Astronomy, space & time (260)

publisher: Springer
year: 2018
description:Designing a habitat for the lunar surface? You will need to know more than structural engineering. There are the effects of meteoroids, radiation, and low gravity. Then there are the psychological and psychosocial aspects of living in close quarters,...

publisher: Springer
year: 2017
description:This book describes the status quo of space science in China, details the scientific questions to be addressed by the Chinese space science community in 2016-2030, and proposes key strategic goals, space science programs and missions, the roadmap and...

publisher: Springer
year: 2018
description:Dieses Buch bietet eine anschauliche und reich bebilderte Übersicht zur Vielfalt kosmischer Turbulenz- und Selbstorganisationsszenarien und ermöglicht umfassende Einblicke in die dabei in ganz unterschiedlichen Zusammenhängen ablaufenden Vorgänge und...

publisher: Springer
year: 2017
description:This fascinating portrait of an amateur astronomy movement tells the story of how Charles Olivier recruited a hard-working cadre of citizen scientists to rehabilitate the study of meteors. By 1936, Olivier and members of his American Meteor Society h...

publisher: Springer
year: 2017
description:This book tells the story of the catastrophic impact of the giant 10 Km asteroid Chicxulub into the ancient Gulf of Mexico 65.5 million years ago. The book begins with a discussion of the nature of asteroids and the likelihood of future Earth-impacts...

publisher: Springer
year: 2018
description:The invention of the telescope at the dawning of the 17th century has revolutionized humanity's understanding of the Universe and our place within it. This book traces the development of the telescope over four centuries, as well as the many personal...

publisher: Springer
year: 2010
description:While featuring field-based examples in multiple disciplines, including political science, anthropology, communication, psychology, sociology, law and teacher training, this book presents real cases of conflict work. Explained are concepts underlying...

publisher: Springer
year: 2018
description:This book focuses on the development and implementation of the longitudinal, angular and frequency controls of the Advanced Virgo detector, both from the simulation and experimental point of view, which contributed to Virgo reaching a sensitivity tha...

publisher: Springer
year: 2017
description:This book examines the mysterious and the well-studied debris in Earth’s crowded neighborhood. From orbiting comets to the workings of the Asteroid Belt, and from meteor showers to our home-grown network of orbiting satellites, the full diversity of ...

publisher: Springer
year: 2009
description:Critical Race Theory (CRT) in the realm of Education has a long history in the US, and is now a bourgeoning field of enquiry in the UK. Critical Race Theory and Education is the first book-length response to CRT from a Marxist perspective. It looks a...

publisher: BARBOSA PEDRO FERNANDO PINHEIRO
year: 2019
description:Este é o segundo de uma série de 3 volumes que relatam uma árdua experiência de contacto alienígena vivenciada pelo autor ao longo de quinze anos, entre 2002 e 2017. O ano de 2005, por onde se inicia esta crónica, constitui o período mais paradoxal, ...

publisher: BARBOSA PEDRO FERNANDO PINHEIRO
year: 2019
description:Este é o último de uma série de 3 volumes que relatam uma árdua experiência de contacto alienígena vivenciada pelo autor ao longo de 15 anos, entre 2002 e 2017. O ano de 2005, por onde se inicia esta crónica, constitui o período mais paradoxal, mas t...