Many skies : alternative histories of the sun, moon, planets, and stars
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General Shelving - 3rd Floor
QB502 .U64 2005
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QB502 .U64 2005
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
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| General Shelving - 3rd Floor | QB502 .U64 2005 | On Shelf |
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Book
Physical Desc
viii, 198 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-190) and index.
Description
"What if Earth had several moons or massive rings like Saturn? What if the Sun were but one star in a double-star or triple-star system? What if Earth were the only planet circling the Sun?" "These and other imaginative scenarios are the subject of Arthur Upgren's inventive book, Many Skies: Alternative Histories of the Sun, Moon, Planets, and Stars. Although the night sky as we know it seems eternal and inevitable, Upgren reminds us that, just as easily, it could have been very different."
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"This book not only examines the changes in science that these alternative solar, stellar, and galactic arrangements would have brought, it also explores the different theologies, astrologies, and methods of tracking time that would have developed to reflect them. Our perception of our surroundings, the number of gods we worship, the symbols we use in art and literature, even the way we form nations and empires are all closely tied to our particular (and accidental) placement in the universe."--Jacket.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Upgren, A. R. (2005). Many skies: alternative histories of the sun, moon, planets, and stars . Rutgers University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Upgren, Arthur R. 2005. Many Skies: Alternative Histories of the Sun, Moon, Planets, and Stars. New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Upgren, Arthur R. Many Skies: Alternative Histories of the Sun, Moon, Planets, and Stars New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press, 2005.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Upgren, A. R. (2005). Many skies: alternative histories of the sun, moon, planets, and stars. New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Upgren, Arthur R. Many Skies: Alternative Histories of the Sun, Moon, Planets, and Stars Rutgers University Press, 2005.
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