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Lonely Planets

The Natural Philosophy of Alien Life

de David Grinspoon ...

PEN Literary Award Winner: "The best, most entertaining examination of the possibility of other life in the universe since [Carl] Sagan's best work." — Boulder Daily CameraIt's been decades since Carl Sagan first addressed the general public about the possibility of extraterrestrial life from a scientist's perspective. We've learned a lot in those years, and now planetary scientist David Grinspoon ... Leer más

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PEN Literary Award Winner: "The best, most entertaining examination of the possibility of other life in the universe since [Carl] Sagan's best work." — Boulder Daily CameraIt's been decades since Carl Sagan first addressed the general public about the possibility of extraterrestrial life from a scientist's perspective. We've learned a lot in those years, and now planetary scientist David Grinspoon
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Chasing New Horizons

Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto

de Alan Stern, David Grinspoon ...

This insider account is "thoroughly captivating . . . Suffused with . . . scientific wonder. . . . a top-notch documentation of intrepid planetary exploration" ( Kirkus Reviews , starred review).On July 14, 2015, something amazing happened. More than three billion miles from Earth, a small NASA spacecraft called New Horizons screamed past Pluto at more than 32,000 miles per hour, focusing its ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

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This insider account is "thoroughly captivating . . . Suffused with . . . scientific wonder. . . . a top-notch documentation of intrepid planetary exploration" ( Kirkus Reviews , starred review).On July 14, 2015, something amazing happened. More than three billion miles from Earth, a small NASA spacecraft called New Horizons screamed past Pluto at more than 32,000 miles per hour, focusing its
... Leer más

Disponible también en: Audiolibro
Earth in Human Hands

Shaping Our Planet's Future

de David Grinspoon ...

NASA Astrobiologist and renowned scientist Dr. David Grinspoon brings readers an optimistic message about humanity's future in the face of climate change.For the first time in Earth's history, our planet is experiencing a confluence of rapidly accelerating changes prompted by one species: humans. Climate change is only the most visible of the modifications we've made--up until this point, ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

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NASA Astrobiologist and renowned scientist Dr. David Grinspoon brings readers an optimistic message about humanity's future in the face of climate change.For the first time in Earth's history, our planet is experiencing a confluence of rapidly accelerating changes prompted by one species: humans. Climate change is only the most visible of the modifications we've made--up until this point,
... Leer más

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冥王星任務：NASA新視野號與太陽系盡頭之旅

Chasing New Horizons: Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto

Traducido por 鄭煥昇 ...

de 艾倫‧史登 Alan Stern、大衛‧葛林史 David Grinspoon ...

◎20億人次關注的太空計畫◎曾登上七大洲報紙頭條◎2018年英國大學生推薦讀物◎出版人週刊最佳夏日讀物◎BBC精選十本五月必讀的書◎電影「十月的天空」作者強力好評◎隨書附最新版「探索冥王星系統的十大科學發現」人類登陸過月球、開發過火星，還探索過天王星、海王星……等等，那冥王星呢？二○一五年美國國慶日，航太總署（NASA）負責冥王星計畫的任務主持人艾倫・史登，手機響了起來：「我們跟太空船失聯了！」整整九年未曾斷過聯繫的太空船新視野號，卻在終於要飛掠冥王星的前十天與NASA失聯，這代表長達十四年的計畫可能付諸流水，而超過兩千五百位同仁的心血也將白費……熟悉太空天文計畫的人，可能對於火星探測車的進展最為了解；但冥王星任務卻是NASA有史以來最完美又最省錢的計畫，在預算僅四億元的要求下，數學家與物理學家突破瓶頸：在地球跟冥王星對齊的那一年，NASA先將飛行器拋向木星，再用木星把飛行器加速拋向冥王星 ... Leer más

