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1. Stephen Hawking's universe [1985]
- Boslough, John.
- 1st ed. - New York : W. Morrow, c1985.
- Description
- Book — 158 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
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QB981 .B727 1985 | Available |
2. Galileo [2011]
- Stokes, Mitch.
- Nashville, Tenn. : Thomas Nelson, c2011.
- Description
- Book — viii, 213 p. : port. ; 18 cm.
- Summary
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- From monks to medicine
- An advanced civilization
- Everything in its right place
- The seduction
- "Ignorance of motion is ignorance of nature"
- A world of machines
- The geometry of hell
- Torturing nature
- In the shadow of the leaning tower
- Paduan pleasantness
- Earth displaced
- An ill wind
- A star is born
- Desegregation
- The Pax Romana
- A new friend
- The theological turn
- Warning signs
- The crux
- Copernicus makes the list
- Escaping the labyrinth
- New hope
- The dialogue
- "An outburst of rage"
- Vehement suspicion of heresy
- The trojan horse
- Death and rehabilitation.
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QB36 .G2 S87 2011 | Unknown |
- Boslough, John.
- New York, NY : Avon Books, 1989, ©1985.
- Description
- Book — 149 pages [8] pages of plates : illustrations ; 18 cm
- Summary
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- ch. 1. Quarks and quasars
- ch. 2. Against the odds
- ch. 3. Galileo's eyes
- ch. 4. Einstein connection
- ch. 5. Black-hole encounter
- ch. 6. Exploding black holes
- ch. 7. Final question
- ch. 8. Bubble or bang
- ch. 9. Anthropic principle.
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4. Galileo [videorecording] [1996]
- West Long Branch, NJ : Kultur, c2001.
- Description
- Video — 1 videodisc (ca. 50 min.) : sd., col., with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
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This is the story of the brilliant Italian astronomer and mathematician who dared to challenge the accepted teachings of his day. Galileo's work brought him to the attention of the Inquisition and one of history's greatest minds was forced to work his last years under house arrest. Featuring atmospheric specially-filmed dramatised depictions and rare contemporary images, this program vividly recreates Galileo's life and work. It also includes expert comment and interpretation by the eminient historians Les Prince and Joel Roderick.
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ZDVD 18489 | Unknown |
- Gontijo, Ivair author.
- Rio de Janeiro : Sextante, 2018
- Description
- Book — 270 pages : illustrations, photographs, color ; 23 cm
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QB641 .G66 2018 | Available |
6. Galileo for kids : his life and ideas [2005]
- Panchyk, Richard.
- 1st ed. - Chicago, Ill. : Chicago Review Press, ©2005.
- Description
- Book — 1 online resource (xv, 166 pages) : illustrations (some color), color map
- Summary
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Biography of the man who invented the telescope and proved the earth revolves around the sun. Includes activities.
- Washington, D.C. : National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, 1985.
- Description
- Book — x, 227, 9 p. on [123] p. ; 28 cm.
- Online
SAL3 (off-campus storage), Special Collections
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QB136 .S6 1985 | Available |
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QB136 .S6 1985 | In-library use |
8. El caso Galileo : mito y realidad [2009]
- Artigas, Mariano, author.
- Madrid : Encuentro, [2009]
- Description
- Book — 1 online resource : illustrations.
9. The Einstein Tower : an intertexture of dynamic construction, relativity theory, and astronomy [1997]
- Einstein-Turm. English
- Hentschel, Klaus.
- Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 1997.
- Description
- Book — xiv, 226 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Summary
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- Introduction--
- 1. The young astronomer Erwin Finlay Freundlich--
- 2. A theorist's observer: Freundlich's collaboration with Einstein from 1911--
- 3. Relativity theory under scrutiny: experimental testing--
- 4. Statistical investigations of gravitational redshift, 1915-1916--
- 5. Berlin science politics: support for Freundlich from 1913--
- 6. Astrophysics at Potsdam and elsewhere--
- 7. Erich Mendelsohn and the tower telescope design--
- 8. Research at the Eistein Tower during the Freundlich era--
- 9. The solar eclipse expedition of 1929--
- 10. Clashes between Freundlich and Ludendorff--
- 11. Political transition and exile--
- 12. A solitary fate: photon-photon interacti on--
- 13. A bird's-eye view-- Reference matter-- Abbreviations in the Notes-- Notes-- References-- Index.
- (source: Nielsen Book Data)
(source: Nielsen Book Data)
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QB462.65 .H4613 1997 | Available |
10. Anton Peterlin v slovenski astronomiji [2008]
- Prosen-Majo, Marijan.
- Ljubljana : Jutro, 2008.
- Description
- Book — 47 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.
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QB36 .P488 P76 2008 | Available |
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