[PDF] The Earth In Decay eBook

Author : Allen Steele
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 26,67 MB
Release : 2013-09-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1480439924

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Winner of the Locus Award: Space-station workers discover a shocking global surveillance plot in this novel from “the master of science-fiction intrigue” (The Washington Post). Popeye Hooker knows that space isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. A former fisherman who takes a job building low orbital stations to escape a failed relationship, he finds that in space, construction work is still a grind. And when they aren’t building the space stations that will usher humanity into the stars, Sam Sloane and the rest of the beamjacks get high, blast the Grateful Dead, and stare through telescopes at the world they left behind. But life in orbit is about to get much more interesting. Nestled among the life support equipment that keeps them alive and the entertainment systems that keep them happy, the beamjacks find something astonishing. Turns out, their home isn’t just a space station—it’s a giant antenna designed to spy on every inhabitant of Earth. It’s the greatest privacy invasion ever perpetrated, and the beamjacks won’t stand for it. They may not be pioneers, but these roughnecks are about to become revolutionaries. Timely—and with Orwellian undertones, Allen Steele’s debut won the Locus Award for Best First Novel. Perfect for fans of Robert Heinlein, Robert J. Sawyer, and Greg Bear, Orbital Decay blends fantasy and science fiction with a prescient attention paid to the dangers of government surveillance.

Author : Gillian R. Foulger
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 13,82 MB
Release : 2022-05-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 0813725534

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"This unusual book, published to honor Warren Bell Hamilton, comprises a diverse, cross-disciplinary collection of bold new ideas in Earth and planetary science. This volume is a rich resource for researchers at all levels looking for interesting, unusual, and off-beat ideas to investigate or set as student projects"--

Author : Caitlin DeSilvey
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 45,66 MB
Release : 2017-02-14
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1452953724

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Transporting readers from derelict homesteads to imperiled harbors, postindustrial ruins to Cold War test sites, Curated Decay presents an unparalleled provocation to conventional thinking on the conservation of cultural heritage. Caitlin DeSilvey proposes rethinking the care of certain vulnerable sites in terms of ecology and entropy, and explains how we must adopt an ethical stance that allows us to collaborate with—rather than defend against—natural processes. Curated Decay chronicles DeSilvey’s travels to places where experiments in curated ruination and creative collapse are under way, or under consideration. It uses case studies from the United States, Europe, and elsewhere to explore how objects and structures produce meaning not only in their preservation and persistence, but also in their decay and disintegration. Through accessible and engaging discussion of specific places and their stories, it traces how cultural memory is generated in encounters with ephemeral artifacts and architectures. An interdisciplinary reframing of the concept of the ruin that combines historical and philosophical depth with attentive storytelling, Curated Decay represents the first attempt to apply new theories of materiality and ecology to the concerns of critical heritage studies.

Author : D.K. Jha
Publisher : Discovery Publishing House
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 13,30 MB
Release : 2004
Category :
ISBN : 9788171418701

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This book has been divided into four chapters Radioactivity and Isotopes, X-particles, Bdecay, Y Radiations. This book is very helpful for the students of Degree/Honours and post graduates. This book is also very useful to the candidate appearing in the various competitions like I.A.S. and others. Contents: Radioactivity and Isotopes, Alpha Particles, Beta-Decay, Gamma Radiation.

Author : Wayne Ranney
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 23,8 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780825444210

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-Could the Grand Canyon's rock layers have formed in a single year of Noah's flood?-Why are there no dinosaur, bird or mammal fossils in the canyon's layers?-How do we know that radiometric dating methods are reliable?-How can we tell what happened in the unobserved past?-How long did it take to carve out the canyon?-Is Young Earth Creationism really biblical?Learn the answers to these questions and more to understand how the Grand Canyon testifies to an old earth. Insights from top geologists, highlighted by stunning photographs, provide a memorable guide to these ancient wonders of creation.

Author : G. Brent Dalrymple
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 37,71 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780804723312

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A synthesis of all that has been postulated and is known about the age of the Earth

Author : Alan E. Mussett
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 18,3 MB
Release : 2000-10-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 1139643649

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Looking Into the Earth comprehensively describes the principles and applications of both 'global' and 'exploration' geophysics on all scales. It forms an introduction to geophysics suitable for those who do not necessarily intend to become professional geophysicists, including geologists, civil engineers, environmental scientists, and field archaeologists. The book is organised into two parts: Part 1 describes the geophysical methods, while Part 2 illustrates their use in a number of extended case histories. Mathematical and physical principles are introduced at an elementary level, and then developed as necessary. Student questions and exercises are included at the end of each chapter. The book is aimed primarily at introductory and intermediate university students taking courses in geology, earth science, environmental science, and engineering. It will also form an excellent introductory textbook in geophysics departments, and will help practising geologists, archaeologists and engineers understand what geophysics can offer their work.