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  Merveilles de l'univers : 15 observations scientifiques insolites

  Marcus Chown

  • J'ai Lu
  • Librio
  • 13 Octobre 2021
  • 9782290257524

  Saviez-vous qu'un tiers de votre ADN est commun avec celui d'un champignon? qu'à chaque inspiration vous respirez un atome expiré par Marilyn Monroe? que si le soleil était fait de bananes, cela ne changerait rien? Les dernières avancées scientifiques et technologiques, nos aventures dans l'espace ainsi que notre compréhension approfondie du monde quantique nous ont révélé un Univers bien plus complexe et étrange que nous ne l'aurions imaginé.Cet ouvrage est un voyage fascinant à travers 15 observations scientifiques insolites expliquées avec humour et clarté.
  

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  A CRACK IN EVERYTHING ; HOW BLACK HOLES CAME IN FROM THE COLD AND TOOK COSMIC CENTRE STAGE

  Marcus Chown

  • Head Of Zeus
  • 5 Juin 2025
  • 9781804544334

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  Afterglow of creation

  Marcus Chown

  • Faber
  • 21 Janvier 2010
  • 9780571250592

  The scientists who first detected the cosmic radiation, that was identified as the afterglow of the big bang, had to admit that it was more by accident than intention. This title explains one of the biggest discoveries in modern science - and presents a picture of what happened next.
  

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  We Need to Talk About Kelvin ; What Everyday Things Tell Us About the Universe

  Marcus Chown

  • Faber
  • 20 Août 2010
  • 9780571244034

  The reflection of your face in a window tells you that the universe is orchestrated by chance. Your TV tells you that the universe had a beginning. This book considers familiar features of the world we know and shows how they can be used to explain profound truths about the ultimate nature of reality.
  

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  The Never-ending Days of Being Dead ; Dispatches from the Front Line of Science

  Marcus Chown

  • Faber
  • 6 Septembre 2007
  • 9780571220564

  Where did we come from? What the hell are we doing here? Is Elvis alive and kicking in another space domain? What's beyond the edge of the Universe? Did aliens build the stars? Can we live forever? This work presents an eye-opening look at the nature of reality and the place of life in the universe.
  

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  Tweeting the universe: tiny explanations of very big ideas

  Marcus Chown, Govert Schilling

  • Faber
  • 7 Mars 2013
  • 9780571295708

  In 140 pages, the authors present 140 explanations of the biggest questions in physics - in the form of 10 or so tweets per page. They set themselves the challenge of boiling down what is essential on each subject into sentences of 140 characters, and the results are both entertaining and brilliantly informative.
  

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  WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD - ONE MAN'S ATTEMPT TO EXPLAIN THE BIG STUFF

  Marcus Chown

  • Faber
  • 4 Septembre 2014
  • 9780571278411

  Why do we breathe? What is money? How does the brain work? Why did life invent sex? Does time really exist? How does capitalism work - or not, as the case may be? Where do mountains come from? How do computers work? How did humans get to dominate the Earth? Why is there something rather than nothing? This book deals with these questions.
  

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  Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You: A Guide to the Universe

  Marcus Chown

  • Faber
  • 26 Août 2008
  • 9780571235469

  Did you know that there's so much empty space inside matter that the entire human race could be squeezed into the volume of a sugar cube? Or that you grow old more quickly on the top floor of a building than on the ground floor? This book is a science book discussing such questions.
  

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