Cassini

Giovanni Domenico Cassini: A Modern Astronomer in the 17th Century (Springer Biographies) eBooks & eLearning

Posted by First1 at Dec. 9, 2023

This book offers a fascinating account of the life and scientific achievements of Giovanni Domenico Cassini, or Cassini I, the most famous astronomer of his time, who is remembered today especially for his observations of the rings and satellites of Saturn and his earlier construction of the great meridian line in the Basilica of San Petronio in Bologna. The various stages of his life are recounted in an engaging style, from his early childhood in Perinaldo and his time at the famous Jesuit College in Genoa, to his later experiences in Bologna and Paris. The emphasis, however, is on the scientific side of his life.

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Cassini at Saturn: Huygens Results (Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration) eBooks & eLearning

Posted by AlenMiler at Sept. 8, 2014

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BBC The Sky at Night - Cassini: The Gamechanger (2017) Movies

Posted by Tutorial at Sept. 11, 2017

On 15th September 2017, the most successful space mission of all time will come to a dramatic and violent end as the Cassini probe is sent crashing into the planet Saturn. This one space probe has rewritten the rules of space exploration, repeatedly surprising scientists with its incredible and unexpected observations. It discovered lakes of pure methane on Saturn's moon Titan, mysterious weather systems on Saturn itself, and all the conditions for life on the moon Enceladus.

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Kingdom of Saturn: Cassini's Epic Quest Movies

Posted by at Aug. 21, 2025

Kingdom of Saturn: Cassini's Epic Quest (2017)
Before the joint NASA/ESA Cassini-Huygens mission, humanity only knew what had been learned, decades earlier, with the previous limited, rapid "fly-by" Pioneer and Voyager missions. Cassini-Huygens spent more than 13 years in wildly varied orbits around Saturn, allowing the spacecraft to pass near many of its moons, as well as execute a soft-landing of its Huygens lander on the moon Titan. By mission end, it accumulated a mountain of imagery and scientific data that will continue to be studied for years to come. This film is a testament to the amazing efforts of the scientists who planned and executed the mission. It combines breathtaking images, movies, and a variety of animations to take the viewer into Saturn's complex system of rings and moons, as well as stepping viewers through some of the more exciting scientific discoveries made over the course of the elaborately complex mission.

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In caso d'amore scappa di Dario Cassini eBooks & eLearning

Posted by futon2009 at June 30, 2014

Gli uomini vengono da Marte e le donne da Venere. Ma quando le loro traiettorie si incrociano sul pianeta Terra scoppia un casino grande come l'universo. Soprattutto per i maschi. Perché un uomo innamorato si riduce a fare ogni tipo di nefandezza. Lui che è sempre stato il re dell'abbacchio con patate, improvvisamente diventa un vegetariano convinto. O di colpo dà buca al calcetto del giovedì sera per sciropparsi la rassegna sul cinema nepalese. Tutto per fare contenta lei. Perché quando scoppia l'amore, il maschio alfa si trasforma in ectoplasma omega. C'è un solo rimedio per evitare il disastro: la fuga.

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BBC The Sky at Night - Cassini: The Gamechanger (2017) Movies

Posted by notbanned at Sept. 11, 2017

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Basic Calculus of Planetary Orbits and Interplanetary Flight: The Missions of the Voyagers, Cassini, and Juno eBooks & eLearning

Posted by AvaxGenius at March 14, 2020

Intended for a one- or two-semester course, this text applies basic, one-variable calculus to analyze the motion both of planets in their orbits as well as interplanetary spacecraft in their trajectories. The remarkable spacecraft missions to the inner and outermost reaches of our solar system have been one of the greatest success stories of modern human history. Much of the underlying mathematical story is presented alongside the astonishing images and extensive data that NASA’s Voyager, NEAR-Shoemaker, Cassini, and Juno missions have sent back to us.

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