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008 160328s2016 nyu j 001 0 eng
010 $a 2016005257
019 $a946437081
020 $a9781250069528 (hardcover)
020 $a1250069521 (hardcover)
020 $z9781250069535 (e-book)
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050 00 $aQB983$b.G35 2016
082 00 $a523.1$223
100 1 $aGalfard, Christophe.
245 14 $aThe universe in your hand :$ba journey through space, time, and beyond /$cChristophe Galfard.
250 $aFirst U.S. edition.
264 1 $aNew York :$bFlatiron Books,$c2016.
300 $a386 pages ;$c22 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
500 $a"Originally published [in 2015] in Great Britain by Macmillan, an imprint of Pan Macmillan"--Title-page verso.
500 $aIncludes 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.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $a"Christophe Galfard's mission in life is to spread modern scientific ideas to the general public in entertaining ways. Using his considerable skills as a brilliant theoretical physicist and successful young adult author, The Universe in Your Hand employs the immediacy of simple, direct language to show us, not explain to us, the theories that underpin everything we know about our universe. To understand what happens to a dying star, we are asked to picture ourselves floating in space in front of it. To get acquainted with the quantum world, we are shrunk to the size of an atom and then taken on a journey. Employing everyday similes and metaphors, addressing the reader directly, and writing stories rather than equations renders these astoundingly complex ideas in an immediate and visceral way." --$cAmazon.com
650 0 $aCosmology$vJuvenile literature.
651 0 $aUniverse$vJuvenile literature.
650 7 $aCosmology.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00880600
651 7 $aUniverse.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01922713
852 00 $bmil$hQB983$i.G35 2016