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Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
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 formation of the Earth and Moon
Life on an orbiting planet
Life on an orbiting, spinning planet
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
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?
Why do hot things shine?
A serendipitous aside; the solar neutrino problem
Pale blue green planet
Pale blue green planet
Pale blue green planet
Pale coloured dots
Index
Picture Credits
Acknowledgements
About This Author
About the Publisher
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