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To the Ends of the Earth is a trilogy of nautical, relational novels—Rites of Passage (1980), Close Quarters (1987), and Fire Down Below (1989)—by British author William Golding.
Shubin shares unforgettable moments from centuries of expeditions to reveal just how far scientists will go to understand polar regions. In the end, what happens at the poles does not stay in the poles—the ends of the earth offer profound stories that will forever change our view of life and the entire planet.
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Author: Nicholas Mee Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 978-0-198-83186-0 Price: £16.99 (Hb) 224pp Buy from Amazon.co.uk Buy from Amazon.com This is a high-quality, small-format hardback of just over 200 pages and more than 100, mostly colour, illustrations and diagrams that assist in the delivery of the book’s contents. The Cosmic Mystery To...
Author: Paul M. Sutter Publisher: Prometheus Books ISBN: 978-1-633-88472-4 Price: £18.99 (Hb) 288pp Buy from Amazon.co.uk Buy from Amazon.com The ability to make convoluted scientific developments and complex cosmology seem not only accessible and comprehensible, but also effortlessly entertaining, is a precious one. Paul Sutter’s disarming, breezy...
Authors: Geraint F. Lewis andLuke A. Barnes Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 978-1-107-15661-6 Price: £12.99 (Pb) 388pp Buy from Amazon.co.uk Buy from Amazon.com The Universe seems curiously fine-tuned to allow for the emergence of stars, planets and life. Were the gravitational constant, or the strength of the weak and strong forces, or...
Aug 14, 2020 · In clear, succinct prose, Mack details five different ways the cosmos might end. For the first possibility, “the Big Crunch,” she posits that the Universe's expansion will reverse itself into a lethal crush that manifests as collisions between neighboring galaxies.
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Written with infectious enthusiasm and irresistible curiosity, Ends of the Earth blends travel writing, science, and history in a book brimming with surprising and wonderful discoveries. Shubin retraces his steps on a…
May 12, 1986 · Arguably his most famous and most significant is The Holographic Universe (1991), which examines the increasingly accepted theory that the entire universe is a hologram; the book remains in print and highly discussed today. Michael Talbot died of leukemia in 1992 at age 38.
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Apr 23, 2024 · Not just a book for cultural anthropologists and urban educators, To the Ends of the Earth is a clarion call to all environmentally conscientious citizens of our planet, with several sublime moments of ongoing habitat restoration and climate justice, including the Parque de la Papa in Peru.
