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38 produkter
Is Earth Exceptional?
The Quest for Cosmic Life
Inbunden, 2024
278 kr
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A New York Times-bestselling astrophysicist and a Nobel laureate describe the quest to discover how and where the universe breathed life into matter For a long time, scientists have wondered how life has emerged from inanimate chemistry, and whether Earth is the only place where it exists. Charles …
The Golden Ratio: The Story of Phi, the World's Most Astonishing Number
Av Mario Livio
Häftad, 2003
258 kr
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The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved
How Mathematical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry
Av Mario Livio
Häftad, 2006
297 kr
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What do Bach's compositions, Rubik's Cube, the way we choose our mates, and the physics of subatomic particles have in common? All are governed by the laws of symmetry, which elegantly unify scientific and artistic principles. Yet the mathematical language of symmetry-known as group theory-did not …
Accelerating Universe
Infinite Expansion, the Cosmological Constant and the Beauty of the Cosmos
Av Mario Livio
Häftad, 2000
240 kr
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Is God a Mathematician?
Av Mario Livio
Häftad, 2010
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
258 kr
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Golden Ratio
The Story of PHI, the World''s Most Astonishing Number
Av Mario Livio
E-bok, 2008
151 kr
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Throughout history, thinkers from mathematicians to theologians have pondered the mysterious relationship between numbers and the nature of reality. In this fascinating book, Mario Livio tells the tale of a number at the heart of that mystery: phi , or 1.6180339887...This curious mathematical …
The Dark Universe
Matter, Energy and Gravity
Av Mario Livio
Häftad, 2010
813 kr
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This book reviews the findings on the composition of the universe, its dynamics, and the implications of both for the evolution of large-scale structure and for fundamental theories of the universe. With each chapter written by a leading expert in the field, topics include massive compact halo …
Astrophysics of Life
Proceedings of the Space Telescope Science Institute Symposium, held in Baltimore, Maryland May 6-9, 2002
Av Mario Livio, I. Neill Reid m. fl.
Häftad, 2011
667 kr
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Astrobiology is one of the hottest areas of current research, reflecting not only impressive advances in the understanding of the origin of life but also the discovery of over 100 extrasolar planets in recent years. This volume is based on a meeting held in 2002 at the Space Telescope Science …
A Decade of Extrasolar Planets around Normal Stars
Proceedings of the Space Telescope Science Institute Symposium, held in Baltimore, Maryland May 2-5, 2005
Av Mario Livio, Kailash Sahu m. fl.
Häftad, 2011
569 kr
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Humans have long thought that planetary systems similar to our own should exist around stars other than the Sun, yet the search for planets outside our Solar System has had a dismal history of discoveries that could not be confirmed. However, this all changed in 1995, after which astonishing …
The Local Group as an Astrophysical Laboratory
Proceedings of the Space Telescope Science Institute Symposium, held in Baltimore, Maryland May 5-8, 2003
Av Mario Livio, Thomas M. Brown
Häftad, 2011
716 kr
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The Local Group of galaxies consists of the Milky Way and all of its neighbours. The proximity of these galaxies allows for detailed studies of the processes that have led to their formation, structures, and evolution. In particular, studies of the Local Group can test predictions of structure …
Planets to Cosmology
Essential Science in the Final Years of the Hubble Space Telescope: Proceedings of the Space Telescope Science Institute Symposium, Held in Baltimore, Maryland May 3-6, 2004
Av Casertano, Mario Livio m. fl.
Häftad, 2011
634 kr
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This book acknowledges the importance of identifying the most crucial science to be performed by the superb Hubble Telescope. With this goal in mind, the book presents a review of some of the most important open questions in astronomy. World experts examine topics ranging from extrasolar planets …
The Analysis of Emission Lines
Av R. E. Williams, Robert Williams m. fl.
