This is a guidebook for beginning amateur astronomers with access to a small telescope. The instructions assume no previous knowledge of astronomy to ensure that they will be accessible to people of all ages and backgrounds. In this revised edition, the authors have brought information on the planets and eclipses up to date and have extended the ...
In his defense of both the scientific and intellectual contributions of the Catholic Church, an astronomer chronicles the history of religious scientific research and his personal experiences while working as a Vatican scientist. The author suggests that scientific inquiry and religious study complement each other, providing a heightened ...
In "God's Mechanics", Brother Guy tells the stories of those who identify with the scientific mindset so called techies while practicing religion. A full fledged techie himself, he relates some classic philosophical reflections, his interviews with dozens of fellow techies, and his own personal take on his Catholic beliefs to provide, like a set ...
Reflecting the current research in the field, "Worlds Apart" offers a comprehensive introduction to planetary science while training students to look at the universe in a scientific way. Each chapter is devoted to a particular planet or other solar system object and includes descriptions of the methods used by planetary scientists to study them. ...
Was God merely reprimanding Job for his presumption? Or was God also issuing an invitation to explore? The author shows how religious experience can illuminate our understanding of physics of light and how, in that light, we can see what modern physics shows us in God's creation.
In honor of the International Year of Astronomy and the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first astronomical observations, the Vatican and its century-old Observatory present "The Heavens Proclaim," an incredible demonstration of the beauty of the universe and the Catholic Church's role in its exploration.
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