Spring is in full bloom, and the long-awaited fifth issue of "New Discoveries: Popular Science Booklist" is finally here!
"New Discoveries Popular Science Booklist" is the first booklist brand in China to specifically review popular science books, with the purpose of leading readers to pay attention to scientific reading, adhering to the value proposition of "science into the future", and is committed to gathering good popular science books from all over the country, and regularly launching a national popular science book list with selection credibility, social influence and market recognition. The book list is divided into three sub-lists: Science and Humanities, Science Life, and Science Youth.
So far, the expert recommendations of the 46 shortlisted books have all been presented. The fifth issue of the New Discovery Science Book List will be released in May, and let's look forward to which books will be selected in the end~
Science and Humanities: Sub-Booklist 20
Written by Li Liang
9787115613547
People's Posts and Telecommunications Press
January 2024
Introduction
Astronomy may seem out of reach, but it is actually closely related to us. Exploring the universe is the eternal desire of human beings, and learning astronomy knowledge is an important ladder to climb the peak of science. In his book, Professor Su Yi of Nankai University shows readers the popular science knowledge of various celestial bodies to be studied in astronomy, including the earth, the moon, the solar system, the Milky Way, black holes, star clusters, nebulae, galaxies and other celestial bodies through easy-to-understand, vivid, interesting, rigorous and accurate texts. From near to far, from shallow to deep, guide readers to examine the latest knowledge about the sun, moon and stars from a scientific perspective, and resolve all kinds of confusion about the universe and time and space that you have buried in your heart for a long time.
Expert recommendation
From ancient times to the present, the brilliant and magnificent starry sky has always attracted the attention of different human civilizations on the earth. For the Chinese, astronomy used to be a very important science, ranking first among the four major sciences of "heaven, arithmetic, agriculture and medicine" in ancient times. The so-called "observing astronomy, observing time changes, observing humanities, and transforming the world", astronomy bears the important task of "observing the sun, moon and stars, and respecting the people", which is closely related to production and life. At the same time, in ancient China, astronomy was also closely related to ideology and politics, and was even enshrined as an official "orthodox" science for a long time.
The book includes chapters such as "The Flood of the Universe", "Heaven and Earth", "Normality of the Ming Dynasty", "Longitude to Heaven and Earth", "Lingtai Ritual Image", "Hu Tian Han Yue", "Western Learning from the East", and "Long with the Heavens", which reviews the development of Chinese astronomy and calendrical calculations, as well as their important scientific achievements and contributions through more than 60 stories and related topics. Through historical archives, unearthed documents and hand-me-down cultural relics, readers and young people are systematically and comprehensively introduced to the vast number of readers and young people in ancient China's rich astronomical records, scientific star maps, exquisite instruments, accurate calendars, and profound astronomical thoughts, so as to show the wisdom of the Chinese nation and the persistence of exploring unknown things, so that readers can absorb the knowledge of the ancient and the modern while gaining a new reading experience, appreciate the connotation and essence of ancient science and technology in a subtle way, and feel the infinite charm of traditional Chinese culture.
Scientific Life: Sub-book List
17
Written by Mark Cyretz
Translated by Qin Dahe et al
9787572006036
Shanghai Education Press
October 2023
Introduction
Confronting the New Arctic is a gripping story of scientific adventure that shows how if we fail to meet the challenges posed by global warming, the extraordinary transformation of the Arctic could be a harbinger of something to come, namely how researchers can unravel the mystery of the melting of the Arctic. In the 90s of the 20th century, experts studying the Arctic noticed that floating summer sea ice began to retreat as ocean circulation changed and global weather patterns unusually. The Arctic permafrost is warming, and the tundra, which was previously devoid of vegetation, is covered with shrubs. What happened? Scientists like the author from all over the world come together to seek answers through first-hand accounts.
Expert recommendation
What does "new" mean in "Facing the New Arctic"? Where is the new? This was the first reaction I saw in writing. The second reaction was, the Arctic is there, why do we need to "face it"? After reading it, it dawned on me! The author himself began to get involved in Arctic research in the 80s of the last century, when the Arctic was still the "old" Arctic, because the Arctic was like that for a long time before that. However, over the past 40 years, in the author's exploration and study of the Arctic, the Arctic has undergone an extraordinary transformation and has become the "new" Arctic. The authors didn't believe in global warming at first, but in the face of changes in the Arctic and the reasons behind those changes revealed by their research, the authors began to "confront the new Arctic." What will the Arctic look like in the future? What will the impact of changes in the Arctic on the global climate? How will humanity face such a challenge? The author, along with scientists from all over the world, are hoping to find answers through first-hand accounts obtained from various expeditions.
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