The book describes from a historical point of view how cosmic rays were discovered. The book describes the research in cosmic rays. The main focus is on how the knowledge was gained, describing the main experiments and the conclusions drawn. Biographical sketches of main researchers are provided. Cosmic rays have an official date of discovery which is linked to the famous balloon flights of the Austrian physicist Hess in 1912. The year 2012 can therefore be considered the centenary of the discovery.

The book describes from a historical point of view how cosmic rays were discovered. The book describes the research in cosmic rays. The main focus is on how the knowledge was gained, describing the main experiments and the conclusions drawn. Biographical sketches of main researchers are provided. Cosmic rays have an official date of discovery which is linked to the famous balloon flights of the Austrian physicist Hess in 1912. The year 2012 can therefore be considered the centenary of the discovery.

"A wide-ranging anthology of ethnopoetry including origin texts, visionary texts, texts about death, texts about events--collected from Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Ancient Near East, and Oceania."--Provided by publiher.

Pandora’s Box is an alternative-world fiction book that utilizes many true stories and facts from our history. Darth is a young man who finds his soul mate. He courts her, but they are denied being with each other. He is forced out of town and has to venture into the unknown. He comes across many lively and interesting characters along his journey that tell him very intriguing stories. Eventually, he ends up in a spiritual land called Tassajara. Although Tassajara is known for its peaceful atmosphere, there is darkness unbeknownst to Darth headed his way. He will have to use all he has learned to get through the evil that awaits!