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The Pale Blue Dot

July 17, 2012 by Lee Ulrich Leave a Comment

The Pale Blue Dot

Carl Sagan, tho an unbeliever, illustrated some of the most profound worship and awe when contemplating the vastness of the Cosmos. Turning the camera towards Earth, after many years and billions of miles, Voyager 1, on the verge of leaving the Solar System took a picture of the Earth, which after highly magnifying is seen […]

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A Brief History Of Time

July 14, 2012 by Lee Ulrich

A Brief History Of Time

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A landmark volume in science writing by one of the great minds of our time, Stephen Hawking’s book explores such profound questions as: How did the universe begin—and what made its start possible? Does time always flow forward? Is the universe unending—or are there boundaries? Are there other dimensions in space? What […]

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Black Holes & Time Warps

July 14, 2012 by Lee Ulrich

Black Holes & Time Warps

Ever since Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity burst upon the world in 1915 some of the most brilliant minds of our century have sought to decipher the mysteries bequeathed by that theory, a legacy so unthinkable in some respects that even Einstein himself rejected them. Which of these bizarre phenomena, if any, can really […]

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When The Clock Struck Zero

July 14, 2012 by Lee Ulrich

When The Clock Struck Zero

As late as 1988, scientists predicted that a complete theory unifying the forces of nature and answering all possible questions about the universe would be developed by the turn of the century. Taylor believes, however, that any ultimate theory of everything (TOE) must answer the following impossible questions: From whence came the energy and matter to create […]

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A Space Odyssey

July 14, 2012 by Lee Ulrich

A Space Odyssey

Written when landing on the moon was still a dream, made into one of the most influential films of our century, brilliant, compulsive, prophetic, 2001: A Space Odyssey tackles the enduring theme of man’s place in the universe. Including a new Foreword by the author and a fascinating new introduction by Stephen Baxter, this special edition is […]

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Burnham’s Celestial Handbook Volume One

July 14, 2012 by Lee Ulrich

Burnham’s Celestial Handbook Volume One

Volume I of this comprehensive three-part guide to the thousands of celestial objects outside our solar system ranges from Andromeda through Cetus. Objects are grouped according to constellation, and their definitions feature names, coordinates, classifications, and physical descriptions. Additional notes offer fascinating historical information. Hundreds of visual aids. 1977 edition.

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The Arrow Of Time

July 14, 2012 by Lee Ulrich

The Arrow Of Time

In our century, the subject of time has become an area of serious inquiry for science. Theories that contain time as a simple quantity form the basis of our understanding of many scientific disciplines, yet the debate rages on: why does there seem to be a direction to time, an arrow of time pointing from […]

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The Hidden Reality

July 14, 2012 by Lee Ulrich

The Hidden Reality

From the best-selling author of The Elegant Universe and The Fabric of the Cosmos comes his most expansive and accessible book to date—a book that takes on the grandest question: Is ours the only universe? There was a time when “universe” meant all there is. Everything. Yet, in recent years discoveries in physics and cosmology have led a number […]

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Wrinkles In Time

July 14, 2012 by Lee Ulrich

Wrinkles In Time

Behold the Handwriting of God! Astrophysicist and adventurer George Smoot spent twenty years pursuing the “holy grail of science” — a relentless hunt that led him from the rain forests of Brazil to the frozen wastes of Antarctica. For decades he persevered — struggling against time, the elements, the forces of ignorance and bureaucratic insanity. […]

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Parallel Universes

July 14, 2012 by Lee Ulrich

Parallel Universes

Wolf’s readers should get ready for a wild intellectual ride through the convoluted realms of quantum mechanics, relativity, black holes and imaginary time. The physicist ( Starwave ) is a strong proponent of the “many-worlds” interpretation of quantum mechanics, and he launches a ferocious assault on conservative scientists who espouse the “Copenhagen” interpretation. Essentially, the […]

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