[PDF] Constructing The Expanding Universe eBook

Author : Uwe Trittmann
Publisher :
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 27,53 MB
Release : 2018-11-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781516508471

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Constructing the Expanding Universe provides students with a comprehensive exploration of the history of the evolving cosmos. In the text, the universe is seen as both physically and intellectually expanding as its physical characteristics evolve and our knowledge of the cosmos grows. It introduces students to fundamental scientific concepts that nurture the scientist in each and every reader. Chapter 1 helps students understand how astronomical objects are observed and identified. The focus is on the basic patterns in nature, such as daily and seasonal motion of celestial bodies visible to the naked eye. Chapter 2 explores the history of astronomy up to the scientific revolution, including laws and theories developed by the ancient Greeks, Copernicus, and Newton. Chapter 3 follows the development of the modern sciences in the centuries between Newton and Einstein. Chapter 4 examines the structure of the solar system and explains the physical properties of planets, moons, rings, asteroids, and comets. The chronology of astronomy and scientific thinking continues in Chapter 5 with a short description of the insights of modern physics which lead to a decoding of the stellar lifecycle. The last chapter looks at the cosmos at the grandest scales. From our own Milky Way, the exploration continues to other galaxies, clusters and superclusters of galaxies, and finally to the cosmos as a whole. The book closes with a section on cosmology and the latest experimental results and speculations about how the universe began and how it will develop in the future. Constructing the Expanding Universe is suitable for introductory courses in astronomy and cosmology. It can also be used for courses with an emphasis on the expansion of the universe, the development of scientific thought and methodology, or the history of science and astronomy. Uwe Trittmann earned his Ph.D. in theoretical particle physics from the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics in Heidelberg, Germany. He is an associate professor of physics at Otterbein University, where he teaches the full gamut of courses in physics, from introductory classes to quantum mechanics and astronomy. As the resident astronomer at Otterbein University, he is the director of the Weitkamp Observatory.

Author : Uwe Trittmann
Publisher : Cognella Academic Publishing
Page : pages
File Size : 11,63 MB
Release : 2018-11-07
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ISBN : 9781516508488

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Constructing the Expanding Universe provides students with a comprehensive exploration of the history of the evolving cosmos. In the text, the universe is seen as both physically and intellectually expanding as its physical characteristics evolve and our knowledge of the cosmos grows. It introduces students to fundamental scientific concepts that nurture the scientist in each and every reader. Chapter 1 helps students understand how astronomical objects are observed and identified. The focus is on the basic patterns in nature, such as daily and seasonal motion of celestial bodies visible to the naked eye. Chapter 2 explores the history of astronomy up to the scientific revolution, including laws and theories developed by the ancient Greeks, Copernicus, and Newton. Chapter 3 follows the development of the modern sciences in the centuries between Newton and Einstein. Chapter 4 examines the structure of the solar system and explains the physical properties of planets, moons, rings, asteroids, and comets. The chronology of astronomy and scientific thinking continues in Chapter 5 with a short description of the insights of modern physics which lead to a decoding of the stellar lifecycle. The last chapter looks at the cosmos at the grandest scales. From our own Milky Way, the exploration continues to other galaxies, clusters and superclusters of galaxies, and finally to the cosmos as a whole. The book closes with a section on cosmology and the latest experimental results and speculations about how the universe began and how it will develop in the future. Constructing the Expanding Universe is suitable for introductory courses in astronomy and cosmology. It can also be used for courses with an emphasis on the expansion of the universe, the development of scientific thought and methodology, or the history of science and astronomy.

Author : Harry Nussbaumer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 12,46 MB
Release : 2009-03-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521514843

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This book explores the history of the discovery of the expanding universe, one of the most exciting exploits in astronomy.

