Bibliograph

The ascent of gravity, the quest to understand the force that explains everything, Marcus Chown

Type

Label

The ascent of gravity, the quest to understand the force that explains everything, Marcus Chown

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-255) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The ascent of gravity

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

975119584

Responsibility statement

Marcus Chown

Sub title

the quest to understand the force that explains everything

Summary

Discusses the concept of gravity from its earliest recognition in 1666 to the discovery of gravitational waves in 2015, and explains why gravity holds the key to understanding the nature of time and the origin of the universe

Table Of Contents

Foreword: Six things you may not know about gravity -- Part one: Newton. The Moon is falling ; The last of the magicians ; Beware the tides of March ; Map of the invisible world -- Part two: Einstein. Catch me if you can ; Ode to a falling man ; Where God divided by zero -- Part three: Beyond Einstein. A quantum of space-time ; The undiscovered country

Target audience

adult

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