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UNINA9910457806903321 |
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The astronomy revolution : 400 years of exploring the cosmos / / edited by Donald G. York, Owen Gingerich, Shuang-Nan Zhang |
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Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , 2012 |
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0-429-10638-6 |
1-283-35016-5 |
9786613350169 |
1-4398-3601-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (438 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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YorkDonald G. <1944-> |
GingerichOwen |
ZhangShuang-Nan |
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Astronomy - History |
Astronomy - Technological innovations |
Telescopes |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Introduction: The New Vision 400 Project; Chapter 1: From the Language of Heaven to the Rationale of Matter; Chapter 2: The Impact of Modern Telescope Development on Astronomy; Chapter 3: Searching for Other Earths and Life in the Universe; The Formation and Evolution of Galaxies; Chapter 5: Structure Formation in the Universe: From the Dark Side to First Light; Chapter 6: An Overview of Supernovae, the Explosive Deaths of Stars; Chapter 7: The Dark Secrets of Gaseous Nebulae: Highlights from Deep Spectroscopy |
Chapter 8: Can We Detect Dark Matter?Chapter 9: Can We Understand Dark Energy?; Chapter 10: Astrophysical Black Holes in the Physical Universe; Chapter 11: Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Rays; Chapter 12: New Technologies for Radio Astronomy; Chapter 13: Advanced Optical Techniques in Astronomy; Chapter 14: Scientific Opportunities for 30-Meter-Class Optical Telescopes; Chapter 15: The Impact of Astronomy |
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on Chinese Society in the Days before Telescopes; Chapter 16: The Impact of the Telescope in the West, 1608-1802; Chapter 17: The Impact of the Telescope on Astronomy and Society in China |
Chapter 18: Exoplanet Atmospheres and the Search for BiosignaturesChapter 19: What New Telescopes Can Tell Us about "Other Worlds"; Chapter 20: Multiverse Cosmology; Chapter 21: Universe or Multiverse?; Chapter 22: Cosmos and Humanity in Traditional Chinese Thought; Chapter 23: Laws of Nature, Moral Order, and the Intelligibility of the Cosmos; Chapter 24: Why Are the Laws of Nature as They Are? What Underlies Their Existence?; Appendix: The New Vision 400 Conference; Back Cover |
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Preface This book is a product of the New Vision 400 (NV400) conference held in Beijing in October 2008 in conjunction with the widely celebrated 400th anniversary of the invention of the telescope in 1608 by Hans Lipperhey (see http://nv400.uchicago.edu/). Like the conference, this book emphasizes the effects of technology on society and the origin of our understanding of a number of deep questions that arise out of scientific research, specifically astronomy and our knowledge of the cosmos. Looking beyond science questions to the role of moral responsibility in human civilizations, this volume offers the unique vantage points of contributions from both Eastern and Western cultures, which often differ dramatically in worldview and in knowledge. A Chinese-language edition of this book, to be published by Peking University Press, is also planned. Part I focuses on the general theme of creativity and technology in scientific--particularly astronomical--discovery and is based on presentations that were primarily aimed at young people at the public event preceding the NV400 conference. These discussions will be accessible to many readers regardless of their technical training. The editors structured the specific topics covered in Parts II through V around selected examples of well-recognized areas of astronomical knowledge, modern challenges, new technologies, and historical impact. The book concludes with Part VI, an investigation of big questions: What is the origin of the laws of physics as we know them? Why do these specific laws exist? Are these laws the same everywhere? How do these scientific laws relate to the moral laws of society? Does what we know depend on cultural ways of asking the questions?-- |
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UNINA9910786741303321 |
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Financial cooperatives and local development / / edited by Silvio Goglio and Yiorgos Alexopoulos |
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New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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1-136-25359-9 |
0-203-10534-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (486 p.) |
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Routledge Studies in Development Economics ; ; 98 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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AlexopoulosYiorgos |
GoglioSilvio <1948-> |
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Financial institutions |
Banks and banking |
Sustainable development |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures and tables; Notes on contributors; List of abbreviations and acronyms; Introduction: cooperative finance and sustainable local development; PART I Stakeholder-oriented versus profit-maximizing banks; 1 Cooperative banking: a Minskyan perspective; 2 Governance and performance: reassessing the pre-crisis situation of European banks; 3 Competition and market power within the Italian banking system; 4 Cooperative capital: why our world needs it; PART II From cooperative banks to local societies |
5 The case for proactive cooperative banks and local development: innovation, growth, and community building in Almería, Spain6 Cooperative banks and community development in Japan; 7 Homo dictyous transforms homo oeconomicus: the social network culture of Hellenic cooperative banking in Crete; 8 Innovative approaches to generating and using cooperative capital: observations from France and Germany; PART III Microfinance and local development; 9 Re-discovering a paradigm: the promotion of savings by credit unions within the UK policy context of asset-based welfare |
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10 Microfinance and poverty reduction in Bangladesh: challenges and opportunities11 Microcredit: a model for activating poverty zones in Mexico; Conclusions: a tale of two models; Index |
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This book examines the opportunities opened up for financial cooperatives by the recent financial crisis, and explores the role of these institutions in promoting and sustaining local development. The global financial crisis has not only shown the limits of the mainstream theory of markets and rational expectations, but has also generated a great deal of disillusionment with the banking system and underlined the importance of a healthy society for the welfare of the individual. Consequently, new and innovative ways of providing finance are needed, especially for strengthening the developmen |
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