Rowan Robinson: 5 books

Book cover of Night Vision

Night Vision

Exploring the Infrared Universe

by Michael Rowan-Robinson
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2013

Drawing on exciting discoveries of the last forty years, Night Vision explores how infrared astronomy, an essential tool for modern astrophysics and cosmology, helps astronomers reveal our Universe's most fascinating phenomena – from the birth of stars in dense clouds of gas to black holes and distant...
Book cover of The Nine Numbers of the Cosmos
by Michael Rowan-Robinson
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2001

How old is the universe? How far away are the galaxies and how fast are they travelling away from us? What is dark matter and why do astronomers think it pervades the universe? How heavy is the vacuum? How do galaxies form? Michael Rowan-Robinson answers these and many more questions in a highly original...
Book cover of The Great Book of Hemp

The Great Book of Hemp

The Complete Guide to the Environmental, Commercial, and Medicinal Uses of the World's Most Extraordinary Plant

by Rowan Robinson
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 1995

Hemp, Cannabis sativa, has been called the world's most versatile plant. Materials made from hemp fiber have been discovered in tombs dating back to 7000 B.C. During the Middle Ages hemp was used to treat fevers, insomnia, and malaria. Columbus's ships had sails of hemp, and during colonial times...
Book cover of The Hemp Manifesto

The Hemp Manifesto

101 Ways That Hemp Can Save Our World

by Rowan Robinson
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 1997

A pocket-sized book that serves as a reminder of the many surprising facts about the medicinal and environmental value of cannabis sativa. The hemp revolution is happening, despite the efforts of politicians and law-enforcement agencies to stop it. Medical marijuana initiatives on the ballots in California...
Book cover of Balm in Gilead

Balm in Gilead

A Theological Dialogue with Marilynne Robinson

by Timothy Larsen, Timothy George, Han-luen Kantzer Komline
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2019

Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist Marilynne Robinson is one of the most eminent public intellectuals in America today. In addition to literary elegance, her trilogy of novels (Gilead, Home, and Lila) and her collections of essays offer probing meditations on the Christian faith. Many of these reflections...
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