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Mathematics, professor stewart shows, has been the driving force in astronomy and cosmology since the ancient babyloniansbut does dark matter exist? could another scientific revolution be on the way to challenge current scientific orthodoxy? these are among the questions ian stewart raises in his quest through the realms of astronomy and cosmologyin crystal-clear terms he explains the fundamentals of gravity, spacetime, relativity and quantum theory, and shows how they all relate to each otheroxfam shop macclesfield as new copy of ian stewart's up-to-the-minute guide to the cosmos which moves from the formation of the earth and its moon to the planets and asteroids of the solar system and from there out into the galaxy and the universesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreeighty years ago the discovery that the universe is expanding led to the big bang theory of its originshe describes the architecture of space and time, dark matter and dark energy, how galaxies form, why stars implode, how everything began, and how it will endhe describes how kepler's work on planetary orbits led newton to formulate his theory of gravity, and how two centuries later irregularities in the motion of mars inspired einstein's theory of general relativitythis in turn led cosmologists to posit features such as dark matter and dark energyhe considers parallel universes, what forms extra-terrestrial life might take, and the likelihood of earth being hit by an asteroid
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Stars planets galaxies cosmology images of the cosmos presentation read moreopen university s books
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The intricate fluidity of blake’s anti-newtonian universe eludes the fixity of definitions and schema
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It draws together every important aspect of his vast cosmology in over 500 alphabetic entries covering five subject areas - historyoxfam shop ulverston hardcoversee oxfam website for delivery information read morenatural history anad biographypub date: pages: 280 language: english publisher: bounty books this encyclopaedia offers guidance to tolkiens world of middle earth and the undying landsby drawing on tolkiens worksthe entries are intended to offer readers a detailed background to the characters and creatures of his extraordinary imagination
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This is the first full-length account of the crisis in our understanding that has enveloped quantum cosmologyoxfam bookshop cheltenham time is an illusionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebarbour believes that only the most radical of ideas can resolve the conflict between these two theories: that there is, quite literally, no time at allin the end of time, the british theoretical physicist julian barbour describes the coming revolution in our understanding of the world: a quantum theory of the universe that brings together einstein's general theory of relativity, which denies the existence of a unique time, and quantum mechanics, which demands oneunifying thinking that has never been brought together before in a book for the general reader, barbour reveals the true architecture of the universe and demonstrates how physics is coming up sharp against the extraordinary possibility that the sense of time passing emerges from a universe that is timelessthe heart of the book is the author's lucid description of how a world of stillness can appear to be teeming with motion: in this timeless world where all possible instants coexist, complex mathematical rules of quantum mechanics bind together a special selection of these instants in a coherent order that consciousness perceives as the flow of timefinally, in a lucid and eloquent epilogue, the author speculates on the philosophical implications of his theory: does free will exist? is time travel possible? how did the universe begin? where is heaven? does the denial of time make life meaningless? written with exceptional clarity and elegance, this profound and original work presents a dazzlingly powerful argument that all will be able to follow, but no-one with an interest in the workings of the universe will be able to ignorealthough the laws of physics create a powerful impression that time is flowing, in fact there are only timeless 'nows'
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Very good condition with only some minor creasing to the corners of the coverthis question of whether extraterrestrials will be altruistic has become increasingly important in recent years as seti scientists have begun contemplating transmissions from earth to make contactsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book is carefully edited by douglas vakoch, director of interstellar message composition at the seti institute and professor of clinical psychology at the california institute of integral studiesoxfam bookshop bloomsbury street extraterrestrial altruism examines a basic assumption of the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (seti): that extraterrestrials will be transmitting messages to us for our benefittechnological civilizations that transmit signals for the benefit of others, but with no immediate gain for themselves, certainly seem to be altruisticbut does this make biological sense? should we expect altruism to evolve throughout the cosmos, or is this only wishful thinking? is it dangerous to send messages to other worlds, as stephen hawking has suggested, or might humankind benefit from an exchange with intelligence elsewhere in the galaxy? would extraterrestrial societies be based on different ethical principles, or would we see commonalities with earthly notions of morality? extraterrestrial altruism explores these and related questions about the motivations of civilizations beyond earth, providing new insights that are critical for setichapters are authored by leading scholars from diverse disciplines-anthropology, astronomy, biology, chemistry, computer science, cosmology, engineering, history of science, law, philosophy, psychology, public policy, and sociologythis interdisciplinary book will benefit everybody trying to understand whether evolution and ethics are unique to earth, or whether they are built into the fabric of the universethe foreword is by frank drake
