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02235aam a22003858i 4500 001 CCB011EC0E9811E6BE303780DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20190815012642 008 160328s2016 nyu j 001 0 eng 010 $a 2016005257 020 $a 1250069521 (hardcover) 020 $a 9781250069528 (hardcover) 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d SKYRV $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a QB983 $b .G35 2016 082 00 $a 523.1 $2 23 100 1 $a Galfard, Christophe. 245 14 $a The universe in your hand : $b a journey through space, time, and beyond / $c Christophe Galfard. 264 1 $a New York : $b Flatiron Books, $c 2016. 300 $a 386 pages ; $c 22 cm. 500 $a Includes index. 505 0 $a Foreword -- The cosmos -- Making sense of outer space -- Fast -- A dive into the quantum world -- To the origin of space and time -- Unexpected mysteries -- A step beyond what is known -- Epilogue. 520 $a "Christophe Galfard's mission in life is to spread modern scientific ideas to the general public in entertaining ways. Using his considerable skills as a brilliant theoretical physicist and successful young adult author, The Universe in Your Hand employs the immediacy of simple, direct language to show us, not explain to us, the theories that underpin everything we know about our universe. To understand what happens to a dying star, we are asked to picture ourselves floating in space in front of it. To get acquainted with the quantum world, we are shrunk to the size of an atom and then taken on a journey. Employing everyday similes and metaphors, addressing the reader directly, and writing stories rather than equations renders these astoundingly complex ideas in an immediate and visceral way." -- $c Amazon.com. 650 0 $a Cosmology. 651 0 $a Universe. 941 $a 8 952 $l ALPE516 $d 20240417013930.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20200806022734.0 952 $l AAPF906 $d 20190717031630.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20181006094601.0 952 $l CDPF771 $d 20160617010406.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20160602015429.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20160524011033.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20160430010048.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=CCB011EC0E9811E6BE303780DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search