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Universal : a guide to the cosmos / Brian Cox & Jeff Forshaw.

by Cox, Brian, 1968-

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Da Capo Press, 2017.

Big bang theory.

Solar system -- Origin.

Universe -- Origin.

9780306822704 (hc.)

First Da Capo Press edition.

ix, 280 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 28 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The story of the universe -- How old are things? -- Weighing the Earth -- The distance to the stars -- Einstein's theory of gravity -- The Big Bang -- Weighing the universe -- What happened before the Big Bang? -- Our place -- Evolution of the universe.

In this journey of scientific exploration, the authors consider some of the most fundamental questions about our Earth, Sun, and solar system - and the star-filled galaxies beyond. How big is our solar system? How quickly is space expanding? How big is the universe? What is it made of? Some of these questions can be answered on the basis of observations you can make in your own backyard. Other answers draw on the astonishing information now being gathered by teams of astronomers operating at the frontiers of the known universe. Brian Cox is a professor of particle physics at the University of Manchester. His BBC television documentaries include Human Universe and Forces of Nature. Jeff Forshaw is a professor of theoretical physics at the University of Manchester, specializing in the physics of elementary particles.

Forshaw, J. R. (Jeffrey Robert), 1968-

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