Hopkins University Press+ORM. This book was released on 2011-01-15 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating look at the scientific mysteries behind our everyday world—from night, light and gravity to our cosmic home and wonder itself. So much of what surrounds us feels familiar and mundane—until we look closer. C. Renée James opens the Universe to fantastical contemplation in this whimsical tour of seven everyday experiences: night, light, stuff, gravity, time, home, and wonder. James introduces each of these seven wonders with a simple question that appears to be easily answered. The questions are deceptive, though. Although we need light to see, there’s much more to it than meets the eye. When you get down to the atomic level, physical things are made of almost entirely empty space—99.9% nothing. And James’s contemplation of our place in the Universe shows that it’s not just a place to hang your hat—and that there’s really nothing else like it. James’s accessible discussion uses common analogies and entertaining illustrations to explain historical discoveries and concepts such as relativity, antimatter, and the electromagnetic spectrum. Fun and edifying, Seven Wonders of the Universe That You Probably Took for Granted is an inviting introduction to secret knowledge of our everyday world.
Download or read book In Search of a Theory of Everything written by Demetris Nicolaides and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020-07 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In Search of a Theory of Everything is an adventurous journey in space and time in search of a unified "theory of everything" (TOE) by means of a rare and agile interplay between the natural philosophies of influential ancient Greek thinkers and the laws of modern physics. For a TOE, all the phenomena of nature share a subtle underlying commonality and are explainable by a single overarching immutable principle. Reading the past for what it is, is of tremendous value, but so is its reading from the perspective of modern knowledge. Not to judge it for its flaws but to be inspired by its insights. This comparative study of the universe is the spirit of In Search of a Theory of Everything-to physics through philosophy, to the new via the old, and in a balanced way. A relatively "easier" analysis of nature, that of a major natural philosopher of antiquity, commences every chapter to fasten the bedrock for the more complex. The transition into the more complicated views of modern physics is gradual and systematic, entwining finely the two, the ancient with the new, the forgotten with the current, by unfolding a history and a philosophy of science, and connecting all the great feats of the mind and time. Those philosophers had ideas that resonate with aspects of modern science; puzzles that still baffle; and rationales that can be used to reassess completely anew fundamental but competing principles of modern physics, even to speculate about open physics problems. In Search of a Theory of Everything is a new kind of sight, is a philosophical insight of modern physics"--
Download or read book Things That Go Bump in the Universe written by C. Renée James and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2023-11-14 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience the drama of the explosive cosmos and the astonishing discoveries being made about the universe's wildest phenomena. The violent birth of the universe was only the first bang of a very bumpy ride. This unfathomably cacophonous beginning has spawned blasts, implosions, cosmic cannibalism, collisions, and countless other fleeting energetic events punctuating the cosmos. Although often brief, these transient phenomena pack a powerful punch. Armed with decades of theoretical progress, unrivaled computing power, and cutting-edge technology, astronomers find themselves at the cusp of understanding not just the events themselves, but also how those events reveal the story of the entire cosmos. In Things That Go Bump in the Universe, astronomer and science writer C. Renée James introduces us to her colleagues around the world, who are using pioneering research techniques to explore everything from the very first explosions in the universe to the dark energy that could destroy it all. Along the way, James describes the history of transient astronomy, how the universe presents itself through various astronomical messengers, and the unexpected connections between different phenomena. Capturing the drama of a wild, violent cosmos for the curious reader, James explains a different category of transient event in each chapter, using easy-to-understand metaphors and stories to explain the science behind these awe-inspiring, cosmological encounters. Things That Go Bump in the Universe explores the incredible discoveries being made in this revolutionary field, the tools used to detect cosmic events, and the astronomical mysteries that continue to puzzle observers and theorists. James weaves together the stories of our turbulent universe—informative, entertaining, frequently perplexing, and occasionally philosophical—and the people who are trying to make sense of it.
Download or read book That Worlds May Live written by Nelson S. Bond and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ages-old enemy is plotting the destruction of the solar system, and only a frantic last-minute alliance among the peoples of Earth, Venus, Mars, and Jupiter can possibly save them!
Download or read book Wonders of Life written by Professor Brian Cox and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2013-01-24 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is Life? Where did it come from? Why does it end?
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Download or read book Already There written by Mark Mossa and published by St Anthony Messenger Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are young (or young only in heart ) and attempting to discover who you are meant to be, Fr. Mark Mossa can help you find the ways God is already in your life. Mossa provides an honest and entertaining account of how he, as a younger adult, now a Jesuit priest, attempts to find God's will for his life. Mossa's friends tell him that he has a talent for making weird (they politely say different) connections. He responds that images, lyrics, and repeatedly quoted lines from popular culture stick with us because they connect with something deep down inside of us and say something meaningful about our human experience. We need only take some time to reflect on our experience--and that is what Mark Mossa helps us to do--and we'll see that God has already been trying to communicate with us in unexpected and surprising ways. Maybe even weird ways The audio edition of this book can be downloaded via Audible.
