The bestselling author of Your Inner Fish explores the polar regions, uncovering insights about lifes adaptability, climate changes impact and the global significance of the poles, blending scientific discoveries with vivid adventure stories to reshape our understanding of Earths future. Illustrations. "The bestselling author of Your Inner Fish takes readers on an epic adventure to the North and South Poles to uncover the secrets locked in the ice and profoundly shift our understanding of life, the cosmos, and our future on the planet. For three decades, renowned scientist Neil Shubin has made extraordinary discoveries by leading scientific expeditions to the sweeping ice landscapes of the Arctic and Antarctic. He's survived polar storms and faced the limits of human endurance to explore questions of how life survived and adapted, and what our future on a changing planet may hold. Scientific discoveries at Earth's polar regions have changed the way we see the world and these insights are becoming ever more urgent. These landscapes are the epicenter forrapid change to our planet, with ice retreating, animal species moving toward the equator or going extinct, Indigenous communities confronting dramatic environmental changes, and political battles heating up for newly accessible mineral and gas resources. In the end, what happens at the poles does not stay in the poles-events there in the coming years will affect all life and every nation on the planet. The book blends travel, science, and environmental writing to deepen our understanding of animal and plant life, the history of our ice ages, the age of dinosaurs, the history of Western exploration, and the clues meteorites preserved at the poles contain about the cosmos. Written with infectious enthusiasm and irresistible curiosity, Shubin shares livelyadventure stories from the field to reveal just how far scientists will go to understand polar regions and to reveal the poles' impact on the rest of life on the planet"-- The bestselling author of Your Inner Fish takes readers on an epic adventure to the North and South Poles to reveal the secrets locked in the ice about life, the cosmos, and our planets future. Renowned scientist Neil Shubin has made extraordinary discoveries by leading scientific expeditions to the sweeping ice landscapes of the Arctic and Antarctic. Hes survived polar storms, traveled in temperatures that can freeze flesh in seconds, and worked hundreds of miles from the nearest humans, all to deepen our understanding of our world. 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 dinosaur dance floor, showing us where these beasts had populated the once tropical lands at the poles. He takes readers meteor hunting, as meteorites preserved in the ice can be older than our planet and can tell us about our galaxys formation. Readers also encounter insects and fish that develop their own anti-freeze, and aquatic life in ancient lakes hidden miles under the ice that havent seen the surface in centuries. It turns out that explorers and scientists have found these extreme environments as prime ground for making scientific breakthroughs across a vast range of knowledge. 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 polesthe ends of the earth offer profound stories that will forever change our view of life and the entire planet. <br><br> Autorid: Neil Shubin <br>
Ends of the Earth: Journeys to the Polar Regions in Search of Life, the Cosmos, and Our Future, Ends of the Earth: Journeys to the Polar Regions in Search of Life, the Cosmos, and Our Future
This book considers Byrons borrowings from Thomas Moore, Tasso, Percy Shelley, Ugo Foscolo, and Madame de Stael. The conclusion considers how Byrons ironic mode in politics in Greece influenced Adam Mickiewiczs Pan Tadeusz and Pushkins Eugene Onegin, encouraging other authors to imitate him, as he had imitated others. Byron concealed himself in various literary disguises, a process he called mobility. In this study of influences on Byrons verse and Byrons European impact, I explore these borrowings and transformations as they manifested themselves in his reading. At issue is the very concept of romantic poetic voice. Framing himself in the tradition of the Irish yet cosmopolitan Thomas Moore, Byron adopted continental guises, imitating both Italian writers and political heroes, such as Dante, Machiavelli, and Tasso. In establishing an Italian identity, Byron relied upon the Italian writers he translated (Pulci, Dante), Thomas Moores Fudge Family in Paris, and Shelleys Julian and Maddalo, as well as Goethes Faust. This Europeanization of Byron should not conceal the fact that Byron adopted poses from his predecessors, such as Walter Scott, in order to fashion himself as a Scottish poet who also happened to be English. Byron became the writers he read: Moore, Shelley, Wordsworth, Scott, Foscolo, Lady Morgan, and Madame de Stael. Those who imitated Byron, particularly Alexander Pushkin and Adam Mickiewicz, became the best interpreters of his literary example, and explained what it meant to be a Harold in Muscovite Cloak, or a Polish Byron, to be both delimited and emancipated by Byrons example. Byron concealed himself in various literary disguises, a process he called mobility. In this study of influences on Byrons verse and Byrons European impact, I