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02636aam a2200361Ii 4500 001 944767340F2511E9BB56EF4997128E48 003 SILO 005 20190103010119 008 170222t20182018enka b 001 0 eng d 010 $a 2017953064 020 $a 019879651X 020 $a 9780198796510 035 $a (OCoLC)1030664544 040 $a NLE $b eng $e rda $c NLE $d NLE $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d YDX $d LTSCA $d ZYU $d HTM $d TXI $d GZM $d WAU $d SILO 050 4 $a QC178 B56 2018 100 1 $a BineÌtruy, P. $q (Pierre), $e author. 245 10 $a Gravity! : $b the quest for gravitational waves / $c Pierre BineÌtruy. 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a Oxford, United Kingdom : $b Oxford University Press, $c 2018. 300 $a viii, 245 pages : $b illustrations (chiefly color), $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (page 229) and index. 505 0 $a Prologue. Transfigured night -- Gravity's rainbow : Galileo, Newton, Einstein -- General relativity : from the theory of gravity to a theory of the universe -- Observing the universe -- Inner space, outer space : so close and so far away -- The first moments : from inflation to the first light -- Dark energy and quantum vacuum -- Lec̦on de teÌneÌbres : black holes -- Gravity turned into waves -- We did it! -- A new constellation in the sky : LISA -- Epilogue. Towards what future? 520 $a "What familiar force do the Big Bang, the expansion of the Universe, dark matter and dark energy, black holes, and gravitational waves all have in common? This dynamic book uncovers gravity as a key to understanding these fascinating phenomena that have so captivated public interest in recent years. Readers ... will explore the latest discoveries on how this ordinary force in our everyday lives powers the most colossal changes in the Universe. Written by the popular French public scientist and leading astrophysicist Pierre BineÌtruy, the book also explains the recent experimental confirmation of the existence of gravitational waves"--Page 4 of cover. 650 0 $a Gravitation $v Popular works. 650 0 $a Gravitational waves $v Popular works. 650 0 $a Gravity $v Popular works. 700 1 $i Expanded version of (work): $a BineÌtruy, P. $q (Pierre). $t Poursuite des ondes gravitationnelles. 776 08 $i Online version: $a BineÌtruy, P. (Pierre). $t Gravity! The quest for gravitional waves. $d Oxford : Oxford University Press 2018 $z 9780192516534 $w (OCoLC)1032375557 941 $a 2 952 $l GAAX314 $d 20191026010129.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20190305055528.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=944767340F2511E9BB56EF4997128E48 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search