Macmillan Science
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Macmillan Science

An Exploration of Mankind's Enduring Fascination with Light

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eBook - PDF

Macmillan Science

An Exploration of Mankind's Enduring Fascination with Light

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The fully updated 2nd edition of this critically acclaimed book covers the exciting developments in light science of the past five years. Light Years is an engaging survey of everything we know of the universe's most enigmatic phenomenon and the remarkable people who have been captivated by it.

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Year
2018
ISBN
9781349995813

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. 1 At the speed of light
  9. 2 The philosophers
  10. 3 Out of the darkness
  11. 4 Engines of light
  12. 5 Seeing further
  13. 6 Light’s anatomy
  14. 7 Death of the ether
  15. 8 Fearful symmetry
  16. 9 QED
  17. 10 Tangled light
  18. 11 Tyger! Tyger!
  19. Further reading
  20. Index