explore these borrowings and transformations as they manifested themselves in his reading. At issue is the very concept of romantic poetic voice. Framing himself in the tradition of the Irish yet cosmopolitan Thomas Moore, Byron adopted continental guises, imitating both Italian writers and political heroes, such as Dante, Machiavelli, and Tasso. In establishing an Italian identity, Byron relied upon the Italian writers he translated (Pulci, Dante), Thomas Moores Fudge Family in Paris, and Shelleys Julian and Maddalo, as well as Goethes Faust. This Europeanization of Byron should not conceal the fact that Byron adopted poses from his predecessors, such as Walter Scott, in order to fashion himself as a Scottish poet who also happened to be English. Byron became the writers he read: Moore, Shelley, Wordsworth, Scott, Foscolo, Lady Morgan, and Madame de Stael. Those who imitated Byron, particularly Alexander Pushkin and Adam Mickiewicz, often read him in French translations, but became acute interpreters of his literary example. They explained how the European Byron was created in the nineteenthcentury, and what it meant to be a Harold in Muscovite Cloak, or a Polish Byron, or any national reincarnation of this complex, chameleon poet.By borrowing from a wide eighteenth-century field, Byron showed how reading could become writing, fulfilling, for Pushkin and Mickiewicz, a mobile and chameleon definition of the epic, as a novel in verse or product of digressions and improvisations. As Peter Thorslev has shown, the Byronic hero was stitched together from works by Monbron, Radcliffe, Beckford, and other writers. I begin by examining Thomas Moore, whose Irish Melodies were a key influence on Hebrew Melodies, and whose Fudge Family in Paris helped shape the tone and style of Byrons Don Juan. Byrons conversations with Madame de Stael encouraged him to Stick to the East, and he followed her example during his years in England. By examining the manuscripts and marginalia of Byron, the author shows the key influence of William Beckford, Robert Southey, and Isaac Disraeli on the construction of Vision of Judgment; of John Moores Zeluco, Madame de Staels Corinne, UgoFoscolos Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis, and Lady Morgans Italy on Childe Harold I-II, Hebrew Melodies, and Childe Harold IV, and Don Juan.In The Ironic Mode in Politics, the author considers Byrons support for the Greek Revolution, which he cast in cynical terms. His political/poetic example led Pushkin to enlist and Adam Mickiewicz as well, the latter of whom died in Istanbul. The museums that honor them present narratives of Byrons European impact, particularly his legacy in political liberalism. The book thus concludes by considering how scholarship on Alexander Pushkins Eugene Oneg in transformed the epic into a novel in verse. Adam Mickiewicz's translation of "The Giaour" and his improvisations, which impressed Pushkin, draw on Byrons digressive style. Their epics, Eugene Oneg in and Pan Tadeusz, show the legacy of Byrons poetic influence and his political support for freedom of speech. <br><br> Autorid: Jonathan Gross <br>
The heartwarming friendship between a girl and the dog next door tenderly evokes the power of stories to bring and keep us together. Two houses stand side by side: one is home to a dog, the other to a young girl. Though a fence divides them, girl and dog build a sweet and sturdy friendship rooted in make-believe ... and are lonely no more. Paired with moving illustrations and based on a true story, this endearing tale from the author of I, Cosmo testifies to the transformative power of creativity and inter-species friendship. <br><br> Autorid: Carlie Sorosiak, Devon Holzwarth <br>
From the bestselling author of "The Elegant Universe", Brian Greene's "The Fabric of the Cosmos" takes us on an irresistible and revelatory journey through the biggest of the big questions. What is reality? Could we exist without space and time? Can we travel to the past? What are the limits of the universe? Brian Greene has made the mysteries of space and time accessible to millions with his acclaimed writings and award-winning TV series. Now he reveals a world more beautiful and bizarre than we could have imagined, where 'dark matter' reigns, space warps and wiggles through eleven dimensions, minute particles dance, fizz and teleport across vast distances, everything is made of vibrating strings and, like an ant on a lily-pad, we may be floating on a sliver of spacetime. Revealing new layers of reality that lie just beneath the surface of our everyday lives, this grand tour of the universe will make you look at the world in a completely new way. "A must-read". ("Sunday Times"). "Greene takes us to the limits of space and time". ("Guardian"). "Sends the reader's imagination hurtling through the universe on an astonishing ride". ("The New York Times").Brian Greene is well known to many fans as a populariser of theoretical physics. He is the author of the bestselling books about string theory, "The Elegant Universe", which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction, "The Fabric of the Cosmos", and "The Hidden Reality". Educated at Harvard and Oxford, he has taught at both Harvard and Cornell and has been Professor of Physics and Mathematics at Columbia University since 1996.
