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Just Six Numbers
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Astronomer Royal Martin Rees shows how the behaviour and origins of the universe can be explained by just six numbers.
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Astronomer Royal Martin Rees shows how the behaviour and origins of the universe can be explained by just six numbers.
How did a single genesis event create billions of galaxies, black holes, stars, and planets? How did atoms assemble—here on Earth, and perhaps on other worlds—into living beings intricate enough to ponder their origins?
This book describes the recent avalanche of discoveries about the universe's fundamental laws, and the deep connections that exist between stars and atoms—the cosmos and the microscopic world. Just six numbers, imprinted in the big bang, determine the essence of our world, and this book devotes one chapter to explaining each.
Series: Science Masters
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Just Six Numbers
Astronomer Royal Martin Rees shows how the behaviour and origins of the universe can be explained by just six numbers. How did a single genesis event create billions of galaxies, black holes, stars, and planets? How did atoms assemble—here on Earth, and perhaps on other worlds—into living beings intricate enough to ponder their origins? This book describes the recent avalanche...PaperbackSold Out -
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Just Six Numbers by Martin Rees is highly praised for its clear and engaging prose, offering readers insightful perspectives on the universe. Reviewers highlight its ability to make complex scientific concepts accessible, sparking intellectual curiosity even among those with limited scientific background.
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ISBN: 9781780226903
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 05 March 2015
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 185g
Pages: 208
About the Author
Sir Martin Rees is an international leader in cosmology. He is Royal Society Research Professor at Cambridge University, and holds the title of Astronomer Royal. Together with his numerous collaborators he has contributed many key ideas on black holes, galaxy formation and high energy astrophysics.
His most recent books are GRAVITY'S FATAL ATTRACTION: BLACK HOLES IN THE UNIVERSE (with Mitchell Begelman), BEFORE THE BEGINNING: OUR UNIVERSE AND OTHERS and JUST SIX NUMBERS: THE DEEP FORCES THAT SHAPE THE UNIVERSE.Also by Martin Rees
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