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This book provides a comprehensive, self-contained introduction to one of the most exciting frontiers in astrophysics today: the quest to understand how the oldest and most distant galaxies in our universe first formed. Until now, most research on this question has been theoretical, but the next few years will bring about a new generation of large telescopes that promise to supply a flood of data about the infant universe during its first billion years after the big bang. This book bridges the gap between theory and observation. It is an invaluable reference for students and researchers on...

345 Museen in drei Ländern - von Bern bis Mainz, von Stuttgart bis Metz und Nancy - können mit dem Oberrheinischen Museumspass besucht werden. Darunter sind viele Häuser von internationalem Rang, aber auch zahlreiche kleine, feine Museen, die es wert sind, entdeckt zu werden: Kunstmuseen, Technikmuseen, Geschichtsmuseen, Dichterhäuser, historische Gebäude und Parks: zusammen bilden sie vermutlich das größte Museum der Welt.

Der Schriftsteller und Kunstsammler François Loeb hat viele von ihnen besucht und bringt den besonderen Zauber des jeweiligen Ortes zur Sprache,...

Deep in the heart of the southern West Virginia coalfields, one of the most important environmental and social empowerment battles in the nation has been waged for the past decade. Fought by a heroic woman struggling to save her tiny community through a landmark lawsuit, this battle, which led all the way to the halls of Congress, has implications for environmentally conscious people across the world.

The story begins with Patricia Bragg in the tiny community of Pie. When a deep mine drained her neighbors' wells, Bragg heeded her grandmother's admonition to "fight for what you...

This book provides a comprehensive, self-contained introduction to one of the most exciting frontiers in astrophysics today: the quest to understand how the oldest and most distant galaxies in our universe first formed. Until now, most research on this question has been theoretical, but the next few years will bring about a new generation of large telescopes that promise to supply a flood of data about the infant universe during its first billion years after the big bang. This book bridges the gap between theory and observation. It is an invaluable reference for students and researchers on...