Stargazing At Noon

Download or read book Stargazing at Noon written by Amanda Torroni and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 2019-02-12 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this collection, Amanda Torroni expands on her previously published chapbook, Stargazing at Noon, adding over seventy poems and brand-new material. Torroni writes about intimacy, distance, the body, self-doubt, nostalgia, and love—both lost and found. Her poems weave disparate source material into beautiful metaphor; readers are as likely to find Plato and neurological terminology as they are moonlit lovers and broken hearts.

Download or read book Láhaina Noon : Ná Mele O Maui : Poems written by Eric Paul Shaffer and published by Leaping Dog Press/Asylum. This book was released on 2005 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lahaina Noon is not only a specific study of Maui, but a brilliant examination of a human's place in the cosmos. Eric Paul Shaffer's clear, sane, poems will help you understand where you are wherever you are. --Sara Backer.

Download or read book Stars Over Hawaii written by Edwin Horace Bryan and published by . This book was released on 2001-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stars in the night sky over the Hawaiian Islands overwhelm us with feelings of wonder and amazement. They provoke images of Hawaii's first people, finding their way by use of the stars in the heavens. Their knowledge of the skies, from the Hokupaa (North Star) to the Hanaiakamalama (Southern Cross) helped them navigate the vast Pacific in double-hulled canoes without use of compasses or maps. In contrast, today's astronomers have explored the heavens with the use of advanced technology, traveling to our moon and planets beyond. This book presents an overview of current knowledge about the night sky above us and the vast universe beyond. Twelve monthly star charts, plus two which label star names in Hawaiian, with help guide you. Hawaiian astronomy is explored through legend and what oral knowledge has survived to the present time. This book marries the knowledge of the masterful navigators of ancient Hawaii with today's astronomy experts to bring you an all-encompassing view of Hawaii's skies, past and present.

Download or read book Pluto Confidential written by Stephen P. Maran and published by BenBella Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2009-08-04 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the International Astronomical Union (IAU) adopted a new definition of a "planet" in August 2006, Pluto became a dwarf planet, drawing a divisive line in science and public opinions. The controversy of whether Pluto is a planet continues years later, and passion about the decision remains, pitting scientist against scientist and invoking sentiments and nostalgia from the rest of the world. With the IAU definition, the future of space objects is forever changed. Learn how this resolution came to be and what it means for astronomy, who implemented it and who is against it, and whether it's the first or millionth time the world's view of astronomy has rotated on its axis. Written by an astronomer and educator who voted for the IAU resolution—Laurence A. Marschall—and a NASA scientist who supported the opposing petition that resulted—Stephen P. Maran—Pluto Confidential leaves no perspective out and no asteroid unturned in the Pluto debate. A telescopic look inside the book: • History of planetary disputes, including why Jupiter almost wasn't acknowledged • What Bode's Law is and how it has influenced observations • Who discovered Pluto and how it was named • The Kuiper Belt and its role in what it means to be a planet • Beyond Pluto and the eight distinguished planets

Download or read book Poetic Conversations written by Amanda Torroni and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-06 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Poetic Conversations" by Amanda Torroni is a collection of 70 snippets of dialogue from her most popular Instagram series of the same title. The exchanges are largely open-ended and gender neutral, on topics ranging from self-discovery to friendship to falling in love (and falling back out of it). The dialogue is structured in such a way that it reads like poetry, with internal rhyme, subtle shifts, punchy finishes, and profound revelations throughout. The reader will find him or herself finding their own context for each conversation and inserting their own characters. A conversation that may feel devastating for one reader brings closure and a sense of hope for another. Some of them are eerily reminiscent of conversations you've already had before, some of them you hope you never have to, and others you wish to have some day. Whatever the case may be, "Poetic Conversations" is a journey through the way we talk to each other. It's poetry on your lips, the stars on your tongue.

Download or read book Stargazing: Past and Present written by J.Normann Lockyer and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-08-05 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: Stargazing: Past and Present by J.Normann Lockyer

Download or read book Simple Stargazing written by Anton Vamplew and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2013-08-29 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A first-time skywatcher’s guide from bright new talent, BBC Blue Peter astronomer, Anton Vamplew