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Author: Jay T. Bergstralh Publisher: University of Arizona Press ISBN: 9780816512089 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 1104
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Uranus occupies a unique niche in the history of western thought; for while the planets from Mercury to Saturn had been known since pre-antiquity, Uranus was the first to be discovered, in 1781, through scientific investigation. Contemporary investigation of Uranus culminated in the Voyager 2 encounter in 1986. The results of that achievement, as well of concurrent research on the planet, are reviewed by 84 international authorities in this massive volume. Because Uranus' remoteness has prevented its being studied as intensively by earth-based observation as have other members of the solar system, most of what is known about the planet—its magnetic field and magnetosphere and satellites—were learned from the Voyager data, which is viewed here from a variety of perspectives. While the book is intended to serve as a comprehensive review, it also reports a substantial amount of original research results not previously published.
Author: Jay T. Bergstralh Publisher: University of Arizona Press ISBN: 9780816512089 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 1104
Book Description
Uranus occupies a unique niche in the history of western thought; for while the planets from Mercury to Saturn had been known since pre-antiquity, Uranus was the first to be discovered, in 1781, through scientific investigation. Contemporary investigation of Uranus culminated in the Voyager 2 encounter in 1986. The results of that achievement, as well of concurrent research on the planet, are reviewed by 84 international authorities in this massive volume. Because Uranus' remoteness has prevented its being studied as intensively by earth-based observation as have other members of the solar system, most of what is known about the planet—its magnetic field and magnetosphere and satellites—were learned from the Voyager data, which is viewed here from a variety of perspectives. While the book is intended to serve as a comprehensive review, it also reports a substantial amount of original research results not previously published.
Author: Paul B. Preciado Publisher: MIT Press ISBN: 1635901138 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 265
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A “dissident of the gender-sex binary system” reflects on gender transitioning and political and cultural transitions in technoscientific capitalism. Uranus, the frozen giant, is the coldest planet in the solar system as well as a deity in Greek mythology. It is also the inspiration for uranism, a concept coined by the writer Karl Heinrich Ulrich in 1864 to define the “third sex” and the rights of those who “love differently.” Following Ulrich, Paul B. Preciado dreams of an apartment on Uranus where he might live beyond existing power, gender and racial strictures invented by modernity. “My trans condition is a new form of uranism,” he writes. “I am not a man. I am not a woman. I am not heterosexual. I am not homosexual. I am not bisexual. I am a dissident of the gender-sex binary system. I am the multiplicity of the cosmos trapped in a binary political and epistemological system, shouting in front of you. I am a uranist confined inside the limits of technoscientific capitalism.” This book recounts Preciado's transformation from Beatriz into Paul B., but it is not only an account of gender transitioning. Preciado also considers political, cultural, and sexual transition, reflecting on issues that range from the rise of neo-fascism in Europe to the technological appropriation of the uterus, from the harassment of trans children to the role museums might play in the cultural revolution to come. An Apartment on Uranus is a bold, transgressive, and necessary book.
Author: Ben Bova Publisher: Tor Books ISBN: 1250296552 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 384
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Ben Bova, author of Earth, continues his exploration of the future of a human-settled Solar System with the science fiction action adventure Uranus, the first of his Outer Planets trilogy. On a privately financed orbital habitat above the planet Uranus, political idealism conflicts with pragmatic, and illegal, methods of financing. Add a scientist who has funding to launch a probe deep into Uranus‘s ocean depths to search for signs of life, and you have a three-way struggle for control. Humans can’t live on the gas giants, making instead a life in orbit. Kyle Umber, a religious idealist, has built Haven, a sanctuary above the distant planet Uranus. He invites ”the tired, the sick, the poor“ of Earth to his orbital retreat where men and women can find spiritual peace and refuge from the world. The billionaire who financed Haven, however, has his own designs: beyond the reach of the laws of the inner planets Haven could become the center for an interplanetary web of narcotics, prostitution, even hunting human prey. Meanwhile a scientist has gotten funding from the Inner Planets to drop remote probes into the “oceans” of Uranus, in search of life. He brings money and prestige, but he also brings journalists and government oversight to Haven. And they can’t have that. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Author: Seymour Simon Publisher: StarWalk Kids Media ISBN: 162334333X Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 32
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This newly updated (2012) photo essay examines the planet that "lies on its side" in space, from its watery atmosphere to its strange magnetic "tail." "Photographs show amazing detail." —The Horn Book.
Author: Colleen Sexton Publisher: Bellwether Media ISBN: 1612112129 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 26
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The planet Uranus has a bright blue-green color because of methane gas in its atmosphere. Young children will learn about the discovery of Uranus, how it has been explored, and why it is tilted on its side!
Author: Bil Tierney Publisher: University of Hawaii Press ISBN: 9781567187137 Category : Body, Mind & Spirit Languages : en Pages : 318
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Be prepared for the amazing changes that will happen in your life, indicated by the movement of Uranus through your chart, by reading Alive and Well with Uranus by Bil Tierney. Alive and Well with Uranus is a book for astrologers to better understand the meaning of Uranus, although even those with just a bit of astrological understanding will find this book of incredible value. This is because Uranus is known for abruptly turning your life around by a full 180 degrees. Uranus and its transits offer exciting times for you, when your future is ready to explode with fresh new alternatives for living. The key to getting through these changes is to be aware of them and work with them, rather than fight them. The best way to do that is to get Alive and Well with Uranus. Learn about Uranus' basic temperament and how it impacts your psychology Explore the adventurous process of self-awakening that you undergo during those enlivened periods when Uranus transits your natal houses and planets Lively, full explanations of Uranus: - In relation to your natal planets - In relation to your natal houses - In transit to all houses and signs Some people consider the motion of Uranus to be bad news-but the planet merely reflects your life, so don't blame the messenger. Instead, learn what it indicates, so you can thrive instead of just survive. "Alive and well" is how you'll emerge after transiting Uranus has made sweeping changes in your life, rewarding you with a greater awareness of your mind's vast potential. Alive and Well with Uranus is upbeat, easy to understand, and sprinkled with humor. It will convince you that embracing, not resisting, a future of unknown possibilities can be quite fulfilling in the long run. Get Alive and Well with Uranus today.
Author: Jay T. Bergstralh
Author: Jay T. Bergstralh
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