Author: Edgar William WoolardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Earth
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
Theory of the Rotation of the Earth Around Its Center of Mass
Author: Edgar William WoolardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Earth
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
Astronomical Phenomena for the Year ...
Author: Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac
Author: United States Naval Observatory. Nautical Almanac OfficePublisher: University Science Books
ISBN: 9781891389450
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 786
Book Description
This well-schooled text provides a detailed description of how to perform practical astronomy or spherical astronomy. It is an authoritative source on astronomical phenomena and calendars.
Technology and the Growth of Civilization
Author: Giancarlo GentaPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030255832
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Our natural world has been irretrievably altered by humans, for humans. From domesticated wheat fields to nuclear power plants and spacecraft, everything we see and interact with has in some way been changed by the presence of our species, starting from the Neolithic era so many centuries ago. This book provides a crash course on the issues and debates surrounding technology’s shifting place in our society. It covers the history of our increasingly black-box world, which some theorize will end with technology accelerating beyond our understanding. At the same time, it analyzes competing trends and theories, the lack of scientific knowledge of large sections of the population, the dogmas of pseudoscience, and the growing suspicion of science and technology, which may inevitably lead to scientific stagnation. What will the future of our civilization look like? How soon might scientific acceleration or stagnation arrive at our doorstep, and just how radically will such technological shifts change our culture? These are issues that we must address now, to insure our future goes the way we choose.
Astronomical Papers Prepared for the Use of the American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac
Author: United States Naval Observatory. Nautical Almanac OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
Astronomical Papers Prepared for the Use of the American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac
Author: Evolution of Motions of a Rigid Body About its Center of Mass
Author: Felix L. ChernouskoPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319539280
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
The book presents a unified and well-developed approach to the dynamics of angular motions of rigid bodies subjected to perturbation torques of different physical nature. It contains both the basic foundations of the rigid body dynamics and of the asymptotic method of averaging. The rigorous approach based on the averaging procedure is applicable to bodies with arbitrary ellipsoids of inertia. Action of various perturbation torques, both external (gravitational, aerodynamical, solar pressure) and internal (due to viscous fluid in tanks, elastic and visco-elastic properties of a body) is considered in detail. The book can be used by researchers, engineers and students working in attitude dynamics of spacecraft.
Ecosystem Dynamics in a Polar Desert
Author: Publisher: American Geophysical Union
ISBN: 9780875905
Category : Desert ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Presents information from the primary abiotic forces defining the system, and from the present hydrology, biogeochemistry and physics of major sites of organic carbon production of the McMurdo Dry Valleys. Additionally, research on the physical, chemical, and biological properties of the dry valley soils is included. The role of environmental management in long-term ecological studies is also addressed. The accompanying CDROM provides details and scale to visualize the McMurdo Dry Valleys from an ecosystem perspective.
Encyclopedia of Physics
Author: Joe RosenPublisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438110138
Category : Physics
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
Presents an alphabetical and comprehensive reference guide with more than 600 entries dealing with physics and mathematics.
Essays on the Motion of Celestial Bodies
Author: V.V. BeletskyPublisher: Birkhäuser
ISBN: 3034883609
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Interesting and often unexpected achievements of the mechanics of space flight throw a new light onto several classical problems. The book’s emphasis is on analysis carried out on the level of graphs and drawings, and sometimes numbers, revealing the beauty of the research process leading to the results.