The Turtle and the Stars Observations of an Earthbound Astronomer Arthur Upgren

Description: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE The Turtle and the Stars: Observations of an Earthbound Astronomer; Arthur Upgren ISBN: 080507094X Times Books 2002 Hardcover 250 pages with dustjacket in clear DJ protector ex-library Table of Contents Preface Introduction, Dark Skies, A Right Not A Privilege The Turtle and the Stars Nightfall Human Bonding During A Total Eclipse Towers On A Rotating Ball The Cathedral At Chartres and the Nature of Light How Far Is Up Of Time and the Sky Full Moon and Mump Simis The Amazing and Ailemma Almost Round Earth Braum's, Coincidence, and the Star of Bethlehem Transits and Other Syzygies The Clockwork Sky Battle in the Sky On A Starry Night A Green Mars in the Sky? Astrometry and Creationism Those Universal and Unalienable Laws The Egg and the Equinox Planets, Gods, and Constellations Our Milky Way and Other Galaxies Planets, Stars and Drake's Equation The Fate of the Sky Light Pollution, A Change of Paradigm Glare The Endangered Heavens Afterward, Gordo's Theorem and Other Science Esoterica Appendix One Appendix 2 Glossary Bibliography Acknowledgments Index Authors Note Publisher: About the book An enchanting look at the heavens that unlocks the sky's mysteries and celebrates the beauty of the universe. No matter where we travel on Earth, the sky is the one great constant, bearing extraordinary colors and images in every kind of weather. Modern astronomy has revealed many secrets of the sky, and now the most intriguing ones have been distilled for a popular audience. With illustrations and engaging text, The Turtle and the Stars brings stargazers face-to-face with facts and lore. Topics include: What color is the atmosphere of Mars, and might it someday appear as blue as ours? How does the Milky Way cast shadows? Why is it that we never see the sunset as it's actually occurring? Earthly questions range from why the Taj Mahal glimmers when you gaze up at it to why the top of the Empire State Building travels farther than its lower floors each day. With contagious enthusiasm, Arthur Upgren also invites us to contemplate the natural beauty of the universe through recollecting scenes such as a leatherback turtle depositing her eggs under a sky lit only by Venus, or witnessing a total solar eclipse in Venezuela. A treasure trove of facts sprinkled with references to history, literature, film, and music, this is the ultimate tour for armchair astronomers and naturalists alike.

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