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Book The Day Moon and Earth Had an Argument

Download or read book The Day Moon and Earth Had an Argument written by David Duff and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2024-09-10 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embark on an astronomical adventure through the solar system with this whimsical picture book that begins with a little rift in one of the most celebrated relationships in the universe. All friends have disagreements. But when the friends are the Moon and planet Earth, the consequences are pretty cosmic! After 4.5 billion years together, Moon has had enough of Earth. So, she packs her things and sets off to see what the solar system has to offer. On her galactic tour, Moon sweeps young readers along on a delightful and educational journey. From scorching Venus to giant Jupiter, Moon encounters the oddities and charms of all the other planets on her journey. But as she reaches the cold and lonely edge of the solar system, she begins to wonder whether Earth is really so bad after all . . . With vibrant illustrations, a dash of humor, and heartfelt explorations of emotions like anger and empathy, this children’s book about friendship beautifully conveys the value of connection and the invaluable lesson that sometimes what we’re looking for is closer than we think. Offering a fun and practical review of the planets and their characteristics throughout, The Day Moon and Earth Had an Argument also includes two full spreads at the back of the book filled with fascinating facts about our solar system, information about gravity, how the moon was formed, and more.

Book When the Earth Had Two Moons

Download or read book When the Earth Had Two Moons written by Erik Asphaug and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2019-10-29 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An astonishing exploration of planet formation and the origins of life by one of the world’s most innovative planetary geologists. In 1959, the Soviet probe Luna 3 took the first photos of the far side of the moon. Even in their poor resolution, the images stunned scientists: the far side is an enormous mountainous expanse, not the vast lava-plains seen from Earth. Subsequent missions have confirmed this in much greater detail. How could this be, and what might it tell us about our own place in the universe? As it turns out, quite a lot. Fourteen billion years ago, the universe exploded into being, creating galaxies and stars. Planets formed out of the leftover dust and gas that coalesced into larger and larger bodies orbiting around each star. In a sort of heavenly survival of the fittest, planetary bodies smashed into each other until solar systems emerged. Curiously, instead of being relatively similar in terms of composition, the planets in our solar system, and the comets, asteroids, satellites and rings, are bewitchingly distinct. So, too, the halves of our moon. In When the Earth Had Two Moons, esteemed planetary geologist Erik Asphaug takes us on an exhilarating tour through the farthest reaches of time and our galaxy to find out why. Beautifully written and provocatively argued, When the Earth Had Two Moons is not only a mind-blowing astronomical tour but a profound inquiry into the nature of life here—and billions of miles from home.

Book The Fight Between the Sun and the Moon

Download or read book The Fight Between the Sun and the Moon written by G. A. Sealy and published by Dawit Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2016-01-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mr. Sun and Ms. Moon are having a fight, over which is better the day or the night. Will they ever stop fighting, and become friends again? In this story, kids will learn why the Sun and the Moon are important to life on Earth. Additionally, kids will also learn the importance of conflict resolution, and trying to understand the viewpoints of others. Look out for this and other titles in the Little Scientist Series of books.

Book Dark Side of the Moon

    Book Details:
  • Author : Gerard Degroot
  • Publisher : NYU Press
  • Release : 2006-11-01
  • ISBN : 0814721133
  • Pages : 337 pages

