Universal

Universal: a guide to the cosmos

by Cox, Brian

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This title shows that, by asking questions about the world around us, everyone can think like a physicist and grasp the grandeur of our cosmos. Physics is about asking questions. But what are good questions? How do we understand the fundamental forces of the Universe and its remarkable uniformity? From what fridges tell us about the direction of events unfolding, to how magnets reveal spacetime, and how we know the age of things from the Atlantic Ocean, to the Earth, the Sun and the galaxies, '…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Universal : a guide to the cosmos / Brian Cox & Jeff Forshaw.

Summary

This title shows that, by asking questions about the world around us, everyone can think like a physicist and grasp the grandeur of our cosmos. Physics is about asking questions. But what are good questions? How do we understand the fundamental forces of the Universe and its remarkable uniformity? From what fridges tell us about the direction of events unfolding, to how magnets reveal spacetime, and how we know the age of things from the Atlantic Ocean, to the Earth, the Sun and the galaxies, 'Universal' is the story of simple questions with sublime answers.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2016.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Allen Lane
  • Place of Publication:London
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2016.

The Physical Object

  • Description:ix, 280 pages : : illustrations (some color) ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781846144363, 1846144361
  • oclc:ocn965118761
  • LC Classification:QB982
  • Dewey Decimal:523.1

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