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The cradle of humanity : how the changing landscape of Africa made us so smart / by Maslin, Mark,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-229) and index.Early human evolution -- Tectonics and climate -- Cradle of humanity -- Global climate change -- Celestial mechanics -- African climate pulses -- The social brain -- The future of humanity.POPULAR SCIENCE. Humans are rather weak when compared with many other animals. We are not particularly fast and have no natural weapons. Yet Homo sapiens currently number nearly 7.5 billion and are set to rise to nearly 10 billion by the middle of this century. We have influenced almost every part of the Earth system and as a consequence are changing the global environmental and evolutionary trajectory of the Earth. So how did we become the world's apex predator and take over the planet? Fundamental to our success is our intelligence, not only individually but more importantly collectively. But why did evolution favour the brainy ape? Given the calorific cost of running our large brains, not to mention the difficulties posed for childbirth, this bizarre adaptation must have given our ancestors a considerable advantage.
Subjects: Human evolution.; Intellect.; Human evolution; Human beings; Human beings; Landscape changes; Climatic changes; Paleoclimatology; Paleoecology;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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How to read the solar system : a guide to the stars and planets / by North, Chris(Chris E.),author.(CARDINAL)428980; Abel, Paul(Astronomer),author.(CARDINAL)429393;
What is the solar system? -- Ancient stargazers -- Celestial mechanics -- The sun -- Mercury -- Venus -- Earth and Moon -- Mars -- Jupiter -- Saturn -- Uranus and Neptune -- Asteroids and dwarf planets -- Comets -- One among many.The Solar System - so what is it? This book looks at all the major players, including our more familiar neighbours - the Sun, the planets and their moons - the occasional visitors to our planet - asteroids, meteors and comets - as well as distant stars and what might be beyond our Solar System - Earth Mark II?
Subjects: Stars;
Available copies: 13 / Total copies: 21
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To the Arctic : an introduction to the far northern world / by Young, Steven B.(CARDINAL)523430;
Includes bibliographical references and index.1. Bears, boreas, and celestial mechanics: How we define and subdivide the polar regions -- 2. Polar weather and climate -- 3. Ice and snow -- 4. Glaciers and glaciology -- 5. Poplar landscapes: Glacial geology and geomorphology -- 6. The periglacial environment -- 7. Ice ages -- 8. Gateway to the Arctic: The northern forest and the timberline -- 9. Tundra vegetation and zonation -- 10. Tundra animals -- 11. Cold seas, shores, and inland waters -- 12. Birds of the Arctic -- 13. Ice ages II -- 14. The human presence in the Arctic.Comprehensive overview of the flora and fauna, ecology, geology, climate, history, development, and importance of the entire polar region.
Subjects: Natural history;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Viewing the constellations with binoculars : 250+ wonderful sky objects to see and explore / by Kambič, Bojan.(CARDINAL)564507;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 503-505) and indexes.
Subjects: Astronomy; Constellations;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Aster of Pan / by Merwan,1978-author,artist.; Valente, M. B.,translator.;
"The year is 2068. The place, Fontainebleau forest, ancient home of some of France's mightiest monarchs on the outskirts of what was once Paris. The post-apocalyptic society of Pan survives by growing rice and scavenging among the ruins of a destroyed civilization. Their precarious existence comes under threat when the powerful, technologically advanced Federation of Fortuna forces them into a dangerous choice-submit to Fortuna's rule, or try to best them in a barbaric, ritualized game known as Celestial Mechanics. Pan's only hope? A hot-headed outcast they'd rejected for being un-Pan : a girl named Aster."--Publisher.YA. Intended for readers aged 14 and up. It may contain themes considered 'young adult'.
Subjects: Comics (Graphic works); Graphic novels.; Novels.; Contests; Survival; Twenty-first century;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The doomfire secret / by Avery, Annaliese,author.;
With her mother dead, Paisley Fitzwilliam plans to journey north with her friends and Hal, late of the Dragon Guard, to rescue her younger brother Dax, who was taken by the Krigare--if she can escape from London, and the murky politics surrounding the newruler.Ages 8-12.Grades 4-6.
