Rejoignez-nous pour un voyage dans le monde des livres!
Ajouter ce livre à l'électronique
Grey
Ecrivez un nouveau commentaire Default profile 50px
Grey
Abonnez-vous pour lire le livre complet ou lisez les premières pages gratuitement!
All characters reduced
Space Calendars - cover

Space Calendars

Serena Vaughn

Traducteur A AI

Maison d'édition: Publifye

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

Synopsis

Space Calendars explores the fascinating and complex world of timekeeping in space, revealing how astronauts, space agencies, and interstellar missions manage time far differently than we do on Earth. The book highlights the critical role of precise time measurement for everything from navigation and communication to ensuring astronaut health and safety. One intriguing aspect is the impact of time dilation, a consequence of relativity, which becomes significant at the high velocities encountered in space travel. Another key area is understanding how altered time perception affects astronauts psychologically and physiologically during long-duration missions. The book examines the development of specialized time systems for orbital operations and analyzes how various space agencies, such as NASA and ESA, implement mission-specific calendars and clocks. It delves into the history of time measurement, from ancient astronomical observations to today's atomic clocks, providing a comprehensive foundation for understanding the challenges of space timekeeping. By blending scientific theory, technical applications, and the human experience, Space Calendars demonstrates that our concept of time is shaped by our environment and technology. The book progresses logically, starting with the need for specialized timekeeping in space, then moving to mission-specific calendars, the human impact of altered time perception, and finally, theoretical challenges related to interstellar timekeeping. It draws from technical documents, astronaut memoirs, and scientific publications to present a comprehensive and accessible overview of this vital aspect of space exploration.
Disponible depuis: 05/03/2025.
Longueur d'impression: 67 pages.

D'autres livres qui pourraient vous intéresser

  • Developmental Psychology - cover

    Developmental Psychology

    Connor Whiteley

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    Perfect for students, teachers and anyone interested in psychology. 
    Want to know how children develop? 
    Interested in developmental psychology? 
    Or do you just want to know more about psychology and humans in general? 
    If the yes answer to any of those questions, then this is the book for you.  
    As together we explore the amazing world of developmental psychology and investigate the importance of brain, cognitive and social development and more in an engaging conversational tone. 
    By the end of this book not only will you start to become an expert in developmental psychology, but you will start your journey to understand human behaviour and learn more about yourself as well. 
    Psychology is a fascinating subject so buy today and discover more about human behaviour! 
    If you like this book, then you'll love my biological, cognitive and sociocultural books as well or save money today and buy the Psychology Collection!
    Voir livre
  • Invisible No More - Embracing Your Road to Recovery from Long Covid and Other Complex Chronic Illnesses - cover

    Invisible No More - Embracing...

    PhD Ilene Sue Ruhoy MD

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    From a neurologist who diagnosed her own brain tumor, Invisible No More empowers patients with chronic and complex illnesses to take their health into their own hands.  While Covid-19 has brought increased attention to chronic and complex illnesses, these conditions have impacted millions worldwide, long before the pandemic. Covid was not the first exposure to cause long-term disease and disability, nor will it be the last.In Invisible No More, Dr. Ilene Sue Ruhoy aims to empower the long-term patients of chronic and complex diseases, delving into her own harrowing experience as a patient. She details her evolution as a neurologist, toxicologist, and integrative physician to work with people across the globe in treating their chronic symptoms and disabling disease, all while amplifying their own voices. This book serves as a practical guide with sections on nutrition, breathing, supplements and more. With a focus on healing and empowerment, Invisible No More will answer patients' most pressing questions and take their health into their own hands.A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press Essentials.
    Voir livre
  • Tubes - A Journey to the Center of the Internet - cover

    Tubes - A Journey to the Center...

    Andrew Blum

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    “Andrew Blum plunges into the unseen but real ether of the Internet in a journey both compelling and profound….You will never open an email in quite the same way again.”—Tom Vanderbilt, New York Times bestselling author of Traffic 
    In Tubes, Andrew Blum, a correspondent at Wired magazine, takes us on an engaging, utterly fascinating tour behind the scenes of our everyday lives and reveals the dark beating heart of the Internet itself. A remarkable journey through the brave new technological world we live in, Tubes is to the early twenty-first century what Soul of a New Machine—Tracy Kidder’s classic story of the creation of a new computer—was to the late twentieth.
    Voir livre
  • Saving Nature One Yard at a Time - How to Protect and Nurture Our Native Species - cover

    Saving Nature One Yard at a Time...

