Kimberly Arcand Livres

An illustrated guide to exploring the Universe in three dimensions.Astronomers have made remarkable discoveries about our Universe, despite their reliance on the flat projection, or 2D view, the sky has offered them. But now, drawing on the vast stores of data available from telescopes and observatories on the ground and in space, astronomers are using 3D technology to go beyond a flattened view of the cosmos. In Stars in Your Hand , Kimberly Arcand and Megan Watzke offer an illustrated guide to exploring the Universe in three dimensions, with easy-to-follow instructions for creating models of stars and constellations using a 3D printer and 3D computer imaging.Stars in Your Hand and 3D technology make learning about space an adventure. Intrigued by the stunning images from high-powered telescopes? Using this book, you can fly virtually through a 3D spacescape and hold models of cosmic objects in your hand. Arcand and Watzke outline advances in 3D technology, describe some amazing recent discoveries in astronomy, reacquaint us with the night sky, and provide brief biographies of the telescopes, probes, and rovers that are bringing us so much data. They then offer images and instructions for printing and visualizing stars, nebulae, supernovae, galaxies, and even black holes in 3D. The 3D Universe is a marvel, and Stars in Your Hand serves as a unique and thrilling portal to discovery.

Now in paperback (26,000 copies sold in hardcover), Light is the definitive visual exploration of the power and behavior of light across the entire electromagnetic spectrum. Authors Kim Arcand and Megan Watzke are part of the visualization and communication teams at NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory and are experts in astrophysics and space imaging.

Es werde Licht! Wissen für alle - leicht und verständlich vermittelt Der Nachfolger der Bestseller DIE ELEMENTE und MOLEKÜLE Kaum ein anderes Naturphänomen, sieht man einmal vom Feuer ab, hat die menschliche Kultur derart tiefgreifend beeinflusst wie das Licht. Seit Menschengedenken ist es Gegenstand von Natur- und Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst und Religion. Begleiten Sie die Autorinnen auf einer spektakulären, visuellen Erkundung in das Reich des Lichts. Erleben Sie, wie Licht das Leben auf der Erde und alles im Universum beeinflusst und erfahren Sie Faszinierendes über Radiowellen, Mikrowellen, sichtbares Licht, ultraviolettes Licht, Röntgen- und Gammastrahlen.