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Hamlet's Mill

An Essay Investigating the Origins of Human Knowledge And Its Transmission Through Myth

par Giorgio de Santillana, Hertha von Dechen ...

Lu par Madison Niederhauser ...

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13 heure 49 min

**“A book wonderful to read and startling to contemplate....both the history of science and the reinterpretation of myths have been enriched immensely.”―**Washington PostA seminal work of scientific and philosophical exploration. Ever since the Greeks coined the language we commonly use for scientific description, mythology and science have developed separately. But what if we could prove that all ... En savoir plus

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**“A book wonderful to read and startling to contemplate....both the history of science and the reinterpretation of myths have been enriched immensely.”―**Washington PostA seminal work of scientific and philosophical exploration. Ever since the Greeks coined the language we commonly use for scientific description, mythology and science have developed separately. But what if we could prove that all
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The End of Everything

(Astrophysically Speaking)

par Katie Mack ...

Lu par Katie Mack, Gabra Zackman ...

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6 heure 21 min

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK * AN NPR SCIENCE FRIDAY BOOK CLUB SELECTION * NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST, THE ECONOMIST, NEW SCIENTIST, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY,and THE GUARDIANFrom the cohost of the podcast The Universe with John Green and one of the most dynamic stars in astrophysics, an “engrossing, elegant” (The New York Times) look at five ways the universe could e... ... En savoir plus

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A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK * AN NPR SCIENCE FRIDAY BOOK CLUB SELECTION * NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST, THE ECONOMIST, NEW SCIENTIST, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY,and THE GUARDIANFrom the cohost of the podcast The Universe with John Green and one of the most dynamic stars in astrophysics, an “engrossing, elegant” (The New York Times) look at five ways the universe could e...
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Harry Potter: A History of Magic

An Audio Documentary

par Pottermore Publishing, Ben Davies ...

Lu par Natalie Dormer ...

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11 heure 39 min

The history of magic is as long as time and as wide as the world. In every culture, in every age, in every place and, probably, in every heart, there is magic.Harry Potter: A History of Magic reveals some of the hidden stories behind real-world magic and explores some of J.K. Rowling's magical inventions alongside their folkloric, cultural and historical forebears.Narrator Natalie Dormer and a ... En savoir plus

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The history of magic is as long as time and as wide as the world. In every culture, in every age, in every place and, probably, in every heart, there is magic.Harry Potter: A History of Magic reveals some of the hidden stories behind real-world magic and explores some of J.K. Rowling's magical inventions alongside their folkloric, cultural and historical forebears.Narrator Natalie Dormer and a
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The Planets

par Professor Brian Cox, Andrew Cohen ...

Lu par Samuel West ...

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7 heure 43 min

‘So staggering you go “whoa!” every few seconds’ Guardian‘Really impressive’ Eamonn Holmes, ITV This MorningA companion book to the critically acclaimed BBC series.The bestselling authors of Wonders of the Universe are back with another blockbuster, a groundbreaking exploration of our Solar System as it has never been seen before.Mercury, a lifeless victim of the Sun’s expanding power. Venus, once ... En savoir plus

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‘So staggering you go “whoa!” every few seconds’ Guardian‘Really impressive’ Eamonn Holmes, ITV This MorningA companion book to the critically acclaimed BBC series.The bestselling authors of Wonders of the Universe are back with another blockbuster, a groundbreaking exploration of our Solar System as it has never been seen before.Mercury, a lifeless victim of the Sun’s expanding power. Venus, once
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Black Holes

The Key to Understanding the Universe

par Brian Cox, Jeff Forshaw ...

Lu par Jeff Forshaw ...

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7 heure 20 min

By the star physicist and author of multiple #1 Sunday Times bestsellers, a major and definitive narrative work on black holes and how they can help us understand the universe.At the heart of our galaxy lies a monster so deadly it can bend space, throwing vast jets of radiation millions of light years out into the cosmos. Its kind were the very first inhabitants of the universe, the black holes ... En savoir plus

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By the star physicist and author of multiple #1 Sunday Times bestsellers, a major and definitive narrative work on black holes and how they can help us understand the universe.At the heart of our galaxy lies a monster so deadly it can bend space, throwing vast jets of radiation millions of light years out into the cosmos. Its kind were the very first inhabitants of the universe, the black holes
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Origins, Revised and Updated

Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution

par Donald Goldsmith, Neil deGrasse Tyson ...

Lu par JD Jackson ...

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9 heure 46 min

Our true origins are not only human, or even terrestrial, but in fact cosmic. Drawing on recent scientific breakthroughs and crosspollination among geology, biology, astrophysics, and cosmology, Origins illuminates the soul-stirring leaps in our understanding of the cosmos. This revised and updated edition features such startling discoveries as the now more than 5,000 detected exoplanets that ... En savoir plus

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Our true origins are not only human, or even terrestrial, but in fact cosmic. Drawing on recent scientific breakthroughs and crosspollination among geology, biology, astrophysics, and cosmology, Origins illuminates the soul-stirring leaps in our understanding of the cosmos. This revised and updated edition features such startling discoveries as the now more than 5,000 detected exoplanets that
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Merlin’s Tour of the Universe, Revised and Updated for the Twenty-First Century

A Traveler’s Guide to Blue Moons and Black Holes, Mars, Stars, and Everything Far

par Neil deGrasse Tyson ...

Lu par Neil deGrasse Tyson, Kevin R. Free, Jaime Lincoln Smith, Jim Meskimen, André Santana, Bronson Pinchot, Pun Bandhu, a full cast, Em Grosland0, Lauren Fortgang1, Luzma Ortiz2 ...

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4 heure 18 min

A USA Today bestseller!The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry takes readers on an entertaining and edifying tour of the universe.In Neil deGrasse Tyson’s delightful journey through the cosmos, his fictional character Merlin responds to popular questions asked by adults and children alike. Merlin, a timeless visitor from Planet Omniscia in the Andromeda ... En savoir plus

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A USA Today bestseller!The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry takes readers on an entertaining and edifying tour of the universe.In Neil deGrasse Tyson’s delightful journey through the cosmos, his fictional character Merlin responds to popular questions asked by adults and children alike. Merlin, a timeless visitor from Planet Omniscia in the Andromeda
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The Universe

The book of the BBC TV series presented by Professor Brian Cox

par Andrew Cohen ...

Lu par Brian Cox, Jot Davies ...

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8 heure 32 min

Every night, above our heads, a drama of epic proportions is playing out. Diamond planets, zombie stars, black holes heavier than a billion Suns. The cast of characters is extraordinary, and each one has its own incredible story to tell.We once thought of our Earth as unique, but we have now discovered thousands of alien planets, and that’s barely a fraction of the worlds that are out there. And ... En savoir plus

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Every night, above our heads, a drama of epic proportions is playing out. Diamond planets, zombie stars, black holes heavier than a billion Suns. The cast of characters is extraordinary, and each one has its own incredible story to tell.We once thought of our Earth as unique, but we have now discovered thousands of alien planets, and that’s barely a fraction of the worlds that are out there. And
... En savoir plus
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A Man on the Moon

par Andrew Chaikin, Tom Hanks ...

Lu par Bronson Pinchot ...

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23 heure

On the night of July 20, 1969, our world changed forever when two Americans, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, walked on the moon. Now the greatest event of the twentieth century is magnificently retold through the eyes and ears of the people who were there. Based on the interviews with twenty-three moon voyagers, as well as those who struggled to get the program moving, journalist Andrew Chaikin ... En savoir plus

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On the night of July 20, 1969, our world changed forever when two Americans, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, walked on the moon. Now the greatest event of the twentieth century is magnificently retold through the eyes and ears of the people who were there. Based on the interviews with twenty-three moon voyagers, as well as those who struggled to get the program moving, journalist Andrew Chaikin
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A Brief History of Black Holes

And why nearly everything you know about them is wrong

par Dr Becky Smethurst ...

Lu par Dr Becky Smethurst ...

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7 heure 5 min

This audio edition is narrated with dazzling enthusiasm by the author, Dr Becky Smethurst.Right now, you are orbiting a black hole.The Earth orbits the Sun, and the Sun orbits the centre of the Milky Way: a supermassive black hole, the strangest and most misunderstood phenomenon in the galaxy.In A Brief History of Black Holes, the award-winning University of Oxford researcher Dr Becky Smethurst ... En savoir plus

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This audio edition is narrated with dazzling enthusiasm by the author, Dr Becky Smethurst.Right now, you are orbiting a black hole.The Earth orbits the Sun, and the Sun orbits the centre of the Milky Way: a supermassive black hole, the strangest and most misunderstood phenomenon in the galaxy.In A Brief History of Black Holes, the award-winning University of Oxford researcher Dr Becky Smethurst
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The Disordered Cosmos

A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred

par Chanda Prescod-Weinstein ...

Lu par Joniece Abbott-Pratt ...

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10 heure 56 min

From a star theoretical physicist, “a love letter to the wonderous universe we call home, and an urge to think critically about how we explore its depths” (Smithsonian Magazine)In The Disordered Cosmos, Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein shares her love for physics, from the Standard Model of Particle Physics and what lies beyond it, to the physics of melanin in skin, to the latest theories of dark ... En savoir plus

$35.99 CAD

From a star theoretical physicist, “a love letter to the wonderous universe we call home, and an urge to think critically about how we explore its depths” (Smithsonian Magazine)In The Disordered Cosmos, Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein shares her love for physics, from the Standard Model of Particle Physics and what lies beyond it, to the physics of melanin in skin, to the latest theories of dark
... En savoir plus
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A Fortunate Universe: Life in a Finely Tuned Cosmos

par Geraint F. Lewis and Luke A. Barnes ...

Lu par Geraint F. Lewis and Luke A. Barnes ...

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10 heure 13 min

Over the last forty years, scientists have uncovered evidence that if the Universe had been forged with even slightly different properties, life as we know it - and life as we can imagine it - would be impossible. Join us on a journey through how we understand the Universe, from its most basic particles and forces, to planets, stars and galaxies, and back through cosmic history to the birth of the ... En savoir plus

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Over the last forty years, scientists have uncovered evidence that if the Universe had been forged with even slightly different properties, life as we know it - and life as we can imagine it - would be impossible. Join us on a journey through how we understand the Universe, from its most basic particles and forces, to planets, stars and galaxies, and back through cosmic history to the birth of the
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Astronomie (Volume 1)

par Hubert Reeves ...

Lu par Hubert Reeves ...

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54 min

"Connu du monde entier, Hubert Reeves est autant apprécié par ses pairs que par le grand public pour son engagement et ses qualités de transmetteur de savoirs. A la suite de ses nombreuses conférences de vulgarisation, Hubert Reeves a voulu, avec son fils Benoît, réaliser un enregistrement pédagogique des questions qui lui sont le plus souvent posées. Il offre en réponse un propos compréhensible ... En savoir plus

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"Connu du monde entier, Hubert Reeves est autant apprécié par ses pairs que par le grand public pour son engagement et ses qualités de transmetteur de savoirs. A la suite de ses nombreuses conférences de vulgarisation, Hubert Reeves a voulu, avec son fils Benoît, réaliser un enregistrement pédagogique des questions qui lui sont le plus souvent posées. Il offre en réponse un propos compréhensible
... En savoir plus
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A Universe of Earths

Our Planet and Other Worlds, from Copernicus to NASA

par Dennis Danielson, Christopher M. Graney ...

Lu par Jonathan Yen ...

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7 heure 26 min

Planet Earth has been a familiar concept for a mere fraction of recorded history. Until about the mid-1600s, most humans thought of Earth as immobile, likely either dim or simply invisible from the Moon or anywhere else in the heavens, and not (like the planets) participating in what Galileo called "the dance of the stars." A Universe of Earths retraces the exhilarating story of how all that ... En savoir plus

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Planet Earth has been a familiar concept for a mere fraction of recorded history. Until about the mid-1600s, most humans thought of Earth as immobile, likely either dim or simply invisible from the Moon or anywhere else in the heavens, and not (like the planets) participating in what Galileo called "the dance of the stars." A Universe of Earths retraces the exhilarating story of how all that
... En savoir plus
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The Black Hole War

My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics

par Leonard Susskind ...

Lu par Ray Porter ...

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12 heure 47 min

This is the inside account of the battle over the true nature of black holes—with nothing less than our understanding of the entire universe at stake.What happens when something is sucked into a black hole? Does it disappear? Three decades ago, a young physicist named Stephen Hawking claimed that it did—and in doing so, put at risk everything we know about the fundamental laws of the universe. ... En savoir plus

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This is the inside account of the battle over the true nature of black holes—with nothing less than our understanding of the entire universe at stake.What happens when something is sucked into a black hole? Does it disappear? Three decades ago, a young physicist named Stephen Hawking claimed that it did—and in doing so, put at risk everything we know about the fundamental laws of the universe.
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Brèves réponses aux grandes questions

par Stephen Hawking ...

Lu par Stéphane Lecallo ...

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4 heure 30 min

Dieu existe-t-il ? Comment l’Univers a-t-il commencé ? Y a-t-il de la vie intelligente ailleurs ? Peut-on prévoir l’avenir ? Qu’y a-t-il à l’intérieur d’un trou noir ? Peut-on voyager dans le temps ? L’espèce humaine pourra-t-elle survivre sur la Terre ? Faut-il coloniser l’espace ? Serons-nous dépassés par l’intelligence artificielle ? Que nous réserve l’avenir ?Telles sont quelques-unes des ... En savoir plus

$25.99 CAD

Dieu existe-t-il ? Comment l’Univers a-t-il commencé ? Y a-t-il de la vie intelligente ailleurs ? Peut-on prévoir l’avenir ? Qu’y a-t-il à l’intérieur d’un trou noir ? Peut-on voyager dans le temps ? L’espèce humaine pourra-t-elle survivre sur la Terre ? Faut-il coloniser l’espace ? Serons-nous dépassés par l’intelligence artificielle ? Que nous réserve l’avenir ?Telles sont quelques-unes des
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Stargazing

Beginner’s guide to astronomy

par Royal Observatory Greenwich, Radmila Topalovic, Tom Kerss, Collins Astronomy ...

Lu par Tom Kerss ...

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3 heure 28 min

An ideal introduction for beginner and seasoned stargazers alike from the astronomers of the Royal Observatory Greenwich.Astronomy expert Tom Kerss offers complete advice from the ground up, introducing the world of telescopes, planets, stars, dark skies and celestial maps, explaining the best ways to plan your stargazing experience and the key things to look out for on specific dates throughout ... En savoir plus

$20.99 CAD

An ideal introduction for beginner and seasoned stargazers alike from the astronomers of the Royal Observatory Greenwich.Astronomy expert Tom Kerss offers complete advice from the ground up, introducing the world of telescopes, planets, stars, dark skies and celestial maps, explaining the best ways to plan your stargazing experience and the key things to look out for on specific dates throughout
... En savoir plus
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Astronomie (Volume 2)

De l'astronomie à la crise écologique actuelle

par Hubert Reeves ...

Lu par Hubert Reeves ...

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48 min

« Le succès rencontré par le premier volume des « réponses » d’Hubert Reeves (Astronomie) a démontré une nouvelle fois l’appétit du grand public pour une réelle médiation du savoir le plus pointu par des personnalités scientifiques de tout premier ordre. Hubert Reeves possède toutes les qualités nécessaires à une explication claire et limpide des problèmes dans leur globalité et il aborde dans ce ... En savoir plus

$28.99 CAD

« Le succès rencontré par le premier volume des « réponses » d’Hubert Reeves (Astronomie) a démontré une nouvelle fois l’appétit du grand public pour une réelle médiation du savoir le plus pointu par des personnalités scientifiques de tout premier ordre. Hubert Reeves possède toutes les qualités nécessaires à une explication claire et limpide des problèmes dans leur globalité et il aborde dans ce
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The Pluto Files

The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet

par Neil deGrasse Tyson ...

Lu par Mirron Willis ...

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4 heure 23 min

In August 2006, the International Astronomical Union voted Pluto out of planethood. Far from the sun, tiny, and eccentric in orbit, it’s a wonder Pluto has any fans. Yet during the mounting debate over Pluto’s status, Americans rallied behind this extraterrestrial underdog. The year of Pluto’s discovery, Disney created an irresistible pup by the same name, and, as one NASA scientist put it, Pluto ... En savoir plus

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In August 2006, the International Astronomical Union voted Pluto out of planethood. Far from the sun, tiny, and eccentric in orbit, it’s a wonder Pluto has any fans. Yet during the mounting debate over Pluto’s status, Americans rallied behind this extraterrestrial underdog. The year of Pluto’s discovery, Disney created an irresistible pup by the same name, and, as one NASA scientist put it, Pluto
... En savoir plus
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Gravity’s Century

From Einstein’s Eclipse to Images of Black Holes

par Ron Cowen ...

Lu par John Patrick Walsh ...

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4 heure 58 min

A sweeping account of the century of experimentation that confirmed Einstein’s general theory of relativity, bringing to life the science and scientists at the origins of relativity, the development of radio telescopes, the discovery of black holes and quasars, and the still unresolved place of gravity in quantum theory.Albert Einstein did nothing of note on May 29, 1919; yet that is when he ... En savoir plus

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A sweeping account of the century of experimentation that confirmed Einstein’s general theory of relativity, bringing to life the science and scientists at the origins of relativity, the development of radio telescopes, the discovery of black holes and quasars, and the still unresolved place of gravity in quantum theory.Albert Einstein did nothing of note on May 29, 1919; yet that is when he
... En savoir plus
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NASA’s Space Race Programs: The History and Legacy of NASA Missions in the 1950s and 1960s

par Charles River Editors ...

Lu par Bill Caufield ...

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8 heure 15 min

Today the Space Race is widely viewed poignantly and fondly as a race to the Moon that culminated with Apollo 11 “winning” the Race for the United States. In fact, it encompassed a much broader range of competition between the Soviet Union and the United States that affected everything from military technology to successfully launching satellites that could land on Mars or orbit other planets in ... En savoir plus

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Today the Space Race is widely viewed poignantly and fondly as a race to the Moon that culminated with Apollo 11 “winning” the Race for the United States. In fact, it encompassed a much broader range of competition between the Soviet Union and the United States that affected everything from military technology to successfully launching satellites that could land on Mars or orbit other planets in
... En savoir plus
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Space 2069

After Apollo: Back to the Moon, to Mars, and Beyond

par David Whitehouse ...

Lu par Desmond O’Connor ...

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7 heure 40 min

Half a century after Apollo 11 we have still not returned to the Moon, but that is about to change. The thirteenth person to walk on the Moon could soon be part of a crew establishing a base on the lip of a crater at the lunar south pole. The discovery of ice in the eternal shadows of the polar regions transforms our ability to live on the Moon. From bases on the Moon we can make the long, lonely ... En savoir plus

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Half a century after Apollo 11 we have still not returned to the Moon, but that is about to change. The thirteenth person to walk on the Moon could soon be part of a crew establishing a base on the lip of a crater at the lunar south pole. The discovery of ice in the eternal shadows of the polar regions transforms our ability to live on the Moon. From bases on the Moon we can make the long, lonely
... En savoir plus
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O Universo, do Big Bang aos Buracos Negros

par Paulo Crawford ...

Lu par César Santos ...

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2 heure 57 min

O que é o universo? Quando e como surgiu? Quer conhecer as respostas dadas por cientistas a estas perguntas nos últimos 100 anos? Então, este livro foi escrito para si. Discute o universo, do Big Bang aos buracos negros e às conjecturas actuais sobre a existência de muitos universos. Revela, entre muitas outras coisas, que os buracos negros não têm cabelo e podem engoli-lo, se viajar pelo espaço, ... En savoir plus

$3.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

O que é o universo? Quando e como surgiu? Quer conhecer as respostas dadas por cientistas a estas perguntas nos últimos 100 anos? Então, este livro foi escrito para si. Discute o universo, do Big Bang aos buracos negros e às conjecturas actuais sobre a existência de muitos universos. Revela, entre muitas outras coisas, que os buracos negros não têm cabelo e podem engoli-lo, se viajar pelo espaço,
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Under Alien Skies

A Sightseer's Guide to the Universe

par Philip Plait PhD ...

Lu par Philip Plait PhD ...

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9 heure 19 min

A rip-roaring tour of the cosmos with the Bad Astronomer, revealing the sky as never seen before―from everywhere but Earth.How would Saturn’s rings look from a spaceship sailing just above them? If you were falling into a black hole, what’s the last thing you’d see before your spaghettification? What would it be like to visit the faraway places we currently experience only through high-powered ... En savoir plus

$31.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

A rip-roaring tour of the cosmos with the Bad Astronomer, revealing the sky as never seen before―from everywhere but Earth.How would Saturn’s rings look from a spaceship sailing just above them? If you were falling into a black hole, what’s the last thing you’d see before your spaghettification? What would it be like to visit the faraway places we currently experience only through high-powered
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