Rainer Kurt Sachs (born June 13, 1932) is a German-American computational radiation biologist and astronomer. In particular he and Arthur Michael Wolfe were the authors of the Sachs-Wolfe effect, which concerns a property of the Cosmic microwave background radiation...
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If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens... Where Is Everybody? Fifty Solutions to Fermi's Paradox and the Problem of Extraterrestrial Life
Springer | ISBN: 0387955011 | October 4, 2002 | 288 pages | PDF | 4 MB
In response to Enrico Fermi's famous 1950 question concerning the existence of advanced civilizations elsewhere, physicist Webb critically examines 50 resolutions to explain the total absence of empirical evidence for probes, starships, and communications from extraterrestrials. He focuses on our Milky Way Galaxy, which to date has yielded no objects or signals that indicate the existence of alien beings with intelligence and technology. His comprehensive analysis covers topics ranging from the Drake equation and Dyson spheres to the panspermia hypothesis and anthropic arguments. Of special interest are the discussions on the DNA molecule, the origin of life on Earth, and the threats to organic evolution on this planet (including mass extinctions). Webb himself concludes that the "great silence" in nature probably results from humankind's being the only civilization now in this galaxy, if not in the entire universe. This richly informative and very engaging book is recommended for most academic and public library science collections...
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The Electrical Engineering Handbook
The Electrical Engineer s Handbook provides the most up-to-date information in: Circuits and Networks, Electric Power Systems, Electronics, Computer-Aided Design and Optimization, VLSI Systems, Signal Processing, Digital Systems and Computer Engineering, Digital Communication and Communication Networks, Electromagnetics and Control and Systems...
Malcolm S. Longair, "Galaxy Formation"
Springer | 2008 | ISBN: 3540734775 | 738 pages | PDF | 10 MB
Accounting for the enormous and amazing development cosmology has made in the past ten years, this long awaited second edition of Malcolm Longair's highly appreciated textbook has been extensively and thoroughly updated.
It tells the story of modern astrophysical cosmology from the perspective of one of its most important and fundamental problems – how did the galaxies come about? Longair uses this approach to introduce the whole of what may be called "classical cosmology". Moreover he describes how the study of the origin of galaxies and larger-scale structures in the Universe has provided us with unique and direct information about the physics of the very early Universe.
The material is presented in an informal pedagogical manner. This includes a comprehensive introduction to relativistic astrophysics needed for the clarification of cosmological ideas...
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Eyewitness Mars
Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd | ISBN: 1405312654 | edition 2005 | PDF | 72 pages | 6.8 mb
An essential addition to the award-winning Eyewitness series, Eyewitness Mars explores the planet of Mars from its discovery by the ancients, through its representation in popular culture, and what astronomers thought of the planet before the Space Age. Then join the missions of Mariners 4, 6 and 7, which discovered Mars as we know it today, with craters, desert, valleys and volcanoes. Learn how Mars fits into the solar system and learn about its moons. See the maps of Mariner 9, the Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Odyssey and Mars Express and the photos of Vikings 1 and 2 and the Pathfinder. Read about the Martian atmosphere and weather; its polar ice caps, canyons, volcanoes, dunes and rocks; and whether river beds exist and meteorites have fallen from the planet. Finally, imagine the future of Mars exploration, including colonization...
The Handbook of Chemistry and Physics on CD-ROM, Version 2010 contains
all of the information found in the most recent print edition in a
convenient, electronic format. The CD-ROM offers practical utilities
including the ability to search by structure, formula, or properties,
cross-table searching, interactive data management, and data selection
tools that allow you to customize the display and export data as needed.
This version contains revisions, updates, expansions, archival material,
and a plethora of mathematical tables.
Entries presented in the 2010 CD-ROM include:
- Basic constants, units, and conversion factors
- Symbols, terminology, and nomenclature
- Physical constants of organic compounds
- Properties of elements and inorganic compounds
- Thermochemistry, electrochemistry, and kinetics
- Fluid properties
- Biochemistry
- Analytical chemistry
- Molecular structure and spectroscopy
- Nuclear and particle physics
- Properties of solids
- Polymer properties
- Geophysics, astronomy, and acoustics
- Practical laboratory data
- Health and science information
The Science and Art of Using Telescopes (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series)
Springer | ISBN: 0387764690 | 2009-09-21 | PDF | 411 pages | 10 Mb
Amateur astronomers have to start somewhere. Most begin by buying a modest astronomical telescope and getting to know the night sky. After a while, many want to move on to the next stage, but this can be problematic. The magazines advertise a mass of commercially-made equipment – some of it very expensive – which can represent a major financial outlay. The trick is to choose the right equipment, and then use it to its fullest extent.
