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The Universe

the pocket essential guide
Richard Osborne


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ISBN: 978-1-904048-82-4
extent: 160pp
binding: hardback
price £9.99
pub. date February 2007

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featuring:

Time
Supernovas
The Solar System
Quantum Theory
Constellations
Relativity
Comets
Copernicus
Black Holes
The Milky Way
Newton
Chaos Theory
Space
Planets
Stephen Hawking
Galileo
Stars
Asteroids
Astrophysics
Big Bang Theory
and more...

Where did the Universe come from?

The single biggest and most difficult question that there is. From early religions through Greek Philosophy and Western Science man has always attempted to discover the meaning of our place in the Universe.

In the last twenty years these debates have all been stood on their head by amazing discoveries, big bang theory and ideas about new sub-atomic layers. The nature of Time and Space are truly up for grabs.

With a witty and accessible style Osborne leads us on a historical and informative journey through the philosophies of the universe including the importance of telescopes, mathematics and relativity theory and ending with contemporary mind-expanding concepts such as the reversibility of time and parallel universes.

Chapters include:
The Beginnings of Cosmology
From Stars In Their Eyes to Telescopes and Beyond
The Newtonian Revolution: Mechanics and Maestros
The Rise of Modern Cosmology: From Here to Eternity
New Dimensions
Holes, Bangs and Curvature: Eternity Gets Bigger

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