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Oxford University Press, USA
The Cosmic Mystery Tour: A High-Speed Journey Through Space & Time
The Cosmic Mystery Tour: A High-Speed Journey Through Space & Time
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The Cosmic Mystery Tour takes us on a lightning tour of the mysteries of the universe enlivened by brief stories of the colourful characters who created modern science. It explores hot topics in physics and astronomy, including the recent discovery of gravitational waves; the quest for the
origin of dark matter; the study of the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy; the ongoing search for Earth-like exoplanets; the search for signals from extraterrestrials; and the development of technologies to send spacecraft to the stars. The first part of the book explores the laws that govern the universe. Physics is a spiritual quest to find deep meaning in the cosmos. Its goal is to provide a concise, but accurate description of the world that accounts for all the amazing features that it contains. The second part takes a look at
the history of the cosmos, studies its geography and explores some of its architectural highlights such as red giants, white dwarfs, neutron stars and the ultimate cosmic mysteries--supermassive black holes. The last part considers the possibility that life might exist elsewhere in the universe, and
explores the cosmos from the outer fringes of science fiction to the ongoing search for alien civilizations.
Author: Nicholas Mee
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 04/01/2019
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.00w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780198831860
Review Citation(s):
Foreword 02/26/2019
Booklist 03/15/2019 pg. 30
Choice 08/01/2019
origin of dark matter; the study of the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy; the ongoing search for Earth-like exoplanets; the search for signals from extraterrestrials; and the development of technologies to send spacecraft to the stars. The first part of the book explores the laws that govern the universe. Physics is a spiritual quest to find deep meaning in the cosmos. Its goal is to provide a concise, but accurate description of the world that accounts for all the amazing features that it contains. The second part takes a look at
the history of the cosmos, studies its geography and explores some of its architectural highlights such as red giants, white dwarfs, neutron stars and the ultimate cosmic mysteries--supermassive black holes. The last part considers the possibility that life might exist elsewhere in the universe, and
explores the cosmos from the outer fringes of science fiction to the ongoing search for alien civilizations.
Author: Nicholas Mee
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 04/01/2019
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.00w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780198831860
Review Citation(s):
Foreword 02/26/2019
Booklist 03/15/2019 pg. 30
Choice 08/01/2019
About the Author
Nicholas Mee studied theoretical physics and mathematics at the University of Cambridge. He achieved a top distinction in Part III of the Mathematical Tripos of the University of Cambridge and gained his PhD there in theoretical particle physics, with the thesis Supersymmetric Quantum Mechanics and
Geometry. He is also author of the award-winning popular science book Higgs Force: Cosmic Symmetry Shattered, and co-author of The Physical World: An Inspirational Tour of Fundamental Physics (OUP, 2017).
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