Download or read book The Observers written by G. L. Vandenburg and published by eStar Books. This book was released on 2011-02-14 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You can't be too suspicious when security is at stake. When everybody who is after a key military job wears a toupee, it is obviously a bald case of espionage.
Download or read book Los Angeles Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 2002-02 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Los Angeles magazine is a regional magazine of national stature. Our combination of award-winning feature writing, investigative reporting, service journalism, and design covers the people, lifestyle, culture, entertainment, fashion, art and architecture, and news that define Southern California. Started in the spring of 1961, Los Angeles magazine has been addressing the needs and interests of our region for 48 years. The magazine continues to be the definitive resource for an affluent population that is intensely interested in a lifestyle that is uniquely Southern Californian.
Download or read book Last Lecture written by Perfection Learning Corporation and published by Turtleback. This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Disconnected America The Future of Mass Media in a Narcissistic Society written by Ed Shane and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-04-29 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ed Shane here traces a change in the American pervasive mass media that once disseminated information quickly and stimulated mass cultural response, to a de-massified individual media that incubate a new electronic narcissicism, producing an inwardly-focused society.
Download or read book Underneath the Lemon Tree written by Mark Rice-Oxley and published by Little, Brown Book Group. This book was released on 2012-03-15 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On paper, things looked good for Mark Rice-Oxley: wife, children, fulfilling job. But then, at his 40th birthday party, his whole world crumbled as he succumbed to depression... How many men do you know who have been through periods when their lives haven't seemed right? How badly askew were things for them? Many men suffer from depression yet it is still a subject that is taboo. Men often don't visit the doctor, or they don't want to face up to feelings of weakness and vulnerability. By telling his story, Mark Rice-Oxley hopes it will enable others to tell theirs. In this intensely moving memoir he retraces the months of his utmost despair, revisiting a landscape from which at times he felt he would never escape. Written with lyricism and poignancy, Mark captures the visceral nature of this most debilitating of illnesses with a frightening clarity, while at the same time offering a sympathetic and dispassionate view of what is happening, and perhaps why. This is not a self-help book but a memoir that is brimful of experience, understanding and hope for all those who read it. It is above all honest, touching and surprisingly optimistic.
Download or read book Wonders of the Night Sky You Must See Before You Die written by Bob King and published by . This book was released on 2018-04-24 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Take your night watching to the next level with Bob King's bucket list collection of 57 remarkable night sky wonders and dark sky destinations. Fill your nights with adventure and the ability to see some of the incredible phenomenon of the sky with this must-have book. Learn all about the brightest and best stars, planets, meteors, comets and constellations using the naked eye, binoculars, telescopes and apps."--
Download or read book Affirmations For Men Unshackle Your Mind Win the War Within Amplify Your Vibration Boost Your Self discipline and become Mentally Resilient to Pain written by Sonny Rehman and published by Sonny Rehman . This book was released on 2022-12-16 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IT'S A NEW YEAR TIME FOR A NEW YOU TIME TO LEVEL THE F**K UP! "It’s all mental. I say this all the time, and it’s true. If you believe you can do it, you can.We all have virtually limitless potential. Our bodies are capable of so much more than what we ask of them.Take off the mental handcuffs, get out there, and start on your way today. What is your passion? You can become better at it. Committing yourself to daily affirmations only fuels your beliefs.You gotta believe to achieve and manifest your reality" - Sonny Rehman Are you tired of not feeling good enough? Do you want to finally start attracting what you deserve in life? Are you exhausted and overburdened with stress? Are you tempted to give up whenever you encounter obstacles and mishaps? If so, AFFIRMATIONS FOR MEN is for you. Imagine boldly facing any challenge that comes your way. Imagine confronting any problem you run into and resolving it with confidence. Imagine being 100% certain that you can handle any predicament or setback life throws at you. AFFIRMATIONS FOR MEN: A Step-By-Step Guide to Facing Life's Challenges, Managing Negative Emotions, and Overcoming Adversity with Courage and Poise! Amazon bestselling author, Sonny Rehman, provides a step-by-step training program for toughening your mind against adversity. You'll learn how to persevere when life become difficult and your circumstances deviate from your plans. You'll discover how to handle pressure, control your impulses, and endure the emotional and psychological distress that accompany misfortune. And best of all, you'll learn how to achieve