Astronomy and Earth Science

Visions of the Future

Thomas M. Thompson, J. Michael

238 pages, parution le 16/10/2001

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Leading young scientists, many holding prestigious Royal Society Research Fellowships, describe their research and give their visions of the future. Re-written in a popular and well illustrated style, the articles are derived from scholarly and authoritative papers published in a special Millennium Issue of the Royal Society's Philosophical Transactions (used by Newton, this is the world's longest running scientific journal). Carefully selected by the journal's editor, Professor J. M. T. Thompson FRS, topics include:

the Big Bang creation of the universe
man's exploration of the solar system
Earth's deep interior
current scientific ideas about global warming and climate change.

The book conveys the excitement and enthusiasm of the young authors for their work in Astronomy and Earth Science. Two companion books cover Physics and Electronics, and Chemistry and Life Science. All are definitive reviews for anyone with a general interest in the future directions of science.

Contents

Preface
1 Big Bang riddles and their revelations 1
2 The origin of structure in the universe 21
3 The dark side of the universe 43
4 The hottest spots in space? 65
5 Our Solar System and beyond in the new millennium 85
6 Unveiling the face of the Moon 115
7 The Earth's deep interior 131
8 Three-dimensional imaging of a dynamic Earth 157
9 Geophysical and astrophysical vortices 179
10 Earth's future climate 203
Contributor biographies 221
Index 235

L'auteur - Thomas M. Thompson

Thomas M. Thompson received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis, under Sherman Stein. Before going to Davis, he began his teaching career at Walla Walla College in southeastern Washington State where he subsequently returned and has remained there to the present. His main mathematical interests are in algebra, history, and pedagogy, and for the past eleven years he has team-taught an interdisciplinary honors course combining science, mathematics, and the arts. This latter experience has also allowed him to pursue, without guilt, one of his many hobbies: amateur astronomy. While at Walla Walla College he has received The Thomas and Violet Zapara Excellence in Teaching Award in mathematics and science.

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Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	Thomas M. Thompson, J. Michael
Parution	16/10/2001
Nb. de pages	238
Format	15 x 22,8
Couverture	Broché
Poids	429g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521805377

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Astronomy and Earth Science

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