197 10 2379 https://bib.cozmix.cloud/files/original/5116dbc538ca360ff9a7643b7b3a7659.png 2564109e40398947133188840fedbce2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kosmologie Boek Een boek. ISBN International Standard Book Number 9-780-4650-2436-0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context KOS0834 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Steven Weinberg Title A name given to the resource The first three minutes Description An account of the resource Our universe has been growing for nearly 14 billion years. But almost everything about it, from the elements that forged stars, planets, and lifeforms, to the fundamental forces of physics, can be traced back to what happened in just the first three minutes of its life.<br /><br /> In this book, Nobel Laureate Steven Weinberg describes in wonderful detail what happened in these first three minutes. It is an exhilarating journey that begins with the Planck Epoch - the earliest period of time in the history of the universe - and goes through Einstein's Theory of Relativity, the Hubble Red Shift, and the detection of the Cosmic Microwave Background. These incredible discoveries all form the foundation for what we now understand as the "standard model" of the origin of the universe. The First Three Minutes examines not only what this model looks like, but also tells the exciting story of the bold thinkers who put it together.<br /><br /> Clearly and accessibly written, The First Three Minutes is a modern-day classic, an unsurpassed explanation of where it is we really come from. Language A language of the resource Engels https://bib.cozmix.cloud/files/original/5c73cff59eeb8d86504309e923e84b4a.png c3d2ba303bed823c6b23d1f764c5d24f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kosmologie Boek Een boek. ISBN International Standard Book Number 9-780-6848-8422-9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context KOS0820 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Fred Adams & Greg Laughlin Title A name given to the resource The five ages of the universe Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Free Press Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1999 Description An account of the resource As the twentieth century closed, Fred Adams and Greg Laughlin captured the attention of the world by identifying the five ages of time. In <em>The Five Ages of the Universe,</em> Adams and Laughlin demonstrate that we can now understand the complete life story of the cosmos from beginning to end.<br /> Adams and Laughlin have been hailed as the creators of the definitive long-term projection of the evolution of the universe. Their achievement is awesome in its scale and profound in its scientific breadth. But <em>The Five Ages of the Universe</em> is more than a handbook of the physical processes that guided our past and will shape our future; it is a truly epic story.<br /> Without leaving earth, here is a fantastic voyage to the physics of eternity. It is the only biography of the universe you will ever need. Language A language of the resource Engels https://bib.cozmix.cloud/files/original/c2ae694b17d3edcc154d7c137d1bcbd0.png 6b95adcbcc4ce172f09e293cb1ff0076 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wiskunde Boek Een boek. ISBN International Standard Book Number 9-780-0068-6179-9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context WIS0338 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ivor Grattan-Guinness Title A name given to the resource The fontana history of mathematical sciences Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Harper Collins Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1997 Description An account of the resource This is an exploration of the development of mathematics, from the ancient to the modern world. It covers all the major aspects of the discipline - early geometry, the growth of calculus and mechanics, the development of algebra, and the interplay between mathematics and modern physics. Language A language of the resource Engels https://bib.cozmix.cloud/files/original/68465bdab30542d15abac318ee2fccb4.jpg 87b31ed9c35a4a63a53c462b953da6a3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sterren Boek Een boek. ISBN International Standard Book Number 9780521663342 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context STE0975 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource C.M.Carollo, H.C.Ferguson and R.F.G.Wyse Title A name given to the resource The Formation of Galactic Bulges Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cambridge University Press Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1999 Description An account of the resource Bulges lie at the center of spiral galaxies. Until recently, they were thought to host uniquely old stellar populations and thus provide a key for understanding galaxy formation. Recent observations from the ground and space have drastically changed our view on the nature of bulges and shown that they can also contain dust, gas, and star-forming regions. This timely volume presents review articles by a panel of international experts who gathered at a conference at the Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, to address several fundamental questions: What is a bulge? When and how did bulges form? And, on what timescales? This volume provides a