The universe as it really is :: Earth, space, matter, and time /
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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| Zusammenfassung: | 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. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xiv, 347 pages) : illustrations |
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| geographic | Earth (Planet) Universe. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010007248 Terre. Earth (Planet) fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJB8v443pPTqgvXgPkBtrq Universe fast |
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| physical | 1 online resource (xiv, 347 pages) : illustrations |
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| spelling | Scott, Thomas R., author. The universe as it really is : Earth, space, matter, and time / Thomas R. Scott ; with the assistance of James Lawrence Powell. New York : Columbia University Press, [2018] 1 online resource (xiv, 347 pages) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction -- It's elementary -- Getting together : atoms to molecules -- Gravity -- Time -- Light -- Earth : a biography -- Earth : a physical exam -- Atmosphere and weather -- Oceans -- The sun -- The solar system -- The Milky Way -- Cosmos. Print version record. 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. In English. Cosmic physics. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85033150 Space sciences. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85125953 Earth (Planet) Universe. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010007248 Gravitational fields. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056560 Meteorology. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85084334 Physique spatiale. Sciences spatiales. Terre. Champs gravitationnels. Météorologie. meteorology. aat SCIENCE Earth Sciences General. bisacsh Cosmic physics fast Gravitational fields fast Meteorology fast Space sciences fast Earth (Planet) fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJB8v443pPTqgvXgPkBtrq Universe fast Powell, James Lawrence, 1936- author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJjtcXmtYtC3d4C6CMj6Kd http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94110787 has work: The universe as it really is (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGH7Chr3KhRjqJbhQTbMvb https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Scott, Thomas R. Universe as it really is. New York : Columbia University Press, [2018] 9780231184946 (DLC) 2017055511 (OCoLC)1013731222 |
| spellingShingle | Scott, Thomas R. Powell, James Lawrence, 1936- The universe as it really is : Earth, space, matter, and time / Introduction -- It's elementary -- Getting together : atoms to molecules -- Gravity -- Time -- Light -- Earth : a biography -- Earth : a physical exam -- Atmosphere and weather -- Oceans -- The sun -- The solar system -- The Milky Way -- Cosmos. Cosmic physics. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85033150 Space sciences. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85125953 Gravitational fields. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056560 Meteorology. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85084334 Physique spatiale. Sciences spatiales. Champs gravitationnels. Météorologie. meteorology. aat SCIENCE Earth Sciences General. bisacsh Cosmic physics fast Gravitational fields fast Meteorology fast Space sciences fast |
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| title | The universe as it really is : Earth, space, matter, and time / |
| title_auth | The universe as it really is : Earth, space, matter, and time / |
| title_exact_search | The universe as it really is : Earth, space, matter, and time / |
| title_full | The universe as it really is : Earth, space, matter, and time / Thomas R. Scott ; with the assistance of James Lawrence Powell. |
| title_fullStr | The universe as it really is : Earth, space, matter, and time / Thomas R. Scott ; with the assistance of James Lawrence Powell. |
| title_full_unstemmed | The universe as it really is : Earth, space, matter, and time / Thomas R. Scott ; with the assistance of James Lawrence Powell. |
| title_short | The universe as it really is : |
| title_sort | universe as it really is earth space matter and time |
| title_sub | Earth, space, matter, and time / |
| topic | Cosmic physics. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85033150 Space sciences. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85125953 Gravitational fields. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056560 Meteorology. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85084334 Physique spatiale. Sciences spatiales. Champs gravitationnels. Météorologie. meteorology. aat SCIENCE Earth Sciences General. bisacsh Cosmic physics fast Gravitational fields fast Meteorology fast Space sciences fast |
| topic_facet | Cosmic physics. Space sciences. Earth (Planet) Universe. Gravitational fields. Meteorology. Physique spatiale. Sciences spatiales. Terre. Champs gravitationnels. Météorologie. meteorology. SCIENCE Earth Sciences General. Cosmic physics Gravitational fields Meteorology Space sciences Universe |
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