Light Years by Brian Clegg
The fully updated 2nd edition of this critically acclaimed book covers the exciting developments in light science of the past five years. Light Years is an engaging survey of everything we know of the universe's most enigmatic phenomenon and the remarkable people who have been captivated by it.-
The Fossil Hunter
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Superfuel
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Extreme Fear
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De La Mettrie's Ghost
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The Science of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"
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Uranium Wars
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Born-Einstein Letters, 1916-1955
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The Secret World of Sleep
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Extreme Weather
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Lost Antarctica
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Different Engines
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Viruses Vs. Superbugs
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Masters of the Planet
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10 Questions Science Can't Answer (Yet)
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The Power of the Sea
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This Borrowed Earth
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Second Nature
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Broken Genius
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Running Out of Water
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Mathematics with Love
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The Artificial Ape
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The Million Death Quake
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Ancestral Roots
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Science and Controversy
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Pleasurable Kingdom
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The Living End
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Sex, Drugs and DNA
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Revolution in Science
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Living with Enza
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Print Is Dead
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The Whole Story
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Space on Earth
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Venomous Earth
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Bones, Rocks and Stars
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Middle World
Reviews for previous editions:
'Extraordinary, humorous, interesting, awesome' - NewScientist
'Immensely likeable' - Guardian
'A fascinating book on a fascinating subject' - Sir Patrick Moore CBE
'Illuminates and entertains' - Sir Clive Sinclair
'Extraordinary, humorous, interesting, awesome' - NewScientist
'Immensely likeable' - Guardian
'A fascinating book on a fascinating subject' - Sir Patrick Moore CBE
'Illuminates and entertains' - Sir Clive Sinclair
BRIAN CLEGG has written five popular science books, including A Brief History of Infinity and The God Effect, and twenty business books; these have been translated into many languages, including German, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Polish, Turkish, Norwegian, Thai and Indonesian. Brian runs the website www.popularscience.co.uk and writes, lectures and broadcasts widely about science. He studied Natural Sciences at Cambridge University and Operational Research at Lancaster University, UK, and is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He founded the Emerging Technologies
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| ISBN 13 | 9780230527256 |
| ISBN 10 | 0230527256 |
| Title | Light Years |
| Author | Brian Clegg |
| Series | Macmillan Science |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Year published | 2007-11-04 |
| Number of pages | 262 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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