more than you thought possible through sheer tenacity and determination through Affirmations that allow YOU to Manifest. In AFFIRMATIONS FOR MEN, you'll discover: Discover what mental freedom is and how it can change your life. Understand the science behind positive affirmations and how they work. Achieve mental freedom from self-doubt and negative thinking. Manifest your deepest desires and attract abundance into your life. Boost your confidence and self-esteem. Learn how to use affirmations for health, wealth, and more. Get a 365-day affirmation calendar to keep you on track all year long. PLUS, YOU'LL RECEIVE 18 EXERCISES 365 – DAY AFFIRMATIONS CALENDAR that'll help you to apply the advice and tactics you'll learn throughout this book! If you're tired of feeling like giving up when life gets tough, grab your copy of AFFIRMATIONS FOR MEN today! Start training your mind to endure stress and pressure, face adversity with courage, and boldly weather any storm. Scroll to the top of the page and click the "BUY NOW" button! Review ★★★★★ "The only guide a man needs to find his self purpose and take control" - Mario Winters,The New York Times ★★★★★ "An amazing read extremely insightful it literally captures the art of manifestation & how to achieve your life goals in a logical sense. I highly recommend this book to anyone that wants to change there life through real life experiences & belief " Josh Jackson, NetGally
Download or read book Picatrix written by and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2019-01-10 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A manual for constructing talismans, mixing magical compounds, summoning planetary spirits, and determining astrological conditions, Picatrix is a cornerstone of Western esotericism. It offers important insights not only into occult practices and beliefs but also into the transmission of magical ideas from antiquity to the present. Dan Attrell and David Porreca’s English translation opens the world of this vital medieval treatise to modern-day scholars and lay readers. The original text, Ghāyat al-Ḥakīm, was compiled in Arabic from over two hundred sources in the latter half of the tenth century. It was translated into Castilian Spanish in the mid-thirteenth century, and shortly thereafter into Latin. Based on David Pingree’s edition of the Latin text, this translation captures the spirit of Picatrix’s role in the European tradition. In the world of Picatrix, we see a seamless integration of practical magic, earnest piety, and traditional philosophy. The detailed introduction considers the text’s reception through multiple iterations and includes an enlightening statistical breakdown of the rituals described in the book. Framed by extensive research on the ancient and medieval context that gave rise to the Latin version of the text, this translation of Picatrix will be an indispensable volume for students and scholars of the history of science, magic, and religion and will fascinate anyone interested in the occult.
Download or read book SF UNIVERSE The Ultimate Collection written by Jules Verne and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-11-19 with total page 13554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Good Press presents to you this meticulously edited and formatted SF collection, jam-packed with the dystopian worlds, intergalactic action-adventures, and the greatest Sci-Fi classics: E. M. Forster: The Machine Stops Richard Jefferies: After London Richard Stockham: Perchance to Dream Irving E. Cox: The Guardians Philip F. Nowlan: Armageddon–2419 A.D... George Griffith: The Angel of the Revolution... Percy Greg: Across the Zodiac David Lindsay: A Voyage to Arcturus Edward E. Hale: The Brick Moon Stanley G. Weinbaum: A Martian Odyssey... Abraham Merritt The Moon Pool... Edgar Wallace: The Green Rust... H. Beam Piper: Terro-Human Future History... Garrett P. Serviss: The Sky Pirate... Philip K. Dick: Second Variety... Jules Verne: Journey to the Center of the Earth H. G. Wells: The Time Machine Edgar Allan Poe: A Descent into the Maelstrom... Mary Shelley: Frankenstein... Edwin A. Abbott: Flatland Jack London: Iron Heel... R. L. Stevenson: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde George MacDonald: Lilith H. Rider Haggard: King Solomon's Mines She William H. Hodgson: The Night Land... Edward Bellamy: Looking Backward... Mark Twain: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court Arthur Conan Doyle: The Lost World... Edgar Rice Burroughs Pellucidar Series Caspak Series Francis Bacon: New Atlantis C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne: The Lost Continent Margaret Cavendish: The Blazing World Jonathan Swift: Gulliver's Travels William Morris: News from Nowhere Samuel Butler: Erewhon Edward Bulwer-Lytton: The Coming Race James F. Cooper: The Monikins Charlotte P. Gilman: Herland Ayn Rand: Anthem Owen Gregory: Meccania the Super-State Hugh Benson: Lord of the World Fred M. White: The Doom of London Ignatius Donnelly: Caesar's Column Ernest Bramah: The Secret of the League Milo Hastings: City of Endless Night Arthur D. Vinton: Looking Further Backward Robert Cromie: The Crack of Doom Gertrude Bennett: The Heads of Cerberus E. E. Smith: Triplanetary... Murray Leinster: Murder Madness... Fritz Leiber: The Big Time... Andre Norton: The Time Traders... Pursuit A Traveler in Time Gulliver of Mars A Journey in Other Worlds...
Download or read book Argonaut written by and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 870 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
