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Gould, Roy, (1947-).
Universe in creation : : a new understanding of the big bang and the emergence of life / / Roy R. Gould. - Cambridge, Massachusetts : : Harvard University Press,, ©2018. - 1 online resource (viii, 273 pages) : : il. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - URL: https://library.dvfu.ru/lib/document/SK_ELIB/7725C856-1FA4-418B-B98E-C8BA98969F09. - ISBN 9780674985063 (electronic book). - ISBN 0674985060 (electronic book). - ISBN 0674985044. - ISBN 9780674985049
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 4, 2018).
Параллельные издания: Print version: : Gould, Roy, 1947- Universe in creation. - Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2018. - ISBN 9780674976078
Содержание:
Introduction -- Part one. Where does the universe come from?. What is the universe--and how large is it? -- Galaxies misbehave -- What's the big idea? -- Einstein, gravity, and the universe -- The big bang and beyond -- Building plans -- Part two. How did structure arise from chaos?. An apple pie from scratch -- Into the abyss -- Into the cauldron -- Into the light -- Part three. Is life merely a roll of the cosmic dice?. The great inventor -- Information, please! -- Is evolution predictable? -- The sensational sensations -- Design without a designer? -- "Who's there?" -- Epilogue : what is worthy of our wonder?
~РУБ DDC 570.1
Рубрики: Life--Origin.
Creation.
Big bang theory.
Beginning.
NATURE--Reference.
SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Biology.
SCIENCE--Life Sciences--General.
Beginning.
Big bang theory.
Creation.
Life--Origin.
SCIENCE / Astronomy
Universe.
Universe.
Аннотация: We know the universe has a history, but does it also have a story of self-creation to tell? Yes, in Roy R. Gould's account. He offers a compelling narrative of how the universe--with no instruction other than its own laws--evolved into billions of galaxies and gave rise to life, including humans who have been trying for millennia to comprehend it. Far from being a random accident, the universe is hard at work, extracting order from chaos. Making use of the best current science, Gould turns what many assume to be true about the universe on its head. The cosmos expands inward, not outward. Gravity can drive things apart, not merely together. And the universe seems to defy entropy as it becomes more ordered, rather than the other way around. Strangest of all, the universe is exquisitely hospitable to life, despite its being constructed from undistinguished atoms and a few unexceptional rules of behavior. Universe in Creation explores whether the emergence of life, rather than being a mere cosmic afterthought, may be written into the most basic laws of nature. Offering a fresh take on what brought the world--and us--into being, Gould helps us see the universe as the master of its own creation, not tethered to a singular event but burgeoning as new space and energy continuously stream into existence. It is a very old story, as yet unfinished, with plotlines that twist and churn through infinite space and time.--
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Gould, Roy, (1947-).
Universe in creation : : a new understanding of the big bang and the emergence of life / / Roy R. Gould. - Cambridge, Massachusetts : : Harvard University Press,, ©2018. - 1 online resource (viii, 273 pages) : : il. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - URL: https://library.dvfu.ru/lib/document/SK_ELIB/7725C856-1FA4-418B-B98E-C8BA98969F09. - ISBN 9780674985063 (electronic book). - ISBN 0674985060 (electronic book). - ISBN 0674985044. - ISBN 9780674985049
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 4, 2018).
Параллельные издания: Print version: : Gould, Roy, 1947- Universe in creation. - Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2018. - ISBN 9780674976078
Содержание:
Introduction -- Part one. Where does the universe come from?. What is the universe--and how large is it? -- Galaxies misbehave -- What's the big idea? -- Einstein, gravity, and the universe -- The big bang and beyond -- Building plans -- Part two. How did structure arise from chaos?. An apple pie from scratch -- Into the abyss -- Into the cauldron -- Into the light -- Part three. Is life merely a roll of the cosmic dice?. The great inventor -- Information, please! -- Is evolution predictable? -- The sensational sensations -- Design without a designer? -- "Who's there?" -- Epilogue : what is worthy of our wonder?
Рубрики: Life--Origin.
Creation.
Big bang theory.
Beginning.
NATURE--Reference.
SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Biology.
SCIENCE--Life Sciences--General.
Beginning.
Big bang theory.
Creation.
Life--Origin.
SCIENCE / Astronomy
Universe.
Universe.
Аннотация: We know the universe has a history, but does it also have a story of self-creation to tell? Yes, in Roy R. Gould's account. He offers a compelling narrative of how the universe--with no instruction other than its own laws--evolved into billions of galaxies and gave rise to life, including humans who have been trying for millennia to comprehend it. Far from being a random accident, the universe is hard at work, extracting order from chaos. Making use of the best current science, Gould turns what many assume to be true about the universe on its head. The cosmos expands inward, not outward. Gravity can drive things apart, not merely together. And the universe seems to defy entropy as it becomes more ordered, rather than the other way around. Strangest of all, the universe is exquisitely hospitable to life, despite its being constructed from undistinguished atoms and a few unexceptional rules of behavior. Universe in Creation explores whether the emergence of life, rather than being a mere cosmic afterthought, may be written into the most basic laws of nature. Offering a fresh take on what brought the world--and us--into being, Gould helps us see the universe as the master of its own creation, not tethered to a singular event but burgeoning as new space and energy continuously stream into existence. It is a very old story, as yet unfinished, with plotlines that twist and churn through infinite space and time.--
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Weintraub, (David Andrew), (1958-).
