Gravity: From Falling Apples to Supermassive Black Holes
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Gravity: From Falling Apples to Supermassive Black Holes by Nicholas Mee
'Includes exciting recent advances in studying gravity and its cosmic manifestations.' Lord Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal, former President of the Royal Society A fascinating historical account of how we have reached our current understanding of gravity. There have been sensational developments in gravitational physics in recent years. The detection of gravitational waves - ripples in the fabric of space - has opened a new window on the universe. These waves are produced by the most cataclysmic events in the universe - the collisions and mergers of black holes and neutron stars. There have also been great strides in our understanding of supermassive black holes. We now know that a black hole with a gargantuan mass lies at the heart of every galaxy, and we even have an image of one such beast. Gravity: From Falling Apples to Supermassive Black Holes provides an engaging and accessible account of how we have reached our current understanding of gravity and places these amazing discoveries in their true context. Gravity: From Falling Apples to Supermassive Black Holes is written in a captivating historical style with stories about the researchers of the past and present that illuminate many key ideas in astronomy and physics. The historical material leads from discussions of the early cosmologies to the great breakthroughs of Tycho and Kepler. We then consider Galileo's contributions to astronomy and mechanics, and the significance of Jeremiah Horrocks's ideas to the Newtonian revolution that would follow. Newton's theories brought about a new scientific age and his description of gravity was unrivalled for over two centuries until it was superseded by Einstein's description in terms of curved spacetime. The outlandish predictions of Einstein's theory have been confirmed again and again, including black holes and gravitational waves. Finally, we move on to more speculative ideas including Hawking radiation and primordial black holes and attempts to find a quantum theory of gravity.
It's welcome that Nicholas Mee has updated his fine book to include, in this new edition, the exciting recent advances in studying gravity and its cosmic manifestationsBut what makes the book special is that the narrative builds on a fascinating description of the historical context that can be traced right back to ancient times. * Lord Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal, former President of the Royal Society *
With clear diagrams, questions and puzzles and interesting notes for each chapter this is an unusually stimulating book. * Sir James Hough, Associate Director of the Institute for Gravitational Research, Research Professor in Natural Philosophy, University of Glasgow *
The quality of writing is high, the style is engaging and the explanations clear and accessible. * Mike Cruise, Emeritus Professor of Astrophysics and Space Research, University of Birmingham *
Written in an engaging and readable style, this book brings us right up to date in all things concerning gravity. * Julian Onions, Astrophysicist, University of Nottingham *
Gravity: From Falling Apples to Supermassive Black Holes is written in a captivating historical style with stories about the researchers of the past and present that illuminate many key ideas in astronomy and physics. * MathSciNet *
Gravity (2nd Edition) is a worthwhile addition to the bookshelf of anybody looking to more fully understand the most fundamental of forces, whether from a historical or scientific perspective. It is published by Oxford University Press and available wherever good books are sold. * Blogstronomy *
With clear diagrams, questions and puzzles and interesting notes for each chapter this is an unusually stimulating book. * Sir James Hough, Associate Director of the Institute for Gravitational Research, Research Professor in Natural Philosophy, University of Glasgow *
The quality of writing is high, the style is engaging and the explanations clear and accessible. * Mike Cruise, Emeritus Professor of Astrophysics and Space Research, University of Birmingham *
Written in an engaging and readable style, this book brings us right up to date in all things concerning gravity. * Julian Onions, Astrophysicist, University of Nottingham *
Gravity: From Falling Apples to Supermassive Black Holes is written in a captivating historical style with stories about the researchers of the past and present that illuminate many key ideas in astronomy and physics. * MathSciNet *
Gravity (2nd Edition) is a worthwhile addition to the bookshelf of anybody looking to more fully understand the most fundamental of forces, whether from a historical or scientific perspective. It is published by Oxford University Press and available wherever good books are sold. * Blogstronomy *
Nicholas Mee achieved a top distinction in Part III of the Mathematical Tripos of the University of Cambridge and gained his PhD there in theoretical particle physics, with the thesis Supersymmetric Quantum Mechanics and Geometry. He is Director of software company Virtual Image and author of over 50 multimedia titles. He has played key roles in numerous science and art projects including the Symbolic Sculpture project with John Robinson, the European SCIENAR project, and the 2012 Henry Moore and Stringed Surfaces exhibition at the Royal Society. He is the award-winning author of several popular science books, including Higgs Force: Cosmic Symmetry Shattered (Quantum Wave Publishing Limited 2012), The Physical World: An Inspirational Tour of Fundamental Physics (OUP 2017), The Cosmic Mystery Tour (OUP 2019), and Celestial Tapestry (OUP 2020).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780192845283 |
| ISBN 10 | 0192845284 |
| Titel | Gravity: From Falling Apples to Supermassive Black Holes |
| Autor | Nicholas Mee |
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| Bindungsart | Hardback |
| Verlag | Oxford University Press |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2022-11-10 |
| Seitenanzahl | 368 |
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