Download or read book Dark Side of the Moon written by Gerard Degroot and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2006-11-01 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A selection of the History, Scientific American, and Quality Paperback Book Clubs For a very brief moment during the 1960s, America was moonstruck. Boys dreamt of being an astronaut; girls dreamed of marrying one. Americans drank Tang, bought “space pens” that wrote upside down, wore clothes made of space age Mylar, and took imaginary rockets to the moon from theme parks scattered around the country. But despite the best efforts of a generation of scientists, the almost foolhardy heroics of the astronauts, and 35 billion dollars, the moon turned out to be a place of “magnificent desolation,” to use Buzz Aldrin’s words: a sterile rock of no purpose to anyone. In Dark Side of the Moon, Gerard J. DeGroot reveals how NASA cashed in on the Americans’ thirst for heroes in an age of discontent and became obsessed with putting men in space. The moon mission was sold as a race which America could not afford to lose. Landing on the moon, it was argued, would be good for the economy, for politics, and for the soul. It could even win the Cold War. The great tragedy is that so much effort and expense was devoted to a small step that did virtually nothing for mankind. Drawing on meticulous archival research, DeGroot cuts through the myths constructed by the Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson administrations and sustained by NASA ever since. He finds a gang of cynics, demagogues, scheming politicians, and corporations who amassed enormous power and profits by exploiting the fear of what the Russians might do in space. Exposing the truth behind one of the most revered fictions of American history, Dark Side of the Moon explains why the American space program has been caught in a state of purposeless wandering ever since Neil Armstrong descended from Apollo 11 and stepped onto the moon. The effort devoted to the space program was indeed magnificent and its cultural impact was profound, but the purpose of the program was as desolate and dry as lunar dust.

Book Letters from an Astrophysicist

Download or read book Letters from an Astrophysicist written by Neil deGrasse Tyson and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times Bestseller A luminous companion to the phenomenal bestseller Astrophysics for People in a Hurry. Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has attracted one of the world’s largest online followings with his fascinating, widely accessible insights into science and our universe. Now, Tyson invites us to go behind the scenes of his public fame by revealing his correspondence with people across the globe who have sought him out in search of answers. In this hand-picked collection of 101 letters, Tyson draws upon cosmic perspectives to address a vast array of questions about science, faith, philosophy, life, and of course, Pluto. His succinct, opinionated, passionate, and often funny responses reflect his popularity and standing as a leading educator. Tyson’s 2017 bestseller Astrophysics for People in a Hurry offered more than one million readers an insightful and accessible understanding of the universe. Tyson’s most candid and heartfelt writing yet, Letters from an Astrophysicist introduces us to a newly personal dimension of Tyson’s quest to explore our place in the cosmos.

Book What If the Earth Had Two Moons

Download or read book What If the Earth Had Two Moons written by Neil F. Comins and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-03-30 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "What if?" questions stimulate people to think in new ways, to refresh old ideas, and to make new discoveries. In What If the Earth Had Two Moons, Neil Comins leads us on a fascinating ten-world journey as we explore what our planet would be like under alternative astronomical conditions. In each case, the Earth would be different, often in surprising ways. The title chapter, for example, gives us a second moon orbiting closer to Earth than the one we have now. The night sky is a lot brighter, but that won't last forever. Eventually the moons collide, with one extra-massive moon emerging after a period during which Earth sports a Saturn-like ring. This and nine and other speculative essays provide us with insights into the Earth as it exists today, while shedding new light on the burgeoning search for life on planets orbiting other stars. Appealing to adult and young adult alike, this book is a fascinating journey through physics and astronomy, and follows on the author's previous bestseller, What if the Moon Didn't Exist?, with completely new scenarios backed by the latest astronomical research.

Book Who Built the Moon

Download or read book Who Built the Moon written by Christopher Knight and published by Watkins Media Limited. This book was released on 2014-03-11 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors of Civilization One return, bringing new evidence about the Moon that will shake up our world. Christopher Knight and Alan Butler realized that the ancient system of geometry they presented in their earlier, breakthrough study works as perfectly for the Moon as it does the Earth. On further investigation, they found a consistent sequence of beautiful integer numbers when looking at every major aspect of the Moon--no such pattern emerges for any other planet or moon in the solar system. In addition, Knight and Butler discovered that the Moon possesses few or no heavy metals and has no core—something that should not be possible. Their persuasive conclusion: if higher life only developed on Earth because the Moon is exactly what it is and where it is, it becomes unreasonable to cling to the idea that the Moon is a natural object. The only question that remains is, who built it?