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Anyone who has watched or listened to murray perform will recognise the range of his work, from whimsical comedy to darker pieces through satire, cosmology and metaphysicssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreso open it up, find the beat and enter the strange and marvellous world of murray lachlan younghis incurable addiction to rhyme is evident from the first page and the whole collection is designed to be read aloud and shared with friendsoxfam bookshop cheltenham how freakin' zeitgeist are you is the definitive collection of murray lachlan young's poems from to the present day
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Oxfam bookshop newport it traces the history of western cosmology from ancient mesopotamia to isaac newtonex-library with usual markings and stampshe suggests that discoveries in science arise through a process akin to sleepwalkingsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefirst published ; this is the scarcer danube edition of nd impressionnot that they arise by chance, but rather that scientists are neither fully aware of what guides their research, nor are they fully aware of the implications of what they discovertext-block is clean/intact - no highlighting or notes
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If materialism cannot accommodate consciousness and other mind-related aspects of reality, then we must abandon a purely materialist understanding of nature in general, extending to biology, evolutionary theory, and cosmologythe book explores these problems through a general treatment of the obstacles to reductionism, with more specific application to the phenomena of consciousness, cognition, and valuesee oxfam website for delivery information read moresince minds are features of biological systems that have developed through evolution, the standard materialist version of evolutionary biology is fundamentally incompleteoxfam bookshop preston in mind and cosmos thomas nagel argues that the widely accepted world view of materialist naturalism is untenablethe conclusion is that physics cannot be the theory of everythingno such explanation is available, and the physical sciences, including molecular biology, cannot be expected to provide onean adequate conception of nature would have to explain the appearance in the universe of materially irreducible conscious minds, as suchand the cosmological history that led to the origin of life and the coming into existence of the conditions for evolution cannot be a merely materialist historythe mind-body problem cannot be confined to the relation between animal minds and animal bodies
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Why there is something rather than nothing offers an explanation of fundamental facts of existence in purely philosophical terms, without appeal either to theology or cosmologyrundle argues that a creator of physical reality is not required, since there is no alternative to its existencesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop preston why should there be anything at all? why, in particular, should a material world exist? bede rundle advances clear, non-technical answers to these perplexing questionsthere has to be something, and a physical universe is the only real possibilityhe supports this claim by eliminating rival contenders; he dismisses the supernatural, and argues that, while other forms of being, notably the abstract and the mental, are not reducible to the physical, they presuppose its existencetraditionally, the existence of the physical universe is held to depend on god, but the theist faces a major difficulty in making clear how a being outside space and time, as god is customarily conceived to be, could stand in an intelligible relation to the world, whether as its creator or as the author of events within itnot that there is some particular being that has to be, but simply that there has to be something or otherother topics discussed include causality, space, verifiability, essence, existence, necessity, spirit, fine tuning, and laws of naturethere is some superficial scuffing to the dust jacket, but this book is otherwise as newhowever, this can also be explained on the basis of a weaker claimrundle proffers arguments for thinking that that is indeed how the question is to be put to restif, as the theist maintains, god is a being who cannot but exist, his existence explains why there is something rather than nothingthe question whether ultimate explanations can ever be given is forever in the background, and the book concludes with an investigation of this issue and of the possibility that the universe could have existed for an infinite timeit will provoke and intrigue anyone who wonders about these questions
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In very good conditionoxfam bookshop birmingham the recently celebrated discovery of the higgs boson has captivated the public's imagination with the promise that it can explain the origins of everything in the universesee oxfam website for delivery information read morein this fascinating and eye-opening account, theoretical physicist alexander unzicker and science writer sheilla jones offer a polemicunzicker and jones systematically unpack the recent hot theories such as "parallel universes," "string theory," and "inflationary cosmology," and provide an accessible explanation of eachthey question whether the large-scale, multinational enterprises actually lead us to the promised land of understanding the universethe two scientists take us on a tour of contemporary physics and show how a series of highly publicized theories met a dead endit's no wonder that the media refers to it grandly as the "god particlethey argue that physics has abandoned its evidence-based roots and shifted to untestable mathematical theories, and they issue a clarion call for the science to return to its experimental foundation" yet behind closed doors, physicists are admitting that there is much more to this story, and even years of gunning the large hadron collider and herculean number crunching may still not lead to a deep understanding of the laws of nature
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It traces the history of western cosmology from ancient mesopotamia to isaac newtonexcellent pages, some edge and board wearhe suggests that discoveries in science arise through a process akin to sleepwalkingsee oxfam website for delivery information read morenot that they arise by chance, but rather that scientists are neither fully aware of what guides their research, nor are they fully aware of the implications of what they discoveroxfam bookshop carlisle the sleepwalkers: a history of man's changing vision of the universe is a book by arthur koestler
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