state-of-the-art picture of our new understanding of these fundamental building-blocks of galaxies, and a stimulating reference point for all those interested in galaxy formation Language A language of the resource eng https://bib.cozmix.cloud/files/original/e154753713c95a299003e0bc0cfc6965.jpg 83297376a2da9a48590a77f6648c4689 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Planeten Boek Een boek. ISBN International Standard Book Number 1860948243 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PLA0605 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michael Woolfson Title A name given to the resource The Formation of the Solar System: Theories Old and New Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Imperial College Press Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 29/sep/07 Description An account of the resource <div class="productDescriptionWrapper"> This book traces the development of ideas about the origin of the Solar System from ancient times to the present day. A survey of more modern ideas, covering the last 200 years or so, highlights the difficulties experienced by theories and also points the way towards the development of a more successful theory. In particular, the current standard model the Solar Nebula Theory is examined and discussed in some detail. After more than thirty years of development, this theory has still not settled down into an agreed form, as it experiences both theoretical difficulties and problems with reconciling new observations. By contrast, the Capture Theory, developed over the last forty years by the author, and supported by recent observations provides a complete description of the formation of the Solar System, including an evolutionary hypothesis that explains the detailed structure of the system. Written in an informative yet accessible manner, this book will appeal to both specialist and non-specialist readers alike.</div> Language A language of the resource eng Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Hardcover https://bib.cozmix.cloud/files/original/25085565595753d3af57ad55716ffae1.png 2517edb3c08fdc8d671a6728ac802f13 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Natuurkunde Boek Een boek. ISBN International Standard Book Number 0-000-8527-4163-4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context NAT0768 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Eliezer Yaffa Title A name given to the resource The fourth state of matter Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Adam Hilger Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1989 Description An account of the resource Plasma physics may hold the key to a virtually inexhaustible future energy source through the control of thermonuclear reactions. The complexity of plasma physics makes it a difficult subject to write about in popular terms, but the authors of The Fourth State of Matter: An Introduction to Plasma Science, Second Edition treat plasma in a comprehensible way.<br /><br /> Combining factual substance with an easy-to-read and lucid presentation, the book describes the characteristics of plasma, its distribution in the universe, and how it is used by man. It explores plasma in industry and presents current and possible future applications. The book also details the history of plasma research and plasma technology. Retained from the first edition, rhyming verses add fun to the explanation of what can be complicated scientific concepts.<br /><br /> Accessible to anyone interested in plasma physics, this non-mathematical book is an excellent addition to a well-rounded science collection. Language A language of the resource Engels https://bib.cozmix.cloud/files/original/a7e36a6906503cacf5b57603dfc2fb88.jpg 09704a0f80a8b72e35f3c64b2196083f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sterren Boek Een boek. ISBN International Standard Book Number 521426383 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context STE0400 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gareth Wynn-Williams Title A name given to the resource The Fullness of Space Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cambridge University Press Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 29 May, 1992 Description An account of the resource A brief glance at the night sky reveals a remarkable fact about the Universe: it is extremely patchy. The light we see on a moonless night comes from bright specks we call planets and stars. Between the stars we see blackness. Most of astronomy, not to mention geology, biology, and all humanistic studies, is concerned with what happens in and on these bright specks. Yet these lumps and specks, which include the Earth, the Sun, the planets of our solar system, and all the stars together occupy less than one billion billion billionth (10-27) of the total volume of the Universe. It is astonishing to think that the interstellar medium within our Galaxy, the Milky Way, is anything but empty space. But in most of the Galaxy, the density of interstellar matter is thousands of times lower than that of the best vacuum produced on Earth. In fact, there is enough interstellar matter in the Galaxy to make ten billion stars the size of the Sun. In this excellently crafted book, the author gives full treatment to the nature of the stuff between the stars and to the methods that astronomers use to study