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Infinity in the palm of your hand : fifty wonders that reveal an extraordinary universe /
A mind-bending journey through some of the most weird and wonderful facts about our universe, vividly illuminating the hidden truths that govern our everyday lives. "The tone is consistently light and breezy ... an addictive, intriguing, and entertaining read ... a handy guide for anyone yearni...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Diversion Books,
2019.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 520 | |a A mind-bending journey through some of the most weird and wonderful facts about our universe, vividly illuminating the hidden truths that govern our everyday lives. "The tone is consistently light and breezy ... an addictive, intriguing, and entertaining read ... a handy guide for anyone yearning to spice up their conversational skills." ' Booklist Fact: You could fit the whole human race in the volume of a sugar cube. Fact: The electrical energy in a single mosquito is enough to cause a global mass extinction. Fact: You age more quickly on the top floor than on the ground floor. So much of our world seems to make perfect sense, and scientific breakthroughs have helped us understand ourselves, our planet, and our place in the universe in fascinating detail. But our adventures in space, our deepening understanding of the quantum world, and our leaps in technology have also revealed a universe far stranger than we ever imagined. With brilliant clarity and wit, bestselling author Marcus Chown examines the profound science behind fifty remarkable scientific facts that help explain the vast complexities of our existence. | ||
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| 505 | 0 | |a Intro -- Infinity in the Palm of Your Hand -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- PART ONE: BIOLOGICAL THINGS -- 1. The Common Thread -- 2. Catch Me if You Can -- 3. The Oxygen Trick -- 4. Seven-year Itch -- 5. Living With the Alien -- 6. The Dispensable Brain -- PART TWO: HUMAN THINGS -- 7. Interaction, Interaction, Interaction -- 8. The Grandmother Advantage -- 9. Lost Tribe -- 10. Missed Opportunity -- PART THREE: TERRESTIAL THINGS -- 11. The Alphabet of Nature -- 12. Rock Sponge -- 13. Deep Impact -- 14. Secret of Sunlight -- PART FOUR: SOLAR SYSTEM THINGS | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 15. Celebrating Mass -- 16. Killer Sun -- 17. Light of Other Days -- 18. A Brief History of Falling -- 19. The Planet That Stalked the Earth -- 20. Please Squeeze Me -- 21. Hex Appeal -- 22. Map of the Invisible -- 23. Lord of the Rings -- 24. Stargate Moon -- PART FIVE: FUNDAMENTAL THINGS -- 25. Infinity in the Palm of Your Hand -- 26. Bungalow Benefits -- 27. The Incredible Exploding Mosquito -- 28. The Unknowable -- 29. Double Trouble -- 30. Loopy Liquid -- 31. Unbreak My Heart -- 32. Who Ordered That? -- 33. A Wonderful Thing Is a Piece of String -- 34. No Time Like the Present | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 35. How to Build a Time Machine -- PART SIX: EXTRATERRESTIAL THINGS -- 36. Ocean Worlds -- 37. Alien Garbage -- 38. Interplanetary Stowaways -- 39. Stardust Made Flesh -- 40. The Fragile Blue Dot -- PART SEVEN: COSMIC THINGS -- 41. The Day Without a Yesterday -- 42. Ghost Cosmos -- 43. Heart of Darkness -- 44. Afterglow of Creation -- 45. Masters of the Universe -- 46. Flipping Gravity -- 47. The Voice of Space -- 48. Pocket Universe -- 49. Credit Card Cosmos -- 50. The Universe Next Door -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author | |
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