First life [[electronic resource] ] : discovering the connections between stars, planets, and evolution on earth / / David Deamer
| First life [[electronic resource] ] : discovering the connections between stars, planets, and evolution on earth / / David Deamer |
| Autore | Deamer D. W |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (283 p.) |
| Disciplina | 576.8/3 |
| Soggetto topico |
Exobiology
Life - Origin Evolution (Biology) |
| Soggetto non controllato |
advances in science
astrobiology astronomy atmosphere biology bioscience birth of stars carbon compounds carbon chemistry cosmology death of stars ethics evolution life on earth life sciences life minerals nonfiction origin of life physics planet formation planetary science science and technology science spark of life stardust stars synthetic life technology volcanoes water |
| ISBN |
1-283-27802-2
9786613278029 0-520-94895-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. A Fireball Over Australia -- 2. Where Did Life Begin? -- 3. When Did Life Begin? -- 4. Carbon and the Building Blocks of Life -- 5. The Handedness of Life -- 6. Energy and Life's Origins -- 7. Self-Assembly and Emergence -- 8. How To Build a Cell -- 9. Achieving Complexity -- 10. Multiple Strands of Life -- 11. Catalysts: Life in the Fast Lane -- 12. Copying Life's Blueprints -- 13. How Evolution Begins -- 14. A Grand Simulation of Prebiotic Earth -- 15. Prospects for Synthetic Life -- Epilogue -- Sources and Notes -- Index |
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2011 | ||
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Heavenly mathematics [[electronic resource] ] : the forgotten art of spherical trigonometry / / Glen Van Brummelen
| Heavenly mathematics [[electronic resource] ] : the forgotten art of spherical trigonometry / / Glen Van Brummelen |
| Autore | Van Brummelen Glen |
| Edizione | [Course Book] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (217 p.) |
| Disciplina | 516.24 |
| Soggetto topico |
Spherical trigonometry
Trigonometry |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Abū 'l-Wafā
Abū Mahmūd al-Khujandī Abū Nasr Mansūr ibn 'Alī ibn 'Irāq Abū Sahl al-Kūhī Albert Girard B. M. Brown Cesàro method Christopher Columbus Claudius Ptolemy Earth Elements Georg Rheticus Giuseppe Cesàro Hipparchus of Rhodes Islam Islamic religious rituals John Harrison John Napier Law of Cosines Law of Sines Leonhard Euler Mathematical Collection Mecca Menelaus of Alexandria Menelaus's Theorem Moon Napier's Rules Opus palatinum Planisphere Ptolemy Pythagorean Theorem Rule of Four Quantities Sphaerica Sun acute-angled triangle angle area astrolabe astronomical triangle astronomy cartography celestial motion celestial sphere chronometer classical Greece dead reckoning ecliptic equatorial coordinates geography locality principle logarithms marteloio mathematics method of Saint Hilaire navigation oblique triangle pentagramma mirificum planar Law of Sines plane trigonometry planets polygon polyhedron qibla regular polyhedron right-angled triangle rising time sphere spherical Law of Sines spherical astronomy spherical geometry spherical triangle spherical trigonometry star stars stereographic projection table of sine theorems triangle trigonometric table trigonometry |
| ISBN |
1-299-05125-1
1-4008-4480-0 |
| Classificazione | SN 100 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Heavenly mathematics -- Exploring the sphere -- The ancient approach -- The medieval approach -- The modern approach: right-angled triangles -- The modern approach: oblique triangles -- Areas, angles, and polyhedra -- Stereographic projection -- Navigation. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786023403321 |
Van Brummelen Glen
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| Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2013 | ||
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Padé Approximations and its Applications : Proceedings of a Conference held at Bad Honnef, Germany, March 7-10, 1983 / edited by H. Werner and H.J. Bünger
| Padé Approximations and its Applications : Proceedings of a Conference held at Bad Honnef, Germany, March 7-10, 1983 / edited by H. Werner and H.J. Bünger |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin, : Springer, 1984 |
| Descrizione fisica | viii, 268 p. ; 24 cm |
| Soggetto topico |
65-XX - Numerical analysis [MSC 2020]
41A21 - Padé approximation [MSC 2020] 40-XX - Sequences, series, summability [MSC 2020] 41-XX - Approximations and expansions [MSC 2020] |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Algebra
Algorithms Applications Approximation Differential equations Equations Forms Functions Interpolation Orthogonal polynomials Variance Vector spaces stars |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNICAMPANIA-VAN0263390 |
