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Wonders of the Universe. by Brian Cox Hardcover – March 1, 2011

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Professor Brian Cox is back with another insightful and mind-blowing exploration of space. This time he shows us our universe as we've never seen it before. 13.7 billion years old. 93 billion light years wide. It contains over 100 billion galaxies, each containing hundreds of billions of stars. This infinite, vast and complex Universe has been the subject of human fascination and scientific exploration for thousands of years. The wonders of the Universe might seem alien to us and impossible to understand, but away from the telescopes, the labs and the white coats, Professor Brian Cox uses the evidence found in the natural world around us to explain its simple truths. Travelling to the North Pole, Professor Cox demonstrates how spinning worlds create electrical currents and magnetism; he looks at the South Pacific Ocean to explain how the Universe communicates and moves in waves; he shows us how the water of the Angel Falls waterfall in Venezuela behaves exactly like the light does around a black hole. The same laws of light, gravity, time, matter and energy that govern us here on Earth are the same as those applied in the Universe. Using 3D CGI imagery, his expert knowledge and his infectious enthusiasm, Professor Cox shows us that if we can understand the impact of these governing laws on Earth it will bring us a step closer to an understanding of our Universe.

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256 pages
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March 1, 2011
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8.9 x 0.94 x 11.26 inches
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0007395825
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978-0007395828
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Collins; First Edition (March 1, 2011)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0007395825
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0007395828
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.95 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.9 x 0.94 x 11.26 inches

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Brian Cox, PhD, is a leading particle physicist and professor at the University of Manchester, as well as a researcher on one of the most ambitious experiments on Earth, the ATLAS experiment on the CERN Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland. A Royal Society research fellow, professor Cox was awarded the Order of the British Empire in 2010. He is the author of Why Does E=MC² and is well known as presenter of the television series Wonders of the Solar System and Wonders of the Universe. He was also the keyboard player in the UK pop band D:Ream in the 1990s.

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Alphathought

Easy reading but not timely

Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2018

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Basic and not quite up to speed in some areas. Poor gravity coverage, but then cosmology is changing or at least questioning at breakneck speed. Overall this would be appropriate for a high school level text if the teacher knew enough to point out the weak areas. I do think Cox could have introduced a few more fundamental mathematical relationships for good measure.

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Mr. Steve

Incredible, interesting information about space and science

Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2019

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Curious about the big bang theory or how stars and planets form? Where do the elements like hydrogen, helium, lithium, etc. come from? This book really explains the latest theories and does it in a very understandable way. I've enjoyed every page. I also read another book (Wonders of the Solar System) by the same author, Brian Cox; in fact, I read it through twice. It was great too, but this one even better. There is some overlap in the material, but I recommend both books.
Brian's also uses analogies here on earth to enhance his explanation of complicated things, which really seems to help. He also includes beautiful pictures taken from the Hubble and large telescopes, plus diagrams and charts that I can zoom into on my Kindle.
So, if you love science and space. this is a great book!

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Brian T

A Very Good Read

Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2020

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Wonders of the Universe was a thoroughly good read and quite easy to understand. There are some science books which while well written are a bit hard for an amateur to digest. Brian Cox, though has great knowledge and the ability to translate scientific jargon into terms a layman can understand. I give this book four stars, i do feel it could've gone into greater detail, but enjoyable nonetheless.

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Dene

Wonders of the Universe

Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2013

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When I first saw this series on BBC I decided to purchase the dvd collection. Then I viewed The Wonders of the Universe and purchased that dvd collection. I missed his series on The Wonders of Life since it hasn't been shown in the U.S. to my knowledge as of yet. So I then decided to purchase all of his books to accompany the dvds. It definitely was not a mistake. Brian has a way of describing each of these subjects in his own easygoing style which is refreshing since he is an astrophysicist. But he cuts through all of the formality so that each subject can be read and understanded by any reader. I can't recommend these books any higher. They are just marvelous.

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Troy Parsons

Wish it went deeper

Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2011

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This book does a really great job of putting into perspective the immense aspects of the universe, whether it be the sheer size or age of it, or even the age it will be when it dies!

However, I do wish it went a little deeper into the underlying physics of things. Professor Cox has wonderful and poetic analogies, but they can remain a little superficial, I was left thirsting for more gory details on why things are the way they are! Yet, it leaves you thirsting to know more about the astonishing nature of the cosmos. I never wanted to stop reading.

As for the Kindle version, the book is readable, but disjointed as what must be magazine-style layout in a book does not present very well on the Kindle. Many of the images are very detailed, vibrantly colored, and hence not really viewable on the Kindle. Future large-format, color readers should be great. (Check out the images on your PC)

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bama-momma

Just ok

Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2019

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I was a bit disappointed in this book in that it never really captured my interest as many books on cosmology have done. It covered a lot of ground but too superficially for my taste. The other problem was that the illustrations were useless in the Kindle edition and it was time consuming following the illustrations on my IPad while reading on the Kindle.

