Planets of the Known Galaxy - Walsh, Kevin J. E.; - Prospero Internetes Könyváruház

Planets of the Known Galaxy: Fact and Fiction About the Nearest Stars and Their Worlds
 
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ISBN13:9783031682179
ISBN10:3031682173
Kötéstípus:Puhakötés
Terjedelem:220 oldal
Méret:235x155 mm
Nyelv:angol
Illusztrációk: 3 Illustrations, black & white; 24 Illustrations, color
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Planets of the Known Galaxy

Fact and Fiction About the Nearest Stars and Their Worlds
 
Sorozatcím: Science and Fiction;
Kiadás sorszáma: 2024
Kiadó: Springer
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Rövid leírás:

This book explores "the known galaxy," the region of the Milky Way nearest to Earth, often referred to in science fiction as the part of our galaxy that humanity might have explored first in the future. It describes planets ranging from gloomy ocean worlds and gem-strewn landscapes to wandering planets and hot or cold Jupiters. The aim is to create a sense of place for these distant worlds, merging scientific knowledge with speculative fiction and myths.



Written for fans of both science fact and fiction, the book divides the known galaxy into distinct regions, offering scientific descriptions and linking planets to their literary and mythological contexts. This blend of solid science and imaginative storytelling will appeal to readers who want to envision these planets as dynamic places with rich histories.

Hosszú leírás:

This book offers a tour of ?the known galaxy?, here defined as the region of interstellar space closest to Earth. The phrase ?the known galaxy? has a particular resonance in science fiction, as it refers to the part of the Milky Way that from the perspective of a point in time centuries from now may have been explored and settled by human beings. In the known galaxy, there are gloomy ocean worlds illuminated by the light of exploding stars. There are worlds where precious gems could be as common as pebbles. There are planets eternally wandering between the stars like the Flying Dutchman. There are lava worlds, steam worlds, hot Jupiters, cold Jupiters and maybe even worlds like our Earth. The purpose of the book is to begin to give this region a sense of place, in the same way that Mars is now starting to be appreciated as a location rather than just a planet. In doing so, the book merges our current scientific knowledge of the known galaxy with speculative fiction and with older legends and myths.

A sense of place is the feeling that some locations have a special meaning. This emotional connection arises from a combination of cultural and environmental factors that make individuals care about a particular place. It is challenging to create a sense of place for distant locations that no human has visited and for which our current knowledge is limited. This book attempts to take a step in this direction, by dividing the known galaxy into a number of clearly described distinct regions, by providing scientific descriptions of the likely environmental conditions on the known planets of these regions, and by linking these planets to their literary and mythological context.

The book is aimed at fans of both science fact and science fiction. It combines a tour of real planets outside of our solar system with tales of their fictional counterparts. The combination of solid scientific facts and analysis with speculation and imagination will be appealing to readers who want to gain a feeling for these planets as places with a back story, rather than just as names somewhere out there in the sky.

Tartalomjegyzék:

Chiron?s place: the Alpha Centauri sector.- The summer triangle: the Vega sector.- The guardian of the bear: the Arcturus sector.- The hammer of the gods: the Sirius sector.- Exomoons and superflares: the Procyon sector.- A river runs through it: the Epsilon Eridani sector.- The bull, the warrior and the queen: the Eta Cassiopeia sector.- The small place: the Fomalhaut sector.- Conclusion: the unknown part of the known galaxy.