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Hartmann, William Kenneth was born on June 6, 1939.
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1989. Chrolicles archaeological discoveries amd centuries -old Spanish journals along with the author's personal journeys and observations. Beautiful photos.
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Author William Hartmann has fully updated this text, which retains a comparative approach to the principles of planetology, including organization by physical topic rather than by planet. This unique approach promotes an understanding of the unifying principles and processes that cause similarities and differences among the moon and planets. This edition features findings and photos from Mars Odyssey and Mars Global Surveyor missions as well as information on new discoveries about Mars, such as underground ice and possible glacial features. The author also includes new results about the "Tagish Lake fireball," material from the landing of the NEAR spacecraft on asteroid Eros, and updates on satellites of Jupiter and Saturn. The text's unique math boxes provide flexibility to teach planetary science at a descriptive level or at a moderately advanced level involving algebra and elementary calculus.
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"Earth is the cradle of humanity, but one cannot live in the cradle forever," said Russian rocket pioneer Konstantin Tsiolkovksy in 1899; his words introduce this lavish and exhilarating vision of the time when man will not merely explore space, but actually live there. In text, photographs, and nearly 100 dazzling paintings, Out of the Cradle offers a startling vision of our future in space, from the authors of the Hugo-Award nominee The Grand Tour. The full-color paintings depict the human adventure in the cosmos, with habitats and colonies offering the comforts of home, way stations and solar collectors turning vastness into territory, and robot "astronauts" that allow the journey into the unknown go deeper and deeper. With special attention to Mars, the Moon, and satellites Ganymede, Callisto, and Enceladus, Out of the Cradle also features a wealth of supplementary photos, charts, and diagrams.
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From super-hot White Dwarfs and invisible Black Holes to the star-making soup of distant galaxies, Cycles of Fire unveils and explains the fascinating "geography" of the universe. Four-color illustrations.
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This hybrid text/Web product is a comprehensive introduction to astronomy, covering all of the major topics in a thorough, yet concise approach. The authors take students on a threefold journey through history (where they see how humans slowly developed our present picture of the universe); through space, from Earth outward (where they see how our expanding frontiers have revealed the geography of our universe); and through cosmic time (where they travel back through cosmic time).. Through these themes, the book's content connects science and the humanities, without treating science as just an assortment of physical facts. The authors thoughtfully link astronomy to human concerns such as stewardship of the Earth and different ways of obtaining knowledge. Astronomy: The Cosmic Journey is comprised of a softcover text and a complete, enhanced, and integrated Web version (via WebTutor Advantage Plus) that will be continuously updated.
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Hartmann, William Kenneth was born on June 6, 1939.
Born in Pennsylvania in 1939, he received his Bachelor of Surgery in physics from Pennsylvania State University, and an Master of Surgery in geology and Doctor of Philosophy in astronomy from the University of Arizona.
He was the first to convince the scientific mainstream that the Earth had once been hit by a planet sized body (Theia), creating both the moon and the Earth"s 23.5° tilt. His career spans over 40 years, from work in the early 1960s with Gerard Kuiper on Mare Orientale, and work on the Mariner 9 Mars mapping project, to current work on the Mars Global Surveyor imaging team He is currently a senior scientist at the Planetary Science Institute.
Strongly influenced by Chesley Bonestell, he has long been one of America"s leading space artists, and has written and illustrated, often collaboratively with artist Ron Miller, numerous books on the history of Earth and the Solar System.
Hartmann is a Fellow of the International Association of Astronomical Artists. His written work also includes textbooks, short fiction, and novels, the most recent being published in 2002.
In 1997 he was the first recipient of the Carl Sagan Medal for Excellence in Public Communication in Planetary Science from the American Astronomical Society, Division for Planetary Sciences. He primarily investigated photographic evidence, rejecting most as unreliable or inconclusive, but in his studies published in the Committee"s final report, Hartmann concluded two cases were unexplained and particularly noteworthy as probative evidence of the reality of UFOs.
Asteroid 3341 Hartmann is named after him.
( "Earth is the cradle of humanity, but one cannot live i...)
(Author William Hartmann has fully updated this text, whic...)
(From super-hot White Dwarfs and invisible Black Holes to ...)
(This hybrid text/Web product is a comprehensive introduct...)
(1989. Chrolicles archaeological discoveries amd centuries...)
Hartmann was a member of the 1966–1968 University of Colorado unidentified flying object Project, informally known as the Condon Committee, a controversial public study of UFOs sponsored by the United States. Air Force.
Married Gayle Harrison, March 22, 1970. 1 child, Amy.