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English
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"Legendary historian and philosopher of science George Dyson vividly re-creates the scenes of focused experimentation, incredible mathematical insight, and pure creative genius that gave us computers, digital television, modern genetics, models of stellar evolution--in other words, computer code. In the 1940s and '50s, a group of eccentric geniuses--led by John von Neumann--gathered at the newly created Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New...
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Atheneum
Pub. Date
1983.
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English
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An introduction to astronomy, examining planetary and stellar motions, ancient concepts of the universe, the solar system, astronomy's wild goose chases, Einstein's mass/time relationships, stellar evolution, and the unexplained mysteries of space. Includes star charts.
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Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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This comprehensive Encyclopedia covers the full history of astronomy from its ancient origins in Africa, South America, the Middle East and China to the latest developments in astrophysics and space-based research. The initial articles, which are largely organised chronologically, are followed by numerous thematic historical articles on the constituents of the solar system, types of stars, stellar evolution, active galaxies, cosmology and much more....
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