Inbunden, 1995
2247 kr
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What can emission lines tell us about an astrophysical object? A workshop at the Space Telescope Science Institute was dedicated to address just this question - for a host of objects (including planetary nebulae and active galactic nuclei) across a broad range of wavelengths (from the infrared …
The Analysis of Emission Lines
Av Robert Williams, Mario Livio
Häftad, 2005
781 kr
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What can emission lines tell us about an astrophysical object? A workshop at the Space Telescope Science Institute was dedicated to address just this question - for a host of objects (including planetary nebulae and active galactic nuclei) across a broad range of wavelengths (from the infrared …
Massive Stars
From Pop III and GRBs to the Milky Way
Inbunden, 2009
1019 kr
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This collection of papers from the Space Telescope Science Institute Symposium on massive stars addresses the many aspects of astrophysics in which these stars play an important role. Review papers are presented from both observational and theoretical work by world experts in the study of these …
The Dark Universe
Matter, Energy and Gravity
Av Mario Livio
Inbunden, 2004
2280 kr
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This book reviews the findings on the composition of the universe, its dynamics, and the implications of both for the evolution of large-scale structure and for fundamental theories of the universe. With each chapter written by a leading expert in the field, topics include massive compact halo …
Planets to Cosmology
Essential Science in the Final Years of the Hubble Space Telescope: Proceedings of the Space Telescope Science Institute Symposium, Held in Baltimore, Maryland May 3-6, 2004
Av Mario Livio, Stefano Casertano
Inbunden, 2006
2231 kr
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This book acknowledges the importance of identifying the most crucial science to be performed by the superb Hubble Telescope. With this goal in mind, the book presents a review of some of the most important open questions in astronomy. World experts examine topics ranging from extrasolar planets …
The Local Group as an Astrophysical Laboratory
Proceedings of the Space Telescope Science Institute Symposium, held in Baltimore, Maryland May 5-8, 2003
Av Mario Livio, Thomas M. Brown
Inbunden, 2006
2131 kr
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The Local Group of galaxies consists of the Milky Way and all of its neighbours. The proximity of these galaxies allows for detailed studies of the processes that have led to their formation, structures, and evolution. In particular, studies of the Local Group can test predictions of structure …
A Decade of Extrasolar Planets around Normal Stars
Proceedings of the Space Telescope Science Institute Symposium, held in Baltimore, Maryland May 2-5, 2005
Av Mario Livio, Kailash Sahu m. fl.
Inbunden, 2008
2149 kr
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Humans have long thought that planetary systems similar to our own should exist around stars other than the Sun, yet the search for planets outside our Solar System has had a dismal history of discoveries that could not be confirmed. However, this all changed in 1995, after which astonishing …
Equation that Couldn't Be Solved
How Mathematical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry
Av Mario Livio
E-bok, 2005
213 kr
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What do Bach''s compositions, Rubik''s Cube, the way we choose our mates, and the physics of subatomic particles have in common? All are governed by the laws of symmetry, which elegantly unify scientific and artistic principles. Yet the mathematical language of symmetry-known as group theory-did …
Black Holes
Av Mario Livio, Anton M. Koekemoer
Inbunden, 2011
1032 kr
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Black holes, once considered to be of purely theoretical interest, play an important role in observational astronomy and a range of astrophysical phenomena. This volume is based on a meeting held at the Space Telescope Science Institute, which explored the many aspects of black hole astrophysics. …
Is God a Mathematician?
Av Mario Livio
E-bok, 2011
199 kr
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Bestselling author and astrophysicist Mario Livio examines the lives and theories of history’s greatest mathematicians to ask how—if mathematics is an abstract construction of the human mind—it can so perfectly explain the physical world. Nobel Laureate Eugene Wigner once wondered about “the …
Brilliant Blunders
From Darwin to Einstein - Colossal Mistakes by Great Scientists That Changed Our Understanding of Life and the Universe
Av Mario Livio
E-bok, 2013
199 kr
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Drawing on the lives of five great scientists, this “scholarly, insightful, and beautifully written book” (Martin Rees, author of From Here to Infinity ) illuminates the path to scientific discovery. Charles Darwin, William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), Linus Pauling, Fred Hoyle, and Albert Einstein all …
Brilliant Blunders
From Darwin to Einstein - Colossal Mistakes by Great Scientists That Changed Our Understanding of Life and the Universe
Av Mario Livio
Ljudbok, 2013
227 kr
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We all make mistakes. Nobody’s perfect. Not even some of the greatest geniuses in history, as Mario Livio tells us in this marvelous story of scientific error and breakthrough. Charles Darwin, William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), Linus Pauling, Fred Hoyle, and Albert Einstein were all brilliant …
Golden Ratio
The Story of Phi, the World''s Most Astonishing Number
Av Mario Livio
Ljudbok, 2013
596 kr
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Throughout history, thinkers from mathematicians to theologians have pondered the mysterious relationship between numbers and the nature of reality. In this fascinating book, Mario Livio tells the tale of a number at the heart of that mystery: phi, or 1.6180339887.... This curious mathematical …
Why?
What Makes Us Curious
Av Mario Livio
Häftad, 2018
189 kr
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“Have you ever wondered why we wonder why? Mario Livio has, and he takes you on a fascinating quest to understand the origin and mechanisms of our curiosity. I thoroughly recommend it.” —Adam Riess, Nobel Prize Winner in Physics Astrophysicist and author Mario Livio investigates perhaps the most …
Why?
What Makes Us Curious
Av Mario Livio
E-bok, 2017
182 kr
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Astrophysicist and author Mario Livio investigates perhaps the most human of all our characteristics—curiosity—in this “lively, expert, and definitely not dumbed-down account” ( Kirkus Reviews ) as he explores our innate desire to know why . Experiments demonstrate that people are more distracted …
Galileo
And the Science Deniers
Av Mario Livio
E-bok, 2020
186 kr
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An “intriguing and accessible” ( Publishers Weekly ) interpretation of the life of Galileo Galilei, one of history’s greatest and most fascinating scientists, that sheds new light on his discoveries and how he was challenged by science deniers. “We really need this story now, because we’re living …
