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“torrence johnson”

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  • Encyclopedia of the Solar System

    Edited by Doris Breuer, Torrence Johnson, Tilman Spohn ...
    The Encyclopedia of the Solar System, Third Edition—winner of the 2015 PROSE Award in Cosmology & Astronomy from the Association of American Publishers—provides a framework for understanding the origin and evolution of the solar system, historical discoveries, and details about planetary bodies and how they interact—with an astounding breadth of content and breathtaking visual impact. The ... Read more

    $161.99 USD

  • Encyclopedia of the Solar System

    Edited by Lucy-Ann McFadden, Torrence Johnson, Paul Weissman ...
    Long before Galileo published his discoveries about Jupiter, lunar craters, and the Milky Way in the Starry Messenger in 1610, people were fascinated with the planets and stars around them. That interest continues today, and scientists are making new discoveries at an astounding rate. Ancient lake beds on Mars, robotic spacecraft missions, and new definitions of planets now dominate the news. How ... Read more

    $109.79 USD

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    What Going to Space Taught Me About Ingenuity, Determination, and Being Prepared for Anything

    by Chris Hadfield ...
    Travel to space and back with astronaut Chris Hadfield's enthralling bestseller as your eye-opening guide."Hadfield proves himself to be not only a fierce explorer of the universe, but also a deeply thoughtful explorer of the human condition." —Maria Popova, Brain PickingsColonel Chris Hadfield has spent decades training as an astronaut and has logged nearly 4000 hours in space. During this time ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

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  • Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier

    Facing the Ultimate Frontier

    by Neil deGrasse Tyson, Avis Lang ...
    A thought-provoking and humorous collection on NASA and the future of space travel.Neil deGrasse Tyson is a rare breed of astrophysicist, one who can speak as easily and brilliantly with popular audiences as with professional scientists. Now that NASA has put human space flight effectively on hold—with a five- or possibly ten-year delay until the next launch of astronauts from U.S. soil—Tyson’s ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution

    Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution

    by Donald Goldsmith, Neil deGrasse Tyson ...
    Drawing on the current cross-pollination of geology, biology, and astrophysics, Origins makes "the astonishing astronomical discoveries of recent years come alive (Michael D. Lemonick).Origin's explores cosmic science's stunning new insights into the formation and evolution of our universe— of the cosmos, of galaxies and galaxy clusters, of stars within galaxies, of orbiting planets, and of ... Read more

    $13.69 USD

  • Unified Field Theory

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    by Phil Bouchard ...
    In this book, a new gravitational theory is being suggested to replace general relativity. The theory is objective and predicts low-scale GPS gravitational time dilation, perihelion precession disparity, gravitational light bending, artificial faster-than-light motion, up to the rotation curve for all galaxies, natural faster-than-light universe expansion, and can even explain the black holes! In ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • How We'll Live on Mars

    by Stephen Petranek ...
    Series series TED Books
    Award-winning journalist Stephen Petranek says humans will live on Mars by 2027. Now he makes the case that living on Mars is not just plausible, but inevitable.It sounds like science fiction, but Stephen Petranek considers it fact: Within twenty years, humans will live on Mars. We’ll need to. In this sweeping, provocative book that mixes business, science, and human reporting, Petranek makes the ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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  • Stratonauts

    Pioneers Venturing into the Stratosphere

    by Manfred "Dutch" von Ehrenfired ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Just what does it take to be a stratonaut, soaring to higher and higher altitudes of Earth's atmosphere? Brave men and women have reached extreme heights in balloons, aircraft and rocket ships over the past two centuries, from the first untethered balloon flight to the first flights in the newly defined stratosphere, through to the present flights that continue to set new records. This book ... Read more

    $40.99 USD

  • Physics and Chemistry of the Solar System

    by John S. Lewis ...
    Series Book 87 - International Geophysics
    Physics and Chemistry of the Solar System, 2nd Edition, is a comprehensive survey of the planetary physics and physical chemistry of our own solar system. It covers current research in these areas and the planetary sciences that have benefited from both earth-based and spacecraft-based experimentation. These experiments form the basis of this encyclopedic reference, which skillfully fuses ... Read more

    $94.49 USD

  • Planet Earth

    A Beginner's Guide

    by John R. Gribbin ...
    Series series Beginner's Guides
    A highly entertaining and accessible introduction to our planet from the bestselling author of In Search of Schrödinger's Cat, The Scientists, and In Search of the MultiverseIn this lively expedition into the origins, evolution, and workings of our planet, John Gribbin does what he does best: gathers 4.5 billion years of geological history and shares the best bits. Taking an astronomer's ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • The Mars Mystery

    The Secret Connection Between Earth and the Red Planet

    by Graham Hancock ...
    An asteroid transformed Mars from a lush planet with rivers and oceans into a bleak and icy hell. Is Earth condemned to the same fate, or can we protect ourselves and our planet from extinction?In his most riveting and revealing book yet, Graham Hancock examines the evidence that the barren Red Planet was once home to a lush environment of flowing rivers, lakes, and oceans. Could Mars have ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Chicxulub: The Impact and Tsunami

    The Story of the Largest Known Asteroid to Hit the Earth

    by David Shonting, Cathy Ezrailson ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book tells the story of the catastrophic impact of the giant 10 Km asteroid Chicxulub into the ancient Gulf of Mexico 65.5 million years ago. The book begins with a discussion of the nature of asteroids and the likelihood of future Earth-impacts. The story then turns to the discovery of a global sediment layer attributed to the fallout from the impact and a piecing together of the evidence ... Read more

    $53.99 USD