From the bestselling author of The Elegant Universe, Brian Greene's The Fabric of the Cosmos takes us on an irresistible and revelatory journey through the biggest of the big questions. What is reality? Could we exist without space and time? Can we travel to the past? What are the limits of the universe? Brian Greene has made the mysteries of space and time accessible to millions with his acclaimed writings and award-winning TV series. Now he reveals a world more beautiful and bizarre than we could have imagined, where 'dark matter' reigns, space warps and wiggles through eleven dimensions, minute particles dance, fizz and teleport across vast distances, everything is made of vibrating strings and, like an ant on a lily-pad, we may be floating on a sliver of spacetime. Revealing new layers of reality that lie just beneath the surface of our everyday lives, this grand tour of the universe will make you look at the world in a completely new way. 'A must-read' Sunday Times 'Greene takes us to the limits of space and time' Guardian 'Sends the reader's imagination hurtling through the universe on an astonishing ride' The New York Times Brian Greene is well known to many fans as a populariser of theoretical physics. He is the author of the bestselling books about string theory, The Elegant Universe, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction, The Fabric of the Cosmos, and The Hidden Reality. Educated at Harvard and Oxford, he has taught at both Harvard and Cornell and has been Professor of Physics and Mathematics at Columbia University since 1996. <br><br> Autorid: Brian Greene <br>
In a universe as large as this, it would be surprising if earth was the only inhabited planet. Everything we know about cosmology today, suggested that life should be common. Almost certainly some of that would be similar to ourselves, and would also proba
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Integrating astrology, mythology and spirituality, this book is a reflection on the themes of the astrological ages across the past 13,000 years and is an exploration of what astrology has to tell us about the meaning of the changes happening globally and culturally in this time. We are currently on the cusp of the Age of Aquarius, at the end of a 26,000 year precessional cycle and, according to ancient prophecies, at the close of a world era. With the recent discovery of the planetoids Sedna and Eris, new forms of consciousness are entering our awareness. Through listening to the messages of the stars and planets, we find guidance for our lives in this intense time of change. We live in a sentient universe, which is calling us back into relationship with the cosmos and with the Earth. In remembering our source (the galactic center), reconnecting with the spirit in all of life and in becoming centered within ourselves, we gain meaning and wisdom for who we are and who we are becoming and find a path for the healing and evolution of ourselves and our Earth.
