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Welcome to the universe in 3D : a visual tour / by Tyson, Neil deGrasse,author.(CARDINAL)339562; Gott, J. Richard,author.(CARDINAL)702723; Strauss, Michael Abram,author.(CARDINAL)682034; Vanderbei, Robert J.,author.(CARDINAL)638863;
Includes bibliographical references and index."If you go out and simply look up, everything--from the Moon to the planets to the stars to the band of the Milky Way--appears to be pasted on the two-dimensional surface of the dome of the sky. Yet, the story of astronomy as a science is how, over time, astronomers have discovered the cosmos in depth. It is the story of the measurement of position and distance, and how our 2D view of the sky above us evolved into a more sophisticated comprehension of the real 3D depths of space. The distances to the stars were first measured using the parallax effect--that is, by comparing the view from opposite sides of the Earth's orbit. This is the same effect that your brain uses (comparing the views from your left and right eyes) to effortlessly give you depth perception. In this book, the authors present the most spectacular stereo images available in astronomy. (Stereo images are pairs of images of the same object, taken 6 months apart--which, as the Earth turns, means viewed from opposite sides of the Earth's orbit.) Each pair of stereo images, when viewed with a special stereo viewer (to be contained in the book itself), portrays the object in 3D. Each striking 3D picture is accompanied by a caption on the facing page, which tells the story and significance of the image in a mini-essay and points out its interesting features. Rather than a random assortment of astronomical wonders, the pictures are arranged in order of their distance from Earth. The book starts out with the Moon and moves outward through planets, stars, and galaxies, finally reaching the cosmic microwave background radiation (CMB), the most distant thing we can see. The distances of objects are given in light travel times--from 1.3 light-seconds for the Moon to 13.8 billion light-years for the CMB. These distances, along with highlights of how each object was discovered and measured by astronomers, provide a framework and narrative thread for the book, which is carried forward from one caption to the next. At each stage of this outward journey, the reader will learn new and surprising facts about fascinating objects in the depths of space. The book also features an introductory Preface that outlines the story of the discovery of the universe in depth, describes the parallax effect, and provides the background and context for the forthcoming visual tour of the observable universe in 3D"--
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Astronomy; Cosmological distances.; Cosmology.; Parallax.; Three-dimensional imaging in astronomy.;
Available copies: 14 / Total copies: 14
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Fictional truth / by Riffaterre, Michael.(CARDINAL)726382;
Subjects: Discourse analysis, Narrative.; Fiction; Narration (Rhetoric); Reality in literature.; Semiotics and literature.; Truth in literature.;
© 1989, c1990., Johns Hopkins University Press,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Humans / by Sawyer, Robert J.(CARDINAL)435623;
Subjects: Science fiction.; Alternative histories (Fiction); Physicists; Neanderthals; Prehistoric peoples;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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Hominids / by Sawyer, Robert J.(CARDINAL)435623;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 437-441).
Subjects: Science fiction.; Alternative histories (Fiction); Neanderthals; Prehistoric peoples;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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Being peace / by Nhất Hạnh,Thích.(CARDINAL)122283; Neumann, Rachel.(CARDINAL)472181;
Suffering is not enough -- The three gems -- Feelings and perceptions -- The heart of practice -- Working for peace -- Interbeing -- Meditation in daily life.
Subjects: Religious life; Buddhism;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Where did Poppy go? / by Silver, Gail,author.(CARDINAL)557813; Quartey, Amanda,illustrator.;
After a grandfather dies, a father and son journey forward through seasons and time, discovering how our loved ones remain with us even after they pass on.Grades 2-3.Ages 4-8.
Subjects: Fiction.; Picture books.; Stories in rhyme.; Grief; Loss (Psychology); Stories in rhyme;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Blackest Night. by Johns, Geoff,1973-(CARDINAL)345857; Mahnke, Doug.(CARDINAL)345845;
Tale of the Black Lantern / Doug Mahnke, pencils -- Only the good die young / Doug Mahnke, pencils -- Love hurts / Doug Mahnke, pencils -- Feared / Doug Mahnke, pencils -- To hell and back / Doug Mahnke, pencils -- Gimme a break! / Doug Mahnke, pencils -- Semper fi / Ed Benes, Marcos Marz, pencils -- Parallax rebirth, part one / Doug Mahnke, pencils -- Parallax rebirth, part two / Doug Mahnke, art -- Life blood / Doug Mahnke, pencils.Expands on the War of the Light as the evil Black Lanterns descend on all of the Corps throughout the universe, and explains villain Black Hand's connection to death and the Black Lantern corps.
Subjects: Comics (Graphic works); Graphic novels.; Science fiction comics.; Superhero comics.; Green Lantern (Fictitious character);
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 7
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The blank page / How a Piece of Paper Connects to Everything / by Blanco, Alberto,1951-author.(CARDINAL)725837; Wilson, Rob Moss,illustrator.(CARDINAL)839133;
Illustrations and easy-to-read text illuminate all of the elements hidden in a blank sheet of paper, beginning with the wood from which it is made and reaching out to the entire universe.Grades K-1.Ages 3 - 7.
Subjects: Fiction.; Mindfulness (Psychology);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Blackbox life recorder 21f [sound recording] ; In a room7 F760 / by Aphex Twin,composer,performer.;
Written and produced by Richard D. James (Aphex Twin).Aphex Twin.
Subjects: Techno (Music); Trance (Electronic dance music); Popular music.; Techno music.; Ambient music.; Trance (Electronic dance music); Intelligent dance music.; Popular music;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Transformation and healing : Sutra on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness / by Nhá̂t Hạnh,Thích.; Laity, Annabel.(CARDINAL)350156; Nhá̂t Hạnh,Thích.Transformation & healing.;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Tipiṭaka.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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