On the Proper Use of Stars

On the Proper Use of Stars
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Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Total Pages : 282
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ISBN-10 : 9780771047688
ISBN-13 : 0771047681
Rating : 4/5 (88 Downloads)

Synopsis On the Proper Use of Stars by : Dominique Fortier

A sparkling, inventive debut novel inspired by Sir John Franklin's grand — but ultimately failed — quest to discover the Northwest Passage and by his extraordinary wife, Lady Jane. Originally published in Quebec as Du bon usage des etoiles, Dominique Fortier's debut On the Proper Use of Stars is as fresh and imaginative as anything published in recent years. It weaves together the voices of Francis Crozier, Sir John Franklin's second in command, who turns a sceptical eye on the grandiose ambitions and hubris of his leader, and of Lady Jane Franklin and her niece Sophia, both driven to uncommon actions by love and by frustration as months then years pass with no word from the expedition. Fortier skilfully accents the main narratives with overheard conversations and snippets from letters and documents that bring two entirely different worlds — the frozen Arctic and busy Victorian London — alive.

From Jars to the Stars

From Jars to the Stars
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Publisher : Earthview Media
Total Pages : 482
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ISBN-10 : 9780982958315
ISBN-13 : 0982958315
Rating : 4/5 (15 Downloads)

Synopsis From Jars to the Stars by : Todd Neff

How did a company best known for its glass jars hit a comet 83 million miles away? The answer involves technical expertise, heroic dedication, an industrial giant’s push to modernize, Hitler’s V-2 rocket, speakers destined for a Hall & Oates summer concert tour, and the search for life’s origins. In “From Jars to the Stars: How Ball Came to Build a Comet-Hunting Machine,” award-winning science journalist Todd Neff presents an inside look at the backgrounds and motivations of the men and women who actually create the spacecraft on which the American space program rides. A timeless story of science, engineering, politics and business strategy intertwining to bring success in the brutal business of space, “From Jars to the Stars” is a lively account of one of mankind’s great modern achievements. It is a story about people, foremost those on the Deep Impact mission, which smashed a spacecraft into the comet Tempel 1. “From Jars to the Stars” explores the improbable beginnings of Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., which built the comet hunter, and the evolution of the American space agency that funded it. The book begins with the story of a group of University of Colorado students who built a “sun seeker” for the noses of sounding rockets studying the home star. The pathbreaking device sparked the creation and development of both Ball Aerospace and the University of Colorado’s formidable Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics. “From Jars to the Stars” describes how Ed Ball, president of the Ball Brothers Company of Muncie, Indiana, ended up owning a space business in Boulder, Colorado, through a combination of strategic intent and serendipity. Neff explores the personalities and the technologies behind Ball’s pioneering spacecraft, the Orbiting Solar Observatory launched in 1962. The Ball orbiter prepares the ground for Deep Impact, showing readers how much—and how little—changed across four decades of American space exploration. Neff goes on to show how Ball Aerospace evolved into an organization capable of building seven Hubble Space Telescope instruments as well as the comet hunter at the center of the story. The author describes the development of the American space enterprise as it went from emphasizing big-budget “gigabuck” missions to “faster, better, cheaper” spacecraft of the sort Ball specialized in. Neff pays special mind to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the world leader in interplanetary space exploration and Ball’s partner on Deep Impact. It was often a rocky marriage. Throughout, Neff makes clear that robotic space missions are indeed manned: the people just happen to stay on the ground.

The Fault in Our Stars

The Fault in Our Stars
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 336
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ISBN-10 : 9781101569184
ISBN-13 : 1101569182
Rating : 4/5 (84 Downloads)

Synopsis The Fault in Our Stars by : John Green

The beloved, #1 global bestseller by John Green, author of The Anthropocene Reviewed and Turtles All the Way Down “John Green is one of the best writers alive.” –E. Lockhart, #1 bestselling author of We Were Liars “The greatest romance story of this decade.″ –Entertainment Weekly #1 New York Times Bestseller • #1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller • #1 USA Today Bestseller • #1 International Bestseller Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel’s story is about to be completely rewritten. From John Green, #1 bestselling author of The Anthropocene Reviewed and Turtles All the Way Down, The Fault in Our Stars is insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw. It brilliantly explores the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and in love.

A Song for the Stars

A Song for the Stars
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Publisher : Proper Romance Historical
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1629725285
ISBN-13 : 9781629725284
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis A Song for the Stars by : Ilima Todd

Seventeen-year-old Maile falls in love with Englishman John Harbottle, the navigator for Captain James Cook, when they arrive in the Sandwich Islands. The two cultures clash after the death of Captain Cook in 1779, and Maile's forced to make an impossible decision: save John or save her people.

A Star Atlas and Reference Handbook (epoch 1920) for Students and Amateurs, Covering the Whole Star Sphere, and Showing Over 7000 Stars, Nebulœ, and Clusters

A Star Atlas and Reference Handbook (epoch 1920) for Students and Amateurs, Covering the Whole Star Sphere, and Showing Over 7000 Stars, Nebulœ, and Clusters
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 102
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015017162416
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Rating : 4/5 (16 Downloads)

Synopsis A Star Atlas and Reference Handbook (epoch 1920) for Students and Amateurs, Covering the Whole Star Sphere, and Showing Over 7000 Stars, Nebulœ, and Clusters by : Arthur Philip Norton

Light of the Stars: Alien Worlds and the Fate of the Earth

Light of the Stars: Alien Worlds and the Fate of the Earth
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 259
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ISBN-10 : 9780393609028
ISBN-13 : 0393609022
Rating : 4/5 (28 Downloads)

Synopsis Light of the Stars: Alien Worlds and the Fate of the Earth by : Adam Frank

Winner of the 2019 Phi Beta Kappa Award for Science "A valuable perspective on the most important problem of our time." —Adam Becker, NPR Light of the Stars tells the story of humanity’s coming of age as we realize we might not be alone in this universe. Astrophysicist Adam Frank traces the question of alien life from the ancient Greeks to modern thinkers, and he demonstrates that recognizing the possibility of its existence might be the key to save us from climate change. With clarity and conviction, Light of the Stars asks the consequential question: What can the likely presence of life on other planets tell us about our own fate?

Empire of the Stars

Empire of the Stars
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Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages : 402
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ISBN-10 : 061834151X
ISBN-13 : 9780618341511
Rating : 4/5 (1X Downloads)

Synopsis Empire of the Stars by : Arthur I. Miller

A history of the idea of "black holes" explores the tumultuous debate over the existence of this now well-accepted phenomenon, focusing particular attention on Indian scientist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar.