Tweeting the universe : tiny explanations of very big ideas
 
Chown, Marcus

题名
Tweeting the universe : tiny explanations of very big ideas

著者
Chown, Marcus
 
Schilling, Govert

ISBN
9780571295708

出版信息
London : faber and faber, 2013

规格
xii, 311 p. ; 20 cm

摘要
Two master science writers answer 140 of the biggest questions in physics, distilling the essence of each subject into tweets of 140 characters. Marcus Chown and Govert Schilling take us on a unique tour of the universe, covering everything, from the most basic question - 'Why is the sky dark at night?' and 'Why do stars twinkle?' - to the most challenging - 'What are quasars?' and 'What happened before the big bang?' .Some of the questions in this brilliantly informative book are as surprising as the answers. 'Is it possible that all the galaxies we see in our telescopes are nothing but an optical illusion?'. 'Could you swim on Saturn's moon, Titan?'. 'Why doesn't the Moon fall down?' (Not a stupid question, it turns out). And 'would Saturn float in a big enough bath of water?'

主题词汇
Cosmology -- Miscellanea
 
Physics -- Popular works
 
Cosmology -- Popular works
 
Physics -- Miscellanea

主题
Cosmology -- Miscellanea
 
Physics -- Popular works
 
Cosmology -- Popular works
 
Physics -- Miscellanea

摘要
Two master science writers answer 140 of the biggest questions in physics, distilling the essence of each subject into tweets of 140 characters. Marcus Chown and Govert Schilling take us on a unique tour of the universe, covering everything, from the most basic question - 'Why is the sky dark at night?' and 'Why do stars twinkle?' - to the most challenging - 'What are quasars?' and 'What happened before the big bang?' .Some of the questions in this brilliantly informative book are as surprising as the answers. 'Is it possible that all the galaxies we see in our telescopes are nothing but an optical illusion?'. 'Could you swim on Saturn's moon, Titan?'. 'Why doesn't the Moon fall down?' (Not a stupid question, it turns out). And 'would Saturn float in a big enough bath of water?'


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