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22%OFFMarek Kukula - The Intimate Universe: How the stars are closer than you think - 9781784291174 - V9781784291174
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The Intimate Universe: How the stars are closer than you think

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Description for The Intimate Universe: How the stars are closer than you think Paperback. The cosmos is closer and more connected to your life than you think Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 260.
The scale of the cosmos can be baffling, with distances so vast and timescales to long that it's easy to dismiss them as being completely divorced from our everyday life. But in this new book Dr Marek Kukula, Public Astronomer at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, shows you the myriad ways we are intrinsically connected to the rest of the universe and how everything on Earth - from the ground beneath our feet to the technology in our pockets - has origins in space. Discover how rocks from space reveal what conditions are like at our planet's core, how the desolate surface of the moon holds ancient clues to Earth's earliest life forms, and how buried treasure in the Nile reveals the watery past of Mars. Discover how the atoms of your own body were forged in the heart of a star, how you can see the echo of creation on your TV, and the ways in which technology developed for observing the most far-flung corners of space is now used to diagnose potentially fatal human diseases. The Intimate Universe is a curated tour of the most fascinating phenomena and discoveries in astronomy, revealing how we are inextricably, inspirationally linked to the cosmos.

Product Details

Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784291174
SKU
V9781784291174
Shipping Time
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Ref
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About Marek Kukula
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Reviews for The Intimate Universe: How the stars are closer than you think
[A] fascinating book ... crammed full of information about how the universe effects and is part of our everyday lives.
Erisea magazine
Kukula's colourful writing paints pictures of its own that make this a wonderful and thought-provoking read.
Paul Sutherland
BBC Sky at Night

Goodreads reviews for The Intimate Universe: How the stars are closer than you think


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