The Challenge of Preaching, Stott John, Scharf Greg
Автор: Stott, Carole Название: Explorers: Stars and Planets ISBN: 0753436523 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780753436523 Издательство: Pan Macmillan Рейтинг: Цена: 692.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть (1 шт.) Описание: The Hadith are believed to be the words of the Prophet, memorised by his followers and written down in the first or second centuries AH. This is a clear introduction to the arguments surrounding both the Hadith and the documents themselves. Comparing the views put forward in the Hadith with those of the Qur`an, it takes the student through all aspects of the Hadith in clear and accessible terms.
Автор: Dennis Jerry, Stott Hermione, Severn Fran Название: Australia Insight Guide ISBN: 1780050100 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781780050102 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Рейтинг: Цена: 1477.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
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We've long understood black holes to be the points at which the universe as we know it comes to an end. Often billions of times more massive than the Sun, they lurk in the inner sanctum of almost every galaxy of stars in the universe. They're mysterious chasms so destructive and unforgiving that not even light can escape their deadly wrath.
Recent research, however, has led to a cascade of new discoveries that have revealed an entirely different side to black holes. As the astrophysicist Caleb Scharf reveals in Gravity's Engines, these chasms in space-time don't just vacuum up everything that comes near them; they also spit out huge beams and clouds of matter. Black holes blow bubbles.
With clarity and keen intellect, Scharf masterfully explains how these bubbles profoundly rearrange the cosmos around them. Engaging with our deepest questions about the universe, he takes us on an intimate journey through the endlessly colorful place we call our galaxy and reminds us that the Milky Way sits in a special place in the cosmic zoo--a -sweet spot- of properties. Is it coincidental that we find ourselves here at this place and time? Could there be a deeper connection between the nature of black holes and their role in the universe and the phenomenon of life? We are, after all, made of the stuff of stars.
Автор: Stott Rebecca Название: Darwin`s Ghosts: The Secret History of Evolution ISBN: 0812981707 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780812981704 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 1747.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Автор: Stott, Louis Название: Scottish History in Verse ISBN: 1780576390 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781780576398 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Рейтинг: Цена: 1979.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Scottish history is unarguably rich and a number of notable anniversaries are looming, not least the quincentenary of Flodden in 2013 and the 700-year-anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn in 2014. This title consists of some 230 poems and songs that mark various Scottish occasions and celebrate famous Scots.
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In the sixteenth century, Nicolaus Copernicus dared to go against the establishment by proposing that Earth rotates around the Sun. Having demoted Earth from its unique position in the cosmos to one of mediocrity, Copernicus set in motion a revolution in scientific thought. This perspective has influenced our thinking for centuries. However, recent evidence challenges the Copernican Principle, hinting that we do in fact live in a special place, at a special time, as the product of a chain of unlikely events. But can we be significant if the Sun is still just one of a billion trillion stars in the observable universe? And what if our universe is just one of a multitude of others-a single slice of an infinity of parallel realities?
In "The Copernicus Complex," the renowned astrophysicist Caleb Scharf takes us on a scientific adventure, from tiny microbes within the Earth to distant exoplanets, probability theory, and beyond, arguing that there is a solution to this contradiction, a third way of viewing our place in the cosmos, if we weigh the evidence properly. As Scharf explains, we do occupy an unusual time in a 14-billion-year-old universe, in a somewhat unusual type of solar system surrounded by an ocean of unimaginable planetary diversity: hot Jupiters with orbits of less than a day, planet-size rocks spinning around dead stars, and a wealth of alien super-Earths. Yet life here is built from the most common chemistry in the universe, and we are a snapshot taken from billions of years of biological evolution. Bringing us to the cutting edge of scientific discovery, Scharf shows how the answers to fundamental questions of existence will come from embracing the peculiarity of our circumstance without denying the Copernican vision.
With characteristic verve, Scharf uses the latest scientific findings to reconsider where we stand in the balance between cosmic significance and mediocrity, order and chaos. Presenting a compelling and bold view of our true status, "The Copernicus Complex" proposes a way forward in the ultimate quest: determining life's abundance, not just across this universe but across all realities.
Автор: Stott, Rebecca Название: The Coral Thief ISBN: 0753827107 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780753827109 Издательство: Orion Рейтинг: Цена: 1516.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A young scientist becomes involved with a mysterious band of antiquities robbers in the heady atmosphere of nineteenth-century Paris. A powerful and thrilling novel for fans of The Essex Serpent.
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