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BL
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626840
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| Main Entry
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Cox, Brian,1968-
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| Title & Author
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Why does E=mc²? : : (and why should we care?) /\ Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw.
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| Edition Statement
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First Da Capo Press paperback edition.
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xiii, 249 pages :: illustrations, map ;; 21 cm
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| ISBN
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9780306818769 (pbk.) :
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: 9780306819117
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9780306817588 (alk. paper)
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: 0306818760 (pbk.)
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: 0306819112
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0306817586 (alk. paper)
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| Notes
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Originally published: 2009.
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Includes index.
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| Contents
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Space and time -- The speed of light -- Special relativity -- Spacetime -- Why does E=mc2? -- And why should we care? Of atoms, mousetraps, and the power of the stars -- The origin of mass -- Warping spacetime.
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| Abstract
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A deeply fascinating, engaging, and highly accessible explanation of Einstein's equation, using everyday life to explore the principles of physics.
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Einstein field equations.
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Special relativity (Physics)-- Mathematics.
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Space and time-- Mathematics.
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| Dewey Classification
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530.11
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| LC Classification
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QC173.6.C68 2010
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| Added Entry
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Forshaw, J. R., (Jeffrey Robert),1968-
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