Author: Robert Hotchkiss
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 9780595208357
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
Earth of Fire, Sky of Ice
Author: Robert Hotchkiss
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 9780595208357
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 9780595208357
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
Earth Under Fire
Author: Paul A. LaViolette
Publisher: Inner Traditions / Bear & Co
ISBN: 9781591430520
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
In "Earth Under Fire, " Paul LaViolette investigates the connection between ancient world catastrophe myths and modern scientific evidence of a galactic destruction cycle, demonstrating how past civilizations accurately recorded the causes of these cataclysmic events, knowledge of which may be crucial for the human race to survive the next catastrophic superwave cycle.
Publisher: Inner Traditions / Bear & Co
ISBN: 9781591430520
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
In "Earth Under Fire, " Paul LaViolette investigates the connection between ancient world catastrophe myths and modern scientific evidence of a galactic destruction cycle, demonstrating how past civilizations accurately recorded the causes of these cataclysmic events, knowledge of which may be crucial for the human race to survive the next catastrophic superwave cycle.
Fire and Ice
Author: Lari Don
Publisher: Darby Creek (Tm)
ISBN: 1512413208
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
A shaman hunts a silver fox through the snow, and a brave little robin defies a polar bear. This collection of traditional tales looks at winter through the eyes of cultures around the world.
Publisher: Darby Creek (Tm)
ISBN: 1512413208
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
A shaman hunts a silver fox through the snow, and a brave little robin defies a polar bear. This collection of traditional tales looks at winter through the eyes of cultures around the world.
Fire, Ice, and Physics
Author: Rebecca C. Thompson
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262043076
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Exploring the science in George R. R. Martin's fantastical world, from the physics of an ice wall to the genetics of the Targaryens and Lannisters. Game of Thrones is a fantasy that features a lot of made-up science—fabricated climatology (when is winter coming?), astronomy, metallurgy, chemistry, and biology. Most fans of George R. R. Martin's fantastical world accept it all as part of the magic. A trained scientist, watching the fake science in Game of Thrones, might think, “But how would it work?” In Fire, Ice, and Physics, Rebecca Thompson turns a scientist's eye on Game of Thrones, exploring, among other things, the science of an ice wall, the genetics of the Targaryen and Lannister families, and the biology of beheading. Thompson, a PhD in physics and an enthusiastic Game of Thrones fan, uses the fantasy science of the show as a gateway to some interesting real science, introducing GOT fandom to a new dimension of appreciation. Thompson starts at the beginning, with winter, explaining seasons and the very elliptical orbit of the Earth that might cause winter to come (or not come). She tells us that ice can behave like ketchup, compares regular steel to Valyrian steel, explains that dragons are “bats, but with fire,” and considers Targaryen inbreeding. Finally she offers scientific explanations of the various types of fatal justice meted out, including beheading, hanging, poisoning (reporting that the effects of “the Strangler,” administered to Joffrey at the Purple Wedding, resemble the effects of strychnine), skull crushing, and burning at the stake. Even the most faithful Game of Thrones fans will learn new and interesting things about the show from Thompson's entertaining and engaging account. Fire, Ice, and Physics is an essential companion for all future bingeing.
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262043076
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Exploring the science in George R. R. Martin's fantastical world, from the physics of an ice wall to the genetics of the Targaryens and Lannisters. Game of Thrones is a fantasy that features a lot of made-up science—fabricated climatology (when is winter coming?), astronomy, metallurgy, chemistry, and biology. Most fans of George R. R. Martin's fantastical world accept it all as part of the magic. A trained scientist, watching the fake science in Game of Thrones, might think, “But how would it work?” In Fire, Ice, and Physics, Rebecca Thompson turns a scientist's eye on Game of Thrones, exploring, among other things, the science of an ice wall, the genetics of the Targaryen and Lannister families, and the biology of beheading. Thompson, a PhD in physics and an enthusiastic Game of Thrones fan, uses the fantasy science of the show as a gateway to some interesting real science, introducing GOT fandom to a new dimension of appreciation. Thompson starts at the beginning, with winter, explaining seasons and the very elliptical orbit of the Earth that might cause winter to come (or not come). She tells us that ice can behave like ketchup, compares regular steel to Valyrian steel, explains that dragons are “bats, but with fire,” and considers Targaryen inbreeding. Finally she offers scientific explanations of the various types of fatal justice meted out, including beheading, hanging, poisoning (reporting that the effects of “the Strangler,” administered to Joffrey at the Purple Wedding, resemble the effects of strychnine), skull crushing, and burning at the stake. Even the most faithful Game of Thrones fans will learn new and interesting things about the show from Thompson's entertaining and engaging account. Fire, Ice, and Physics is an essential companion for all future bingeing.