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Michael Kranitz

Should be required reading for ADULTS

Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2014

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Every human who lives in our solar system should read Brian's book. I routinely amaze people with facts I learned in Brian's book. I've had a keen interest in an astronomy since I was a child (I'm now 54) and considered myself reasonably acquainted with things like star death, distances, our solar system, etc. When I read Brian's book, however, it not only cast a new perspective for me on things, I also learned a great deal about how we determine the composition of distant bodies using only light.

It's a wonderful reference book and a great tool to swiftly take people from the mundane to the extraordinary (and back again after you realize that every piece of matter in the universe originated from the same place).

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rob

terrific book . thanks amazon and kindle.

Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2012

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i am ro from the australian high country.
proffessor brian cox has achieved something i very much wanted to study astro physics etc.he has cwertainly achjieved , this excellent book Wonders of the universe is absolutely amazingvery easy to read and understand. i am glad he took the time to relay to the readersall the (ormost of) the laws of nature.
simply a great book. hope to read more of hisASAP. working at CERN what a beautiful experience.
well done proffessor brian cox,great stuff, everybody should read it i reckon.what we are made of how we came about all explained in his book,what a treat we got when wrote this book.
thanbkyou mate your a gem.
cheers now Rob from Australia.

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john o'keeffe

An inspirational read.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 1, 2018

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I found Brain Cox's Wonders of the Universe an absolute fantastic & fascinating read as was the BBC TV series. It is a well structured, well laid out book with a user-friendly layout. It is also very well presented with the layout of mind-blowing photos of the universe from the moon to the solar system & the entire universe. If you were a big fan of the Brain Cox BBCTV series then I would say the book is a must-have.

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Say No More 67

Well presented and highly interesting for a layman like me , however...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 20, 2012

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As much as I like the subject and TV series and as much as Prof. Cox excels in presenting complex issues in plain language, I could not understand why dozens of pictures of Brian Cox himself, some full page or even bigger, had to be included in the book. It's a pity the producers fail to understand that there's a difference between a TV production and a book, even if one is based on the other. It seems to be a recurring thing with his books.

Imagine David Attenborough popping every few pages in Life Stories (the number is 0 - from dozens of pictures, not counting the one on the cover) or Andrew Marr doing so through Britain From Above . Putting a picture in the introduction should have been sufficient.

I've ordered Carl Sagan's Cosmos Hardcover edition, which is also based on a TV production, and surely inspired Cox, and while the quality of pictures and print of this early 80's book could hardly compete with today's standards I couldn't resist the temptation to count Sagan's pictures on the book (which also has hundreds of pictures). The result is - 2. One small one and another small one in which his silhouette is barely recognizable.

I also felt the illustrations and pictures are slightly pale and lifeless. Personally I found other publications such as the Universe (Astronomy) from DK publishing more appealing.

With all that said I still think it's a good and enjoyable book .

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Peter S.

Great book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 18, 2021

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Wonderful book full of very digestible information and beautiful images. I like Brian Cox and always loved anything to do with space and planets.
I could read the whole book over a weekend but trying to savour it and get all the information in my head.
Probably not for children unless they are geniuses.
Gives a good rundown on where it all began and how we got here, what is around us.

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K. T. Edwards

Brilliant,

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 2, 2011

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I originally wanted to buy the dvd version of this, and got my brother to buy it for me, and fortunately for me my brother got this by mistake, and so far i think its brilliant, I am doing a physics course so alot of this i already have a heads up on but there is far more i dont know about, so i can understand some of it with out much of a explanation (obviously not everything or id be a genius) and then other parts that i haven't heard or unsure about, but every thing is explained in detail, so much so that you dont need to be a rocket scientist to understand it.

The biggest down side to this book is that on my copy it looks like the printer bodged up one or two of the photos and left a small green splodge and roller scroll. Other than this small issue, i go out of my way to read this book.
Pros,
Highly understandable
Goes into depth
Alot!! of diagrams and photos
any body could pick it up and understand it
Cons
My copy has that small smudge, dont know if its supposed to be there, but if it looks out of place then it probably is, and in my case it probably is.

Id recommend this book to anybody if they have the slightest bit of interest in space or the origins of the universe.

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Geraldine Le Roes

but knew that it will be good, as have experience the enjoyment of seeing Professor ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 30, 2017

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Bought as a gift, but knew that it will be good, as have experience the enjoyment of seeing Professor Brian Cox live on stage and watched on television. A true genius who explains everything with such clarity, that I so wish he had been my science teacher. But he does inspire me to enjoy the scientific world, no matter how poor my grades were at school.

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