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Bang! The Complete History of the Universe
by: Brian May, Sir Patrick Moore, Chris Lintott
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Rating: - Excellent Reading
As soon as I saw this book and read the reviews I had to buy it, On receiving the book you can tell immediately a lot of hard work and thought has gone into it, the book itself is beautifully put together the front cover has a striking hologram on the front, it's a well executed graphical representation of the Big Bang and is a really nice bonus.
I liked how the book puts forward fairly complicated astronomy and science in an easy and enjoyable way, without the feeling you're being ... Read More
Rating: - five stars
this book is basically a history of the universe, starting from the planck time-length through to 13,700,000,000 years later and the present day, which is where the speed of light limits its scope.
it's told in language that is easy to understand, although it does skim over the details a little (i'm actually quite interested in the maths of molecule-making), and all-in-all is a thoroughly fascinating read.
the pictures, photos and diagrams are highly informative and gorgeous ... Read More
Rating: - An entertaining outline
On first reading this book it appears to be a fairly exhaustive account of the Universe from the big bang, through the present day and on to the ultimate end of the Universe. Consider it a little further however and you realise it is only scratching the surface of what is known or believed about the origins and ultimate destiny of the Universe. I found the treatment of Hawking radiation, for example, cursory to say the least, and caused me to ask obvious questions not dealt with in the text.
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Rating: - Starmaking Machinery
It has taken 13.7 billion years, but the Universe has finally produced a coffee-table quality book to commemorate the Big Bang and its consequences. _Bang! The Complete History of the Universe_ (Carlton Books) by Brian May, Patrick Moore, and Chris Lintott is not massive, as coffee-table books go, but its big format is perfect for the dramatic sorts of pictures that the Hubble Space Telescope or the larger Earth-bound telescopes can give us. It isn't just pictures, however. The text does an exemplary ... Read More
Rating: - I Learned So Much From This Book !
I am a Creationist who knew nothing about astronomy, physics and the history of the universe. Brian May's input into this book was very helpful to me because he wrote about very profound topics in a manner that I could understand. For that matter, Bang has helped me to remain a Creationist while finally becoming open to evolution and scientific theories in reference to space, time, and the beginning and the lurking end of the universe. Bang is a book for scientists and normal people who want to learn about ... Read More
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Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9781844422319
ISBN: 1844422313
Label: Carlton Books Ltd
Manufacturer: Carlton Books Ltd
Number Of Pages: 200
Publication Date: October 01, 2007
Publisher: Carlton Books Ltd
Sales Rank: 2127
Studio: Carlton Books Ltd
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