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" The cosmic mystery tour : "
Nicholas Mee.
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BL
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873973
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Mee, Nicholas.
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| Title & Author
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The cosmic mystery tour : : a high-speed journey through space time /\ Nicholas Mee.
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First edition.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford, UK ; New York, NY :: Oxford University Press,, 2019.
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, ©2019
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x, 207 pages :: illustrations (chiefly color) ;; 21 cm
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0198831862
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: 9780198831860
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [197]-200) and index.
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| Contents
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Part I: The laws of the cosmos. The path to immortality ; The Rosetta Stone and quantum waves ; We're having a field day! ; Cosmic ripples ; Lovely LISA ; Animated atom boy ; Twinkle, twinkle little star ; Forces of the world unite! ; Most of the universe is missing! -- Part II: The history, geography and architecture of the cosmos. From Genesis to Revelation ; The battle for the cosmos! ; Alchemical furnaces of the cosmos ; Diamonds in the sky! ; From the Leviathan to the Behemoth ; The crab and the jellyfish ; The ultimate heavy metal space rock ; Pan galactic gargle blaster ; Cosmic spacequakes ; Doctor Atomic and the black hole ; Supermassive black holes -- Part III: The biology of the cosmos. The Gorgon's head! ; Raise your glasses to the skies! ; Life, but not as we know it! ; To boldly go... ; Somewhere over the rainbow ; Where is everybody?
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This is a lively, inspiring beginner's guide to how the universe works. This book contains bite-sized chapters present the discoveries of modern physics, astronomy, and cosmology. It also has background stories of the research and researchers bring the science to life.
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Cosmology, Popular works.
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Physics, Popular works.
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Cosmology.
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Physics.
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| Dewey Classification
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523.1
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QB982.M44 2019
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High-speed journey through space and time
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: High-speed journey through space & time
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