Mindsteps to the cosmos /
Mindsteps to the Cosmos shows how modern global civilization depends on giant leaps of understanding that have been made in the past. Science and technology have been inspired and formulated by the sky - the cosmos in which we live. Human development could not have taken place on a cloud-shrouded pl...
| Основен автор: | Hawkins, Gerald S. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
River Edge, NJ :
World Scientific,
℗♭2002.
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| Серия: |
K & E series on knots and everything ;
v. 31. |
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=514305 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Mindsteps to the cosmos. |
| Резюме: |
Mindsteps to the Cosmos shows how modern global civilization depends on giant leaps of understanding that have been made in the past. Science and technology have been inspired and formulated by the sky - the cosmos in which we live. Human development could not have taken place on a cloud-shrouded planet. Mathematics was invented to track the movements of the sun, moon and stars even though back then these were thought to be gods. The space program has taken us beyond the earth, and satellite systems are exploring to the ends of the visible universe. This book provides the reader with algorithm. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xii, 340 pages) : illustrations. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-334) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9789812776778 981277677X |