1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910465281303321

Autore

Hingorani Aman M.

Titolo

Unravelling the Kashmir knot / / Aman M. Hingorani ; foreword by Upendra Baxi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Los Angeles, [California] : , : Sage, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

93-5150-972-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (417 pages)

Disciplina

954/.604

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Jammu and Kashmir (India) History 20th century

Jammu and Kashmir (India) History 21st century

Jammu and Kashmir (India) Politics and government

Jammu and Kashmir (India) History Autonomy and independence movements

India History Partition, 1947 Influence

Great Britain Foreign relations 20th century

United States Foreign relations 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.



2.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991002854099707536

Autore

Clément, Jean Marie

Titolo

Initia patrum latinorum / collegit ordinavitque J.-M. Clément

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Turnholti : Brepols, 1971

Disciplina

878.0108

Soggetti

Patristica

Lingua di pubblicazione

Latino

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910254620903321

Autore

Murdin Paul

Titolo

Rock Legends : The Asteroids and Their Discoverers / / by Paul Murdin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

3-319-31836-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (IX, 207 p. 38 illus., 19 illus. in color.)

Collana

Popular Astronomy, , 2626-8760

Disciplina

520

Soggetti

Astronomy

Space sciences

Planetary science

Popular Science in Astronomy

Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)

Planetology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Chapter 1: When the Stars Fell Down -- Chapter 2: From Eyesight to Space Satellites.-Chapter 3: Find Minor Planets by Technology -- Chapter 4: Naming and Possessing -- Chapter 5: At the



Edge of the Solar System -- Chapter 6: Filling the Gap -- Chapter 7: Controlled by Jupiter -- Chapter 8: The Chaotic Solar System -- Chapter 9: The Fate of Asteroids -- References.

Sommario/riassunto

This book relates the history of asteroid discoveries and christenings, from those of the early pioneering giants of Hersehel and Piazzi to modern-day amateurs. Moving from history and anecdotal information to science, the book's structure is provided by the names of the asteroids, including one named after the author. Free from a need to conform to scientific naming conventions, the names evidence hero-worship, sycophancy, avarice, vanity, whimsy, erudition and wit, revealing the human side of astronomers, especially where controversy has followed the christening. Murdin draws from extensive historical records to explore the debate over these names. Each age reveals its own biases and preferences in the naming process. < Originally regarded as “vermin of the skies,” asteroids are minor planets, rocky scraps left over from the formation of the larger planets, or broken fragments of worlds that have collided. Their scientific classification as “minor” planets makes them seem unimportant, but over the past decades asteroids have been acknowledged to be key players in the Solar System. This view of their starring role even alters the trajectories of spacecraft: NASA’s policy for new space missions en route to the outer planets is that they must divert to study passing asteroids whenever possible. This book provides for readers a complete tour of the fascinating world of asteroids.