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How to die in space : a journey through dangerous astrophysical phenomena / by Sutter, Paul M.,1982-author.(CARDINAL)783592;
"So you've fallen in love with space and now you want to see it for yourself, right? You want to witness the birth of a star, or visit the black hole at the center of our galaxy? You want to know if there are aliens out there, or how to travel though a wormhole? You want the wonders of the universe revealed before your very eyes? Well stop, because all that will probably kill you. From mundane comets in our solar backyard to exotic remnants of the Big Bang, from dying stars to young galaxies, the universe may be beautiful, but it's treacherous. Using metaphors and easy-to-understand language, How to Die in Space breathes fresh life into astrophysics, unveiling how particles and forces and fields interplay to create the drama in the heavens above us."--Provided by publisher.The vacuum -- Asteroids and comets -- Solar flares and coronal mass ejections -- Cosmic rays -- Stellar nurseries -- Stellar-mass black holes -- Planetary nebulae -- White dwarves and novae -- Supernovae -- Neutron stars and magnetars --Supermassive black holes -- Quasars and blazars -- Cosmic strings and miscellaneous spacetime defects -- Dark matter -- Hostile aliens -- Wormholes -- A final warning.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Astrophysics.; Cosmic physics.;
Available copies: 11 / Total copies: 15
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The universe as it really is : Earth, space, matter, and time / by Scott, Thomas R.,author.; Powell, James Lawrence,1936-author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-329) and index.Introduction -- It's elementary -- Getting together : atoms to molecules -- Gravity -- Time -- Light -- Earth : a biography -- Earth : a physical exam -- Atmosphere and weather -- Oceans -- The sun -- The solar system -- The Milky Way -- Cosmos.The universe that science reveals to us can seem far outside the comfort zone of the human mind. Subjects near and far open up dizzying vistas, from the infinitesimal to the colossal. Humanity, the unlikely product of uncountable coincidences on unimaginable scales, inhabits a tumultuous universe that extends from our immediate environs to the most distant galaxies and beyond. But when the mind balks at the vertiginous complexity of the universe, science unveils the elegance amid the chaos. In this book, Thomas R. Scott ventures into the known and the unknown to explain our universe and the laws that govern it. The Universe as It Really Is begins with physics and the building blocks of the universe--time, gravity, light, and elementary particles--and chemistry's ability to explain the interactions among them. Scott, with the assistance of James Lawrence Powell, next tours the earth and atmospheric sciences to explain the forces that shape our planet and then takes off for the stars to describe our place in the cosmos. He provides vivid introductions to our collective scientific inheritance, narrating discoveries such as the shape of the atom and the nature of the nucleus or how we use GPS to measure time and what that has to do with relativity. A clear demonstration of the power of scientific reasoning to bring the incomprehensible within our grasp, The Universe as It Really Is gives an engrossing account of just how much we do understand about the world around us.
Subjects: Cosmic physics.; Gravitational fields.; Space sciences.; Meteorology.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Merlin's tour of the universe [audio-enabled device] : a traveler's guide to blue moons and black holes, Mars, stars, and everything far / by Tyson, Neil deGrasse,author.(CARDINAL)339562; Santana, Andŕe(Narrator),narrator.(CARDINAL)890021; Bandhu, Pun,narrator.; Ortiz, Luzma,narrator.; Fortgang, Lauren,narrator.(CARDINAL)787885; Grosland, Emmett,narrator.; Free, Kevin R.,narrator.(CARDINAL)542582; Pinchot, Bronson,narrator.(CARDINAL)824616; Meskimen, Jim,narrator.(CARDINAL)866941; Smith, Jamie Lincoln,narrator.;
Read by author, Andŕe Santana, Pun Bandhu, Luzma Ortiz, Lauren Fortgang, Em Grosland, Kevin R. Free, Bronson Pinchot, Jim Meskimen. an Jamie Lincoln Smith."In Neil deGrasse Tyson's delightful journey through the cosmos, his fictional character Merlin responds to popular questions asked by adults and children alike. Merlin, a timeless visitor from Planet Omniscia in the Andromeda Galaxy, has observed firsthand many of themajor scientific events of Earth's history. Merlin's friends include the most important scientific figures and explorers of all time--da Vinci, Magellan, Newton, Einstein, and Hubble. While Merlin occasionally recounts playful conversations with these luminaries, all questions are answered with authentic science, infused with wit, wisdom, and an occasional rhyme. With the help of intermittent humorous cartoons, Merlin clarifies the details of familiar phenomena like gravity, light, space, and time, and travels to distant stars and galaxies to describe what makes them tick, rotate, explode, and collapse. Merlin's Tour of the Universe is perfect for anyone who harbors burning questions on how the cosmos works."--Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player.
Subjects: Informational works.; Instructional and educational works.; Astronomy; Astrophysics.; Black holes (Astronomy); Planets.; Stars.; Space science.; Cosmic physics.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Merlin's tour of the universe : a traveler's guide to blue moons and black holes, Mars, stars & everything far / by Tyson, Neil deGrasse,author.(CARDINAL)339562;
Earth: everybody's favorite place -- Moon: from werewolves to blue moons -- Planets: meet the family. There's eight of them. Get over it -- Asteroids, comets, and meteors: debris of the solar system revealed -- Sun: always a hot topic -- Stargazer: stars, constellations, and legends -- Gravity: weighty questions from all over -- Stars: they rotate. They explode. They collapse -- Light & telescopes: the food source for all astronomical thought -- Galaxies: something to say about all trillion of them -- Time, space, and a sense of where your are: what's "up"? What's time? What's space? -- Black holes, quasars, and the universe: two out of three are to be avoided -- Life: here and there: Earth and omniscia and...Merlin, a fictional timeless visitor from Planet Omniscia in the Andromeda Galaxy, has observed firsthand many of the major scientific events of Earth's history. In this journey through the cosmos, Merlin responds to popular questions asked by adults and children alike.
