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Kwok, S.

Our place in the universe.the scientific approach to discovery /II

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Our place in the universe.by Sun Kwok.
Reminder of title:	the scientific approach to discovery /
Author:	Kwok, S.
Published:	Cham :Springer International Publishing :2021.
Description:	xxiii, 344 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
Subject:	Cosmology.
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80260-8
ISBN:	9783030802608$q(electronic bk.)

Our place in the universe.the scientific approach to discovery /II
Kwok, S.

Our place in the universe.the scientific approach to discovery /II[electronic resource] :by Sun Kwok. - Cham :Springer International Publishing :2021. - xxiii, 344 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.

From Copernicus to Enlightenment -- Empirical Evidence for the Heliocentric Model -- Resolution of the Theoretical Objections to the Heliocentric Theory -- Size of the Solar System -- Celestial Navigation and Exploration of the Heavens -- New Members of the Solar System -- Is the Sun a Star? -- A New Way of Thinking -- What Are Stars Made of? -- Origin of the Solar System -- Plurality of the World -- The Nature of Nebulae -- Are all Motions Relative? -- The Nature of Light and Matter -- The Human Star Connection -- Is the Universe Finite? -- Early History of the Earth -- Common Ancestors -- Origin of Life -- Complexity in the Universe -- Evolution of the Earth through the Ages -- Earth as an Integrated System -- Life Cycles of Stars -- Life in other Worlds -- Our Place in the Universe -- The Common Link in Our Journey -- Further Reading -- Appendix I: Brightest Stars in the Sky -- Appendix II: Units of Measurement -- Appendix III: Astronomical Measurements -- Appendix IV: Photometric Method to Estimate the Distances of Stars -- Appendix V: Mass of the Milky Way -- Appendix VI: Examples of Inertial Forces -- Appendix VII: Astronomy from other Planetary Systems -- Review Exercises -- Glossary.

Starting from Newton's times this follow-up to the author's Springer book "Our Place in the Universe - Understanding Fundamental Astronomy from Ancient Discoveries" addresses the question of "our place in the Universe" from astronomical, physical, chemical, biological, philosophical and social perspectives. Using the history of astronomy to illustrate the process of discovery, the emphasis is on the description of the process of how we learned and on the exploration of the impacts of discoveries rather than on the presentation of facts. Thus readers are informed of the influence of science on a broad scale. Unlike the traditional way of teaching science, in this book, the author begins by describing the observations and then discusses various attempts to find answers (including unsuccessful ones) The goal is to help students develop a better appreciation of the scientific process and learn from this process to tackle real-life problems.

ISBN: 9783030802608$q(electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-030-80260-8doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

228629
Cosmology.

LC Class. No.: QB981 / .K86 2021

Dewey Class. No.: 523.1

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