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◎20億人次關注的太空計畫◎曾登上七大洲報紙頭條◎2018年英國大學生推薦讀物◎出版人週刊最佳夏日讀物◎BBC精選十本五月必讀的書◎電影「十月的天空」作者強力好評◎隨書附最新版「探索冥王星系統的十大科學發現」人類登陸過月球、開發過火星，還探索過天王星、海王星……等等，那冥王星呢？二○一五年美國國慶日，航太總署（NASA）負責冥王星計畫的任務主持人艾倫・史登，手機響了起來：「我們跟太空船失聯了！」整整九年未曾斷過聯繫的太空船新視野號，卻在終於要飛掠冥王星的前十天與NASA失聯，這代表長達十四年的計畫可能付諸流水，而超過兩千五百位同仁的心血也將白費……熟悉太空天文計畫的人，可能對於火星探測車的進展最為了解；但冥王星任務卻是NASA有史以來最完美又最省錢的計畫，在預算僅四億元的要求下，數學家與物理學家突破瓶頸：在地球跟冥王星對齊的那一年，NASA先將飛行器拋向木星，再用木星把飛行器加速拋向冥王星
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Towards Understanding the Climate of Venus

Applications of Terrestrial Models to Our Sister Planet

Edición de David Grinspoon, Roger-Maurice Bonnet, Symeon Koumoutsaris, Lennart Bengtsson, Dmitri Titov, Sebastien Lebonnois ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
ESA’s Venus Express Mission has monitored Venus since April 2006, and scientists worldwide have used mathematical models to investigate its atmosphere and model its circulation. This book summarizes recent work to explore and understand the climate of the planet through a research program under the auspices of the International Space Science Institute (ISSI) in Bern, Switzerland. Some of the ... Leer más

$89.99 USD

ESA’s Venus Express Mission has monitored Venus since April 2006, and scientists worldwide have used mathematical models to investigate its atmosphere and model its circulation. This book summarizes recent work to explore and understand the climate of the planet through a research program under the auspices of the International Space Science Institute (ISSI) in Bern, Switzerland. Some of the
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Chasing New Horizons

Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto

de Alan Stern, David Grinspoon ...

Narrado por Alan Stern, David Grinspoon ...

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9 hora 16 minutos

This audiobook is the up close, inside story of the greatest space exploration project of our time, New Horizons’ mission to Pluto, as shared with David Grinspoon by mission leader Alan Stern and other key players.On July 14, 2015, something amazing happened. More than 3 billion miles from Earth, a small NASA spacecraft called New Horizons screamed past Pluto at more than 32,000 miles per hour, ... Leer más

$26.99 USD

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This audiobook is the up close, inside story of the greatest space exploration project of our time, New Horizons’ mission to Pluto, as shared with David Grinspoon by mission leader Alan Stern and other key players.On July 14, 2015, something amazing happened. More than 3 billion miles from Earth, a small NASA spacecraft called New Horizons screamed past Pluto at more than 32,000 miles per hour,
... Leer más

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Earth in Human Hands

Shaping Our Planet's Future

de David Grinspoon ...

Narrado por David Grinspoon ...

Completo

17 hora 12 minutos

NASA Astrobiologist and renowned scientist Dr. David Grinspoon brings readers an optimistic message about humanity's future in the face of climate change.For the first time in Earth's history, our planet is experiencing a confluence of rapidly accelerating changes prompted by one species: humans. Climate change is only the most visible of the modifications we've made--up until this point, ... Leer más

$38.99 USD

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NASA Astrobiologist and renowned scientist Dr. David Grinspoon brings readers an optimistic message about humanity's future in the face of climate change.For the first time in Earth's history, our planet is experiencing a confluence of rapidly accelerating changes prompted by one species: humans. Climate change is only the most visible of the modifications we've made--up until this point,
... Leer más

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The Mission

A True Story

de David W. Brown ...

Narrado por JD Jackson ...