New Zealand's Perfect Scenes
Author: New Zealand Post
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780477019316
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780477019316
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
Light Scattering by Ice Crystals
Author: Kuo-Nan Liou
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521889162
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 461
Book Description
This volume outlines the fundamentals and applications of light scattering, absorption and polarization processes involving ice crystals.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521889162
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 461
Book Description
This volume outlines the fundamentals and applications of light scattering, absorption and polarization processes involving ice crystals.
Sun, Earth and Sky
Author: Kenneth R. Lang
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 0387333657
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Written in a light and friendly style, this lavishly illustrated book introduces the Sun and its physics, and describes all aspects of the Sun’s interaction with us on Earth. The second edition of this book updates the popular text by providing comprehensive accounts of the most recent discoveries made by five modern solar spacecraft during the past decade. It contains a number of images never before seen in print. Breakthrough observations with the underground Sudbury Neutrino Observatory are also included. The new edition further provides modern interpretations of ozone depletion and global warming.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 0387333657
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Written in a light and friendly style, this lavishly illustrated book introduces the Sun and its physics, and describes all aspects of the Sun’s interaction with us on Earth. The second edition of this book updates the popular text by providing comprehensive accounts of the most recent discoveries made by five modern solar spacecraft during the past decade. It contains a number of images never before seen in print. Breakthrough observations with the underground Sudbury Neutrino Observatory are also included. The new edition further provides modern interpretations of ozone depletion and global warming.
Seekers #5: Fire in the Sky
Author: Erin Hunter
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060871369
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
The spirits dance like fire in the sky. . . . The three cubs—Kallik, Toklo, and Lusa—along with their shape-shifting companion, Ujurak, stand on the edge of the sea-ice under the blazing Northern Lights. The land has come to an end, but the bears' journey is far from over. Now they must put their trust in Kallik's paws, as she feels the ice pulling her out toward the ocean. Life on the ice is more difficult than the bears imagined. While Kallik struggles to remember her polar bear roots, Toklo bristles in the unfamiliar territory and Lusa gets weaker by the day; black and brown bears don't belong on the ice. Meanwhile, Ujurak learns firsthand what lurks beneath the whorls and bubbles of the ice, and what he discovers will change everything. Just when it seems like they'll never survive in the frozen wilderness, a mystical encounter with a bear spirit assures them that all will be well. But this strange vision leads to even more questions, and ultimately it might tear the bears apart—this time for good—as the next steps of their journey come into focus.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060871369
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
The spirits dance like fire in the sky. . . . The three cubs—Kallik, Toklo, and Lusa—along with their shape-shifting companion, Ujurak, stand on the edge of the sea-ice under the blazing Northern Lights. The land has come to an end, but the bears' journey is far from over. Now they must put their trust in Kallik's paws, as she feels the ice pulling her out toward the ocean. Life on the ice is more difficult than the bears imagined. While Kallik struggles to remember her polar bear roots, Toklo bristles in the unfamiliar territory and Lusa gets weaker by the day; black and brown bears don't belong on the ice. Meanwhile, Ujurak learns firsthand what lurks beneath the whorls and bubbles of the ice, and what he discovers will change everything. Just when it seems like they'll never survive in the frozen wilderness, a mystical encounter with a bear spirit assures them that all will be well. But this strange vision leads to even more questions, and ultimately it might tear the bears apart—this time for good—as the next steps of their journey come into focus.
Earth Under Fire
Author: Gary Braasch
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520260252
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Presents an illustrated guide to the effects of climate change and how to lessen the effects of the dependence on fossil fuels.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520260252
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Presents an illustrated guide to the effects of climate change and how to lessen the effects of the dependence on fossil fuels.
Road of Cultivation
Author: Nong MinErShu
Publisher: Funstory
ISBN: 1649487800
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 906
Book Description
He had unexpectedly discovered a great secret ... Orphan Zhou Xingchen had accidentally acquired a wordless heavenly book, opened his cultivation gate, and embarked on the road of cultivation.
Publisher: Funstory
ISBN: 1649487800
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 906
Book Description
He had unexpectedly discovered a great secret ... Orphan Zhou Xingchen had accidentally acquired a wordless heavenly book, opened his cultivation gate, and embarked on the road of cultivation.