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100 1 _aGalfard, Christophe,
_eauthor.
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245 1 4 _aThe universe in your hand :
_ba journey through space, time, and beyond /
_cChristophe Galfard.
250 _aFirst U.S. edition.
264 1 _aNew York, N.Y. :
_bFlatiron Books,
_c2016.
264 4 _c©2016.
300 _a386 pages ;
_c22 cm.
336 _atext
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337 _aunmediated
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_2rdamedia.
338 _avolume
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500 _aOriginally published: London : Macmillan, [2015].
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aForeword -- The cosmos -- Making sense of outer space -- Fast -- A dive into the quantum world -- To the origin of space and time -- Unexpected mysteries -- A step beyond what is known -- Epilogue.
520 _aChristophe Galfard's mission in life is to spread modern scientific ideas to the general public in entertaining ways. Using his skills as a theoretical physicist and successful young adult author, The Universe in Your Hand employs the immediacy of simple, direct language to show us, not explain to us, the theories that underpin everything we know about our universe. To understand what happens to a dying star, we are asked to picture ourselves floating in space in front of it. To get acquainted with the quantum world, we are shrunk to the size of an atom and then taken on a journey. Employing everyday similes and metaphors, addressing the reader directly, and writing stories rather than equations renders these astoundingly complex ideas in an immediate and visceral way.
650 0 _aCosmology
_vPopular works.
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650 0 _aAstrophysics
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650 0 _aAstronomy
_vPopular works.
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650 0 _aQuantum theory
_vPopular works.
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651 0 _aUniverse
_vPopular works.
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