Book Worlds in Collision

Download or read book Worlds in Collision written by and published by Paradigma Ltd. This book was released on with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With this book Immanuel Velikovsky first presented the revolutionary results of his 10-year-long interdisciplinary research to the public, founded modern catastrophism - based on eyewitness reports by our ancestors - shook the doctrine of uniformity of geology as well as Darwin's theory of evolution, put our view of the history of our solar system, of the Earth and of humanity on a completely new basis - and caused an uproar that is still going on today. Worlds in Collision - written in a brilliant, easily understandable and entertaining style and full to the brim with precise information - can be considered one of the most important and most challenging books in the history of science. Not without reason was this book found open on Einstein's desk after his death. For all those who have ever wondered about the evolution of the earth, the history of mankind, traditions, religions, mythology or just the world as it is today, Worlds in Collision is an absolute MUST-READ!

Book Jesus  Evidence and Argument or Mythicist Myths

Download or read book Jesus Evidence and Argument or Mythicist Myths written by Maurice Casey and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-01-16 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did Jesus exist? In recent years there has been a massive upsurge in public discussion of the view that Jesus did not exist. This view first found a voice in the 19th century, when Christian views were no longer taken for granted. Some way into the 20th century, this school of thought was largely thought to have been utterly refuted by the results of respectable critical scholarship (from both secular and religious scholars). Now, many unprofessional scholars and bloggers ('mythicists'), are gaining an increasingly large following for a view many think to be unsupportable. It is starting to influence the academy, more than that it is starting to influence the views of the public about a crucial historical figure. Maurice Casey, one of the most important Historical Jesus scholars of his generation takes the 'mythicists' to task in this landmark publication. Casey argues neither from a religious respective, nor from that of a committed atheist. Rather he seeks to provide a clear view of what can be said about Jesus, and of what can't.

Book Influences of Muhammad  PBUH  to date

Download or read book Influences of Muhammad PBUH to date written by Bukenya Siraje and published by Bukenya Siraje. This book was released on with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Islam has grown to almost 2billion people because of prayers are said in one language and people memorize the quran even if you burnt all books in the world. This book is about the great prophet of God, Allah . His origins from Abraham then the people around him like a strong wife, friends like Abubakr, companions like Umar, Uthman, caliphate Ali, others like Imam Hasan al basar, the miracles of the prophet, miracles of the quran. The modern science and the quran. History of islam in Europe, America and Africa He is The most significant person of all time ever in the world, with great character of kindness and patience ,he never revenged however much attacked like; one time was so much beaten , they throw smelling dirty intestines, his teeth removed and bled but just asked Allah to forgive them perhaps on their back some good people would come and promote the religion. Also a woman used to put feces on his way every morning but just continued cleaning them off until came many mornings finding nothing when inquired was told she is seek and went to visit her, pray for her quick recovery. Read this book;"Influences of Muhammad (PBUH) to date.

Book Tables of the Motion of the Earth on Its Axis and Around the Sun

Download or read book Tables of the Motion of the Earth on Its Axis and Around the Sun written by Simon Newcomb and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Taking Things Seriously

    Book Details:
  • Author : Joshua Glenn
  • Publisher : Princeton Architectural Press
  • Release : 2007-08-23
  • ISBN : 9781568986906
  • Pages : 180 pages

Download or read book Taking Things Seriously written by Joshua Glenn and published by Princeton Architectural Press. This book was released on 2007-08-23 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is a book about the things that inspire all of us, from the sacred to the profane, from everyday objects like a marble or a rubber stamp, to the more surprising such as a dirt pile or a turtle tail. Artists, writers, designers, among many others, contribute their objects and ruminations that encourage, motivate, and energize their own creativity."--Provided by publisher.

Book Manual of Harmonic Analysis and Prediction of Tides

Download or read book Manual of Harmonic Analysis and Prediction of Tides written by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Special Publication

Download or read book Special Publication written by and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Special Publication   Coast and Geodetic Survey

Download or read book Special Publication Coast and Geodetic Survey written by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 766 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Periodic orbits and miscellaneous papers  1911

Download or read book Periodic orbits and miscellaneous papers 1911 written by Sir George Howard Darwin and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Missionary Register

Download or read book Missionary Register written by and published by . This book was released on 1826 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: