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Copyright William Collins An imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 1 London Bridge Street London SE1 9GF WilliamCollinsBooks.com This eBook edition published by William Collins in 2017 Text © Brian Cox and Andrew Cohen 2016 Photographs © individual copyright holders Diagrams, design and layout © HarperCollins Publishers 2017 By arrangement with the BBC. The BBC logo is a trademark of the British Broadcasting Corporation and is used under licence. BBC logo © BBC 2014 The authors assert their moral right to be identified as the authors of this work. Cover image © Shutterstock A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non- exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this eBook on- screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins Publishers. Source ISBN: 9780008210038 Ebook Edition © March 2017 ISBN: 9780008249335 Version: 2017-07-17 Praise for Professor Brian Cox: ‘Engaging, ambitious and creative.’ – Guardian ‘He bridges the gap between our childish sense of wonder and a rather more professional grasp of the scale of things.’ – Independent ‘If you didn’t utter a wow watching the TV, you will while reading the book.’ – The Times ‘In this book of the acclaimed BBC2 TV series, Professor Cox shows us the cosmos as we have never seen it before – a place full of the most bizarre and powerful natural phenomena.’ – Sunday Express ‘Cox’s romantic, lyrical approach to astrophysics all adds up to an experience that feels less like homework and more like having a story told to you. A really good story, too.’ – Guardian ‘Will entertain and delight … what a priceless gift that would be.’ – Independent on Sunday For my dad, David. – Brian Cox For Benjamin, Martha, Theo, Dan, Jake, Lyla, Ellie, Toby, Phoebe, Max, Zak, Josh, Isaac and Tabitha because curious young minds always ask the smartest of questions. – Andrew Cohen Contents Cover Title Page Copyright Praise for Professor Brian Cox Dedication Chapter 1 SYMMETRY The Universe in a Snowflake Why do Bees Build Hexagons? Knocking on the Doors of Chemistry The Fundamental Building Blocks and the Forces of Nature Why is the Earth a Sphere? Why does Life Come in So Many Shapes and Sizes? Symmetry and Symmetry Breaking in Biology The Universe in a Snowflake Chapter 2 MOTION Somewhere in Spacetime Life on an Orbiting Planet: The Seasons The Formation of the Earth and Moon Life on an Orbiting Planet: Storms Life on an Orbiting, Spinning Planet: The Tides Einstein’s Theory of Special Relativity Somewhere in Spacetime Spacetime Calculations Chapter 3 ELEMENTS The Moth and the Flame Chemistry is all About the Movement of Electrons Frankenstein’s Monsters On the Origin of Species: A Framework to Make Sense of Life on Earth The Oldest Life on Earth A Warm Little Pond? Life, Thermodynamics and Entropy The Moth and the Flame A Very Different Eden Life Beyond Earth Chapter 4 COLOUR Pale Blue Dot The Rainbow Connection Why does the Sun Shine? The Nuclear Physics of the Sun Why do Hot Things Shine?: Part 1: James Clerk Maxwell and the Golden Age of Wireless Why do Hot Things Shine?: Part 2: Max Planck and the Quantum Revolution A Serendipitous Aside; The Solar Neutrino Problem Pale Blue Green Planet: Part 1: The Oceans Pale Blue Green Planet: Part 2: The Sky Pale Blue Green Planet: Part 3: The Land Pale Coloured Dots Plate Section Picture Credits Index By the Same Author Acknowledgements About the Authors About the Publisher
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