Completo

15 hora 17 minutos

A masterful, genre-defying narrative of the most ambitious science project ever conceived: NASA’s deep-space mission to Europa—the Jovian moon where might swim the first known alien life in our solar system—powered by a motley team of obsessives and eccentrics.When scientists discovered the first ocean beyond Earth, they had two big questions: “Is it habitable?” and “How do we get there?” To ... Leer más

$32.99 USD

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A masterful, genre-defying narrative of the most ambitious science project ever conceived: NASA’s deep-space mission to Europa—the Jovian moon where might swim the first known alien life in our solar system—powered by a motley team of obsessives and eccentrics.When scientists discovered the first ocean beyond Earth, they had two big questions: “Is it habitable?” and “How do we get there?” To
... Leer más

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A Beginner's Guide to Constructing the Universe

Mathematical Archetypes of Nature, Art, and Science

de Michael S. Schneider ...

Narrado por Al Kessel ...

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12 hora 48 minutos

Michael Schneider leads us on a spectacular, lavishly illustrated journey along the numbers one through ten to explore the mathematical principles made visible in flowers, shells, crystals, plants, and the human body, expressed in the symbolic language of folk sayings and fairy tales, myth and religion, art and architecture. This is a new view of mathematics, not the one we learned at school but a ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

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Michael Schneider leads us on a spectacular, lavishly illustrated journey along the numbers one through ten to explore the mathematical principles made visible in flowers, shells, crystals, plants, and the human body, expressed in the symbolic language of folk sayings and fairy tales, myth and religion, art and architecture. This is a new view of mathematics, not the one we learned at school but a
... Leer más

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Storm

Chasing Nature's Wildest Weather

de Hank Schyma ...

Narrado por Hank Schyma ...

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4 hora 15 minutos

A thrilling introduction to the world of storms, told in the unmistakable voice of Hank Schyma.Over three decades of storm chasing, Hank Schyma has witnessed some of planet Earth’s most incredible weather shows. STORM brings together the very best of his work, featuring dramatic photography, unforgettable stories from the road and clear, engaging explanations of the science behind the storms ... Leer más

$10.99 USD

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A thrilling introduction to the world of storms, told in the unmistakable voice of Hank Schyma.Over three decades of storm chasing, Hank Schyma has witnessed some of planet Earth’s most incredible weather shows. STORM brings together the very best of his work, featuring dramatic photography, unforgettable stories from the road and clear, engaging explanations of the science behind the storms
... Leer más

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Gravity’s Century

From Einstein’s Eclipse to Images of Black Holes

de Ron Cowen ...

Narrado por John Patrick Walsh ...

Completo

4 hora 58 minutos

A sweeping account of the century of experimentation that confirmed Einstein’s general theory of relativity, bringing to life the science and scientists at the origins of relativity, the development of radio telescopes, the discovery of black holes and quasars, and the still unresolved place of gravity in quantum theory.Albert Einstein did nothing of note on May 29, 1919; yet that is when he ... Leer más

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A sweeping account of the century of experimentation that confirmed Einstein’s general theory of relativity, bringing to life the science and scientists at the origins of relativity, the development of radio telescopes, the discovery of black holes and quasars, and the still unresolved place of gravity in quantum theory.Albert Einstein did nothing of note on May 29, 1919; yet that is when he
... Leer más

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A History of the United States in Five Crashes

Stock Market Meltdowns That Defined a Nation

de Scott Nations ...

Narrado por Christopher Grove ...

Completo

12 hora 32 minutos

In this absorbing, smart, and accessible blend of economic and cultural history in the vein of the works of Michael Lewis and Andrew Ross Sorkin, a financial executive and CNBC contributor examines the five most significant stock market crashes in the United States over the past century, revealing how they have defined the nation today.THE PANIC OF 1907; BLACK TUESDAY (1929); BLACK MONDAY (1987); ... Leer más

$32.99 USD

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In this absorbing, smart, and accessible blend of economic and cultural history in the vein of the works of Michael Lewis and Andrew Ross Sorkin, a financial executive and CNBC contributor examines the five most significant stock market crashes in the United States over the past century, revealing how they have defined the nation today.THE PANIC OF 1907; BLACK TUESDAY (1929); BLACK MONDAY (1987);
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