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Passeggiate Romane - 18 Itineraries to Unveil the Wonders of Rome
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Passeggiate Romane - 18 Itineraries to Unveil the Wonders of Rome
18 itineraries to unveil, step after step, the wonders of Rome.
Four walking tours for each season of the year and two more suggestions to help you discover the most "secret" Rome.
 
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Tags: Unveil, Itineraries, Wonders, Romane, suggestions
The Physics of Star Trek By Lawrence M. Krauss - àóäèîðåäêîñòè
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The Physics of Star Trek

By Lawrence M. Krauss

 

 

Even those who have never watched an episode of Star Trek will be entertained and enlightened by theoretical physicist Krauss’s adventurous investigation of interstellar flight, time travel, teleportation of objects and the possibility of extraterrestrial life. Case Western Reserve professor Krauss maintains that Star Trek’s writers were sometimes far ahead of scientists and famed astrophysicist Stephen Hawking’s foreword, endorsing the possibilities of faster-than-light travel and journeying back in time, supports that notion. On the other hand, Krauss also argues that the show is riddled with bloopers and huge improbabilities, as when the Voyager’s crew escapes from a black hole’s interior. This informal manual for Trekkers offers a porthole on the wonders of the universe as it ponders the potential existence of aliens, “wormholes” that allow astronauts to tunnel through space, other dimensions and myriad baby universes.
Sure, we all know Star Trek is fiction, but warp drives and transporters and holodecks don't seem altogether implausible. Are any of these futuristic inventions fundamentally outlawed by physics as we understand it today? The Physics of Star Trek takes a lighthearted look at this subject, speculating on how the wonders of Star Trek technology might actually work--and, in some cases, revealing why the inventions are impossible or impractical even for an advanced civilization. (Example: "dematerializing" a person for transport would require about as much energy as is released by a 100-megaton hydrogen bomb). The Physics of Star Trek deserves merit for providing a refresher course on topics such as relativity and antimatter, but let's face it: the reason most people will want to read this book is simply that it's fun to poke holes in the premises of their favorite science fiction shows!
 
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Wonders of the World
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Wonders of the WorldWonders of the World Coloring Book (Dover Coloring Book)
by A. G. Smith

Reading level: Ages 9-12

Detailed, ready-to-color images of India's lovely Taj Mahal, the hanging gardens of ancient Babylon, the Mayan temples of Tikal in Guatemala, the magnificent sanctuary of Abu Simbel in Egypt, England's awesome Stonehenge, and 22 other amazing structures. Captions.
This is a great book to color. It shows all the wonders of the Ancient World as well as many "newer" wonders, such as the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and Macchu Picchu. Highly recommended.

Ïîñâÿùàåòñÿ study.ee, trzcina, bga è âñåì ëþäÿì, óìåþùèì òâîðèòü ÷óäåñà.

 
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Tags: World, wonders, Coloring, Ancient, shows