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Strange Universe : The Weird and Wild Science of Everyday Life--on Earth and Beyond by Bob Berman (2004, Hardcover)
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Geared to the nonscientist, Bermans original essays are filled with the trademark wit and cleverness that has earned him acclaim over many years in his columns for Astronomy and Discover magazines. Fascinating to anyone interested in the wonders of our world and the cosmos beyond, Strange Universe will make you smile and think.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHolt & Company, Henry
ISBN-100805073280
ISBN-139780805073287
eBay Product ID (ePID)2496510
Product Key Features
Book TitleStrange Universe : the Weird and Wild Science of Everyday Life--On Earth and Beyond
Number of Pages224 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2004
TopicAstronomy
IllustratorYes
FeaturesRevised
GenreScience
AuthorBob Berman
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight15.9 Oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2003-060687
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisAn illuminating and entertaining scientific exploration of everyday oddities Bob Berman's Strange Universe is a unique guidebook to some of the more bizarre moments in astronomy and astonishingly true facts about the world around us. Berman is motivated by a straightforward philosophy: everyone can understand science. He feels passionately that basic realities of our existence are truly marvelous, and it only takes a little bit of science to appreciate them. Geared to the nonscientist, Berman's original essays are filled with the trademark wit and cleverness that has earned him acclaim over many years in his columns for Astronomy and Discover magazines. He emphasizes curiosities of the natural world to which everyone can relate, and dishes on the little-known secrets about space and some of science's biggest blunders (including a very embarrassing moment from Buzz Aldrin's trip to the moon). Fascinating to anyone interested in the wonders of our world and the cosmos beyond, Strange Universe will make you smile and think., An illuminating and entertaining scientific exploration of everyday oddities Bob Berman's Strange Universe is a unique guidebook to some of the more bizarre moments in astronomy and astonishingly true facts about the world around us., How many scientific phenomena do you experience each morning? As it turns out, quite a few. What you perceive as a shower curtain blowing in annoyingly against your leg or the colorful swirls on an oily puddle, a scientist might describe as, respectively. Bernoulli's principle and diffraction -- keys to understanding countless marvels that forever surround us. Why is Groundhog Day the strangest of our national traditions? How much truth is there to the belief that water spiraling down a drain has something to do with Earth's rotation? What was the most embarrassing, little-known moment about the first moon landing? In this wide-ranging and entertaining tour of the cosmos (and of our own little planet), renowned astronomer Bob Berman points out that the universe is as full of curveballs as it is of electrons; it only takes a little bit of science to appreciate it. Berman's column, "Strange Universe," is one of Astronomy magazine's most beloved features, and here he offers an irreverent yet rigorous approach to illuminate the mystery and majesty in the mundane details of daily life, launching us on an adventure across the universe. Appealing to anyone who wants to look at the world and life through a fresh lens, Strange Universe is filled with the trademark wit and cleverness that has earned Bob Berman widespread acclaim among scientists and aficionados alike. This book will forever transform your daily routine through its revelations of the when-what-how-and-why of our astonishing world. Book jacket.
LC Classification NumberQB44.3.B37 2003
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