Gravity by Brian Clegg

Gravity by Brian Clegg

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Zusammenfassung

Physicists will tell you that four forces control the universe. Of these, gravity may the most obvious, but it is also the most mysterious. This title explains how gravity worked - and how apparently simple gravitation has four separate components - but it predicted everything from black holes to gravity's effect on time.

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Gravity by Brian Clegg

How did we come to understand the force that binds the universe together? In Gravity, Brian Clegg offers a succinct history of gravity from the perspectives of great thinkers including Aristotle, Galileo, Newton, Einstein and today’s leading scientists. He explores theories of general relativity, quantum mechanics and our attempts to link the two, as well as time travel, black holes, string theory and why gravity only works at the speed of light. Gravity is anything but simple, but Brian Clegg has written the most accessible book yet on the subject - the perfect introduction to a complicated theory.

'Clegg's skills never flag, and his account remains lucid and free of jargon, bad jokes, and math phobia' Kirkus Reviews


'With this book in hand, we have all we need to set off on our next flight with our eyes open to the sheer wonder of what is involved' Alain de Botton, Inflight Science

Brian Clegg is the author of How to Build Your Own Time Machine. He holds a physics degree from the University of Cambridge and has written regular columns, features and reviews for numerous magazines. He lives in Wiltshire, England, with his wife and two children.

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ISBN 13 9780715643600
ISBN 10 0715643606
Titel Gravity
Autor Brian Clegg
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Bindungsart Hardback
Verlag Duckworth Books
Erscheinungsjahr 2012-10-25
Seitenanzahl 336
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