Our Place in the Universe - II [E-Book] : The Scientific Approach to Discovery / by Sun Kwok.
Starting from Newton's times this follow-up to the author's Springer book "Our Place in the Universe - Understanding Fundamental Astronomy from Ancient Discoveries" addresses the question of "our place in the Universe" from astronomical, physical, chemical, biological,...
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Personal Name(s): | Kwok, Sun, author |
Edition: |
1st edition 2021. |
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Cham :
Springer,
2021
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Physical Description: |
XXIII, 344 pages 117 illustrations, 101 illustrations in color (online resource) |
Note: |
englisch |
ISBN: |
9783030802608 |
DOI: |
10.1007/978-3-030-80260-8 |
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- From Copernicus to Enlightenment
- Empirical Evidence for the Heliocentric Model
- Resolution of the Theoretical Objections to the Heliocentric Theory
- Size of the Solar System
- Celestial Navigation and Exploration of the Heavens
- New Members of the Solar System
- Is the Sun a Star?
- A New Way of Thinking
- What Are Stars Made of?
- Origin of the Solar System
- Plurality of the World
- The Nature of Nebulae
- Are all Motions Relative?
- The Nature of Light and Matter
- The Human Star Connection
- Is the Universe Finite?
- Early History of the Earth
- Common Ancestors
- Origin of Life
- Complexity in the Universe
- Evolution of the Earth through the Ages
- Earth as an Integrated System
- Life Cycles of Stars
- Life in other Worlds
- Our Place in the Universe
- The Common Link in Our Journey
- Further Reading
- Appendix I: Brightest Stars in the Sky
- Appendix II: Units of Measurement
- Appendix III: Astronomical Measurements
- Appendix IV: Photometric Method to Estimate the Distances of Stars
- Appendix V: Mass of the Milky Way
- Appendix VI: Examples of Inertial Forces
- Appendix VII: Astronomy from other Planetary Systems
- Review Exercises
- Glossary.