The Universe as It Really Is : : Earth, Space, Matter, and Time / / Thomas R. Scott.
The universe that science reveals to us can seem far outside the comfort zone of the human mind. Subjects near and far open up dizzying vistas, from the infinitesimal to the colossal. Humanity, the unlikely product of uncountable coincidences on unimaginable scales, inhabits a tumultuous universe th...
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Scott, Thomas R., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut The Universe as It Really Is : Earth, Space, Matter, and Time / Thomas R. Scott. New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2018] ©2018 1 online resource : 33 figures text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- PREFACE -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND THIS WORK -- Introduction -- 1. It's Elementary -- 2. Getting Together: Atoms to Molecules -- 3. Gravity -- 4. Time -- 5. Light -- 6. Earth: A Biography -- 7. Earth: A Physical Exam -- 8. Atmosphere and Weather -- 9. Oceans -- 10. The Sun -- 11. The Solar System -- 12. The Milky Way -- 13. The Cosmos -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star The universe that science reveals to us can seem far outside the comfort zone of the human mind. Subjects near and far open up dizzying vistas, from the infinitesimal to the colossal. Humanity, the unlikely product of uncountable coincidences on unimaginable scales, inhabits a tumultuous universe that extends from our immediate environs to the most distant galaxies and beyond. But when the mind balks at the vertiginous complexity of the universe, science unveils the elegance amid the chaos.In this book, Thomas R. Scott ventures into the known and the unknown to explain our universe and the laws that govern it. The Universe as It Really Is begins with physics and the building blocks of the universe-time, gravity, light, and elementary particles-and chemistry's ability to explain the interactions among them. Scott, with the assistance of James Lawrence Powell, next tours the earth and atmospheric sciences to explain the forces that shape our planet and then takes off for the stars to describe our place in the cosmos. He provides vivid introductions to our collective scientific inheritance, narrating discoveries such as the shape of the atom and the nature of the nucleus or how we use GPS to measure time and what that has to do with relativity. A clear demonstration of the power of scientific reasoning to bring the incomprehensible within our grasp, The Universe as It Really Is gives an engrossing account of just how much we do understand about the world around us. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Mrz 2022) Cosmic physics. Gravitational fields. Meteorology. Space sciences. SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects. bisacsh Powell, James. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press Complete eBook-Package 2018 9783110606607 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2018 English 9783110604252 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2018 9783110603255 ZDB-23-DGG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Medicine and Life Sciences 2018 English 9783110604207 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Medicine and Life Sciences 2018 9783110603200 ZDB-23-DPM print 9780231184946 https://doi.org/10.7312/scot18494 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780231545761 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780231545761/original |
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