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• Earthrise: How Man First Saw the Earth

  Earthrise tells the remarkable story of the first photographs of Earth from space and the totally unexpected impact of those images. The Apollo ?Earthrise” and ?Blue Marble” photographs were beamed across the world some forty years ago. They had an astounding effect, Robert Poole explains, and in fact transformed thinking about the Earth and its [...]

• Psalms: The Timeline to Jesus Christ\’s Return

  The Psalms are more than a set of lyrics that give high praise to God and recount ancient events. They contain a mystery. Part of the mystery is the Psalms describe select events of our time. They have been set down in such a way so as to declare the end from the beginning by [...]

• Time Travel: A Writer’s Guide to the Real Science of Plausible Time Travel

  From H.G. Wells to Isaac Asimov to Ursula K. Le Guin, time travel has long been a favorite topic and plot device in tales of science fiction and fantasy. But as any true SF fan knows, astounding stories about traversing alternate universes and swimming the tides of time demand plausible science. That’s just what Paul [...]

• An Introduction to Optical Stellar Interferometry

  During the last two decades, optical stellar interferometry has become an important tool in astronomical investigations requiring spatial resolution well beyond that of traditional telescopes. This is the first book to be written on the subject. The authors provide an extended introduction discussing basic physical and atmospheric optics, which establishes the framework necessary to present [...]

• Recreation While on Your Shopping Trip to Hong Kong

  Hong Kong is one of the world’s most famous tourist cities, but it is also a good place to go for recreation in East and Southeast Asia. It is has had a worldwide reputation as one of the world’s best places to shop. This makes sense since there are no sales taxes and almost no [...]