Author: Elizabeth Tasker Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1472917758 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 353
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Forget about rockets to Mars – the future of space science lies with the search for exoplanets Twenty years ago, the search for planets outside the Solar System was the preserve of science-fiction writers. Now it's one of the fastest-growing fields in astronomy, with thousands of exoplanets discovered to date, and the number rising fast. These new-found worlds are more alien than anything in fiction. Planets larger than Jupiter with years lasting a week; others with two suns lighting their skies, or with no sun at all. Planets with diamond mantles supporting oceans of tar; possible Earth-sized worlds with split hemispheres of perpetual day and night; waterworlds drowning under global oceans and volcanic lava planets awash with seas of magma. The discovery of this diversity is just the beginning. There is a whole galaxy of possibilities. The Planet Factory tells the story of these exoplanets. What can we learn about these faraway surface environments and planetary atmospheres? And do the results hint at the tantalising possibility of alien life?
Author: J F & M PUBLICATIONS Publisher: ISBN: 9781418449124 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 148
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The Second Earth Age is a self help book written in the language of every day people. Questions are answered about our origins, the mysteries of our world, and many things that people are curious about such as, what the end of this earth age will be like and the signs to look for that will tell us when it is approaching. Why anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven (Re: Matthew 12: 32). What is the relationship between God, the Son, and the Holy Spirit? What is sin? What will take place during and after the years of Antichrist? Subjects are discussed from the nature theory to our future life. The root of many problems that cause emotional distress has been examined. Every problem has a cause. Self help can be achieved when the cause of certain problems has been determined.
Author: John Glasby Publisher: Gateway ISBN: 1473210461 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 97
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The world that Man has known for close on twenty thousand years had been overthrown in a holocaust of atomic fire and annihilation. The immense and complex system of civilisation had been utterly destroyed almost overnight and only a scant handful of true humans remained. Stretched out between the rivers of radioactive fire, the cities were growing wildernesses of shattered stone and brick, splintered glass and silent streets. But here and there in quiet places sheltered from the deadly rains, men waited for the fires to subside and hoped to rebuilt something a little like the civilisation which had existed before. This is the stirring and sometimes terrible story of the supreme struggle for survival, when the continued existence of the human race on Earth is uncertain after such a tremendous catastrophe, and when all life is menaced by the wandering bands of mutants, creatures spawned and tainted by the deadly radiation.
Author: Jonathan I. Lunine Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 9780521644235 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 356
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This is an outstanding overview of the history of the Earth from a unique planetary perspective for introductory courses in the earth sciences. The book approaches Earth history as an evolution, encompassing the origin of the cosmos through the inner working of living cells. Earth: Evolution of a Habitable Planet tells how the Earth has come to its present state, why it differs from its neighboring planets, what life's place is in Earth's history, and how humanity affects the processes that make our planet livable. Today's human influences are contemplated in the context of natural changes on Earth. This book brings a fresh perspective to the study of the Earth for students who wish to learn how our planet evolved to its present form.
Author: Michael D. Lemonick Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA ISBN: 0802779026 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 259
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In the mid-1990s, astronomers made history when they began to find planets orbiting stars in the Milky Way. More than eight hundred planets have been found since then, yet none of them is anything like Earth and none could support life. Now, armed with more powerful technology, planet hunters are racing to find a true twin of Earth. Science writer Michael Lemonick has unique access to these exoplaneteers, as they call themselves, and Mirror Earth unveils their passionate quest. Unlike competitors in other races, Geoff Marcy, Bill Borucki, David Charbonneau, Sara Seager, and others actually consult and cooperate with one another. But only one will be the first to find Earth's twin. Mirror Earth tells the story of their competition.
Author: Cami Murdock Jensen Publisher: Value Publishing LLC ISBN: 1647642078 Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 349
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An ancient force threatens every life on Earth. Is one teenager enough to save humanity? After rescuing fellow planets from annihilation, Agnes Ann Cavanaugh is eager to master her magical abilities. But when a training session goes horribly wrong, she accidentally teleports herself and her instructor into the middle of an earthquake. And after preserving a crowd from certain doom, she’s shocked to discover the cause of the tremors is something deadly and unnatural. Teaming with her teacher and a pair of elementals, Agnes embarks on a dangerous journey to Earth’s core to seek the source of the destruction. But when her lie-detecting power uncovers treachery from her companions, she fears she may be about to fail the trillions of souls depending on her. Can the young wizard prevent an apocalypse in the present… and in the future? Second Earth is Book Two in the exhilarating Arch Mage YA fantasy series. If you like death-defying quests, clean romance, and invigorating adventure, then you’ll love Cami Murdock Jensen’s enchanted tale. Buy Second Earth to dive deep beneath the supernatural surface today!
Author: Mike Montgomery Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 1543414621 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 160
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I just have all these stories, he said. I dont know where they come from, but theyre in my head. I need to tell them. Write them down. Get them out. He brings us a story of faith and strength. Angels of the Second Earth Age is an epic tale of mystery, intrigue, love, lessons, battles, and blood, mixed with a little comic relief. Mike has more stories to tell and more words to write. Writing may be new to him, but it has always been a part of him.
Author: Kent C. Condie Publisher: Academic Press ISBN: 0123852285 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 593
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Earth as an Evolving Planetary System, Second Edition, explores key topics and questions relating to the evolution of the Earth's crust and mantle over the last four billion years. This updated edition features exciting new information on Earth and planetary evolution and examines how all subsystems in our planet—crust, mantle, core, atmosphere, oceans and life—have worked together and changed over time. It synthesizes data from the fields of oceanography, geophysics, planetology, and geochemistry to address Earth's evolution. This volume consists of 10 chapters, including two new ones that deal with the Supercontinent Cycle and on Great Events in Earth history. There are also new and updated sections on Earth's thermal history, planetary volcanism, planetary crusts, the onset of plate tectonics, changing composition of the oceans and atmosphere, and paleoclimatic regimes. In addition, the book now includes new tomographic data tracking plume tails into the deep mantle. This book is intended for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, with a basic knowledge of geology, biology, chemistry, and physics. It also may serve as a reference tool for structural geologists and professionals in related disciplines who want to look at the Earth in a broader perspective. - Kent Condie's corresponding interactive CD, Plate Tectonics and How the Earth Works, can be purchased from Tasa Graphic Arts here: http://www.tasagraphicarts.com/progptearth.html - Two new chapters on the Supercontinent Cycle and on Great Events in Earth history - New and updated sections on Earth's thermal history, planetary volcanism, planetary crusts, the onset of plate tectonics, changing composition of the oceans and atmosphere, and paleoclimatic regimes - Also new in this Second Edition: the lower mantle and the role of the post-perovskite transition, the role of water in the mantle, new tomographic data tracking plume tails into the deep mantle, Euxinia in Proterozoic oceans, The Hadean, A crustal age gap at 2.4-2.2 Ga, and continental growth
Author: Nicholas R. Regan Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 1257878255 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 110
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Humanity has discovered the first alien device in the deepest depths of the ocean! The device is accidentally turned on, revealing a portal, a portal to a second earth. A team of intrepid explorers is created, half military and half civilian scientists, to explore the world on the other side of the portal. The team gets lost in other worlds as an action packed adventure engulfs the team and leads them to the most startling discoveries of all.
Author: Elizabeth Tasker
Author: Patrick Woodroffe
Author: J F & M PUBLICATIONS
Author: John Glasby
Author: Jonathan I. Lunine
Author: Michael D. Lemonick
Author: Cami Murdock Jensen
Author: Mike Montgomery
Author: Kent C. Condie
Author: Nicholas R. Regan