Biografien von Astronomen

Falling to Earth: An Apollo 15 Astronaut's Journey to the Moon

Autoren: Al Worden, Francis French
Vorwort: Dick Gordon

Moondust: In Search of the Men Who Fell to Earth

Autor: Andrew Smith

The Earth Moves: Galileo and the Roman Inquisition (Great Discoveries, Band 0)

Autor: Dan Hofstadter

Genesis of the Big Bang

Autoren: Ralph A. Alpher, Robert ) Herman

Carl Sagan: A Life in the Cosmos: A Life in Science

Autor: William Poundstone

A Short Biography of the Astronomer Edwin Hubble: 30 Minute Book Series, Book 2

Doug West

Edwin Hubble was a man ahead of his time. For him only astronomy really mattered. He took advantage of the opportunity given to him to use the most advanced telescope of his time to determine the truth behind the most distant clouds of light visible to Earth-based observers. His major discoveries changed our knowledge of our place in the universe forever. His determination that the universe is expanding served as the foundation for the big bang theory, which proposes that the entire universe started as an intense energy burst that occurred at a single moment of time. He made observations and drew intelligent assumptions from them. In the process he founded a new discipline that has now contributed much to our knowledge of the forces and the nature of the matter that make up the universe.

Hubble's work offered evidence that changed humankind's perception of the universe. He wanted to find something unexpected, and he did so admirably. The impact of his declaration that the galaxies are hurtling away from each other and that the space between them is expanding as time goes by can be felt until now. The proponents of the big bang theory used Hubble's observations to set down their basic assumptions. Modern astrophysicists theorize that as a consequence of this expansion, it is possible that at a certain point, this instability will lead to a reversal of the expansion and the universe itself will end in a big crunch. Another theory presents the possibility of an unending expansion that will also lead to the death of the universe due to cooling and distension. In A Brief History of Time, Stephen Hawking, the preeminent British astrophysicist, stated that Hubble's discovery of the expanding universe was "one of the great intellectual revolutions of the 20th century. "

In the Footsteps of Columbus (Annotated): Introduction and Biography Included

Annie Cannon, Doug West

The book In the Footsteps of Columbus by Annie J. Cannon was originally published in 1893. The annotated version contains in addition to the original work:

This book is a story of Miss Cannon's trip to Spain and Italy in 1893 where she visits some of the major cathedrals, mosques, and palaces in Spain. Miss Cannon also journeys to Italy to visit the childhood home of Christopher Columbus. Her book was used at the massive 1893 World's Fair held in Chicago as a promotional booklet for the Blair Camera Company.

The biography covers her early life growing up in New England and her education at Wellesley College. Miss Cannon starts her career as a human "computer" working for Edward Pickering at the Harvard College Observatory. She advances in her career to become a Professor at Harvard. She was one of the key individuals that produced the massive Henry Draper Catalogue, which was the first authoritative catalogue of vital information about the stars. This work was an invaluable contribution to the science of astronomy. Generation of astronomers have used this work in their quest to understand the Universe. Annie Cannon was an exceptional woman who, in spite of her deafness, became one of the most well-known astronomers of her day.

Come and be a part of the life and times of this accomplished woman.

Martian Summer: My Ninety Days with Interplanetary Pioneers, Tempermental Robots, and NASA's Phoenix Mars Mission

Andrew Kessler

Get up close and personal with science as Andrew Kessler narrates his hilarious journey inside N A S A's Phoenix Mars mission - a historic enterprise manned by a motley crew of rocket scientists. The Phoenix Mars mission was the first man-made probe ever sent to the Martian arctic. Its purpose was to find out how climate change could turn a warm, wet planet (read: Earth) into a cold, barren desert (read: Mars). Along the way, Phoenix discovered a giant frozen ocean trapped beneath the north pole of Mars, exotic food for aliens, and liquid water, and laid the foundation for N A S A's current exploration of Mars using the Curiosity rover. This is not science fiction. It's fact. And for the luckiest fanboy in fandom, it was the best vacation ever. Andrew Kessler spent the summer of 2008 in N A S A's mission control with 130 of the world's best planetary scientists and engineers as they carried out this ambitious operation. He came back with a story of human drama about modern-day pioneers battling N A S A politics, temperamental robots, and the bizarre world of daily life in mission control.

Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love

Dava Sobel

Galileo Galilei was the foremost scientist of his day. Though he never left Italy, his inventions and discoveries were heralded around the world. His telescopes allowed him to reveal the heavens and enforce the astounding argument that the Earth moves around the sun. For this belief, he was brought before the Holy Office of the Inquisition, accused of heresy, and forced to spend his last years under house arrest.

Galileo's oldest child was 13 when he placed her in a convent near him in Florence, where she took the most appropriate name of Suor Maria Celeste. Her support was her father's greatest source of strength. Her presence, through letters which Sobel has translated from Italian and masterfully woven into the narrative, graces her father's life now as it did then.

Galileo's Daughter dramatically recolors the personality and accomplishment of a mythic figure whose 17th-century clash with Catholic doctrine continues to define the schism between science and religion. Moving between Galileo's public life and Maria Celeste's sequestered world, Sobel illuminates the Florence of the Medicis and the papal court in Rome during an era when humanity's perception of its place in the cosmos was overturned. With all the human drama and scientific adventure that distinguished Latitude, Galileo's Daughter is an unforgettable story.

Stephen Hawking's Universe: An Introduction to the Most Remarkable Scientist of Our Time

John Boslough

Schirra's Space

Wally Schirra, Richard N. Billings

Journey of Hope

Alan D. Abbey

Anton Pannekoek: Ways of Viewing Science and Society (Studies in the History of Knowledge, Band 1)

The Life Of Sir Isaac Newton

David Brewster

A Hombros De Gigantes: Las Grandes Obras

Ken Mattingly : A Definitive Biography of Ken Mattingly, Unveiling the Extraordinary Life & Legacy of a Space Pioneer and His Impact on the World of Space Exploration (English Edition)

Autor: Dave Bollinger

Tycho Brahe: The Life and Legacy of the Legendary Astronomer Who Mentored Johannes Kepler (English Edition)

Autor: Charles River Editors

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