The Evolving Universe and the Origin of Life : The Search for Our Cosmic Roots / / by Pekka Teerikorpi, Mauri Valtonen, Kirsi Lehto, Harry Lehto, Gene Byrd, Arthur Chernin
| The Evolving Universe and the Origin of Life : The Search for Our Cosmic Roots / / by Pekka Teerikorpi, Mauri Valtonen, Kirsi Lehto, Harry Lehto, Gene Byrd, Arthur Chernin |
| Autore | Teerikorpi Pekka <1948-> |
| Edizione | [2nd ed. 2019.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XIX, 584 p. 258 illus., 34 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina | 523.1 |
| Soggetto topico |
Cosmologia
Història de la ciència Exobiology Cosmology Planetary science Astrophysics Physics Astrobiology Planetology Astrophysics and Astroparticles History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN | 3-030-17921-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- Part 1: The Widening World View -- When Science Was Born -- Science in Athens -- Planetary Spheres and the Size of the Universe -- Medieval Cosmology -- The Roots of the Copernican Revolution -- The True Laws of Planetary Motion Revealed -- Galileo Galilei and His Successors -- How Far Away Are the Stars? -- The Scale of the Solar System -- Part 2: Physical Laws of Nature -- Newton -- Celestial Mechanics -- Nature of Light -- Electricity and Magnetism -- Time and Space -- Curved Space and Gravity -- Atoms and Nuclei -- Strange Microworld -- Elementary Particles -- Part 3: The Universe -- Stars: Cosmic Fusion Reactors -- The Riddle of the Milky Way -- Entering the Galaxy Universe -- Large-scale Structure of the Universe -- Finite or Infinite Universe: Cosmological Models -- When it all Began: Big Bang -- The Dark Side of the Universe -- Active Galaxies: Messages Through Radio Waves -- Origin of Galaxies -- Part 4: Life in the Universe -- The Nature of Life -- The Origin of Earth and its Moon -- Emergence and Evolution of Life -- Life and our Solar System -- Extrasolar Planetary Systems and Life in other Solar Systems -- Human’s Role in the Universe -- Recommended Reading -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910349501903321 |
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Mars and the Earthlings: A Realistic View on Mars Exploration and Settlement / / edited by Cyprien Verseux, Muriel Gargaud, Kirsi Lehto, Michel Viso
| Mars and the Earthlings: A Realistic View on Mars Exploration and Settlement / / edited by Cyprien Verseux, Muriel Gargaud, Kirsi Lehto, Michel Viso |
| Autore | Verseux Cyprien |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2024.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (577 pages) |
| Disciplina | 523.43 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
GargaudMuriel
LehtoKirsi VisoMichel |
| Collana | Space and Society |
| Soggetto topico |
Outer space - Exploration
Astronautics Social structure Equality Welfare economics Public law Exobiology Quality of life Space Exploration and Astronautics Social Structure Social Economy Public Law Astrobiology Quality of Life Research |
| ISBN |
9783031668814
9783031668807 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Mars in Short -- Robotic missions to Mars -- Historical and ethical context Past present and imagination -- Legal and international context Law and Disorder -- Perspectives for crewed missions to Mars in orbit exploration and/or short stay -- Mars as a science base toward a small permanent outpost -- Toward permanent settlements on Mars from 1000 to 100000 -- Use Mars as a planet B -- Science and fiction What is realistic. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910951902703321 |
Verseux Cyprien
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