It is made available free of charge in electronic form and low cost in printed form to students around the world. If you have ever thrown up your hands in despair over the spiraling cost of astronomy textbooks, you owe your students a good look at this one. Coverage and Scope Astronomy was written, updated, and reviewed by a broad range of astronomers and astronomy educators in a strong community effort.
It is designed to meet scope and sequence requirements of introductory astronomy courses nationwide. Fascinating and engaging, the book illustrates how science works, and how scientists depend on evidence to test hypotheses. Students will learn to focus on the scientific method through the strong central questioning themes of "What are we?
Within a few years, as a consequence of the rapid discovery by astronomers of planets around other stars, astronomers very likely will have discovered clear evidence of life beyond the Earth. Such a discovery of extraterrestrial life will change everything. Knowing the answer as to whether humanity has company in the universe will trigger one of the greatest intellectual revolutions in history, not the least of which will be a challenge for at least some terrestrial religions.
Which religions will handle the discovery of extraterrestrial life with ease and which will struggle to assimilate this new knowledge about our place in the universe? Some religions as currently practiced appear to only be viable on Earth. Other religions could be practiced on distant worlds but nevertheless identify both Earth as a place and humankind as a species of singular spiritual religious importance, while some religions could be practiced equally well anywhere in the universe by any sentient beings.
It reveals what, if anything, each religion has to say about the possibility that extraterrestrial life exists and how, or if, a particular religion would work on other planets in distant parts of the universe. But it is so much more than that. It teaches students not to be afraid of getting one's hands dirty, to get down in the dirt, and to commit yourself, body and mind. Susan Sontag called anthropology a "heroic" profession.
You will find ideas that can carry you across rivers of doubt and over mountains of fear to find the the light and life of places forgotten. More Details Other Editions Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Discovering the Essential Universe , please sign up. Be the first to ask a question about Discovering the Essential Universe.
Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Add this book to your favorite list ». Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Start your review of Discovering the Essential Universe. Samuel Wronski rated it really liked it Jun 22, Samantha Davis rated it it was amazing Oct 20, Rosita Amaya rated it liked it Feb 25, Kelsey Blu rated it did not like it May 30, Aerion rated it did not like it Mar 03, Greg rated it really liked it Jan 10, Brian rated it really liked it Jun 10, Sara Freadom Library rated it liked it May 21, Michelle Nielsen rated it it was amazing Mar 22, Paul Vittay rated it really liked it May 08, Christopher Long rated it really liked it Jun 11, Susan rated it liked it Jun 14, Rain rated it really liked it May 04, Mahir rated it it was amazing Dec 28, Taniesha Blake rated it it was ok Jan 04, Nabil rated it really liked it Oct 30, Ariana Pedigo rated it it was amazing Feb 17, Emma Firpo rated it liked it Dec 01, Taylor rated it it was ok Feb 10, Oneolivertwist rated it really liked it Nov 22, Jess Hutchins II rated it did not like it Jun 01,
0コメント