The Exoplanets Revolution

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The Exoplanets Revolution

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Author : James Lequeux
language : en
Publisher: EDP Sciences
Release Date : 2020-10-20T00:00:00+02:00

The Exoplanets Revolution written by James Lequeux and has been published by EDP Sciences this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-20T00:00:00+02:00 with Science categories.

More than 4300 planets around nearby stars! Who could have imagined this extraordinary harvest only thirty years ago? As the vast majority of stars are surrounded by planets, we can surmise that there must be more than a hundred billion planets in our Galaxy. The Solar system is therefore very far from unique. However, it looks quite different from most of the external systems that we know today, but the variety of planetary systems is such that it is difficult to conclude that the Solar System is truly particular. Understanding how diverse planet systems were formed and how they evolved, studying the nature of exoplanets and their atmospheres, are challenges that hundreds of researchers around the world are working on. Does any of these planets harbor life? We do not yet have an answer, but the new means of observation and analysis that astronomers have and will soon have at their disposal are so powerful that they could give a first answer in a few decades, and perhaps even in a few years if we are lucky. This book gives a comprehensive vision of this complex and fascinating area of research, presented in a simple and lively way.

Three Scientific Revolutions

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Author : Richard H. Schlagel
language : en
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Release Date : 2015-07-14

Three Scientific Revolutions written by Richard H. Schlagel and has been published by Prometheus Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-14 with Science categories.

Science has had a profound influence in shaping contemporary perspectives of reality, yet few in the public have fully grasped the profound implications of scientific discoveries. This book describes three intellectual revolutions that led to the current scientific consensus, emphasizing how science over the centuries has undermined traditional, religious worldviews. The author begins in ancient Greece, where the first revolution took place. Beginning in the sixth-century BCE, a series of innovative thinkers rejected the mythology of their culture and turned to rational analysis and the empirical study of reality. This change in thinking, though it lay dormant for the many centuries of Christian hegemony in the West, eventually gave rise to the Enlightenment of the 17th and 18th centuries—the second revolution. Highlighted by such luminaries as Kepler, Galileo, and Isaac Newton, the Enlightenment laid the foundations for our current understanding of the world. Today we live amidst the third scientific revolution, including Darwin's theory of evolution, Planck's concept of the quantum, Einstein's relativity theories, Bohr's quantum mechanics, along with Watson and Crick's decoding of the human genome with the prospect of improving human nature. Besides technological wonders, this revolution has also supported widespread respect for freedom of thought, greater educational opportunities, and democratic governments. Looking to the future, Schlagel sees many exciting possibilities yet also potentially devastating threats to the environment. He underscores the need for widespread scientific literacy, stressing that only unfettered scientific inquiry offers a realistic hope of overcoming these daunting challenges.

What To Think About Machines That Think

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Author : John Brockman
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date : 2015-10-06

What To Think About Machines That Think written by John Brockman and has been published by HarperCollins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-06 with Technology & Engineering categories.

Weighing in from the cutting-edge frontiers of science, today’s most forward-thinking minds explore the rise of “machines that think.” Stephen Hawking recently made headlines by noting, “The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race.” Others, conversely, have trumpeted a new age of “superintelligence” in which smart devices will exponentially extend human capacities. No longer just a matter of science-fiction fantasy (2001, Blade Runner, The Terminator, Her, etc.), it is time to seriously consider the reality of intelligent technology, many forms of which are already being integrated into our daily lives. In that spirit, John Brockman, publisher of Edge. org (“the world’s smartest website” – The Guardian), asked the world’s most influential scientists, philosophers, and artists one of today’s most consequential questions: What do you think about machines that think?

Exoplanets And Disks Their Formation And Diversity

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Author : Tomonori Usuda
language : en
Publisher: American Institute of Physics
Release Date : 2009-08-25

Exoplanets And Disks Their Formation And Diversity written by Tomonori Usuda and has been published by American Institute of Physics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08-25 with Science categories.

Protoplanetary disks around young stars are the sites of planetary formation. Recent high spatial resolution observations from both ground and space have revealed wide varieties of disk morphology and composition. This diversity of disk properties is certainly the seeds for the well known diversity of about 350 exoplanets so far detected. Encouraged with the recent success of direct imaging of exoplanets, next generation high-contrast instruments on the 8-m class telescopes are starting to fully explore direct observations of both exoplanets and disks. This international conference was held to give an overview of this rapidly developing field and promote discussion on future studies among observers, theorists, and instruments.

Report

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Author : European Southern Observatory
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005

Report written by European Southern Observatory and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with categories.

Galileo S New Universe

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Author : Stephen P. Maran
language : en
Publisher: Benbella Books
Release Date : 2009-02-10

Galileo S New Universe written by Stephen P. Maran and has been published by Benbella Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-02-10 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

The historical and social implications of the telescope and that instrument s modern-day significance are brought into startling focus in this fascinating account. When Galileo looked to the sky with his perspicillum, or spyglass, roughly 400 years ago, he could not have fathomed the amount of change his astonishing findingsa seemingly flat moon magically transformed into a dynamic, crater-filled orb and a large, black sky suddenly held millions of galaxieswould have on civilizations. Reflecting on how Galileo s world compares with contemporary society, this insightful analysis deftly moves from the cutting-edge technology available in 17th-century Europe to the unbelievable phenomena discovered during the last 50 years, documenting important astronomical advances and the effects they have had over the years."

Choice

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008

Choice written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Academic libraries categories.

Science

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Author : John Michels (Journalist)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006

Science written by John Michels (Journalist) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Science categories.

A weekly record of scientific progress.

Cern Courier

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Author : European Organization for Nuclear Research
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1959

Cern Courier written by European Organization for Nuclear Research and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1959 with Nuclear energy categories.

This journal is devoted to the latest research on physics, publishing articles on everything from elementary particle behavior to black holes and the history of the universe.

Solar System Research

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999

Solar System Research written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Solar system categories.