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Mindsteps to the cosmos /
Mindsteps to the Cosmos shows how modern global civilization depends on giant leaps of understanding that have been made in the past. Science and technology have been inspired and formulated by the sky - the cosmos in which we live. Human development could not have taken place on a cloud-shrouded pl...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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River Edge, NJ :
World Scientific,
©2002.
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| Colección: | K & E series on knots and everything ;
v. 31. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Mindsteps to the Cosmos shows how modern global civilization depends on giant leaps of understanding that have been made in the past. Science and technology have been inspired and formulated by the sky - the cosmos in which we live. Human development could not have taken place on a cloud-shrouded planet. Mathematics was invented to track the movements of the sun, moon and stars even though back then these were thought to be gods. The space program has taken us beyond the earth, and satellite systems are exploring to the ends of the visible universe. This book provides the reader with algorithm. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 340 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-334) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789812776778 981277677X |