Bibliograph

Universal, a guide to the cosmos, Brian Cox & Jeff Forshaw

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Universal, a guide to the cosmos, Brian Cox & Jeff Forshaw

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Universal

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

973019447

Responsibility statement

Brian Cox & Jeff Forshaw

Sub title

a guide to the cosmos

Summary

In this journey of scientific exploration, the authors consider some of the most fundamental questions about our Earth, Sun, and solar system--and the star-filled galaxies beyond. How big is our solar system? How quickly is space expanding? How big is the universe? What is it made of? Some of these questions can be answered on the basis of observations you can make in your own backyard. Other answers draw on the astonishing information now being gathered by teams of astronomers operating at the frontiers of the known universe

Table Of Contents

The story of the universe -- How old are things? -- Weighing the Earth -- The distance to the stars -- Einstein's theory of gravity -- The Big Bang -- Weighing the universe -- What happened before the Big Bang? -- Our place -- Evolution of the universe

Target audience

adult

Classification

Contributor