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Title Page
Copyright
Praise for Professor Brian Cox
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 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
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Acknowledgements
About the Authors
About the Publisher
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