Author: Jillian Scudder
Publisher: Icon Books
ISBN: 1785789279
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 231
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An offbeat guided tour of the Universe, focusing on weird and wonderful facts. Astrophysicist Dr Jillian Scudder knows more than most of us what a surreal place the Universe can be. In this light-hearted book she delves into some of the more arcane facts that her work has revealed, and tells us how we have actually managed to discover these amazing truths. Did you know: the galaxy is flatter than a sheet of paper; supermassive black holes can sing a super-low B flat; it rains iron on a brown dwarf, and diamonds on Neptune; you could grow turnips on Mars if its soil weren't full of rocket fuel; the Universe is beige, on average; Jupiter's magnetic field will short-circuit your spacecraft - and, of course, the Milky Way smells of rum and raspberries.
Author: Brian Clegg
Publisher: Icon Books
ISBN: 1785785699
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 121
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'Clear and compact ... It's hard to fault as a brief, easily digestible introduction to some of the biggest questions in the Universe' Giles Sparrow, BBC Four's The Sky at Night , Best astronomy and space books of 2019: 5/5 All the matter and light we can see in the universe makes up a trivial 5 per cent of everything. The rest is hidden. This could be the biggest puzzle that science has ever faced. Since the 1970s, astronomers have been aware that galaxies have far too little matter in them to account for the way they spin around: they should fly apart, but something concealed holds them together. That 'something' is dark matter - invisible material in five times the quantity of the familiar stuff of stars and planets. By the 1990s we also knew that the expansion of the universe was accelerating. Something, named dark energy, is pushing it to expand faster and faster. Across the universe, this requires enough energy that the equivalent mass would be nearly fourteen times greater than all the visible material in existence. Brian Clegg explains this major conundrum in modern science and looks at how scientists are beginning to find solutions to it.
Author: Arihant Experts
Publisher: Arihant Publications India limited
ISBN: 9325295067
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 623
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1. MPPSC General Aptitude Test Paper II is designed for state civil services 2. The book is divided into 4 main subject as per the latest syllabus 3. It gives the complete coverage on the theory 4. Solved Papers [2014-2019] are provided for practice 5. 5 practice sets are given for the quick revision of the chapters Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission, publicly known as MPPSC is a state government agency that opens a recruitment window every year for Indian nationals holding bachelor’s degree for the posts of State Services. The recruitment exam is conducted in three phases namely Preliminary, Mains and Interview. Study Package MPPSC General Aptitude Test Paper II has been re-designed carefully to provide the best study resources to prepare candidates for the second paper of MPPSC State Services Preliminary Examination 2021. The book divides the whole syllabus into chapters under 4 main subjects as prescribed by the board. It also includes the Solved Papers from 2019 to 2014 to bring the better understanding of the exam pattern, and 5 Crack Sets have been arranged at the end of the book to allow aspirants to analyse their preparation level. A highly useful study guide based on the latest exam pattern, this study package is a perfect book to follow for scoring well in the upcoming MPPSC General Aptitude Test Paper II. TOC Comprehension, Interpersonal Skills & Communication Skills, Logical Reasoning & Analytical Ability, Decision Making & Problem Solving General Mental Ability, Basic Numeracy, Hindi Bodhgamyata, Crack Sets (1-5).
Author: Andrew May
Publisher: Icon Books
ISBN: 1785782266
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 170
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Mars is back. Suddenly everyone – from Elon Musk to Ridley Scott to Donald Trump – is talking about going to the Red Planet. When the Apollo astronauts walked on the Moon in 1969, many people imagined Mars would be next. However NASA's Viking 1, which landed in 1976, was just a robot. The much-anticipated crewed mission failed to materialise, defeated by a combination of technological and political challenges. Four decades after Viking and almost half a century after Apollo technology has improved beyond recognition – as has politics. As private ventures like SpaceX seize centre stage from NASA, Mars has undergone a seismic shift – it's become the prime destination for future human expansion and colonisation. But what's it really like on Mars, and why should anyone want to go there? How do you get there and what are the risks? Astrophysicist and science writer Andrew May answers these questions and more, as he traces the history of our fascination with the Red Planet.