Observing Skills: The Science and Art of using Astronomical Telescopes provides the required information. First, it explains how to get the best from entry-level equipment (that upgrade may not even be needed for a year or two!). Second, it explains how to select equipment that is at the ‘next level’, and describes how use more advanced telescopes and accessories...
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Civilized Life in the Universe: Scientists on Intelligent Extraterrestrials By George Basalla
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA 2006-01-19 | 248 Pages | ISBN: 0195171810 | PDF | 3.4 MB
This book is a selective and fascinating history of scientific speculation about intelligent extraterrestrial life. From Plutarch to Stephen Hawking, some of the most prominent western scientists have had quite detailed perceptions and misperceptions about alien civilizations: Johannes Kepler, fresh from transforming astronomy with his work on the shape of planetary orbits, was quite sure alien engineers on the moon were excavating circular pits to provide shelter; Christiaan Huygens, the most prominent physical scientist between Galileo and Newton, dismissed Kepler's speculations, but used the laws of probability to prove that "planetarians" on other worlds are much like humans, and had developed a sense of the visual arts; Carl Sagan sees clearly that Huygens is a biological chauvinist, but doesn't see as clearly that he, Sagan, may be a cultural/technological chauvinist when he assumes aliens have highly developed technology like ours, but better. Basalla traces the influence of one speculation on the next, showing an unbroken but twisting chain of ideas passed from one scientist to the next, and from science to popular culture. He even traces the influence of popular culture on science--Sagan always admitted how much E. R. Burroughs' Martian novels influenced his speculations about Mars. Throughout, Basalla weaves his theme that scientific belief in and search for extraterrestrial civilizations is a complex impulse, part secularized-religious, and part anthropomorphic. He questions the common modern scientific reasoning that life converges on intelligence, and intelligence converges on one science valid everywhere. He ends the book by agreeing with Stephen Hawking (usually a safe bet) that intelligence is overrated for survival in the universe, and that we are most likely alone....
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Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, 27 Volume Set, 5th Edition
John Wiley & Sons | ISBN: 0471484946 | English £5880/ € 7350| pages: 22950 | 2007 | 427 MB
The fifth edition of the Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology builds upon the solid foundation of the previous editions, which have proven to be a mainstay for chemists, biochemists, and engineers at academic, industrial, and government institutions since publication of the first edition in 1949.
The new edition includes necessary adjustments and modernisation of the content to reflect changes and developments in chemical technology. Presenting a wide scope of articles on chemical substances, properties, manufacturing, and uses; on industrial processes, unit operations in chemical engineering; and on fundamentals and scientific subjects related to the field.
The Encyclopedia describes established technology along with cutting edge topics of interest in the wide field of chemical technology, whilst uniquely providing the necessary perspective and insight into pertinent aspects, rather than merely presenting information.
* Set begins publication in January 2004
* Over 1000 articles
* More than 600 new or updated articles
* 27 volumes............
Saturn from Cassini-Huygens
Publisher: Springer | ISBN: 1402092164 | edition 2009 | PDF | 805 pages | 38,2 mb
This book reviews our current knowledge of Saturn featuring the latest results obtained by the Cassini-Huygens mission. A global author team addresses the planet’s origin and evolution, internal structure, composition and chemistry, the atmosphere and ionosphere, the magnetosphere, as well as its ring system. Furthermore, Saturn's icy satellites are discussed. The book closes with an outlook beyond the Cassini-Huygens mission. Colorfully illustrated, this book will serve as a reference to researchers as well as an introduction for students....
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Solar System Moons: Discovery and Mythology By Jürgen Blunck
Publisher: Springer 2009-11-01 | 142 Pages | ISBN: 3540688528 | PDF | 2.5 MB
Starting from Mars outward this concise handbook provides thorough information on the satellites of the planets in the solar system. Each chapter begins with a section on the discovery and the naming of the planet’s satellites or rings. This is followed by a section presenting the historic sources of those names. The book contains tables with the orbital and physical parameters of all satellites and is illustrated throughout with modern photos of the planets and their moons as well as historical and mythological drawings. The Cyrillic transcriptions of the satellite names are provided in a register....
