The universe as it really is : Earth, space, matter, and time /

The universe that science reveals to us can seem far outside the comfort zone of the human mind. Subjects near and far open up dizzying vistas, from the infinitesimal to the colossal. Humanity, the unlikely product of uncountable coincidences on unimaginable scales, inhabits a tumultuous universe th...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteurs principaux: Scott, Thomas R. (Auteur), Powell, James Lawrence, 1936- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New York : Columbia University Press, [2018]
Sujets:
Cosmic physics.
Space sciences.
Gravitational fields.
Meteorology.
Physique spatiale.
Sciences spatiales.
Champs gravitationnels.
Météorologie.
meteorology.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > General.
Earth (Planet)
Universe.
Terre.
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Table des matières:
  • Introduction
  • It's elementary
  • Getting together : atoms to molecules
  • Gravity
  • Time
  • Light
  • Earth : a biography
  • Earth : a physical exam
  • Atmosphere and weather
  • Oceans
  • The sun
  • The solar system
  • The Milky Way
  • Cosmos.

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