Subjects: Action and adventure fiction.; Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Romans.; Magic; Dragons; Siblings; Rescues; Friendship; Adventure and adventurers; Fantasy.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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The nightsilver promise / by Avery, Annaliese,author.(CARDINAL)887159;
"In the empire of Albion, the Great Dragons of old are long gone ... Now governed by the science of Celestial Physicists, everyone's life is foretold by the track of stars on their wrist. When Paisley Fitzwilliam receives her track, she discovers that she is destined to die before the end of her fourteenth turning. Then, when her mother goes missing, Paisley is the only one left who can protect her Dragon Touched brother, Dax, from being exposed as a descendant of the Great Dragons"--840LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Imaginary places; Magic; Wizards; Siblings; Dragons; Siblings.;
Available copies: 20 / Total copies: 20
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Astronomy : from plotting the stars to pulsars and black holes / by Rooney, Anne,Author(DLC)n 88036318 ;
5. The Solar System revealed (Exploring the planets ; How many planets? ; Visitors with a bad reputation) -- 6. Mapping the stars (Tracking stars ; Fuzzy stars ; Galaxies disputed) -- 7. Remaking the Universe (Celestial mechanics ; The bigger picture ; Beginning and being ; The size of the Universe ; The end of everything ; Other worlds, other universes) -- 8. The final frontier (Asking 'Is there anybody there?' ; 'Where is everybody?' ; Somewhere to live)Introduction: Reaching for the stars -- 1. The first astronomers (From seeing to observing ; Space and time ; From prehistory to history ; Astronomy and astrology ; Counting the days ; Place and navigation ; And so to science) -- 2. The great scheme of things (Life, the universe and everything ; Space for thought ; Our place in space ; The centre of all things ; The Copernican revolution ; The threshold of the modern age) -- 3. Tools of the trade (Line of sight ; Modelling the celestial globe ; In the service of Allah ; A new way of looking ; Lines in the dark and light ; Darkness visible ; Going there) -- 4. Earth, Moon and Sun (The Earth in space ; Our companion the Moon ; The Sun)"For thousands of years, the stars, planets, Moon and Sun were central to religious and superstitious beliefs. Astronomy had its origins in the context of those beliefs. From this starting point, scientific thinking emerged as humans began to seek explanations for the existence of celestial bodies that did not rely on the supernatural. In the 17th century, the invention of the telescope marked a watershed, opening the heavens to scrutiny and revealing that the planets are other worlds. The wonders of space have multiplied ever since, puzzling and enthralling us. [This book] charts our fascination with the stars, from before Stonehenge to the search for exoplanets and extra-terrestrial life"--Book flap.
Subjects: Astronomy.; Cosmology.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The end of solitude : selected essays on culture and society / by Deresiewicz, William,1964-Author(DLC)n 2004037373;
The end of solitude -- Solitude and leadership -- Faux friendship -- Culture against culture -- The girl with the high-speed connection -- The ghost in the machine -- All in a dream -- The disadvantages of an elite education -- The neoliberal arts -- The defunding of the American mind -- On political correctness -- Change your mind first : college and the urge to save the world -- Why I left academia (since you're wondering) -- Heal for America -- On the beach -- In memoriam -- Generation sell -- Heroes -- Just friends -- Seeing things -- The true church -- Arms and the man -- Latter-day saint -- The maker's hand -- Upper middle brow -- Food, food culture, culture -- The platinum age -- Merce Cunningham : celestial mechanics -- Mark Morris : home coming -- Studies show arts have value -- Alfred Kazin : fiery particle of spirit -- Harold Rosenberg : the individual nuisance -- Harold Bloom : the horror, the horror -- Clive James : letter to the twenty-first century -- Mark Greif : facing reality -- Hunting the whale -- How's that again? -- Birthrights -- A Jew in the Northwest -- The limits of limits -- Parade's end -- Day of atonement."What is the internet doing to us? What is college for? What are the myths and metaphors we live by? These are the questions that William Deresiewicz has been pursuing over the course of his award-winning career. The End of Solitude brings together more than forty of his finest essays, including four that are published here for the first time. Ranging widely across the culture, they take up subjects as diverse as Mad Men and Harold Bloom, the significance of the hipster, and the purpose of art. Drawing on the past, they ask how we got where we are. Scrutinizing the present, they seek to understand how we can live more mindfully and freely, and they pose two fundamental questions: What does it mean to be an individual, and how can we sustain our individuality in an age of networks and groups?"--.
Subjects: Essays.; American essays;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Measuring the universe : our historic quest to chart the horizons of space and time / by Ferguson, Kitty.(CARDINAL)361978;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-322) and index.1300L
Subjects: Cosmology.; Cosmological distances.; Measurement.;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 8
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