Cosmic mystery tour : a high-speed journey through space & time /
- First edtion
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019.
- x, 207 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
TRP40/260 Rs.675/-
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pt. I The Laws of the Cosmos -- The Path to Immortality -- The Hosetta Stone and Quantum Waves -- We're Having a Field Day! -- Cosmic Ripples -- Lovely LISA -- Animated Atom Boy -- Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star -- Forces of the World Unite! -- Most of the Universe is Missing! -- pt. II The History, Geography and Architecture of the Cosmos -- From Genesis to Revelation -- The Battle for the Cosmos! -- Alchemical Furnaces of the Cosmos -- Diamonds in the Sky! -- From the Leviathan to the Behemoth -- The Crab and the Jellyfish -- The Ultimate Heavy Metal Space Rock -- Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster -- Cosmic Spacequakes -- Doctor Atomic and the Black Hole -- Supcrmassive Black Holes -- pt. III The Biology of the Cosmos -- The Gorgon's Head! -- Raise Your Glasses to the Skies! -- Life, But Not as We Know It! -- To Boldly Go... -- Somewhere over the Rainbow -- Where Is Everybody?.
This is a lively, inspiring beginner's guide to how the universe works. This book contains bite-sized chapters present the discoveries of modern physics, astronomy, and cosmology. It also has background stories of the research and researchers bring the science to life.--