Each night, we are able to gaze up at the night sky and look at the thousands of stars that stretch to the end of our individual horizons. But the stars we see are only those that make up our own Milky Way galaxy—but one of hundreds of billions of galaxies in the whole of the universe, each separated by inconceivably huge tracts of empty space. In this book, astrophysicist James Geach tells the rich stories of both the evolution of galaxies and our ability to observe them, offering a fascinating history of how we’ve come to realize humanity’s tiny place in the vast universe. Taking us on a compelling tour of the state-of-the-art science involved in mapping the infinite, Geach offers a first-hand account of both the science itself and how it is done, describing what we currently know as well as that which we still do not. He goes back one hundred years to when scientists first proved the existence of other galaxies, tracking continued improvements in our ability to collect and interpret the light that stars in faraway galaxies have emitted through space and time. He discusses examples of this rapidly accelerating research, from the initial discovery that the faint “spiral nebulae” were actually separate star systems located far beyond the Milky Way to the latest observations of the nature of galaxies and how they have evolved. He also delves into the theoretical framework and simulations that describe our current “world model” of the universe. With more than one hundred superb color illustrations, Galaxy is an illuminating guide to the choreography of the cosmos and how we came to know our place within it, which will appeal to any stargazer who has wondered what was beyond their sight. <br><br> Autorid: James Geach <br>
"Get a Job in Space is your one-stop-shop to learning everything there is to know about working in space...and the STEM subjects you need to get there! From celestial science to intergalactic technology, discover what astronauts, technicians, and engineers need to know to do their jobs. Would you rather study how plants grow on Mars than design a rocket? Explore your perfect career match, and dive into additional resources, classes, and tips to help launch you in space. This book is a must-have for kids fascinated by the cosmos, astronauts, and the people who get them there"-- Get a Job in Space is your one-stop-shop to learning everything there is to know about working in space and the STEM subjects you need to get there! Get a Job in Space is your one-stop-shop to learning everything there is to know about working in space and the STEM subjects you need to get there!From celestial science to intergalactic technology, discover what astronauts, technicians and engineers need to know to do their jobs. Would you rather study how plants grow on Mars than design a rocket? Explore your perfect career match, and dive into additional resources, classes and tips to help launch you into space.This book is a must-have for kids fascinated by the cosmos, astronauts and the people who get them there. <br><br> Autorid: Matt Koceich <br>
Ühehoobiline valamusegisti kõrge pöörleva väljavooluga maksimaalse mugavuse tagamiseks. Üheava paigaldus lihtsaks paigaldamiseks. Metallist käepide peidetud kinnitusega, mis tagab elegantse väljanägemise. 35 mm keraamiline kassett GROHE SilkMove tagab sujuva ja täpse vee temperatuuri ning vooluhulga reguleerimise. Reguleeritav voolupiiraja vee säästmiseks. GROHE Long-Life viimistlus tagab pikaajalise läike ja kriimustuskindluse. Sisemised torud on plii- ja nikkelivabad, tagamaks joogivee ohutust. GROHE FastFixation kiirpaigaldussüsteem kiireks ja lihtsaks paigaldamiseks. Perlator tagab pehme ja ühtlase veevoolu. Pööratav torukujuline väljavool peatusfunktsiooniga paindlikuks kasutamiseks. Äravoolukomplekt 1 1/4" täislahenduseks. Paindlikud ühendustorud lihtsaks ühendamiseks veevarustussüsteemiga. Soovitatav minimaalne rõhk 1,0 bar optimaalse jõudluse tagamiseks. Eurostyle Cosmopolitan seeria modernne disain sobib igasse vannituppa. Segisti kõrgus 300 mm ja väljavoolu pikkus 153 mm mugavaks kasutamiseks.
Ühekäepideme süvistatav segisti kahe suunaga lülitiga, mis võimaldab mugavalt juhtida kahte dušifunktsiooni või kombineeritud duši ja vanni äravoolu. Ühildub GROHE Rapido SmartBox (35 600/35 604) paigalduskorpusega, mida tuleb osta eraldi. Varustatud 46 mm GROHE SilkMove keraamilise kartuššiga sujuvaks ja täpseks vee temperatuuri ning vooluhulga reguleerimiseks. GROHE Long-Life viimistlus tagab kauakestva sära ja kriimustuskindluse. GROHE FastFixation rosett kaetud varretihendi ja peidetud kinnitusega kiireks ja lihtsaks paigalduseks. Metallist plaat, mille asendit saab vajadusel kuni 6° võrra korrigeerida täpseks seadistuseks. Automaatne kahe suunaga vahetus väljundite B ja C vahel, iga väljund 27 l/min vooluga. Metallist käepide tugeva ja mugava juhtimise jaoks. Eurostyle Cosmopolitani kaasaegne disain, mis sobib igasse vannituppa. Kõrgekvaliteediline kroomviimistlus elegantse välimuse tagamiseks. Süvistatav paigaldus säästab ruumi ja loob vannitoale puhta ilme. Ergonoomiline juhtimine lihtsaks vahetamiseks dušifunktsioonide vahel või duši ja vanni äravoolu vahel. Ideaalne vannitoa uuendamiseks, rõhuasetusega funktsionaalsusele ja esteetikale. Valmistatud vastupidavatest materjalidest pika kasutusea ja töökindluse tagamiseks. Lihtne hooldada tänu kvaliteetsele viimistlusele, mis vähendab mustuse kogunemist.
