Stephen Pincock, Mark Frary

The Origins of the Universe for Dummies (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Do you want to learn about the physical origin of the Universe, but don't have the rest of eternity to read up on it? Do you want to know what scientists know about where you and your planet came from, but without the science blinding you? 'Course you do - and who better than For Dummies to tackle the biggest, strangest and most wonderful question there is! The Origins of the Universe For Dummies covers: * Early ideas about our universe * Modern cosmology * Big Bang theory * Dark matter and gravity * Galaxies and solar systems * Life on earth * Finding life elsewhere * The Universe's forecast

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 348
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Februar 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781119998198
• Artikelnr.: 38401527

Autorenporträt

Stephen Pincock writes about science for The Financial Times. He was previously a science and medicine editor at Reuters. He has written regularly for the British Medical Journal, The Lancet, and The Scientist. Mark Frary is a freelance journalist whose work appears regularly in The Times and many other publications.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. Part I: In the Beginning: Early Ideas About Our Universe.
Chapter 1: Exploring the Early Universe. Chapter 2: Looking Up at the
Stars: Early Beliefs. Chapter 3: The Apple Drops: Newton, Gravity, and the
Rotation of the Planets. Part II: Modern Cosmology: Going Off with a Bang.
Chapter 4: Bending the Universe: Magnets and Gravity. Chapter 5: Measuring
the Universe. Chapter 6: Cooking Up a Big Bang. Chapter 7: Letting It Rise:
Expanding and Inflating the Universe. Chapter 8: Thinking Differently About
the Universe. Part III: Building Your Own Universe. Chapter 9: Building
Things from Scratch. Chapter 10: Forcing the Pace: The Roles of Natural
Forces in the Universe. Chapter 11: Shedding Light on Dark Matter and
Pinging Strings. Chapter 12: Playing with the Universe's Chemistry Set.
Chapter 13: Making Stars, Solar Systems, Galaxies, and More. Chapter 14:
Giving Birth to Life. Chapter 15: Travelling Through Time. Part IV: Asking
the Tough Questions. Chapter 16: Explaining the Unexplainable. Chapter 17:
Finding Life Elsewhere. Chapter 18: Coming to an End. Part V: The Part of
Tens. Chapter 19: Ten Different Beliefs about the Origins of the Universe.
Chapter 20: Ten Greatest Cosmological Advances. Appendix: Understanding
Scientific Units and Equations. Index.

Rezensionen

"...it makes you feel smarter with little eureka moments that are real page turners." (Bedfordshire on Sunday, Borough edition, Sunday 2nd March )

'...will fascinate and please many readers.' (Popular Astronomy, June 2011).