    David Deardorff, Kathryn Wadsworth

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    Discover 100 ways to support endangered plant and wildlife species in your community and beyond. 
     
     
     
    David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth present 100 home projects designed to inspire and empower anyone who wants to help save our native flora and fauna in the face of habitat loss and climate change. This book focuses on saving creatures and plants that are especially vulnerable but that can be successfully helped by our efforts, such as bees, frogs, butterflies, birds, trees, and wildflowers. Each project meets four crucial criteria: (1) it will make a significant difference to the survival of the species, (2) has a high likelihood of success, (3) is easy to implement, and (4) is family-friendly. 
     
     
     
    The book raises awareness of endangered species that readers can help by undertaking projects unique to their bioregion. Examples include building an amphibian house for salamanders, raising tadpoles, creating nesting sites for bees, and much more. Saving Nature One Yard at a Time is an inspirational and practical compendium that will give listeners the knowledge and tools they need to take an active role in nurturing the world around us, no matter we live.
    Voir livre
  • Lose weight fast with psychotherapy - Deep Hypnosis developed with a psychiatrist and psychotherapist for lasting change - cover

    Lose weight fast with...

    Marcus Alvet

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    This audiobook has been made with an expert in the field, a therapist and psychotherapist. 
    Are you struggling to get more fit or keeping up the inspiration when you cut down on calories? We are presenting this psychotherapy program that will help you lose weight.  
    This one of a kind weight loss plan can help you: 
    - Find down better ways of moving past your cravings of food 
    - Dispose of obstacles in your subliminal to lose weight  
    - Make progress toward a superior acceptance of yourself 
    - Reinvent your dietary patterns and your approach to everyday life 
    - Reinforce your conviction 
    - Get a stronger motivation and view towards working out 
    Self-Hypnosis has been proven to give astounding outcomes provided you are ready and prepared to change your dietary patterns you will get in shape effectively and easily. 
    The self-hypnosis changes how you look at eating by giving you certain ideas (suggestions) to your subconscious. You will learn how to look at food in another way.  
    In the event that you can't quit eating pointless food and have a hard time embracing smart eating habits, this should imply that your perspectives are put away in your subconscious. What's more, this implies that this is where the change should occur - in your subconscious.  
    You will learn how to only eat when you are hungry, to simply eat quality food, and enjoy the food more, to eat more modest meals, to eat gradually , and consistently leave food on the plate to show that you have insight into your eating habits.  
    To lose weight with self-hypnosis you must learn restraint. You will also learn how to be totally legitimate with yourself when you view the amount you eat and the amount you exercise. You should change your reasoning in your subconcious mind first, to get the possibility to change your body. 
    © 2023 Marcus Alvet
    Voir livre
  • Hospital Heal Thyself - One Brilliant Mathematician's Proven Plan for Saving Hospitals Many Lives and Billions of Dollars - cover

    Hospital Heal Thyself - One...

    Mark Taylor

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    Part biography and part clear-eyed examination of a healthcare system in crisis, Hospital, Heal Thyself tells the story of enigmatic healthcare visionary Eugene Litvak, whose research and strategies have already been implemented at many top twelve-ranked hospitals to save hundreds of millions of dollars and countless thousands of patient lives. While US healthcare costs continue to skyrocket, Litvak's program described in this book offers tested, effective methods to trim those costs while simultaneously improving patient outcomes. 
     
     
     
    Written by veteran prize-winning healthcare journalist Mark Taylor, this book includes compelling discussion on how hospital and emergency room overcrowding has harmful and potentially deadly effects on patients and staff; how Litvak's algorithms and complex mathematical theories help hospitals staff appropriately to safely manage patient flow; and how applying Litvak's unique patient flow interventions improves nurse retention in an era of mass nurse exodus. 
     
     
     
    Distilling complex ideas into accessible language, Hospital, Heal Thyself is a timely, essential listen for all medical practitioners and healthcare administrators and staff who want to play their part in transforming modern healthcare, and the world, for the better.
    Voir livre