1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990004625670403321

Autore

Bracciolini, Poggio <1380-1459>

Titolo

De avaritia : (Dialogus contra avaritiam ) / Poggio Bracciolini ; trascrizione traduzione e note di Giuseppe Germano ; post-fazione di Adriano Nardi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Livorno : Belforte, 1994

Descrizione fisica

153 p. ; 24 cm

Disciplina

878.0408

Locazione

FLFBC

Collocazione

P2B-670-BRACC.-402A-1994

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Latino

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910300435603321

Autore

Bignami Giovanni F

Titolo

The Mystery of the Seven Spheres : How Homo sapiens will Conquer Space / / by Giovanni F. Bignami

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-319-17004-X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (116 p.)

Disciplina

500.5

509

520

576.8

Soggetti

Astronomy

History

Space sciences

Evolution (Biology)

Exobiology

Popular Science in Astronomy

History of Science

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

Evolutionary Biology

Astrobiology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Our Earth, our Oceans, the Sky, the Moon -- Mars, Planets, Stars -- Coda.

Sommario/riassunto

In this book, Giovanni Bignami, the outstanding Italian scientist and astronomer, takes the reader on a journey through the “seven spheres”, from our own planet to neighboring stars. The author offers a gripping account of the evolution of Homo Sapiens to the stage where our species is developing capabilities, in the form of new energy propulsion systems, that will enable us to conquer space. The reader will learn how



we first expanded our activities to reach beyond our planet, to the Moon, and how nuclear energy, nuclear fusion, and matter–antimatter annihilation will enable us to extend our exploration. After Mars and Jupiter we shall finally reach the nearest stars, which we now know are surrounded by numerous planets, some of which are bound to be habitable. The book includes enticing descriptions of such newly discovered planets and also brings alive key historical characters in our story, such as Jules Verne and Werner von Braun.