Author: John Connolly
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439175403
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292
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Young Samuel Johnson and his dachshund, Boswell, are trying to show initiative by trick-or-treating a full three days before Halloween, which is how they come to witness strange goings-on at 666 Crowley Road. The Abernathys don’t mean any harm by their flirtation with the underworld, but when they unknowingly call forth Satan himself, they create a gap in the universe, a gap through which a pair of enormous gates is visible. The gates to Hell. And there are some pretty terrifying beings just itching to get out. . . . Bursting with imagination and impossible to put down, New York Times bestselling author John Connolly’s "wholly original" (People) and "refreshing" (San Francisco Chronicle) novel is about the pull between good and evil, physics and fantasy. It is about a quirky and eccentric boy, who is impossible not to love, and the unlikely cast of characters who give him the strength to stand up to a demonic power.
Author: Jillian Scudder
Publisher: Icon Books
ISBN: 1785783351
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 186
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In this enthralling cosmic journey through space and time, astrophysicist Jillian Scudder locates our home planet within its own 'family tree'. Our parent the Earth and its sibling planets in our solar system formed within the same gas cloud. Without our grandparent the Sun, we would not exist, and the Sun in turn relies on the Milky Way as its home. The Milky Way rests in a larger web of galaxies that traces its origins right back to tiny fluctuations in the very early universe. Following these cosmic connections, we discover the many ties that bind us to our universe. Based around readers' questions from the author's popular blog 'Astroquizzical', the book provides a quirky guide to how things work in the universe and why things are the way they are, from shooting stars on Earth, to black holes, to entire galaxies. For anyone interested in the 'big picture' of how the cosmos functions and how it is all connected, Jillian Scudder is the perfect guide.
Author: Jack Goldstein
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
ISBN: 1783331909
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30
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In this amazing eBook you can find more than one hundred facts about space. Separated into sections such as our solar system, the moon, the sun, space travel and many more, you will find some fascinating information inside! Whether you are working on an astronomy project or you just want to know more about our incredible universe, this is an excellent addition to your bookshelf. Find the information you need, fast!
Author: Adam Rutherford
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 039388158X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 235
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"Multifaceted, surprising, and full of wonders…You really owe it to yourself to read it." —Tim Harford, author of How to Make the World Add Up The complete story of the universe and absolutely everything in it (minus the boring parts). Despite our clever linguistic abilities, humans are spectacularly ill-equipped to comprehend what’s happening in the universe. Our senses and intuition routinely mislead us. The Complete Guide to Absolutely Everything (Abridged) tells the story of how we came to suppress our monkey minds and perceive the true nature of reality. Written with wit and humor, this brief book tells the story of science—tales of fumbles and missteps, errors and egos, hard work, accidents, and some really bad decisions—all of which have created the sum total of human knowledge. Geneticist Adam Rutherford and mathematician Hannah Fry guide readers through time and space, through our bodies and brains, showing how emotions shape our view of reality, how our minds tell us lies, and why a mostly bald and curious ape decided to begin poking at the fabric of the universe. Rutherford and Fry shine as science sleuths, wrestling with some truly head-scratching questions: Where did time come from? Do we have free will? Does my dog love me? Hilarious sidebars present memorable scientific oddities: for example, hypnotized snails, human-sized ants, and the average time it takes most animals to evacuate their bladders. (A surprisingly consistent twenty-one seconds, if you must know.) Both rigorous and playful, The Complete Guide to Absolutely Everything (Abridged) is a celebration of the weirdness of the cosmos, the strangeness of humans, and the joys and follies of scientific discovery.
Author: Mack Maloney
Publisher: Speaking Volumes
ISBN: 1628158972
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 223
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Where is the best place in the United States to see a UFO? Is there a conspiracy by aliens to prevent us from conquering space? Did you know that King Kong was real? Do you know what ‘Spooky Action at a Distance’ means? The answers to all these questions and more can be found here, in Mack Maloney’s Haunted Universe. Visit places you never knew existed: The Cursed Subways of Tokyo. The UFO Trail in Chile. The U.S. Navy’s super-secret Caribbean base. The very mysterious M-Triangle. Read about the Poop Monster, the murderous Goatman, the Bloodbeast of North Carolina, the Man-Eating Tree of Madagascar and more. Mack Maloney’s Haunted Universe contains hundreds of stories about ghosts, haunted airplanes and ships, supernatural battlefields, weird weapons, unexplained noises – and a breakdown of every monster in America, state by state. You’ve heard him talk about it on the radio – now read all of Mack’s paranormal research in one, large volume.
Author: Manjunath.R
Publisher: Manjunath.R
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 2658
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This book takes readers back and forth through time and makes the past accessible to all families, students and the general reader and is an unprecedented collection of a list of events in chronological order and a wealth of informative knowledge about the rise and fall of empires, major scientific breakthroughs, groundbreaking inventions, and monumental moments about everything that has ever happened.
