The Constants Of Nature
$46.88
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2003
Summary
‘Fascinating - The major strength of the book lies in the diversity of topics discussed’ - Nature
The constants of nature are the numbers that define the essence of the Universe. They tell us how strong its forces are, and what its fundamental laws can do - the strength of gravity, of magnetism, the speed of light, and the masses of the smallest particles of matter. They encode the deepest secrets of the Universe and express at once our greatest knowledge and our greatest ign…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099286479 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099286475 |
| Author: | John D. Barrow |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2003 |
| Weight: | 255g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 22mm |
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“Fascinating…. The major strength of the book lies in the diversity of topics discussed.” –Nature
His appeal lies in a winning way with historical anecdote and apt quotation and a forceful eloquence * Sunday Telegraph *A distinguished cosmologist * Sunday Times *Barrow is a fantastic storyteller. The book is full of wonderful moments, vignettes that you will want to remember * Guardian *
About The Author
John D. Barrow
John D. Barrow is Professor of Mathematical Sciences and Director of the Millennium Mathematics Project at Cambridge University, Fellow of Clare Hall, Cambridge, a Fellow of the Royal Society, and the current Gresham Professor of Geometry at Gresham College, London. His principal area of scientific research is cosmology, and he is the author of many highly acclaimed books about the nature and significance of modern developments in physics, astronomy, and mathematics, including The Origin of the Universe, The Universe that Discovered Itself; The Book of Nothing, The Infinite Book- a Short Guide to the Boundless, Timeless and Endless, The Artful Universe Expanded, New Theories of Everything, Cosmic Imagery and, most recently, The Book of Universes.
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