Название: How It Ends: From You to the Universe
Автор: Chris Impey
Издательство: Random House, Inc.
Год: 2010
Страниц  352
ISBN: 039333998X
Формат: PDF
Размер 19,8  Mb
Язык Английский
The fascinating science behind the eventual end to everything—from the individual to all existence.
Although we may try to keep it tucked at the back of our minds, most of us are aware of our own mortality. But few among us know what science, with the help of insights yielded from groundbreaking new research, has to say about death on a larger scale. Enter astronomer Chris Impey, who chronicles the death of the whole shebang: individual, species, biosphere, earth, sun, Milky Way, and, finally, the entire universe.
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Название: Astronomy: The Solar System and Beyond
Автор: Michael A. Seeds
Издательство: Brooks Cole
Год: 2009
Страниц 512
ISBN: 0495562033
Формат: PDF
Размер 53,8  Mb
Язык Английский
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Название: Horizons: Exploring the Universe, 11th Edition
Автор: Michael A. Seeds, Dana Backman
Издательство: Brooks Cole
Год: 2009
Страниц 512
ISBN: 0495559733
Формат: PDF
Размер:  60 MB
Язык Английский
This newly revised and updated Edition of HORIZONS shows readers their place in the universe, not just their location, but also their role as planet dwellers in an evolving universe. Fascinating and engaging, the book illustrates how science works, and how scientists depend on evidence to test hypotheses. Students will learn to focus on the scientific method through the strong central questioning themes of "What are we?" and "How do we know?"

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