Subjects: Informational works.; Instructional and educational works.; Trivia and miscellanea.; Astronomy; Astronomy. ; Astrophysics.; Black holes (Astronomy); Planets.; Stars.; Space sciences.; Cosmic physics.;
Available copies: 16 / Total copies: 20
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The cosmic code : quantum physics as the language of nature / by Pagels, Heinz R.,1939-1988.(CARDINAL)160967;
Bibliography: pages 351-353.
Subjects: Quantum theory.; Particles (Nuclear physics); Science;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 4
On-line resources: Suggest title for digitization;
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My first book of the cosmos / by Ferrón, Sheddad Kaid-Sala,author.(CARDINAL)678783; Altarriba, Eduard,author.(CARDINAL)356116; Reece, Andrea,translator.(CARDINAL)850270;
Introduction -- Gravity -- Newton's Gravity -- Einstein's Gravity -- Gravitational Lenses -- How it all began : the Big Bang -- Galaxies -- The size of the Universe -- How is a star born? Types of stars -- The life of a star -- The sun -- How does a star die? -- Is there life beyond Earth? -- Exoplanets -- Escape velocity -- Black holes -- Cosmic background radiation -- The mystery of dark matter -- The cosmic web -- The universe is expanding -- Dark energy -- Gravitational waves -- Wormholes -- What shape is the universe? -- The observable universe -- The cosmic calendar.Have you ever found yourself wondering about wormholes, wanting to know what a black hole is, how stars are made, or even how to travel in time? Explore the many wonders of the Cosmos and learn more about the origin, evolution, and order of the Universe with this entertaining and information-packed book. One of the most complex areas of science is presented in a fun and lively way, using highly attractive and absorbing illustrations to explain the basic principles and concepts of the fascinating subject.Junior primary school age.
Subjects: Instructional and educational works.; Astrophysics; Cosmic physics; Gravity; Stars;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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The tao of physics : an exploration of the parallels between modern physics and Eastern mysticism / by Capra, Fritjof.(CARDINAL)332568;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-354) and index.The way of physics: Modern physics : a path with a heart? ; Knowing and seeing ; Beyond language ; The new physics -- The way of Eastern mysticism: Hinduism ; Buddhism ; Chinese thought ; Taoism ; Zen -- The parallels: The unity of all things ; Beyond the world of opposites ;Space-time -; The dynamic universe ; Emptiness and form ; The cosmic dance ; Quark symmetries : a new koan? ; Patterns of change ; Interpenetration -- Epilogue.Studies similarities between the concept of a harmonious universe that emerges from the theories of modern physics and the vision of a continuously interactive world conceived by Eastern mystics.
Subjects: Mysticism.; Physics;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The Tao of physics : an exploration of the parallels between modern physics and Eastern mysticism / by Capra, Fritjof.(CARDINAL)332568;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-354) and index.Modern physics : a path with a heart? -- Knowing and seeing -- Beyond language -- New physics -- Hinduism -- Buddhism -- Chinese thought -- Taoism -- Zen -- Unity of all things -- Beyond the world of opposites -- Space-time -- Dynamic universe -- Emptiness and form -- Cosmic dance -- Quark symmetries : a new koan? -- Patterns of change -- Interpenetration.
Subjects: Mysticism.; Physics;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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Cosmic voyage [videorecording] / by Freeman, Morgan.(CARDINAL)348086; Marvin, Jeffrey.; Silleck, Bayley.; IMAX Corporation.(CARDINAL)328011; Motorola Foundation.; National Air and Space Museum.(CARDINAL)141172; Warner Home Video (Firm)(CARDINAL)218485;
Directors of photography, Ernest McNabb, Noel Archambault, Timothy Housel; film editor, Miroslav Janek; music composer and conductor, Dacid Michael Frank.Narrator: Morgan Freeman.Combines live action with state-of-the-art computer-generated imagery to pinpoint where humans fit in our ever-expanding universe. Explore scientific theories, some of which have never before been visualized on film, from the birth of the cosmos and solar system to the nature of black holes and exploding supernovas.Not rated by the MPAA.DVD; Dolby Digital surround 5.1.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Cosmology.; Cosmology; Films for the hearing impaired.; Nuclear physics.; Nuclear physics;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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For the love of physics : from the end of the rainbow to the edge of time-- a journey through the wonders of physics / by Lewin, Walter H. G.(CARDINAL)731091; Goldstein, Warren.(CARDINAL)462508;
From the nucleus to deep space -- Measurements, uncertainties, and the stars -- Bodies in motion -- The magic of drinking with a straw -- Over and under -- outside and inside -- the rainbow -- The harmonies of strings and winds -- The wonders of electricity -- The mysteries of magnetism -- Energy conservation -- plus ça change . . . -- X-rays from outer space! -- X-ray ballooning, the early days -- Cosmic catastrophes, neutron stars, and black holes -- Celestial ballet -- X-ray bursters! -- Ways of seeing.Largely autobiographical account of the author's life as one who fell in love first with physics and then with teaching physics to students.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Lewin, Walter H. G.; College teachers; Physicists; Physics; Physics;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 7
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