A Travelers Guide To The Stars

Author : Insight Editions
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1683832264
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Star Trek: Vulcan written by Insight Editions and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-10-03 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover Vulcan’s geography and customs in this illustrated travel guide that “takes readers on an extensive tour of the Federation’s most logical planet” (Entertainment Weekly). Plan your next trip to the planet Vulcan! Find restaurants that serve the best fried sandworms and Vulcan port. Take a trip to the Fire Plains or experience spring break at the Voroth Sea. Learn all about the native people of Spock’s home planet and their unusual customs. Discover how to correctly perform the traditional Vulcan salutation (you really don’t want to get this wrong). Learn key Vulcan phrases such as Nam-tor puyan-tvi-shal wilat: “Where is your restroom?” Find out what to do if you suddenly find yourself host to a katra—a Vulcan’s living spirit—at an inconvenient moment. All this and more can be found within the pages of this essential travel guide to one of the most popular—and logical—destinations in the known universe. “Noted Star Trek novelist Dayton Ward wrote Star Trek: A Travel Guide to Vulcan, and the book hilariously refuses to break character even when it describes the way that visitors to this world might be drawn into a conflict over a Vulcan arranged marriage.” —Nerdist

Author : Neil F. Comins
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231542895
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Traveler's Guide to Space written by Neil F. Comins and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2017-02-21 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you have ever wondered about space travel, now you have the opportunity to understand it more fully than ever before. Traveling into space and even emigrating to nearby worlds may soon become part of the human experience. Scientists, engineers, and investors are working hard to make space tourism and colonization a reality. As astronauts can attest, extraterrestrial travel is incomparably thrilling. To make the most of the experience requires serious physical and mental adaptations in virtually every aspect of life, from eating to intimacy. Everyone who goes into space sees Earth and life on it from a profoundly different perspective than they had before liftoff. Astronomer and former NASA/ASEE scientist Neil F. Comins has written the go-to book for anyone interested in space exploration. He describes the wonders that travelers will encounter—weightlessness, unparalleled views of Earth and the cosmos, and the opportunity to walk on another world—as well as the dangers: radiation, projectiles, unbreathable atmospheres, and potential equipment failures. He also provides insights into specific trips to destinations including suborbital flights, space stations, the Moon, asteroids, comets, and Mars—the top candidate for colonization. Although many challenges are technical, Comins outlines them in clear language for all readers. He synthesizes key issues and cutting-edge research in astronomy, physics, biology, psychology, and sociology to create a complete manual for the ultimate voyage.

Author : William K. Hartmann
Publisher : Workman Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780761126065
Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Traveler's Guide to Mars written by William K. Hartmann and published by Workman Publishing. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Utilizes a travel guide format to bring together recent scientific discoveries about Mars, describing such features as its dry riverbeds, huge volcano, possible ancient sea floor, and impact craters.

Author : Les Johnson
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691258686
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Traveler’s Guide to the Stars written by Les Johnson and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2024-06-04 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brief guide to the real science of interstellar travel With known exoplanets now numbering in the thousands and initiatives like 100 Year Starship and Breakthrough Starshot advancing the idea of interstellar travel, the age-old dream of venturing forth into the cosmos and perhaps even colonizing distant worlds may one day become a reality. A Traveler’s Guide to the Stars reveals how. Les Johnson takes you on a thrilling tour of the physics and technologies that may enable us to reach the stars. He discusses the latest exoplanet discoveries, promising interstellar missions on the not-so-distant horizon, and exciting new developments in space propulsion, power, robotics, communications, and more. But interstellar travel will not be easy, and it is not for the faint of heart. Johnson describes the harsh and forbidding expanse of space that awaits us, and he addresses the daunting challenges—both human and technological—that we will need to overcome in order to realize tomorrow’s possibilities. A Traveler’s Guide to the Stars is your passport to the next great frontier of human discovery, providing a rare inside look at the remarkable breakthroughs in science and technology that will help tomorrow’s space travelers chart a course for the stars.

Author : National Geographic
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1426214898
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book National Geographic the Civil War written by National Geographic and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2016 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in association with the Blue & Gray Education Society.

Author : Eloc Throno
Publisher : Quarto Publishing Group USA
ISBN 13 : 0760370230
Total Pages : 147 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge written by Eloc Throno and published by Quarto Publishing Group USA. This book was released on 2020-06-23 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “[A] guide to all the ins and outs of the Black Spire Outpost . . . the next best thing to actually going to Disneyland or Disney World.” —Gizmodo Set your course for the edge of the galaxy to the planet Batuu, where you’ll be immersed in the alluring offerings of a mysterious outpost and thriving port that is a haven for scoundrels, rogues, and smugglers. Upon arrival, you will have access to an authentic, in-world environment unlike anything you have ever experienced before! This official guide to Batuu is written completely in-world, as if you are a visitor from another part of the galaxy looking for recommendations on where to eat, shop, and sightsee while on your trip to this exciting location. Highlighted features: Full-color photos, illustrations, and maps Original content from Lucasfilm and Walt Disney Imagineering Backstories to characters and locations found in Black Spire Outpost Whether living your adventure in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge or simply being an armchair traveler, this in-depth literary companion will delight any fan of Star Wars. “Gives Star Wars fans a unique look at what you’ll discover while visiting Batuu . . . there are lots of new details, factoids, and travel warnings to discover in this in-world guidebook.” —StarWars.com “Takes a deep dive into the galactic adventures (and pleasures) to be found at Disney World and Disneyland.” —Syfy

Author : Tom Snyder
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312254179
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Route 66 written by Tom Snyder and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2000-03-17 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fully revised and expanded New stories-more details -Nearly 30 feet of strip maps -350 towns and attractions -More highway memorabilia -Mini-tours-rentals-discounts -Chicago-L.A. mileage table

Author : Chris Impey
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393083055
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How It Began: A Time-Traveler's Guide to the Universe written by Chris Impey and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2012-03-26 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Impey combines the vision of a practicing scientist with the voice of a gifted storyteller.”—Dava Sobel In this vibrant, eye-opening tour of milestones in the history of our universe, Chris Impey guides us through space and time, leading us from the familiar sights of the night sky to the dazzlingly strange aftermath of the Big Bang. What if we could look into space and see not only our place in the universe but also how we came to be here? As it happens, we can. Because it takes time for light to travel, we see more and more distant regions of the universe as they were in the successively greater past. Impey uses this concept—"look-back time"—to take us on an intergalactic tour that is simultaneously out in space and back in time. Performing a type of cosmic archaeology, Impey brilliantly describes the astronomical clues that scientists have used to solve fascinating mysteries about the origins and development of our universe. The milestones on this journey range from the nearby to the remote: we travel from the Moon, Jupiter, and the black hole at the heart of our galaxy all the way to the first star, the first ray of light, and even the strange, roiling conditions of the infant universe, an intense and volatile environment in which matter was created from pure energy. Impey gives us breathtaking visual descriptions and also explains what each landmark can reveal about the universe and its history. His lucid, wonderfully engaging scientific discussions bring us to the brink of modern cosmology and physics, illuminating such mind-bending concepts as invisible dimensions, timelessness, and multiple universes. A dynamic and unforgettable portrait of the cosmos, How It Began will reward its readers with a deeper understanding of the universe we inhabit as well as a renewed sense of wonder at its beauty and mystery.

Author : Lonnie Jones Schorer
Publisher : Collector's Guide Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kids to Space written by Lonnie Jones Schorer and published by Collector's Guide Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive collection of children's questions about traveling to and living in space.

Author : Jim Carrier
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780156026970
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.7X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Traveler's Guide to the Civil Rights Movement written by Jim Carrier and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2004 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides state-by-state listings of the museums, monuments, and historic landmarks of the South that played a role in the civil rights movement.