it. He explains where the matter came from in the first place, how it collects together in clouds and clumps, and the way in which new stars and planets form from material in space. Through his descriptions we see the matter as glorious gas clouds, such as the Orion Nebula, shimmering in rich hues of red and orange. Telescopes reveal inky black clouds, the molecule factories in which new stars and planets are made. Radio, infrared, and ultraviolet telescopes have given astronomers stunning new images of interstellar matter. The Fullness of Space is written for the general reader interested in science. It assumes no scientific or mathematical background, and the only equations in the whole book are found in the appendices. It is beautifully illustrated with many of the finest photographs available of dust clouds and bright nebulae. Readers from high school age to adult will find this an enriching and rewarding book. Gareth Wynn-Williams was educated at Cambridge University and held a teaching position there and a fellowship at the California Institute of Technology before accepting a position as Professor of Astronomy at the University of Hawaii. He has written popular articles on astronomy for Scientific American, New Scientist, and Physics Bulletin. Language A language of the resource nothing Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Paperback https://bib.cozmix.cloud/files/original/2a3b7cb56af691a84db598e9be54b452.png 2b5ca5ddb13d713301be2f27ce4f6dea Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Informatica Boek Een boek. ISBN International Standard Book Number 9-780-5659-2085-9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context INF0045 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stephen Talbott Title A name given to the resource The future does not compute Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available O'Reilly & Associates Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1995 Description An account of the resource Stephen Talbott's The Future Does Not Compute has been widely touted as a neo-Luddite anti-computer tract. This sort of pigeonholing makes it easy to ignore the profound and disturbing questions Talbott raises about our machine-dominated society. The author brings years of computer and Internet experience to the table, leavened by a deep scepticism of techno-idealism, disdain of muddy thinking, and fear that we have embraced an overwhelming force before we've begun to examine its implications.<br /><br /> Is technology a utopian delusion that blinds us to social and personal reality? Does the information society actually disdain information? Have we anthropomorphized machines to the point where our institutions resemble them? Talbott neither expects that computers will vanish, nor believes they should. What he asks of us is to examine closely our own humanity. As much as computer believers may squirm, it's hard to elude the questions raised by this complex and intelligent book. Language A language of the resource Engels https://bib.cozmix.cloud/files/original/5ac27fc30db64a8a05d9883c43c3a48d.jpg 4e9cae4ecc00e68c5c25e19f6c0a2050 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Zon Boek Een boek. ISBN International Standard Book Number 70491828 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context ZON0190 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jean-Claude Pecker Title A name given to the resource The Future of the Sun (Mcgraw Hill Horizons of Science Series) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mcgraw-Hill Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource March, 1992 Description An account of the resource <div class="productDescriptionWrapper"> Part of a series which aims to inform non-specialists about recent scientific developments, this book examines the structure and dynamics of the sun - its cycles and activities - and surveys recent research done on its origin, development and eventual death.</div> Language A language of the resource nothing Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Paperback https://bib.cozmix.cloud/files/original/1d53c5757c10fe8793a84c1b49e9bd6f.jpg 8f233757f8a65b9610efa8b2749f8b2e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Natuurkunde Boek Een boek. ISBN International Standard Book Number 9780521144087 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context NAT0650 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource G.W.Gibbons, E.P.S.Shellard and S.J.Rankin Title A name given to the resource The future of theoretical physics and cosmology Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cambridge university press Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2009 Description An account of the resource <div class="sa"> Based on lectures given in honor of Stephen Hawking's 60th birthday, this book comprises contributions from the world's leading theoretical physicists. Popular lectures progress to a critical evaluation of more advanced subjects in modern cosmology and theoretical physics. Topics covered include the origin of the universe, warped spacetime, cosmological singularities, quantum gravity, black holes, string theory, quantum cosmology and inflation. The volume provides a fascinating overview of the variety of subjects to which Stephen Hawking has contributed.</div> Language A language of the resource eng