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The book was written in straightforward yet rigorous language, so as to be accessible to the greater public. For those curious about the cosmos and cosmic gamma rays, nuclei, neutrinos, and gravitational waves, from casual observers to professional astronomers and physicists, the book is a must-read, offering a thrilling adventure into the future of astronomy and particle physics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 The Largest Energies in the Universe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e1.1 The Universe around us\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e1.2 Particles and fields\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e1.3 Cosmic rays\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The Mystery of Cosmic Rays\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.1 The discovery of natural radioactivity \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.2 Is natural radioactivity of extraterrestrial origin?  \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.3 Father Wulf, a true experimental physicist \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.4 Pacini’s attenuation measures in water \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.5 Hess and balloon measurements \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.6 First developments and the tragedy of the first world war \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Cosmic-Ray Research after the First World War\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.1 Research in Europe and the Pacini-Hess controversy \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.2 Research in the United States \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.3 Are cosmic rays predominantly charged or neutral? \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.4 Bruno Rossi and the discoveries after 1930 \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.5 At the origins of elementary particle physics \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.6 The recognition of the scientific community \u003c\/p\u003e  3.7 Hypothesis on the origin of cosmic rays: Tesla, Zwicky, Fermi\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Cosmic Rays and the Physics of Elementary Particles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.1 Leptons and mesons \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.2 The neutral pion \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.3 The discovery of strangeness \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.4 Laboratories on the mountains \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.5 Hunters become shepherds: particle accelerators\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Fire Under the Ashes: the Discoveries at the End of the 20th Century and at the Beginning\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eof the 21st Century\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  5.1 Cosmic rays of very-high-energy \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5.2 Anomalous events \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5.3 X-rays \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5.4 Neutrinos from the Sun and the cosmos\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Cosmic Ray Research Today: Multi-Messenger Astrophysics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eand the New Astronomy\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e6.1 Very-high-energy cosmic rays\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e6.2 Search for antimatter \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e6.3 Gamma rays \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e6.4 Cosmic neutrinos \u003c\/p\u003e  6.5 Gravitational waves \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e6.6 Multi-messenger astronomy\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Cosmic Rays and Climate\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e7.1 Cosmic rays and thunderstorms \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e7.2 Variations in the flux of cosmic rays \u003c\/p\u003e  7.3 A correlation between cosmic rays and earthquakes?\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Cosmic Rays and Life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e8.1 Ionization and chemistry of the atmosphere \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e8.2 The Miller-Urey experiment \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e8.3 Biological effects of cosmic rays \u003c\/p\u003e  8.4 Implications on evolution\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Cosmic Rays and the Exploration of the Universe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Cosmic Rays and Archaeology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e10.1 Dating techniques \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e10.2 Muon tomography\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003e11 The Future\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer International Publishing AG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48743084327255,"sku":"9783031385599","price":26.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9783031385599.jpg?v=1720064040"},{"product_id":"the-dawn-of-a-mindful-universe-9780063056879","title":"The Dawn of a Mindful Universe","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Marcelo Gleiser argues that the only hope we have of addressing the current environmental crisis lies in rethinking our relationship to history and to the entire cosmos. 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