From The Observatory

Author : Julio Cortázar
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ISBN 13 : 1935744062
Total Pages : 89 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book From the Observatory written by Julio Cortázar and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Perhaps Cortaaazar's most unconventional work, From the Observatory moves from descriptions of the life cycle of the Atlantic eel to glimpses of the unearthly structures of an observatory built in Jaipur by an 18th-century Indian prince. This architectural wonder is not merely a place dedicated to astronomical observation but also a space that bears witness to the dreams of those who enter it. Cortaaazar's haunting photos of this enigmatic creation flow into other images--streets, oceans, night skies--which then flow into his verbal dance with a dream-logic all its own. Like fish unaware of why they are migrating, readers will be pulled into this fantastic current."--P. [2] of cover.

Author : Daniel A. Stolz
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107196337
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lighthouse and the Observatory written by Daniel A. Stolz and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-01-11 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This history of astronomy in Egypt reveals how modern science came to play an authoritative role in Islamic religious practice.

Author : Dava Sobel
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0143111345
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Glass Universe written by Dava Sobel and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From #1 New York Times bestselling author Dava Sobel, the "inspiring" (People), little-known true story of women's landmark contributions to astronomy A New York Times Book Review Notable Book Named one of the best books of the year by NPR, The Economist, Smithsonian, Nature, and NPR's Science Friday Nominated for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award "A joy to read.” —The Wall Street Journal In the mid-nineteenth century, the Harvard College Observatory began employing women as calculators, or “human computers,” to interpret the observations their male counterparts made via telescope each night. At the outset this group included the wives, sisters, and daughters of the resident astronomers, but soon the female corps included graduates of the new women's colleges—Vassar, Wellesley, and Smith. As photography transformed the practice of astronomy, the ladies turned from computation to studying the stars captured nightly on glass photographic plates. The “glass universe” of half a million plates that Harvard amassed over the ensuing decades—through the generous support of Mrs. Anna Palmer Draper, the widow of a pioneer in stellar photography—enabled the women to make extraordinary discoveries that attracted worldwide acclaim. They helped discern what stars were made of, divided the stars into meaningful categories for further research, and found a way to measure distances across space by starlight. Their ranks included Williamina Fleming, a Scottish woman originally hired as a maid who went on to identify ten novae and more than three hundred variable stars; Annie Jump Cannon, who designed a stellar classification system that was adopted by astronomers the world over and is still in use; and Dr. Cecilia Helena Payne, who in 1956 became the first ever woman professor of astronomy at Harvard—and Harvard’s first female department chair. Elegantly written and enriched by excerpts from letters, diaries, and memoirs, The Glass Universe is the hidden history of the women whose contributions to the burgeoning field of astronomy forever changed our understanding of the stars and our place in the universe.

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ISBN 13 : 9780940512542
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Griffith Observatory written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 150 pages
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Download or read book Contributions from the Observatory of Columbia University written by and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1892, the observatory of Columbia University began the publication of its series of Contributions ... the memoir was numbered 3 in the series, because it was thought best to reserve the first two number for two other publications ... For these reasons it seems to the writer most approriate to make his first offical act as Director the re-publication of two artices by Rees, as numbers 1 and 2 of the Columbia Observatory Contributions.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 86 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Contributions from the Observatory of Columbia University, New York written by and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Kevin Schindler
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467134171
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lowell Observatory written by Kevin Schindler and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2016 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Atop a mesa one mile west of downtown Flagstaff, Arizona, sits Lowell Observatory, an astronomical research facility steeped in tradition. Percival Lowell, scion of a Boston Brahmin family, initially established his observatory in 1894 to study the possibility of intelligent life on Mars. Lowell widely popularized his controversial theories, sparking debate among both the scientific community and lay public. In the following years, the observatory's astronomers made several discoveries that dramatically altered our understanding of space, including Clyde Tombaugh's discovery of Pluto in 1930 and V.M. Slipher's detection of the expanding nature of the universe in 1912. Decades later, Apollo astronauts visited as part of their training to fly to the moon. These stories and others offer a glimpse of the scientific discovery, community pride, and personal triumph that define Lowell Observatory.

Author : Kimberly K. Arcand
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
ISBN 13 : 1588346781
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Light from the Void written by Kimberly K. Arcand and published by Smithsonian Institution. This book was released on 2019-10-22 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lavish coffee-table book featuring spectacular images from the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, the most powerful X-Ray telescope ever built Take a journey through the cosmos with Light from the Void, a stunning collection of photographs from the Chandra X-Ray Observatory's two decades of operation. The book showcases rarely-seen celestial phenomena such as black holes, planetary nebulae, galaxy clusters, gravitational waves, stellar birth and death, and more. Accompanying these images of incredible natural phenomena are captions explaining how they occur. The images start close to home and move outward: beginning with images of the Chandra launch, then moving into the solar system, through the nearby universe, and finally to the most distant galaxies Chandra has observed, the book brings readers on a far-out visual voyage.

Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0744033535
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Space A Visual Encyclopedia written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-08-18 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Moon, Sun, and planets of our Solar System to space exploration, black holes, and dark matter, this completely revised and updated children's encyclopedia covers all you need to know about the cosmos. The most up-to-date images from space agencies such as NASA and ESA combine with info panels, timelines, interviews, diagrams, and activities you can do at home to help you understand the majesty and wonder of space. Learn about the Space Race, the Apollo Moon Landings, the Voyager craft that first probed the outer planets, the Hubble telescope, and the International Space Station (ISS) - the state-of-the-art laboratory orbiting Earth. Find out about future missions, space tourism, and the latest discoveries in the furthest reaches of our galaxy. Discover how to find constellations and where to look for stars and planets, including Venus and Mars, in the night sky. Learn how galaxies such as our Milky Way were formed. Part of a series of best-selling encyclopedias for children, Space: A Children's Encyclopedia is a rocket ride from the beginning of time to the near future, and from planet Earth out to the furthest reaches of the Universe.

Author : University (Cambridge) Observatory
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Astronomical observations made at the Observatory of Cambridge written by University (Cambridge) Observatory and published by . This book was released on 1839 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: