Alle Kategorien
Bücher
Schule & Lernen
(Land-)Karten
Schreibwaren
Kalender
Spielzeug
Gesellschaftsspiele
0,00 €
Cover: 9780387489414 | Sirius | Brightest Diamond in the Night Sky | Jay B. Holberg | Buch
Dekorationsartikel gehören nicht zum Leistungsumfang.
Sirius
Brightest Diamond in the Night Sky
Taschenbuch von Jay B. Holberg
Sprache: Englisch

37,80 €

inkl. MwSt.

Versandkostenfrei per Post / DHL

Lieferzeit 4-7 Werktage

Kategorien:
Beschreibung
This is the first book to integrate the cultural history of Sirius with modern astrophysics in a way which provides a realistic view of how science progresses over time. The book tells two stories. The first and most obvious is why the star known as Sirius has been regarded as an important fixture of the night sky by many civilizations and cultures since the beginnings of history. A second, but related, narrative is the prominent part that Sirius has played in how we came to achieve our current scientific understanding of the nature and fate of the stars. The book further provides an intriguing, in-depth treatment of longstanding Sirius controversies, such as Red Sirius and the story of the Dogon tribe, and it contains the results of original historical studies, as well as topical and timely scientific research.
This is the first book to integrate the cultural history of Sirius with modern astrophysics in a way which provides a realistic view of how science progresses over time. The book tells two stories. The first and most obvious is why the star known as Sirius has been regarded as an important fixture of the night sky by many civilizations and cultures since the beginnings of history. A second, but related, narrative is the prominent part that Sirius has played in how we came to achieve our current scientific understanding of the nature and fate of the stars. The book further provides an intriguing, in-depth treatment of longstanding Sirius controversies, such as Red Sirius and the story of the Dogon tribe, and it contains the results of original historical studies, as well as topical and timely scientific research.
Über den Autor
The author, Jay Holberg, is well known, both as an historian and as an astrophysicist, and in telling the story of Sirius he is able to integrate the history of the star with modern astrophysics in a way which provides a realistic view of how science progresses over time.
Zusammenfassung

This is the first book to integrate the cultural history of Sirius with modern astrophysics in a way which provides a realistic view of how science progresses over time. The book tells two stories. The first and most obvious is why the star known as Sirius has been regarded as an important fixture of the night sky by many civilizations and cultures since the beginnings of history. A second, but related, narrative is the prominent part that Sirius has played in how we came to achieve our current scientific understanding of the nature and fate of the stars. The book further provides an intriguing, in-depth treatment of longstanding Sirius controversies, such as Red Sirius and the story of the Dogon tribe, and it contains the results of original historical studies, as well as topical and timely scientific research.

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Ancient Sirius.- The Goddess of the Eastern Horizon.- The Dog Star.- The Nature of the Stars.- From Myth to Reality.- A Dark Star Prophesied.- A Dark Star Revealed.- The Physics of the Stars.- An Odd Pair.- Giants among the Dwarfs.- A Matter of Degeneracy.- Einstein's Well.- A Controversial and Occult Sirius.- A Red Sirius.- Modern Mysteries.- A Contemporary and Future Sirius.- A View from Space.- Past, Present, and Future.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
Fachbereich: Astronomie
Genre: Importe, Physik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Springer Praxis Books
Inhalt: xviii
250 S.
45 s/w Illustr.
5 farbige Illustr.
250 p. 50 illus.
5 illus. in color.
ISBN-13: 9780387489414
ISBN-10: 038748941X
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 11906186
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Holberg, Jay B.
Hersteller: Humana
Springer
Springer US, New York, N.Y.
Springer Praxis Books
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße: 254 x 178 x 18 mm
Von/Mit: Jay B. Holberg
Erscheinungsdatum: 22.02.2007
Gewicht: 0,596 kg
Artikel-ID: 102142481
Diese Website verwendet Cookies, um eine bestmögliche Erfahrung bieten zu können. Mehr Informationen ...