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Man Discovers the Galaxies

By: Richard Berendzen,Richard Cullen Hart,Daniel Seeley

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Man Discovers the Galaxies

By: Richard Berendzen,Richard Cullen Hart,Daniel Seeley

Man Discovers the Galaxies describes the development of galactic theories and models of the stellar system from 1900 to 1940. It is written in an interesting and lucid style, lavishly illustrated with photographs & diagrams.

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Columbia University Press

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0231058276

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9780231058278

Man Discovers the Galaxies

By: Richard Berendzen,Richard Cullen Hart,Daniel Seeley

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The Night Sky, Updated and Expanded Edition

Soul and Cosmos: The Physics and Metaphysics of the Stars and Planets

By: Richard Grossinger

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The Night Sky, Updated and Expanded Edition

Soul and Cosmos: The Physics and Metaphysics of the Stars and Planets

By: Richard Grossinger

Ever since Homo sapiens first looked up at the stars, we as a species have been looking for meaning in the mysteries of the night sky. Over the millennia, as our knowledge, science, and technology developed, the stories we told ourselves about the universe and our place in it developed as well. In The Night Sky, Richard Grossinger traces those developments, covering multiple aspects of humanity's complex relationship to the cosmos. Covering not only astronomy but also cosmology, cosmogony, astrology, and science fiction, he offers us a revelatory look at the firmament through his own telescope, fitted with an anthropological lens. Throughout his explorations, Grossinger continually reflects on the deeper meaning of our changing concepts about the universe and creation, offering insight into how each new discovery causes us to redefine the values, moralities, and aesthetics by which we live. He also calls into question the self-aggrandizing notion that humanity can and will conquer all, and injects our strident confidence in science with a healthy dose of humility and wonder. Filled with poetic observation and profound questions, The Night Sky is a brilliant reflection of humanity's relationship with the cosmos--a relationship fed by longing, doubt, and awe.

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841

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North Atlantic Books

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1583947116

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9781583947111

The Bureaucratic Entrepreneur

How to Be Effective in Any Unruly Organization

By: Richard N. Haass

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The Bureaucratic Entrepreneur

How to Be Effective in Any Unruly Organization

By: Richard N. Haass

How do you figure out what to do in a job? How do you get it done? How should you deal with demanding bosses? How can you get the most out of subordinates? What should you do to get along with difficult colleagues and handle powerful interest groups and the media? Just how can you succeed in a world where persuasion rather than direct command is the rule? Using a compass as his operating metaphor--your boss is north of you, your staff is south, colleagues are east and so on--Richard Haass provides clear, practical guidelines for setting goals and translating goals into results. The result is a lively, useful book for the tens of millions of Americans working in complex and unruly organizations of every sort and for students of both public administration and business. The Bureaucratic Entrepreneur is a new and updated edition of Haass's 1994 book, The Power to Persuade.

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219

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Brookings Institution Press

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0815791046

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9780815791041

The Cold Light of Dawn

A History of Canadian Astronomy

By: Richard A. Jarrell

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The Cold Light of Dawn

A History of Canadian Astronomy

By: Richard A. Jarrell

The discovery in 1987 of a supernova brought to world attention the excellence of Canadian astronomers. As Richard Jarrell explains in this book, the path to excellence has been a long one. Although astronomy has been practised in this country from the earliest days of exploration, its professional status has slowly evolved in much the same way as has the nation itself. In the period of exploration and early settlement, the practical needs of navigators and surveyors were foremost. Astronomical practitioners – for many used astronomy but few were professional or even amateur astronomers – came from elsewhere. Only when Canada was a settled colony, halfway through the nineteenth century, did its own scientific needs emerge. By the century's end Canadian astronomy, socially and institutionally unique and independent, had been established: astronomers born and trained in Canada worked in their own organized and funded institutions. In the twentieth century the story is dominated by the Dominion Observatory, and, in higher education, the University of Toronto. The federal government remained the biggest actor, in employment and funding, first through the observatories, then the National Research Council. The expansion of universities greatly broadened the scope of Canadian astronomy, while the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, local clubs, literature, planetariums, and museums kept the public informed. By the 1960s Canadian astronomy, though small in size, was as sophisticated as any in the world.

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416

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University of Toronto Press

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1487590547

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9781487590543

New England Wildlife

Habitat, Natural History, and Distribution

By: Richard M. DeGraaf,Mariko Yamasaki

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New England Wildlife

Habitat, Natural History, and Distribution

By: Richard M. DeGraaf,Mariko Yamasaki

The only comprehensive guide to the natural histories and habitats of all inland New England species

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502

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UPNE

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0874519578

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9780874519570

Touch the Future

An Agenda for Global Education in America

By: Richard Berendzen

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Touch the Future

An Agenda for Global Education in America

By: Richard Berendzen

American University president, Dr. Richard Berendzen, spoke to a global education audience about the state of U.S. education and its prospects for the future. In 1950, less than 6% of the gross national product was in foreign trade; in 1984, more than 25% was in foreign trade and growing. One job in six of U.S. production workers depends on international trade and 40% of U.S. farm crops are exported. One-third of U.S. corporate profits come from international activities. Financially, economically, socially, culturally, and politically, the United States is intertwined with the rest of the planet, now as never before, and this linkage is growing. Global education objectives to be achieved at the elementary secondary, and higher education levels are suggested. Several questions from the audience concerning global education and a variety of social problems, such as drugs and lack of motivation are included, as well as the responses given to these questions. (DB)

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Rodale Inst

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0935641025

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9780935641028

Seeing and Believing

How the Telescope Opened Our Eyes and Minds to the Heavens

By: Richard Panek

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How the Telescope Opened Our Eyes and Minds to the Heavens

By: Richard Panek

Tells the story, visionary by visionary and discovery by discovery, of the telescope, one of the few inventions that have revolutionized our view of the universe and how we fit into it.

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212

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Penguin Group

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0140280618

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9780140280616

Extraterrestrial Life

By: Richard Michael Rasmussen

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Extraterrestrial Life

By: Richard Michael Rasmussen

Discusses the possibility of life on other planets, what conditions would support this situation, and how we are searching for such lifeforms.

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100

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Greenhaven Press, Incorporated

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156006126X

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9781560061267

Evolving Insight

By: Richard W. Byrne

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Evolving Insight

By: Richard W. Byrne

30 years after the publication of his seminal book, 'The Thinking Ape', Richard Byrne develops a new theory of the evolutionary origins of human abilities to understand the world of objects and other people. Defining mental representation and computation as 'insight', he reviews the evidence for this skill in the cognition of animals.

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0191820288

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9780191820281

Book's by Richard Berendzen

Man Discovers the Galaxies

Man Discovers the Galaxies

Man Discovers the Galaxies

Man Discovers the Galaxies

The Night Sky, Updated and Expanded Edition

The Night Sky, Updated and Expanded Edition

The Bureaucratic Entrepreneur

The Bureaucratic Entrepreneur

The Cold Light of Dawn

The Cold Light of Dawn

New England Wildlife

New England Wildlife

Touch the Future

Touch the Future

Seeing and Believing

Seeing and Believing

Extraterrestrial Life

Extraterrestrial Life

Evolving Insight

Evolving Insight

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