Life on Mars : : what to know before we go / / David A. Weintraub. - Princeton : : Princeton University Press,, 2020. - 1 online resource. - Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-308) and index. - URL: https://library.dvfu.ru/lib/document/SK_ELIB/E8D3E78F-5361-4C88-9B5A-E80DF6216E7B. - ISBN 069120926X. - ISBN 9780691209265 (electronic bk.)
"With a new afterword by the author"--From front cover. Description based upon print version of record.
Параллельные издания: Print version: : Weintraub, David A. Life on Mars : What to Know Before We Go. - Princeton : Princeton University Press,c2020. - ISBN 9780691209258
Содержание:
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- contents -- Dedication -- Chapter 1. Why Mars matters -- Chapter 2. Martians? -- Chapter 3. Mars and Earth as twins -- Chapter 4. Imaginary Mars -- Chapter 5. Misty Mars -- Chapter 6. Red vegetation and reasoning beings -- Chapter 7. Water on Mars: The real deal -- Chapter 8. Canal builders -- Chapter 9. Chlorophyll, lichens, and algae -- Chapter 10. Vikings on the plains of Chryse and Utopia -- Chapter 11. Hot potato -- Chapter 12. Methane and Mars -- Chapter 13. Digging in the noise -- Chapter 14. Here today, gone tomorrow -- Chapter 15. Sniffing Martian air with curiosity -- Chapter 16. Chasing Martians -- Afterword -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix. Life on Mars Astronomers and Scientists -- Notes -- Glossary -- Index.
~РУБ DDC 629.45/53
Рубрики: Space flight to Mars--History.
Manned space flight.
Mars probes--History.
SCIENCE / Astronomy.
Manned space flight.
Mars probes.
Planets--Exploration.
Space flight to Mars.
Mars (Planet)--Exploration.
Mars (Planet)
Аннотация: The search for life on Mars--and the moral issues confronting us as we prepare to send humans there. Does life exist on Mars? The question has captivated humans for centuries, but today it has taken on new urgency. As space agencies gear up to send the first manned missions to the Red Planet, we have a responsibility to think deeply about what kinds of life may already dwell there--and whether we have the right to invite ourselves in. Telling the complete story of our ongoing quest to answer one of the most tantalizing questions in astronomy, David Weintraub grapples with the profound moral and ethical questions confronting us as we prepare to introduce an unpredictable new life form--ourselves--into the Martian biosphere. Now with an afterword that discusses the most recent discoveries, Life on Mars explains what we need to know before we go.
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Weintraub, (David Andrew), (1958-).
Life on Mars : : what to know before we go / / David A. Weintraub. - Princeton : : Princeton University Press,, 2020. - 1 online resource. - Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-308) and index. - URL: https://library.dvfu.ru/lib/document/SK_ELIB/E8D3E78F-5361-4C88-9B5A-E80DF6216E7B. - ISBN 069120926X. - ISBN 9780691209265 (electronic bk.)
"With a new afterword by the author"--From front cover. Description based upon print version of record.
Параллельные издания: Print version: : Weintraub, David A. Life on Mars : What to Know Before We Go. - Princeton : Princeton University Press,c2020. - ISBN 9780691209258
Содержание:
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- contents -- Dedication -- Chapter 1. Why Mars matters -- Chapter 2. Martians? -- Chapter 3. Mars and Earth as twins -- Chapter 4. Imaginary Mars -- Chapter 5. Misty Mars -- Chapter 6. Red vegetation and reasoning beings -- Chapter 7. Water on Mars: The real deal -- Chapter 8. Canal builders -- Chapter 9. Chlorophyll, lichens, and algae -- Chapter 10. Vikings on the plains of Chryse and Utopia -- Chapter 11. Hot potato -- Chapter 12. Methane and Mars -- Chapter 13. Digging in the noise -- Chapter 14. Here today, gone tomorrow -- Chapter 15. Sniffing Martian air with curiosity -- Chapter 16. Chasing Martians -- Afterword -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix. Life on Mars Astronomers and Scientists -- Notes -- Glossary -- Index.
Рубрики: Space flight to Mars--History.
Manned space flight.
Mars probes--History.
SCIENCE / Astronomy.
Manned space flight.
Mars probes.
Planets--Exploration.
Space flight to Mars.
Mars (Planet)--Exploration.
Mars (Planet)
Аннотация: The search for life on Mars--and the moral issues confronting us as we prepare to send humans there. Does life exist on Mars? The question has captivated humans for centuries, but today it has taken on new urgency. As space agencies gear up to send the first manned missions to the Red Planet, we have a responsibility to think deeply about what kinds of life may already dwell there--and whether we have the right to invite ourselves in. Telling the complete story of our ongoing quest to answer one of the most tantalizing questions in astronomy, David Weintraub grapples with the profound moral and ethical questions confronting us as we prepare to introduce an unpredictable new life form--ourselves--into the Martian biosphere. Now with an afterword that discusses the most recent discoveries, Life on Mars explains what we need to know before we go.
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