Author : Michael S. Schneider
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 523 pages
File Size : 27,88 MB
Release : 2014-04-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0062043161

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Discover how mathematical sequences abound in our natural world in this definitive exploration of the geography of the cosmos You need not be a philosopher or a botanist, and certainly not a mathematician, to enjoy the bounty of the world around us. But is there some sort of order, a pattern, to the things that we see in the sky, on the ground, at the beach? In A Beginner's Guide to Constructing the Universe, Michael Schneider, an education writer and computer consultant, combines science, philosophy, art, and common sense to reaffirm what the ancients observed: that a consistent language of geometric design underpins every level of the universe, from atoms to galaxies, cucumbers to cathedrals. Schneider also discusses numerical and geometric symbolism through the ages, and concepts such as periodic renewal and resonance. This book is an education in the world and everything we can't see within it. Contains numerous b&w photos and illustrations.

Author : Ben Gilliland
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,36 MB
Release : 2015-02-03
Category : Big bang theory
ISBN : 9781454915904

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The universe--demystified! With eye-catching graphics, science illustrator Ben Gilliland unravels the complex concepts of scientific cosmology. In his funny, smart, and accessible guide to the evolution of our universe, Gilliland leads us from the Big Bang to the development of the stars, galaxies, and planets--and into the future. Each chapter highlights groundbreaking discoveries in physics, with amusing sidebars throughout.

Author : Ben Gilliland
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 12,87 MB
Release : 2015-01-05
Category : Cosmology
ISBN : 9781844038091

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From the first particles of matter and atomic building-blocks to hydrogen fusion, large galaxies and supermassive black holes, with a healthy dose of history and fun facts to glue everything together, this is your very own guide to How to Build a Universe. Using a mixture of eye-catching graphics, humour and structured narrative, in How to Build a Universe, Metro columnist Ben Gilliland explains the complex concepts surrounding the birth and development of the galaxies, without overwhelming or patronising the reader. Gilliland demonstrates how the cosmos came to be - from the formation of the first particles in the Big Bang to the development of the first stars, galaxies, planets and leading up to the present day and where the future of the universe might lie. Each chapter has an ongoing narrative, building the universe piece by piece, with graphics and fact boxes interspersed throughout.

Author : Vivian Ne Robinson
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 23,12 MB
Release : 2022-02-28
Category :
ISBN : 9780645412536

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"How to Build a Universe Beyond the Standard Models" is a detailed description of the universe, from its smallest sub-atomic particles to its large scale structure. It covers the range of topics at an advanced level, while using mid undergraduate level physics and mathematics. The author was the first person to publish the physical principles of Einstein's gravity, a task that eluded many of the world's best physicists and mathematicians for over 100 years. As well as being able to understand Einstein's work, Dr Robinson presented it, with complete accuracy, at a level that many could understand. It is an essential book for anyone who wants to work in advanced physical science fields. He used the same approach for other aspects of fundamental physics. It uses only the three space dimensions and time, known or demonstrated physical principles and some known physical constants. It describes how particles physical structure gives them their properties. It describes the properties of the only known stable particles, photons, electrons, protons, neutrons and neutrinos. Descriptions are given of how they produce elementary particles and react to form nuclei and atoms. As well as presenting the physics that underpins Einstein's gravity, he shows the physical changes that mass induces in space to generate gravity. That work shows that, as Einstein predicted, gravity gets weaker than inverse square as mass gets larger. An evaluation of galaxy properties shows their rotation is as expected. There is no need for dark matter to explain their rotation. When gravity is weaker than Newton's inverse square law, an infinite steady state universe will not collapse. An explanation is given for an alternative origin for redshift. An infinite steady state universe gives a much better match with observation than do the expanding expanding universe theories. The universe is not even expanding, let alone expanding at an increasing rate.This book is a must read if you want to find out just how wrong the "experts" can be!

Author : David Layzer
Publisher : W H Freeman & Company
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 25,34 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Cosmology.
ISBN : 9780716750031

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Traces the history of theories about the nature of the universe, looks at the contributions of scientists from Copernicus to Einstein, and summarizes current theories of cosmic evolution

Author : Mark Antony Garlick
Publisher : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 29,44 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780789484161

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Presents a variety of information about the universe including how it was created, how stars and planets are formed, theories on the beginning of life, and more.