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?"
Название: Seaweeds and their Role in Globally Changing Environments (Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology)
Автор: Alvaro Israel, Rachel Einav, Joseph Seckbach
Издательство: Springer
Год издания: 2010
isbn: 9048185688
Количество страниц: 600
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
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Global warming is accelerating faster than the ability for natural
repair, and environmental stresses are damaging ecosystems, all
affecting physical and biological systems on Earth. A new Nasa-led
study shows that human activity has caused climate changes resulting in
permafrost thawing, acid rain, and lower productivity in lakes as well
as increased emissions of greenhouse gases, including CO2, N20, CH4,
CF3, and CFC. Ma
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Observing and Cataloguing Nebulae and Star Clusters: From Herschel to Dreyer's New General Catalogue Mark Lardas Издательство: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 0521192676 Год издания: 2010 Кол.страниц: 600 Язык: английский Формат: PDF Размер: 21Mb The New General Catalogue, originally created in 1888, is the source for referencing bright nebulae and star clusters, both in professional and amateur astronomy. With 7840 entries, it is the most-used historical catalogue of observational astronomy, and NGC numbers are commonly used today. However, the fascinating history of the discovery, observation, description and cataloguing of nebulae and star clusters in the nineteenth century has largely gone untold, until now. This well
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Water in the Universe Arnold Hanslmeier Издательство: Springer ISBN: 9048199832 Год издания: 2010 Кол.страниц: 239 Язык: английский Формат: PDF Размер: 11 MB Due to its specific chemical and physical properties, water is essential for life on Earth. And it is assumed that this would be the case for extraterrestrial life as well. Therefore it is important to investigate where water can be found in the Universe. Although there are places that are completely dry, places where the last rainfall happened probably several 100 million years ago, surprisingly this substance is quite omnipresent. In the outer solar system the large satellites of Jupiter and Saturn are covered by a thick layer of ice that could be hiding a liquid o
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Guide to the Universe: Inner Planets Jennifer A. Grier, Andrew S. Rivkin Издательство: Greenwood ISBN: 0313344302 Год издания: 2010 Кол.страниц: 228 Язык: английский Формат: PDF Размер: 3, Mb This volume in the Greenwood Guides to the Universe series covers the inner planets—Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. Thematic chapters discuss all of the many areas of astronomical research surrounding each subject, providing readers with the most up-to-date understanding of current knowledge and the ways in which it has been obtained. Intended for use in secondary education, this volume eschews the conventional listing of the numerical data associated with astrophysical texts. Instead, the focus is on explaining processes o
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Comets and How to Observe Them Richard Schmude Издательство: Springer ISBN: 1441957898 Год издания: 2010 Кол.страниц: 254 Язык: английский Формат: PDF Размер: 4,6 Mб Comets have inspired wonder, excitement and even fear ever since they were first observed. But they are important members of the solar system, that contain material from early in the life of the system, held in deep-freeze. This makes them key in our understanding of the formation and evolution of many Solar System bodies. Recent ground- and space-based observations have changed much in our understanding of comets. Comets, and How to Observe Them gives a summary of our current knowledge and describes how amateur astronomers can contribute to the body
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Историко-астрономические исследования. Выпуск V Автор: Куликовский П.Г. (отв. ред.) Издательство: М.: ГИТТЛ Год издания: 1959 Количество страниц: 468 Язык: русский Формат: PDF Размер: 43 Мб В настоящем выпуске «Историко-астрономических исследований» продолжается публикация материалов, освещающих научные связи между отечественными и зарубежными астрономами. Так, публикуется основанное на архивных материалах исследование В. Л. Ченакала (Ленинград) «Джемс Шорт и русская астрономия», в котором обстоятельно изложены связи выдающегося английского конструктора астрономических инструментов с русскими учеными той эпохи. Публикуется, к сожалению в сокращенном виде, большая работа Н.Б.Лавровой (Москва, Государственный астрономический институт им.
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Историко-астрономические исследования. Выпуск IV Куликовский П.Г. (отв. ред.) Издательство: М.: ГИТТЛ Год издания: 1958 Кол.страниц: 592 Язык: русский Формат: PDF Размер: 51Mb Издание сборников «Историко-астрономических исследований», четвертый выпуск которых предлагается вниманию читателей, несомненно, способствовало усилению интереса к вопросам истории нашей науки, появлению новых исследователей и открытию интересных и важных документов.
