23 Woodcock in 22 Years

Reflections on Hunting, the Night Sky, and Our Place in the Universe

Jeff Wilkerson (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

210 Seiten

2024
University of Iowa Press (Verlag)
978-1-60938-987-1 (ISBN)

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In 23 Woodcock in 22 Years, Jeff Wilkerson interweaves his twin passions of astrophysics and game hunting. Stories of how we understand the universe mesh with stories of time in the field, and in doing so capture the uncanny phenomenon of the passage of time: everything evolves around us while we expect our world to remain unchanged.

As Wilkerson’s thoughts soar to the stars that produced the chemical elements that form us and all the land and its creatures, simple reflections on going afield to harvest a woodcock for a special holiday meal ground him. What emerges is a love story for a bird, the land, and all of creation from atomic nuclei to the farthest reaches of the universe, and a reminder to acknowledge the gentle flow of time while cherishing the everyday existence around us.

Jeff Wilkerson is professor of physics at Luther College. He lives in Decorah, Iowa.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	19.11.2024
Zusatzinfo	5 b&w figures, 12 b&w images
Verlagsort	Iowa
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 203 mm
Gewicht	454 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Anthologien
	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Angeln / Jagd
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Weltraum / Astronomie
ISBN-10	1-60938-987-5 / 1609389875
ISBN-13	978-1-60938-987-1 / 9781609389871
Zustand	Neuware