| Berlin, : Springer, 1984 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Vanvitelli | ||
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Present and Future of Gravitational Wave Astronomy
| Present and Future of Gravitational Wave Astronomy |
| Autore | Vajente Gabriele |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (428 p.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Physics
Research & information: general |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Advanced Virgo
astrophysics binary stars black holes calibration coating noise continuous gravitational waves core-collapse supernova cryogenics cryostat dark matter data quality DECIGO detector characterization diffraction loss einstein telescope future detectors gravitational wave gravitational wave detector gravitational wave detectors gravitational waves gravitational-wave astrophysics gravitational-wave backgrounds gravitational-wave laser interferometers ground based gravitational-wave detector interferometer interferometers KAGRA laser interferometer laser interferometers laser metrology LIGO low-noise high-power laser interferometry n/a neutron stars newtonian noise Newtonian noise noise mitigation noise subtraction optomechanics payload pulsar timing arrays quantum noise quantum optics seismic isolation system seismic noise silicon squeezed states stars stellar dynamics stellar evolution stochastic gravitational-wave backgrounds stochastic searches of gravitational waves suspensions thermal noise underground Virgo |
| ISBN | 3-0365-5226-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910619468803321 |
Vajente Gabriele
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Spacefaring [[electronic resource] ] : the human dimension / / Albert A. Harrison
| Spacefaring [[electronic resource] ] : the human dimension / / Albert A. Harrison |
| Autore | Harrison Albert A |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif. ; ; London, : University of California Press, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (344 p.) |
| Disciplina | 629.45 |
| Soggetto topico |
Manned space flight
Astronautics - Human factors |
| Soggetto non controllato |
anxiety
astronauts behavior behavioral science case history case study cosmology cosmos habitability health and wellness human nature humans in space international space station mental health outer space planets political politics space exploration space missions space shuttle space station space travel spacecraft spaceflight stars statistical statistics stress management stress true story |
| ISBN |
9786613520395
0-520-92965-9 1-280-09439-7 1-59734-909-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1. WHY SPACE? -- 2. SPACEFLIGHT HUMAN FACTORS -- 3. HAZARDS AND COUNTER -- 4. LIFE SUPPORT -- 5. HABITABILITY -- 6. SELECTION AND TRAINING -- 7. STRESS AND COPING -- 8. CROUP DYNAMICS -- 9. AT WORK -- 10. MISHAPS -- 11. OFF DUTY -- 12. SPACE TOURISM -- 13. SPACE SETTLEMENTS -- 14. INTERSTELLAR MIGRATION -- 15. RESTORING THE DREAM -- NOTES -- INDEX |
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Harrison Albert A
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| Berkeley, Calif. ; ; London, : University of California Press, 2002 | ||
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The Multiverse
| The Multiverse |
| Autore | Alonso-Serrano Ana |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (240 p.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Astronomy, space & time
Research & information: general |
| Soggetto non controllato |
anthropic principle
Bohm-like interpretation categories of multiverses creation from nothing dark energy dark multiverse different physics universes falsifiability of multiverses habitability information storage and transfer Leibniz life mass extinctions multiverse multiverse entanglement multiverse habitability: stars, planets, life, consciousness multiverse levels multiverse tests origin of the universe other worlds philosophy of multiverse planets quantum cosmology quantum gravity soft entry space atoms stars string landscape string theory superstring multiverse time reversal symmetry universe-antiuniverse pair creation varying constants volume-quantisation Wheeler-de Witt-equation |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910557309403321 |
Alonso-Serrano Ana
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| Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020 | ||
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Twilight of the idols [[electronic resource] ] : Hollywood and the human sciences in 1920s America / / Mark Lynn Anderson
| Twilight of the idols [[electronic resource] ] : Hollywood and the human sciences in 1920s America / / Mark Lynn Anderson |
| Autore | Anderson Mark Lynn <1960-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (239 p.) |
