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NEW BOOK CO-AUTHORED BY DR TOM MASON MBE
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| Armagh Planetarium
Director Dr Tom Mason is co-author of a new
publication entitled 'StarMatter'. The book
offers concepts and ideas for developing an
awareness and appreciation of where we are
going. It discusses some of the big questions
that historically have occupied our minds
as a species, yet is broader in scale and
sweep than just science. |
| Dr Mason says "It is surely no surprise
that the genre of science fiction is so popular,
and that people are enthralled by the futuristic
vision of humanity in space. In a way we are
returning to our origins, for of course we
are all children of the stars. Our very substance,
the atoms of our bones and sinews, were created
in the fusion furnace heart of a star. When
the ageing star eventually blew apart in a
supernova explosion, the elements of its death
became the building bricks of our Solar System,
and untimately of ourselves. This is poetry,
religion, mysticism and art wrapped up in
incontrovertible scientific fact". |
| Click
here
to order StarMatter online from amazon.co.uk |
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'STARMATTER'
CO-AUTHORED
BY DR TOM MASON, LESLIE BROWN, GORDON MACLELLAN
AND CHRIS VIS.
ISBN
0-9550345-0-7
PUBLISHED BY STILLWELL © 2005
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approach adopted is non-human centred with
explanation of such fascinating concepts and
systems as Deep Time, the planets, stars and
the origin of matter. These concepts are portrayed
from the viewpoints of the arts and the sciences,
working in collaboration. The work is aimed
at anyone interested in underatanding ourselves,
our world, its history and our place in the
Universe. |
| StarMatter
contains fascinating facts and ideas, with
pointers and suggestions for those wishing
to apply these concepts to educating young
people. It may also provide inspiration to
explore and learn more about the events and
wonders it examines. |
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ARMAGH
PLANETARIUM, COLLEGE HILL, ARMAGH, BT61
9DB TEL: 028 3752 3689
© 2003 ARMAGH PLANETARIUM
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