Ripples in space collected by the COBE (Cosmic Background Explorer) satellite in 1992 clearly confirmed current ideas about the Big Bang. But why do matter and nature's fundamental forces seem specially designed to produce our kind of universe? Some scientists see the hand of God, others call this a non-question, but Gribbin suggests a new answer. Going far beyond the Gaia hypothesis, that the Earth is a single living organism, he claims that galaxies may "operate as supernova nurseries", that one universe can "bud" from star-death and "black hole bounce" into another, and that such "offspring" are being steadily refined by evolution.

In the beginning: The birth of the living universe

Gribbin, John R.

Penguin??Books

Once the province of astrologers and soothsayers, earthquake prediction has recently become an urgent pursuit of modern science. In The Jupiter Effect, two young scientists present a chilling hypothesis with astrological the forthcoming Grand Alignment of all the planets in 1982, the first such in 179 years, may well trigger a California earthquake far worse than the San Fransisco catastrophe of 1906. This new edition covers developments since the book was first published and reactions from the scientific community.

The Jupiter effect

Macmillan

Galaxy formation: A personal view

Science & Math

Astronomy & Space Science

Galaxy Formation: A Personal View

Palgrave HE UK

Beyond the Jupiter effect

Macdonald

First Edition. A near fine copy in a VG+ dust jacket. Dust soiling to the edges of the upper page block. The dust jacket has wrinkling along the upper edges of the panels.

The monkey puzzle: A family tree

Politics & Social Sciences

Anthropology

Bodley Head

Investigates the existence and nature of white holes, cosmic bodies of almost immeasurable explosive energy, and explores some of the questions they pose to astrophysicists, mathematicians, astronomers, and philosophers

White Holes: Cosmic Gushers in the Universe

Delacorte Pr

Based on contemporary scientific interpretation of Einstein's theory of relativity, this study analyzes the cosmic implications of bent space and time and its relationship to black holes, quasars, and other violent phenomena in the universe

Spacewarps

DOUBLEDAY

Scientists describe the effects of continental drift, solar wind radiation, and planetary motion on the earth's crust, warning that a major earthquake will take place in California during the Grand Alignment of all planets in 1982

Jupiter Effect Reconsidered

Plagemann, Stephen H.

Vintage Books

An excellently illustrated book on all aspects of volcanoes, earthquakes, continental drift, plate-tectonics, and the violent impact that these events have on our world. It's Illustrated with over 200 pictures of which 100 are in full color, as well as specially commissioned artwork and diagrams to clarify concepts for the reader. It's a large format book (8 1/2" x 11 1/2") and has 192 pages The author John Gribbin is a professor & specialist in astronomy & earth sciences who has also written "Our Changing Planet" & articles in Smithsonian, Scientist & Natural History.

This shaking earth

PUTNAM

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