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Universal : a guide to the cosmos  Cover Image Book Book

Universal : a guide to the cosmos / Brian Cox & Jeff Forshaw.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780306822704 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: ix, 280 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), colour maps ; 28 cm
  • Edition: First Da Capo Press edition.
  • Publisher: Boston, MA : Da Capo Press, 2017.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical reference and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
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.
Subject: Cosmology.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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Brian Cox, OBE, FRS, is a Professor of Particle Physics at the University of Manchester and the Royal Society Professor for Public Engagement in Science. His many highly acclaimed BBC television documentaries include, most recently, Human Universe and Forces of Nature.

Jeff Forshaw is a Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Manchester, specializing in the physics of elementary particles. He was awarded the Institute of Physics Maxwell Medal in 1999 for outstanding contributions to theoretical physics.

Brian Cox, OBE, FRS, is a Professor of Particle Physics at the University of Manchester and the Royal Society Professor for Public Engagement in Science. His many highly acclaimed BBC television documentaries include, most recently, Human Universe and Forces of Nature.

Jeff Forshaw is a Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Manchester, specializing in the physics of elementary particles. He was awarded the Institute of Physics Maxwell Medal in 1999 for outstanding contributions to theoretical physics.


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