| Disciplina | 384/.80973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Motion pictures - Social aspects - United States
Popular culture - United States Motion picture industry - United States - History - 20th century Motion picture actors and actresses - United States Celebrities - United States |
| Soggetto non controllato |
actors
actresses celebrity culture celebrity cinema criminality cultural narratives deviance drug abuse drug addiction early hollywood film history film gossip history hollywood jazz age mabel normand media miscegenation mixed race morality movie stars narcotics nonfiction performing arts pop culture public morals race racial indeterminacy racism rudolph valentino scandal sexual norms sexual perversion sexuality social norms star system stars wallace reid |
| ISBN |
0-520-94942-0
9786613278081 1-283-27808-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Early Hollywood Scandals and the Death of Wallace Reid -- 2. Psychoanalysis and Fandom in the Leopold and Loeb Trial -- 3. Queer Valentino -- 4. Black Valentino -- 5. Mabel Normand and the Ends of Error -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786706603321 |
Anderson Mark Lynn <1960->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 | ||
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Vietnam's forgotten army : heroism and betrayal in the ARVN / / Andrew Wiest
| Vietnam's forgotten army : heroism and betrayal in the ARVN / / Andrew Wiest |
| Autore | Wiest Andrew A. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York ; ; London : , : New York University Press, , [2008] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (368 p.) |
| Disciplina | 959.7043320922 |
| Soggetto topico |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
HISTORY / Military / Vietnam War |
| Soggetto non controllato |
ARVN
Army Betrayal Dinh Forgotten Heroism Hue Ngoc Pham Republic Tran Vietnam Vietnams brightest chronicles lives stars young |
| ISBN | 0-8147-9745-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cover Page""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Foreword by James Webb""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction: Welcome to Vietnam""; ""1 Coming of Age in a Time of War""; ""2 A War Transformed: Battle, Politics, and the Americanization of the War, 1963�1966""; ""3 Fighting Two Wars: Years of Attrition and Pacification, 1966�1967""; ""4 A Time for Heroes: The Tet Offensive""; ""5 After Tet: The Year of Hope""; ""6 Hamburger Hill: The Untold Story of the Battle for Dong Ap Bia""; ""7 A War Transformed: Vietnamization, 1969�1970""
""8 Shattered Lives and Broken Dreams: Operation Lam Son 719""""9 The Making of a Traitor""; ""10 Journeys Home: Life in the Wake of a Lost War""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""About the Author"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910796028603321 |
Wiest Andrew A.
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| New York ; ; London : , : New York University Press, , [2008] | ||
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Vietnam's forgotten army : heroism and betrayal in the ARVN / / Andrew Wiest
| Vietnam's forgotten army : heroism and betrayal in the ARVN / / Andrew Wiest |
| Autore | Wiest Andrew A. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York ; ; London : , : New York University Press, , [2008] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (368 p.) |
| Disciplina | 959.7043320922 |
| Soggetto topico |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
HISTORY / Military / Vietnam War |
| Soggetto non controllato |
ARVN
Army Betrayal Dinh Forgotten Heroism Hue Ngoc Pham Republic Tran Vietnam Vietnams brightest chronicles lives stars young |
| ISBN | 0-8147-9745-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cover Page""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Foreword by James Webb""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction: Welcome to Vietnam""; ""1 Coming of Age in a Time of War""; ""2 A War Transformed: Battle, Politics, and the Americanization of the War, 1963�1966""; ""3 Fighting Two Wars: Years of Attrition and Pacification, 1966�1967""; ""4 A Time for Heroes: The Tet Offensive""; ""5 After Tet: The Year of Hope""; ""6 Hamburger Hill: The Untold Story of the Battle for Dong Ap Bia""; ""7 A War Transformed: Vietnamization, 1969�1970""
""8 Shattered Lives and Broken Dreams: Operation Lam Son 719""""9 The Making of a Traitor""; ""10 Journeys Home: Life in the Wake of a Lost War""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""About the Author"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822250703321 |
Wiest Andrew A.
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| New York ; ; London : , : New York University Press, , [2008] | ||
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