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Øyvind Grøn, Arne Naess, "Einstein's Theory - A Rigorous Introduction to General Relativity for the Mathematically Untrained"
Ad Infinitum | 2002 | ISBN: 8292261079 | 650 pages | PDF | 5 MB
This introduction to The General Theory of Relativity and its mathematics is written for all those, young and old, who lack or have forgotten the necessary mathematical knowledge to cope with already published introductions. Some of these introductions seem, at the start to require only moderately much mathematics. Very soon, however, there are frightful "jumps" in the exposition, or suddenly new concepts or notations appear as if nearly self evident. The present text starts at a lower level than any other, and leads the reader slowly and faithfully all the way to the heart of relativity: Einstein's field equations. One day, early in the Autumn 1985, the seventy three year old philosopher Arne Nжss appeared at Professor Grшn's graduate course on General Relativity. He immediatly decided that a new type of introduction to the general theory of relativity is needed; an introduction designed to meet the requirements of non-science educated people wanting to get a thorough understanding of this, most remarkable, theory. This book is the result of the combined effort of a philosopher wanting to understand every logical step in the derivation of Einstein's field equations, and an experienced physicist having a thorough knowledge of these steps. Starting from a freshman level in mathematics the reader is guided along the long and winding road to Einstein's field equations, black holes and relativistic cosmology....
If your really into realistic ideas and plans for space exploration and future human travels then you must read this book. I'm no math or science major but Zubrin writes to a happy medium that anyone with the enthusium for the topic can easily follow along with. Great book full of brilliant designs and superb desciptions. You'll be daydreaming for weeks after reading this one...
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The Big Bang: Notes from Looking Within
Publisher: AuthorHouse | Pages: 300 | 2005-09-19 | ISBN 1420897934 | PDF | 1 MB
What if you could create a universe - a miniature, self-enclosed universe? Imagine having probing cameras that could focus to any star or planet looking for life. And once you found life, what if you could accelerate time and watch it evolve?What might you find? Primordial soup. Strange beings. Alien societies. Profound wisdom.These are not the questions Jon Gruber ponders as he pedals to his next carpentry job. Over thirty, unmarried, he doesn't even own a car. But a new assignment challenges him to rethink his place in the world. Is he a loser? Or is he about to become a partner in an experiment of phenomenal discovery?Webster Adams, Jon's client, astronomer, inventor, performs such an experiment. To Webster's amazement, he finds planets and cultures beyond his wildest dreams. His little universe turns into a discovery machine - an overnight goldmine. He and his crew observe societies that evolve so far past them on levels of technology and spirituality, that the world will be forever changed.Webster's lovely daughter, Whitney, also overwhelms Jon. She opens his eyes to the deeper meanings within the experiment - to the divine nature and connectedness of all life, by finding the most advanced beings within the project - the spirit guides from Theta 7.The Big Bang is a God-game at multiple levels. For Webster Adams, one question immediately comes to light. "If I can create a universe," he wonders, "then who created ours?" The debate between evolution and creation is the subtle undertone throughout Webster's story. Can it be proven that God exists? Or is life a random, free-flowing evolution with no design? Along with Jon, you, the reader, will be presented a new perspective on life and your role in the great mystery of the universe....
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Hans Stephani, Dietrich Kramer, Malcolm MacCallum, Cornelius Hoenselaers, Eduard Herlt, "Exact Solutions of Einstein's Field Equations"
Cambridge University Press; 2nd edition (July 15, 2002) | English | 0521461367 | 680 pages | PDF | 2.80 MB
A completely revised and updated edition of this classic text, covering important new methods and many recently discovered solutions. This edition contains new chapters on generation methods and their application, classification of metrics by invariants, and treatments of homothetic motions and methods from dynamical systems theory. It also includes colliding waves, inhomogeneous cosmological solutions, and spacetimes containing special subspaces....
Hi Belisarius, do you have the book "An Introduction to Galaxies and Cosmology" by Jones and Lambourne? It's published by Cambridge University Press... If you can upload it, I would be very grateful.
Thanks for the earlier books, those are very interesting...
Hi Belisarius, do you have the book "An Introduction to Galaxies and Cosmology" by Jones and Lambourne? It's published by Cambridge University Press... If you can upload it, I would be very grateful.
Thanks for the earlier books, those are very interesting...
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An Elementary Survey of Celestial Mechanics By Y. Ryabov
Publisher: Dover Publications 2006-02-10 | 176 Pages | ISBN: 0486450177 | PDF | 12 MB
An accessible exposition of gravitation theory and celestial mechanics, this classic volume was written by a distinguished Soviet astronomer. It explains with exceptional clarity the methods used by physicists in studying celestial phenomena, including perturbed motion, satellite technology, planetary rotation, and the motions of the stars. 58 figures....
