Ripples on the cosmic ocean : an environmental history of our place in the solar system / Dagomar Degroot.
| Author/creator | Degroot, Dagomar author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2025. |
| Copyright Date | ©2025 |
| Description | 402 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: Our Cosmic Environment -- Part I. Sun -- Ice Ages Great and Small -- Changing Stars, Changing Climates -- Hidden Connections and Solar Science -- Solar Storms and Existential Risk -- Conclusion: Harnessing Our Star -- Part II. Venus -- Measuring the Universe -- Venus as a Changing Earth -- Worlds in Collision -- Remaking Venus and Earth -- Conclusion: Earth's Once and Future Twin? -- Part III. Moon -- Muses of the Moon -- The Promise and Peril of Lunar Life -- Lunar Changes, Human Ambitions -- Exploiting the Moon -- Conclusion: Navigating the Lunar Anthropocene -- Part IV. Mars -- Unveiling a New World -- Aliens on an Aged Earth -- Meeting the Martians -- Reshaping Planetary Climates -- Conclusion: A Planet for Dreamers -- Part V. Comets and Asteroids -- Warnings in the Heavens -- Encountering Near Earth Objects -- Giggles and Close Calls -- Avoiding Jupiter's Fate -- Conclusion: Saving Earth, Fueling the Future? -- Conclusion: A Shore on the Cosmic Ocean. |
| Abstract | "Changes in cosmic environments, from solar storms to asteroid impacts, have altered the course of history. Tracing how such events shaped geopolitics and spurred scientific and cultural innovation, Dagomar Degroot asks what comes next as the solar system becomes increasingly vulnerable to human activity."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Degroot, Dagomar. Ripples in the cosmic ocean Cambridge : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2025 9780674301818 |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Degroot, Dagomar. Ripples on the cosmic ocean Cambridge : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2025 9780674301818 |
| LCCN | 2025007566 |
| ISBN | 9780674986503 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0674986504 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic book |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | QB501 .D45 2025 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |