Star Observation category: 126 books

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Moon

Nature and Culture

by Edgar Williams
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2014

Long before a rocket hit the Man in the Moon in the eye in Georges Méliès’s early film Le Voyage dans la Lune, the earth’s lone satellite had entranced humans. We have worshipped it as a deity, believed it to cause madness, used it as a means of organizing time, and we now know that it manipulates...
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Lo que cuentan las estrellas

Un recorrido visual por nuestro cielo

by Kelsey Oseid
Language: Spanish
Release Date: November 16, 2017

Un fascinante tour ilustrado por el cosmos para astrónomos y soñadores de todas las edades. Recorre con nosotros el cielo nocturno. Repasaremos juntos quiénes fueron los primeros astrónomos y sus creencias. Te explicaremos todo lo que tienes que saber sobre las constelaciones, la luna,...
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Conversing with the Planets

How Science and Myth Invented the Cosmos

by Anthony Aveni
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2012

An award-winning professor takes readers on a guided tour of the stunning celestial discoveries of past cultures. Interweaving the astronomy, mythology, and anthropology of ancient peoples, Aveni shows how to discover the harmony between their beliefs and their study of the sky through naked-eye observations. From...
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In the Shadow of the Moon

The Science, Magic, and Mystery of Solar Eclipses

by Anthony Aveni
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2017

In anticipation of solar eclipses visible in 2017 and 2024, an exploration of the scientific and cultural significance of this mesmerizing cosmic display Since the first humans looked up and saw the sun swallowed by darkness, our species has been captivated by solar eclipses. Astronomer and anthropologist...
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Os astros sempre nos acompanham

Um manual de astrologia contemporânea

by Claudia Lisboa
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: January 28, 2014

A autora busca apresentar um tratado escrito tanto para os profissionais dessa ciência quanto para os curiosos. Além de contar a história da astrologia e os mitos que originaram os signos, Os astros sempre nos acompanham relaciona os planetas com cada signo e casa astrológica e busca revelar o que as estrelas reservam para todos nós.
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Dark Skies

A Journey into the Wild Night

by Ms Tiffany Francis-Baker
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2019

Darkness has shaped the lives of humans for millennia, and in Dark Skies, author Tiffany Francis travels around Britain and Europe to learn more about nocturnal landscapes and humanity's connection to the night sky. Over the course of a year, Tiffany travels through different nightscapes across...
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by David Wildish
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2018

“That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”, the immortal words uttered by Commander Neil Armstrong when he stepped from the Apollo 11 lunar module Eagle on the 19th July 1969 and became the first man to walk on the Moon. Now as the 50th anniversary of that legendary event approaches...
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Das Universum in dir

Eine etwas andere Naturgeschichte

by Neil Shubin
Language: German
Release Date: July 24, 2014

Die Gesamtgeschichte der Erde und des Menschen und von Allem – ungewöhnlich, unterhaltsam und packend!Seit dem Urknall haben sich Galaxien, Sonnensysteme und Planeten gebildet und im Laufe der Äonen entwickelte sich das Leben auf der Erde. Angesichts dessen könnten wir Menschen uns unbedeutend...
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Erkundung des Sonnensystems und darüber hinaus in der deutschen

Exploring the Solar System and Beyond in German

by Nam Nguyen
Language: German
Release Date: February 15, 2015

Erkundung des Sonnensystems und darüber hinaus ist das Ziel, um Ihren Geist mit einem Vorsprung zu wissen, die Entwicklung der Planetenforschung in der modernen Raumzeitalter mit diesem eBook zu füllen. Das eBook ist einfach zu bedienen, erfrischend und wird garantiert spannend zu werden!...
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CICATRICES D'ÉTOILES

Météorites et Astroblèmes

by Arnaud Demaury
Language: French
Release Date: September 27, 2018

Les météorites ressemblent à de simples cailloux noirs ou un bout de métal . Si elles sont à l'origine de la disparition massive d'espèces survenues il y a 65 millions d'années, elles sont aussi l'étincelle de la vie sur terre et de l'évolution de l'homme. Chaque météorite...
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by Giancarlo Bresciani
Language: Italian
Release Date: January 24, 2014

Il volo tra miti, leggende e realtà: 186 pagine, 277 immagini per raccontare come l'uomo è riuscito a munirsi di ali staccando finalmente la propria ombra da terra. Il volo in aliante è il non plus ultra per immergersi in questo fluido che è l'atmosfera e scoprirne tutte le "misteriose"...
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by Michael Rowan-Robinson
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2001

How old is the universe? How far away are the galaxies and how fast are they travelling away from us? What is dark matter and why do astronomers think it pervades the universe? How heavy is the vacuum? How do galaxies form? Michael Rowan-Robinson answers these and many more questions in a highly original...
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In den Sternen

Die 88 Konstellationen im Portrait

by Ulf von Rauchhaupt
Language: German
Release Date: November 21, 2013

Ein Porträt der 88 Sternkonstellationen.Unzählige Sterne leuchten am nächtlichen Himmel und haben die Menschen schon immer fasziniert. Spätestens seit der Antike wurden diese einzelnen Sterne zu Sternbildern verknüpft, um sich besser orientieren zu können. Ulf von Rauchhaupt beschreibt sie alle,...
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Der Urknall

Anfang und Zukunft des Universums

by Hans-Joachim Blome, Harald Zaun
Language: German
Release Date: July 5, 2018

Irgendwann und irgendwo, als Raum und Zeit noch in einem undefinierbaren Nichts gefangen waren, entstand in einer gewaltigen Explosion, dem Big Bang, innerhalb einer billionstel Sekunde hochintensive Strahlung. Die Strukturen, die sich daraus entwickelten, zeigen sich uns heute als Gas- und Staubwolken,...
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