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Publisher
Philosophical Library/Open Road
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
A philosophical approach to the enigma of nature and the universe approached through observation, meditation, and logical analysis of material phenomena. Written in accessible language for the general reader, The Origin of the Universe expounds on a theory that Jan Aleksander Piasecki developed from a synthesis of data he accumulated over the years. He discusses world forces and how they combine and operate to create the universe and matter, and all...
Author
Language
English
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Description
The story of our Universe, from its beginning in the first milliseconds of the Big Bang right up to our present moment and beyond, told in a gripping narrative. Everyone knows astronomers use telescopes to peer into distant space. They also use them as a time machine to look back into the past. In this brilliant and original book, Paul Murdin lays out the entire history of the Universe backwards along a line of sight through space, from here on Earth...
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
Contains over forty articles from the pages of "Scientific American" magazine in which the authors explore various aspects of the cosmos, discussing the birth of the universe, galaxy formation, the Milky Way, the origins of the solar system, the planets, life on Earth, the microverse, and other topics.
8) The Cosmos
Publisher
Time-Life Books
Pub. Date
c1988
Language
English
Description
Examines the forces at work in the universe from classical Newtonian physics to the implications of relativity, theories on the cosmos, and the end of the universe.
Author
Publisher
Disney/Hyperion Books
Pub. Date
c2011
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IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In this cumulative, rhyming story, a young boy takes a nighttime ride from the distant stars in the Milky Way galaxy to his cozy bed, as his blanket becomes a rocket, a plane, and a skateboard.
Author
Publisher
Elliott & Thompson
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The universe is a beautiful, awe-inspiring place - from glowing nebulae to the sweeping majesty of the Milky Way, from complex cloud patterns on Jupiter to the rippling curtains of aurorae. But many of us struggle to grasp the complex ideas and science behind it all, or to see how it relates to our everyday lives.In Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Universe, Professor Andrew Newsam draws on his vast expertise to show us what's going on...
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Language
English
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Description
"The essential universe, from our most celebrated and beloved astrophysicist. What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There's no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed astrophysicist and best-selling author Neil deGrasse Tyson. But today, few of us have time to contemplate the cosmos. So Tyson brings the universe down to Earth succinctly and clearly,...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Drawing on the latest scientific research and his prodigious imagination, a renowned astronomer and science communicator takes us on an immersive tour of the universe to view ten of the most spectacular sights outer space has to offer, including the strange, beautiful shadows cast by a hundred thousand stars.
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Series
Publisher
Nomad Press / Bookmasters
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A deep dive into the origins of the universe! Explore the ways people have tried answering the fundamental question of how the universe began with STEM activities and research projects that bring out-of-this-world learning into your own hands!
What exactly is the universe? Is it brilliant stars, distant galaxies, and giant black holes? What about the sun, the moon, or the planet Earth? The universe is all these things-and more! But where did it...
Author
Publisher
Allen Lane
Pub. Date
1997
Language
English
Description
The author, an Oxford scholar, presents his "Theory of Everything," derived from a belief in multiple universes, and a unification of the scientific theories and philosophies of quantum physics, evolution, computation, and epistemology.
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