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  Rebel Star - Our Quest to Solve...

  Colin Stuart

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  A fascinating and comprehensive guide to the sun-our home star-and why understanding it is pivotal to our future existence here on Earth.In 1869, a great mystery was born. As astronomers observed a total solar eclipse, for the first time they saw the faint glow of the solar corona, the sun's outer atmosphere. Measurements of a previously unknown wavelength that made up this solar light sparked hot debate among scientists, but it was another sixty years before they discovered that this wavelength was in fact iron being burned at a staggering 3 million degrees Celsius. With the sun's surface only 6,000 degrees, this shouldn't be possible. What we now knew about the sun appeared to defy the laws of physics—and nature.But as well as being shrouded in intriguing mystery, the unpredictable nature of the sun's corona poses a serious threat to our life here on earth—the destructive potential of solar storms, caused by solar material traveling out into space at around 1 million miles an hour, is huge. Remaining beyond our reach until now, a new generation of ambitious solar missions are currently traveling closer to the sun than any previous spacecraft in history. As we enter this unprecedented era of heliophysics, there has never been a better time to get to grips with the workings of our home star.

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  Everyday Technology - Machines...

  David Arnold

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  In 1909 Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, on his way back to South Africa from London, wrote his now celebrated tract Hind Swaraj, laying out his vision for the future of India and famously rejecting the technological innovations of Western civilization. Despite his protestations, Western technology endured and helped to make India one of the leading economies in our globalized world. Few would question the dominant role that technology plays in modern life, but to fully understand how India first advanced into technological modernity, argues David Arnold, we must consider the technology of the everyday. Everyday Technology is a pioneering account of how small machines and consumer goods that originated in Europe and North America became objects of everyday use in India in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Rather than investigate “big” technologies such as railways and irrigation projects, Arnold examines the assimilation and appropriation of bicycles, rice mills, sewing machines, and typewriters in India, and follows their impact on the ways in which people worked and traveled, the clothes they wore, and the kind of food they ate. But the effects of these machines were not limited to the daily rituals of Indian society, and Arnold demonstrates how such small-scale technologies became integral to new ways of thinking about class, race, and gender, as well as about the politics of colonial rule and Indian nationhood. Arnold’s fascinating book offers new perspectives on the globalization of modern technologies and shows us that to truly understand what modernity became, we need to look at the everyday experiences of people in all walks of life, taking stock of how they repurposed small technologies to reinvent their world and themselves.

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  The RoboSphere - Robots Among...

  Zoe Carter

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  Get ready for an exciting trip into the future with "The RoboSphere: Robots Among Us - Insights into the World of Robotics and Automation." This book is your pass to a fantastic investigation into robotics's state-of-the-art discoveries and life-changing effects. 
  Explore the intriguing history of robotics, from mechanical devices to the intelligent machines that are a seamless part of our everyday lives. "Robots Among Us" appeals to science buffs, tech enthusiasts, and anybody who wants to learn more about the quickly changing field of automation. Whether you're a seasoned expert or a curious beginner, this book is designed to be accessible and engaging for all levels of technical knowledge. 
  Learn about the nuances of critical elements, categories, and the range of robots that coexist in our environments today. This book explores the worlds of possibility and potential, from industrial applications reshaping the manufacturing landscape to service robots improving our everyday lives, igniting curiosity about the significant consequences of these intelligent machines.

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  A Beginner's Guide to Astronomy

  David Geddes

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  This little guide will encourage more people to take a greater interest in the sky above them. Even in these light polluted days, much can be seen with the naked eye and a simple telescope is not an expensive item. It is really thrilling to observe the surface of the moon in detail or, using your telescope, study the rings of Saturn, the phases of Venus or discover Andromeda, which is a galaxy as immense as our own. Astronomy is not a cold science. The sky and the stars have always captivated man and influenced his emotions as well as his mind.

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  Growing Marijuana for Beginners...

  Jack Baker

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  Are you looking for a step-by-step guide to grow marijuana indoor or outdoor?Have you been looking for a resource to help you easily learn how to cultivate marijuana?If this sounds like you, then keep reading! 
  Cannabis cultivation has never been easier, and both indoor and good outdoor results are within your reach. In this beginners’ guide, you will find basic knowledge about weed, seeds, and everything relevant to success in this field of business. Please note that MJ is not legal in all the states, so a chapter will guide you on the best solutions depending on the state you live in.This book will give you complete knowledge about weed cultivation and teach you tips and tricks for a greener field. 
  Within these pages, you will discover: 
  • The Differences Between Varieties of Marijuana 
  • The Healing and Therapeutic Power of Quality Weed 
  • How to Set Up a Successful Cultivation of Marijuana, Either Indoor or Outdoors 
  • Which Are the Safe Uses of Marijuana and Law and Regulation of Marijuana Plants 
  • How to Use Hydroponics and Aquaponics Systems to Grow MarijuanaAND MUCH MORE! 
  No matter how young or old, how inexperienced or experienced, or what education level you have, this book will be able to help you strengthen your understanding of growing marijuana so that you can utilize it in your daily life to achieve the things you want to achieve. If you're ready to take control and learn what growing marijuana can do for bettering your life - then look no further.Don't waste another minute, scroll up and hit "BUY NOW" to get started today!

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  Into the Labyrinth - The Making...

  Bruce Butler

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  Project Spinnaker was joint Canada-US defence research project conceived in the waning days of the Cold War. Spinnaker’s secret purpose was to reassert Canada’s Arctic sovereignty by providing the capability to monitor submarine traffic in Canada’s Arctic waters. The star of Project Spinnaker was Theseus, a massive Canadian-made autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) designed for a single purpose: laying fibre-optic cable in ice-covered waters. 
  More than 2,500 years after the mythical Greek hero Theseus ventured into the labyrinth on the island of Crete to slay the Minotaur, the robotic submarine Theseus was launched into an undersea labyrinth with a strikingly similar goal: lay 200 kilometres of cable on the seafloor of Canada’s Arctic, then turn around and follow it back out. 
  With a foreword by Dr. James R. McFarlane, OC, CD, P.Eng., FCAE (President and Founder of International Submarine Engineering Ltd.) and endorsements by several marine experts, Into the Labyrinth provides a fascinating glimpse into the subsea industry of the 1980s and ‘90s, set against the backdrop of Canada’s beautiful yet hostile High Arctic.

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