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An edition of The edge of physics (2010)

The edge of physics

a journey to Earth's extremes to unlock the secrets of the universe

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The state of experimental physics as driven by cosmology at the first decade of the 21st century.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Language
English

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Subjects
experimental physics, cosmology, theoretical physics, engineering, Physics, Popular works
People
Albert Einstein, George Gamow, Alan Guth, George Hale, Edwin Hubble
Places
Antarctica, Antofagasta, Lake Baikal, CERN, Karoo, McMurdo, Milky Way
Times
the 20th century, first decade of the 21st century

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Edge of Physics: Dispatches from the Frontiers of Cosmology
2020, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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The Edge of Physics: A Journey to Earth's Extremes to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe
Jan 14, 2011, Mariner Books
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Edge of Physics: Dispatches from the Frontiers of Cosmology
2011, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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The edge of physics: a journey to Earth's extremes to unlock the secrets of the universe
2010, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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Edge of Physics: A Journey to Earth's Extremes to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe
2010, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers
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Edge of Physics: A Journey to Earth's Extremes to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe
2010, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers
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The edge of physics: dispatches from the frontiers of cosmology
2010, Duckworth Overlook
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Book Details

First Sentence

"It was the day after Christmas in 2004, a bright winter's day in Berkeley, California."

Table of Contents

Monks and astronomers
The detector that sees nothing
Little neutral ones
The Paranal light quartet
Fire, rock, and ice
Three thousand eyes in the Karoo
Antimatter over Antarctica
Einstein meets quantum physics at the South Pole
The heart of the matter
Whispers from other universes.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Boston
Genre
Popular works
Copyright Date
2010

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
530
Library of Congress
QC24.5 .A53 2010, QC24.5.A53 2010

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Pagination
p. cm.

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL23230402M
Internet Archive
edgeofphysicsjou00anan
ISBN 13
9780618884681
LCCN
2009020225
OCLC/WorldCat
317917984
Library Thing
9062700
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6898420

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