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  Great Astronomers

  Robert Stawell Ball

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  Of all the natural sciences there is not one which offers such sublime objects to the attention of the inquirer as does the science of astronomy. From the earliest ages the study of the stars has exercised the same fascination as it possesses at the present day. Among the most primitive peoples, the movements of the sun, the moon, and the stars commanded attention from their supposed influence on human affairs. From the days of Hipparchus down to the present hour the science of astronomy has steadily grown. One great observer after another has appeared from time to time, to reveal some new phenomenon with regard to the celestial bodies or their movements, while from time to time one commanding intellect after another has arisen to explain the true import of the facts of observations. The history of astronomy thus becomes inseparable from the history of the great men to whose labours its development is due.  In the ensuing chapters we have endeavoured to sketch the lives and the work of the great philosophers, by whose labours the science of astronomy has been created.  (from the Introduction)

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  The Exquisite Machine - The New...

  Sian Harding

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  Your heart is a miracle in motion, a marvel of construction unsurpassed by any human-made creation. It beats 100,000 times every day—if you were to live to 100, that would be more than 3 billion beats across your lifespan. Despite decades of effort in labs all over the world, we have not yet been able to replicate the heart’s perfect engineering. But, as Sian Harding shows us in The Exquisite Machine, new scientific developments are opening up the mysteries of the heart. And this explosion of new science—ultrafast imaging, gene editing, stem cells, artificial intelligence, and advanced microscopy—has crucial, real-world consequences for health and well-being. Harding—a world leader in cardiac research—explores the relation between the emotions and heart function, reporting that the heart not only responds to our emotions but creates them as well. The condition known as broken heart syndrome, for example, is a real disorder that can follow bereavement or stress. The Exquisite Machine describes the evolutionary forces that have shaped the heart’s response to damage, the astonishing rejuvenating power of stem cells, how we can avoid heart disease, and why it can be so hard to repair a damaged heart. It tells the stories of patients who have had the devastating experiences of a heart attack, chaotic heart rhythms, or stress-induced acute heart failure. And it describes how cutting-edge technologies are enabling experiments and clinical trials that will lead us to new solutions to the worldwide scourge of heart disease.

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  The Inventions Researches and...

  Thomas Commerford Mann

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  The essential text on the early works of the famed nineteenth-century inventor, featuring hundreds of detailed illustrations.   Best known for his research into the use of high-frequency alternating currents and wireless transmission, Nikola Tesla was a prolific inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, physicist, and futurist. Many of his ideas have found practical application in the modern world, and he continues to be a source of inspiration and fascination to this day.   At the time it was first published in 1893, The Inventions, Researches, and Writings of Nikola Tesla was considered the bible of electrical engineering and inspired generations of inventors. This volume, edited by Tesla’s contemporary, Thomas Commerford Martin, includes extensive discussion of Tesla’s early work and inventions and contains more than 300 illustrations that demonstrate the practical application of his ideas.

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  Product Management in Practice -...

  Matt LeMay

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  Product management has become a critical function for modern organizations, from small startups to corporate enterprises. And yet, the day-to-day work of product management remains largely misunderstood. In theory, product managers are high-flying visionaries who build products that people love. In practice, they're hard-working facilitators who bring clarity and focus to their teams.In this thoroughly revised and expanded edition, Matt LeMay provides real-world guidance for current and aspiring product managers. Updated for the era of remote and hybrid work, this book provides actionable answers to product management's most persistent and confounding questions, starting with: What exactly am I supposed to do all day?With this book, you'll learn what the day-to-day work of product management entails—and how to excel at it; why no job title or description will resolve the ambiguity of your role; how to bridge the false dichotomy between "strategy" and "execution"; why the temptation to focus on decks and documentation can be bad for your team (and for you); and how to prioritize your time and pick your battles.

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  Behold the Mighty Dinosaur

  John Kricher

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  Dinosaurs—the word means “fearfully great reptile”—have  been a source of fascination ever since their discovery in  England early in the nineteenth century. Aside from birds,  all dinosaurs have been extinct for 65 million years, yet, before  then, they dominated Earth’s terrestrial habitats for about 160  million years, far longer than primates, or humans, have  been around.  Dinosaurs present the ultimate puzzle in forensic science, but  we have learned a great deal about them, especially in the last  fifty years. Our view of dinosaurs has changed radically, and  the evolution and biology of dinosaurs has become a popular  topic in college curriculums. This lecture series will explain  how this changing view of dinosaurs developed, the evolutionary  and ecological relationships among dinosaurs, what it  might have been like to be present in the Mesozoic Era during  the time of the dinosaurs, and the question of what ultimately  brought about the total extinction of all of the non-bird  dinosaurs and the end of the Cretaceous Period. Although  extinct, dinosaurs have never been more a focus of science than  they are today.

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  Travels with Athóma

  Daniel G Scott

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  Travels with Athóma is a fictional memoir in verse where a man describes his childhood encounters with Athóma, a sibyl. This wise woman befriends him and in additon to instructing him about herbs and nature, teaching him travel songs that are used to shift his spirit into trees - fir, cedar, willow; birds - eagle, crow, swallow; insects - dragonfly, ladybird; otters, horses and stone. The story brings to life encounters with the natural world, not looking at it from outside but experiencing it from inside. The boy discovers the immensity and aliveness of the world and thropugh his friendship with Athóma his life is shaped by hs travels beyond the ordinary.  The book has attracted readers across  a wide range of ages, from young adoescents to seniors for whom some of the journeys awwaken their own memories

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