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The path to more sustainable energy systems how do we get there from here? / by Ebenhack, Ben W.

Table of Contents: “…Global social contexts -- 7.1 Modern energy's essential role -- 7.2 Energy requirements to meet human needs and wants -- 7.2.1 Human needs -- 7.3 The advantage of consuming energy -- 7.3.1 In-depth: the energy/quality-of-life nexus -- 7.4 Consumerism -- 7.5 Energy security considerations -- 7.6 Comparing the values of different energy systems -- 7.6.1 Fossil fuels -- 7.6.2 Renewable resources -- 7.6.3 Nuclear power -- 7.6.4 Hydrogen and fuel cells -- 7.7 Externalities in energy value metrics --…”
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Introducing Autodesk Maya 2012 by Derakhshani, Dariush

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Fundamentals of materials for energy and environmental sustainability

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Life in space astrobiology for everyone / by Mix, Lucas John

Table of Contents: “…-- Life in the cosmos -- Life among the stars -- The planetary phenomenon -- The inner solar system -- The outer solar system -- Extrasolar planets -- Life and time -- Making cells from scratch -- Building biospheres -- Molecules -- Metabolism -- The tree of life -- Exceptions -- Intelligence -- The story of life.…”
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Field guide to meteors and meteorites by Norton, O. Richard

Table of Contents: “…Ancient fragments of the solar system -- pt. 2. The family of meteorites -- pt. 3. …”
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What's Hidden Inside Planets? / by Stanley, Sabine, 1976-, Wenz, John

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The living cosmos our search for life in the universe / by Impey, Chris

Table of Contents: “…Unfinished revolution -- Life's origins -- Extreme life -- Shaping evolution -- Living in the Solar System -- Distant worlds -- Are we alone? -- Credits -- Notes -- Reading list -- Media resources -- Index.…”
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Uncovering student ideas in astronomy 45 formative assessment probes / by Keeley, Page

Table of Contents: “…Dynamic solar system -- section 5. Stars, galaxies, and the universe.…”
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Patrick Moore's data book of astronomy by Moore, Patrick

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Adsorption refrigeration technology : theory and application / by Wang, Ruzhu, Wang, Liwei (Professor), Wu, Jingyi, Ph.D

Table of Contents: “…Adsorption Working Pairs -- Mechanism and Thermodynamic Properties of Physical Adsorption -- Mechanism and Thermodynamic Properties of Chemical Adsorption -- Adsorption mechanism and thermodynamic characteristics of composite adsorbents -- Adsorption Refrigeration Cycles -- Technology of Adsorption Bed and Adsorption Refrigeration System -- Design and Performance of the Adsorption Refrigeration System -- Adsorption Refrigeration Driven by Solar Energy and Waste Heat.…”
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James Van Allen the first eight billion miles / by Foerstner, Abigail, 1949-

Table of Contents: “…-- Sputnik and the space race -- Countdown to explorer I -- Celebrity scientist and the birth of NASA -- Discovery of the radiation belts -- Space shield for the Cold War -- Space as a cottage industry -- The mariners -- Pioneers to the outer planets -- Space politics -- Journey to the edge of the solar system.…”
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Tales of Research Misconduct A Lacanian Diagnostics of Integrity Challenges in Science Novels / by Zwart, Hub

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Beyond UFOs the search for extraterrestrial life and its astonishing implications for our future / by Bennett, Jeffrey O.

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The plasma universe by Suplee, Curt

Table of Contents: “…Sun-Earth Connection -- Lighting Up the Solar System -- Spots, Loops, and Lariats of Fire -- New Views of the Sun -- Blast from the Mass -- Mighty Wind -- Eugene N. …”
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Advanced remote sensing terrestrial information extraction and applications /

Table of Contents: “…Product and Data Management Systems 24. Land Cover and Land Use Changes.…”
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Progress on drinking water research

Table of Contents: “….] -- Amalgam electrodes as sensors in the analysis of aquatic systems / B. Yosypchuk ... [et al.] -- Polarographic and voltammetric determination of genotoxic substances in drinking water using mercury electrodes / Vlastimil Vyskocil ... …”
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Practical astronomy with your calculator or spreadsheet by Duffett-Smith, Peter

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Energy manual : sustainable architecture /

Table of Contents: “…Planning : Fundamentals : Global boundary conditions ; Energy ; Climate and comfort -- Urban space and infrastructure : Land use ; Planning to suit the location ; Infrastructure and technical services -- Building envelope : Maintaining and gaining heat ; Avoiding overheating ; Decentralised ventilation ; Using the daylight ; Generating electricity -- Building services : Sustainable building services ; Heating ; Cooling ; Mechanical ventilation ; Optimising the artificial lighting -- Materials : Heat flow ; Embodied energy ; Materials in the life cycle -- Strategies : Energy concepts ; Politics, legislation, statutory instruments ; Planning process ; Sustainable architecture ; Diagnosis system for sustainable building quality (DSQ) -- Part C. …”
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Sustainability assessment of renewables-based products : methods and case studies /

Table of Contents: “…Patel -- Assessing the sustainability of land use : a systems approach / Miguel Brando -- Water use analysis / Francesca Verones, Stephan Pfister, Markus Berger -- Material intensity of food production and consumption / Lucia Mancini and Michael Lettenmeier -- Material and energy flow analysis / Goto, Naohiro, Nova Ulhasanah, Hirotsugu Kamahara, Udin Hasanudin, Ryuichi Tachibana, Koichi Fujie -- Exergy and cumulative exergy use analysis / Sofie Huysman, Thomas Schaubroeck, Jo Dewulf -- Carbon and environmental footprint methods for renewables-based products and transition pathways to 2050 / Geoffrey P. …”
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Encountering life in the universe ethical foundations and social implications of astrobiology /

Table of Contents: “…McKay -- Planetocentric ethics : principles for exploring a solar system that may contain extraterrestrial microbial life / Woodruff T. …”
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