Exploring the Universe: Essays on Science and Technology (Essays on Science and Technology from the Royal Institution) - Hardcover

 
9780198500858: Exploring the Universe: Essays on Science and Technology (Essays on Science and Technology from the Royal Institution)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0198500858 ISBN 13: 9780198500858
Verlag: OUP Oxford, 1997

Inhaltsangabe

Much of our present knowledge of the Universe has come from observations made over the centuries with ever more powerful telescopes, operating from isolated mountain tops. But the Hubble Space Telescope, the first to be launched into space, is revolutionising our ability to picture and understand the universe. In Exploring the Universe, astronomer Alexander Boksenberg shows how a star is born and how the magnificent pictures taken by the Hubble Space Telescope will enable us to explore the universe in ever more depth. Together with other essays from experts in their field - from magic bullets derived from traditional folk medicines to the role science can play in understanding the work of Mondrian and other artists - this selection of essays from the Royal Institution's Evening Discourses provides an authoritative and accessible summary of current thinking in many areas of science and technology.

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"Surely everyone can find something of interest in this eclectic volume. Recommended for general readers."--Choice "A selection of essays based on the Royal Institution's Evening Discourses providing a summary of current thinking in several areas of science and technology for the general reader."--Philosophy in Science "Surely everyone can find something of interest in this eclectic volume. Recommended for general readers."--Choice "A selection of essays based on the Royal Institution's Evening Discourses providing a summary of current thinking in several areas of science and technology for the general reader."--Philosophy in Science "Surely everyone can find something of interest in this eclectic volume. Recommended for general readers."--Choice "A selection of essays based on the Royal Institution's Evening Discourses providing a summary of current thinking in several areas of science and technology for the general reader."--Philosophy in Science "Surely everyone can find something of interest in this eclectic volume. Recommended for general readers."--Choice "A selection of essays based on the Royal Institution's Evening Discourses providing a summary of current thinking in several areas of science and technology for the general reader."--Philosophy in Science

Reseña del editor

Much of our present knowledge of the Universe has come from observations made over the centuries with ever more powerful telescopes, operating from isolated mountain tops. But the Hubble Space Telescope, the first to be launched into space, is revolutionising our ability to picture and understand the universe. In Exploring the Universe, astronomer Alexander Boksenberg shows how a star is born and how the magnificent pictures taken by the Hubble Space Telescope will enable us to explore the universe in ever more depth. Together with other essays from experts in their field - from magic bullets derived from traditional folk medicines to the role science can play in understanding the work of Mondrian and other artists - this selection of essays from the Royal Institution's Evening Discourses provides an authoritative and accessible summary of current thinking in many areas of science and technology.

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Verlag
OUP Oxford
Erscheinungsdatum
1997
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0198500858
ISBN 13 
9780198500858
Einband
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Anzahl der Seiten
226
Herausgeber
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