Tag: Cosmos

Free Download The Quizzer’s Guide to the Cosmos: 500 Questions About the Universe (with Answers) (Springer Praxis Books) by Stephen Webb
English | April 19, 2024 | ISBN: 3031524365 | 383 pages | MOBI | 10 Mb
Have you ever gazed up at the night sky and wondered how many stars you can see? Whether the universe is infinite? Or, more prosaically, what the chances are of you being hit by a rock from space? The Quizzer’s Guide to the Cosmos is here to satisfy your curiosity by offering an overview of the history of astronomy, from the earliest beginnings through to the most recent discoveries. This isn’t a typical astronomy book, however ― it’s packed with a 500-question multiple-choice quiz that not only makes the book more interactive but also helps you retain information and lets you test your knowledge of some of the most captivating concepts in science.

Free Download Paul Gould, "The Story of the Cosmos: How the Heavens Declare the Glory of God"
English | 2019 | ISBN: 0736977368 | PDF | pages: 264 | 8.6 mb
Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe

Free Download The Myth of the Eternal Return: Cosmos and History (Bollingen Series; Princeton Classics) by Mircea Eliade, translated by Willard R. Trask
English | November 20, 2018 | ISBN: 0691182973 | True EPUB/PDf | 232 pages | 0.4/10.3 MB
First published in English in 1954, this founding work of the history of religions secured the North American reputation of the Romanian émigré-scholar Mircea Eliade. Making reference to an astonishing number of cultures and drawing on scholarship published in no fewer than half a dozen European languages, The Myth of the Eternal Return illuminates the religious beliefs and rituals of a wide variety of archaic religious cultures. While acknowledging that a return to their practices is impossible, Eliade passionately insists on the value of understanding their views to enrich the contemporary imagination of what it is to be human. This book includes an introduction from Jonathan Z. Smith that provides essential context and encourages readers to engage in an informed way with this classic text.

Free Download Alien Earths: Planet Hunting in the Cosmos by Lisa Kaltenegger
English | April 16, 2024 | ISBN: 0241680980 | 288 pages | PDF | 8.70 Mb
For thousands of years, humans have wondered whether we’re alone in the cosmos. Now, for the first time, we have the technology to investigate. The question should have an obvious answer: yes or no. But once you try to find life elsewhere, you realize it is not so simple. How do you find it over cosmic distances? What actually is life?

Free Download Inside the Neolithic Mind: Consciousness, Cosmos and the Realm of the Gods by David Lewis-Williams, David Pearce
English | October 23, 2018 | ISBN: 0500294410 | 320 pages | PDF | 13 Mb
Now in compact paperback, a compelling examination of how brain structure and cultural context interacted in the Neolithic period, 10,000 years ago, to produce unique patterns in belief systems.

Free Download Passport to the Cosmos: Human Transformation and Alien Encounters (Audiobook)
English | July 15, 2024 | ASIN: B0D934MC4Y | M4B@64 kbps | 12h 28m | 361 MB
Author: John E. Mack | Narrator: Brian Arens
In his groundbreaking follow-up to the bestselling Abduction, Pulitzer Prize-winner John E. Mack powerfully demonstrates how the alien abduction phenomenon calls for a revolutionary new way of examining the nature of reality and our place in the cosmos.
Harvard professor Mack stunned the world when he published the astonishing results of his extensive research involving clients who claimed they had had encounters with alien life-forms. Writing with the authority and insight that have marked his distinguished career as a psychiatrist and writer, Mack used the remarkable stories to show how the abduction phenomenon has the vast potential to transform the foundation of human thought.

Free Download Anthony J. Parel, "The Machiavellian Cosmos"
English | ISBN: 0300051697 | | 216 pages | PDF | 19 MB
In this highly original interpretation of Machiavelli’s thought, Anthony J. Parel identifies a theme generally neglected in the scholarship of this sixteenth-century political thinker: Machiavelli’s belief in the occult forces of heaven and humors. Challenging the current tendency to view Machiavelli as a pioneer of modern political science, Parel argues instead that a premodern cosmology and anthropology underlie Machiavelli’s political works. Parel shows that Machiavelli’s world picture owes more to the astrological cosmology prevalent in the Renaissance than to the Aristotelian or Platonic or Christian world picture. This astrological determination significantly affects Machiavelli’s conceptions of history, politics, and religion and shapes his notions of virtu and fortuna. It also has considerable impact on his ethical ideas: the Machiavellian cosmos has no room for a Ruling Mind or for the Sovereignty of the Good, and humans are left to pursue their appetites for riches and glory as best they can. In a similar fashion, says Parel Machiavelli’s political anthropology is influenced by the ancient idea that body humors determine a person’s temperament and behavior, for he believes that humors compromise human autonomy and rationality. According to Parel, the theory of humors also affects Machiavelli’s view of the body politic and his characterization of republics, princedoms, and

Free Download The Tao of Cosmos: The Holographic Unity of Heaven, Earth, and Humankind (Sacred Planet) by Zhen G. Ma
English | July 23, 2024 | ISBN: 1644117762 | 256 pages | EPUB | 28 Mb
Explores the interplay between ancient wisdom and modern cosmology

Free Download The Intelligent Universe: AI, ET, and the Emerging Mind of the Cosmos by James Gardner
English | January 19th, 2007 | ISBN: 1564149196 | 269 pages | True EPUB | 1.03 MB
What is the ultimate destiny of our universe? That is the striking question addressed by James Gardner in The Intelligent Universe. Traditionally, scientists (and Robert Frost) have offered two bleak answers to this profound issue: fire or ice. In The Intelligent Universe, James Gardner envisions a third dramatic alternative-a final state of the cosmos in which a highly evolved form of group intelligence engineers a cosmic renewal, the birth of a new universe.

Free Download Jay M. Pasachoff, "The Cosmos: Astronomy in the New Millennium Ed 4"
English | ISBN: 110768756X | 2013 | 620 pages | AZW3 | 45 MB
An exciting introduction to astronomy, the fourth edition of this book uses recent discoveries and stunning photography to inspire non-science majors about the universe and science. Written by two highly experienced and engaging instructors, each chapter has been fully updated, with more than 200 new images throughout, including recent images from space missions and the world’s best observatories. Redesigned, streamlined pages highlight the breathtaking imagery. The text is organized as a series of stories, each presenting the history of the field, the observations made and how they fit within the process of science, our current understanding, and what future observations are planned. Math is provided in boxes and easily read around, making the book suitable for courses taking either mathematical or qualitative approaches. New discussion questions encourage students to think widely about astronomy and the role science plays in our everyday lives and podcasts for each chapter aid studying and comprehension.