Overview of Calculating the Cosmos Book

Ian Stewart's books have sold over 250,000 copies for Profile and have been translated into 15 languages Stewart combines his accessible, appealing approach to mathematics with serious scientific research to produce a book that is both highly enjoyable and original Big ideas are made accessible: Gravity, General Relativity, Space-time and Quantum theory and their interactions are all clearly and enjoyably explained Stewart is Britain's most brilliant and prolific popularizer of math's. Alex Bellos Praise for previous books: 'This is not pure math's. It is math's contaminated with wit, wisdom and wonder. Ian really is unsurpassed as raconteur of the world of numbers. He guides us on a mindboggling journey from the ultra trivial to the profound thoroughly entertaining New Scientist Ian Stewart's up-to-the-minute guide to the cosmos moves from the earth and the planets to the galaxy and the universe. He describes how galaxies, stars and planets form, why stars implode, how everything began and how it's going to end. He considers parallel universes, fine-tuning of the cosmos, whether life on earth will be snuffed out by a comet and what extra-terrestrial life may be like. He provides crystal clear accounts of gravity, space-time, relativity and quantum theory and how they relate to each other.

• Book Type :

Science & Mathematics

• Book Binding :

Paperback

• Language :

English

• Number of Pages :

352 pages

• ISBN - 10 :

1781257183

• Calculating the Cosmos Published On :

3 Nov 2016

• Resource:

Textbooks, Science & Mathematics Books for Students, Teachers, Graudates, Professionals and all others

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