Our place in the universe. II : the scientific approach to discovery / Sun Kwok.
Kwok, S. (Sun), author.
2021
QB981 .K962 2021eb
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Title
Our place in the universe. II : the scientific approach to discovery / Sun Kwok.
Author
Kwok, S. (Sun), author.
ISBN
9783030802608 (electronic bk.)
3030802604 (electronic bk.)
9783030802592 (paperback)
3030802590 (paperback)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80260-8
Publication Details
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2021.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-030-80260-8 doi
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QB981 .K962 2021eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
523.1
Summary
Starting from Newton's times this follow-up to the author's Springer book "Our Place in the Universe - Understanding Fundamental Astronomy from Ancient Discoveries" addresses the question of "Our place in the Universe" from astronomical, physical, chemical, biological, philosophical and social perspectives. Using the history of astronomy to illustrate the process of discovery, the emphasis is on the description of the process of how we learned and on the exploration of the impacts of discoveries rather than on the presentation of facts. Thus readers are informed of the influence of science on a broad scale. Unlike the traditional way of teaching science, in this book, the author begins by describing the observations and then discusses various attempts to find answers (including unsuccessful ones). The goal is to help students develop a better appreciation of the scientific process and learn from this process to tackle real-life problems
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-332) and index.
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From Copernicus to Enlightenment
Empirical Evidence for the Heliocentric Model
Resolution of the Theoretical Objections to the Heliocentric Theory
Size of the Solar System
Celestial Navigation and Exploration of the Heavens
New Members of the Solar System
Is the Sun a Star?
A New Way of Thinking
What Are Stars Made of?
Origin of the Solar System
Plurality of the World
The Nature of Nebulae
Are all Motions Relative?
The Nature of Light and Matter
The Human Star Connection
Is the Universe Finite?
Early History of the Earth
Common Ancestors
Origin of Life
Complexity in the Universe
Evolution of the Earth through the Ages
Earth as an Integrated System
Life Cycles of Stars
Life in other Worlds
Our Place in the Universe
The Common Link in Our Journey
Further Reading
Appendix I: Brightest Stars in the Sky
Appendix II: Units of Measurement
Appendix III: Astronomical Measurements
Appendix IV: Photometric Method to Estimate the Distances of Stars
Appendix V: Mass of the Milky Way
Appendix VI: Examples of Inertial Forces
Appendix VII: Astronomy from other Planetary Systems
Review Exercises
Glossary.

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