Particle Astrophysics, Second Edition (Oxford Master Series in Physics) By D.H. Perkins
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA 2009-02-04 | 336 Pages | ISBN: 0199545456 | PDF | 3.3 MB
The last years have seen a symbiosis of the fields of elementary particle physics and the astrophysics of the early universe. This text presents the background of the subjects and the latest developments at a level suitable for final year undergraduates and beginning graduate students. The first chapters cover the properties and interactions of elementary particles followed by discussion of the early universe, including inflation, dark matter and dark energy, and the growth of the galactic structure. The final chapters discuss cosmic rays and particle physics in the stars. The close relation between particle interactions and large scale development of the cosmos is a constant theme in the text, with emphasis on the interplay between experiment and theory.
This book is an enlarged and updated version of the first edition published five years ago. In a rapidly evolving field, emphasis has of course been placed on the most recent developments. However, the opportunity has also been taken to re-arrange the material and present it in more detail and at somewhat greater length....
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Starry Night Pro Plus version 6.0.6 & MaxIm DL v4.58 | 5.23GB
For the advanced amateur astronomer, the full-color AllSky CCD mosaic, sophisticated telescope controls and comprehensive observational tools included in Starry Night Pro Plus version 6 will engage you in the hobby like no other software.
The biggest single addition to Starry Night software since its inception, the full-color AllSky CCD image mosaic of the entire night sky visible from Earth weighs in at 6.44 billion pixels in size. Named AllSky for its uniform coverage from pole to pole, it\'s a single picture of the whole sky that has now been precisely mapped to Starry Night\'s computer generated stars and databases. Previously only available to Windows users through Desktop Universe planetarium software, the display of the AllSky image has been drastically improved in Starry Night and is now accessible to Mac users as well.
View on your computer screen an image better than the best-trained human eye can capture in real-time viewing through a telescope on a \"good seeing\" night. See the entire Milky Way in exquisite detail and then zoom in to explore dust lanes and nebulae. Instead of dots and circles, you will see an actual photo of a star or a deep sky object.
Smoothly and swiftly navigate this full color photograph of the entire night sky, to a limiting magnitude of 14-15. Five years in development, the AllSky CCD mosaic is comprised of about 20,000 individual images, originally imaged at a resolution of 12 arcseconds per pixel with a scientific grade, custom built AP9E CCD camera.
The AllSky image in Starry Night presents the ENTIRE sky as a full-color, seamless mosaic at 5 resolution levels depending on your zoom setting. This consistent resolution, color and depth of coverage eliminates the uncertainties of comparing images from many and varied sources. Zoom from the widest possible view of 180 degrees to 0.5 degree field of view.
Exclusive to Pro Plus:
* Zoom in on full-color AllSky CCD image mosaic of the entire night sky to a limiting magnitude of 14-15, mapped precisely to Starry Night\'s databases
* AllSky CCD image loads 20X faster in DDS texture format (additional 6 GB of hard drive space needed)
* View positions and outlines of 1400 dark, emission, planetary and reflection nebulae
* Identify 1700 globular and open star clusters
* Fly over super-high resolution 24-bit color map of Mars land mass topography above the sea
* Hover over Earth and see details within 1 km (0.6 miles) resolution
* Create your own astrophotography using imaging plug-in to integrate Starry Night and MaxIm DL* imaging software (sold separately, Windows only)
Other Features:
* Controls most popular brands of robotic telescopes, including Orion SkyQuest Intelliscope, Meade LX200 and Autostar, Celestron Nexstar series and all ASCOM compliant scopes (additional cable required)
* Explore 65,000,000 stars
* Access 500+ million stars online
* Explore PGC Catalog of 980,000 galaxies
* Choose from over 30 photorealistic horizon panoramas
* Add custom field of view indicators to match your telescope eyepiece, binoculars, CCDs or DSLRs
* And all the data and features of Starry Night Pro version 6.....
A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes
Phoenix Audio | ISBN: 159777068X | 2005-12-01 | MP3 | 79 MB
Stephen Hawking, one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists in history, wrote the modern classic A Brief History of Time to help nonscientists understand the questions being asked by scientists today: Where did the universe come from? How and why did it begin? Will it come to an end, and if so, how? Hawking attempts to reveal these questions (and where we're looking for answers) using a minimum of technical jargon. Among the topics gracefully covered are gravity, black holes, the Big Bang, the nature of time, and physicists' search for a grand unifying theory. This is deep science; these concepts are so vast (or so tiny) as to cause vertigo while reading, and one can't help but marvel at Hawking's ability to synthesize this difficult subject for people not used to thinking about things like alternate dimensions. The journey is certainly worth taking, for, as Hawking says, the reward of understanding the universe may be a glimpse of "the mind of God." --Therese Littleton..
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