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The zoomable universe, an epic tour through cosmic scale, from almost everything to nearly nothing, Caleb Scharf ; illustrations by Ron Miller ; and 5W Infographics

Label
The zoomable universe, an epic tour through cosmic scale, from almost everything to nearly nothing, Caleb Scharf ; illustrations by Ron Miller ; and 5W Infographics
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-204)
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The zoomable universe
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
969197171
Responsibility statement
Caleb Scharf ; illustrations by Ron Miller ; and 5W Infographics
Sub title
an epic tour through cosmic scale, from almost everything to nearly nothing
Summary
Astrobiologist Caleb Scharf and artist Ron Miller take us on an epic tour through all known scales of reality, from the largest possible magnitude to the smallest. Drawing on cutting-edge science, they begin at the limits of the observable universe, a scale spanning 10̂27 meters -- about 93 billion light-years. And they end in the subatomic realm, at 10̂-35 meters, where the fabric of space-time itself confounds all known rules of physics. In between are galaxies, stars and planets, oceans and continents, plants and animals, microorganisms, atoms, and much, much more
Table Of Contents
Almost everything -- Darkness and light -- The slow, the fast, and the fantastic -- Planets, planets, planets -- A world we call Earth -- Being conscious in the cosmos -- From many to one -- The undergrowth -- The emptiness of matter -- It's full of ... fields -- From nearly nothing to almost everything
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