
Zoom
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In Zoom, Bob Berman takes a thrilling tour around the wondrous and myriad motions that shape every aspect of the universe. Spanning astronomy, geology, biology, meteorology and history, he explains how clouds stay aloft, how the earth's rotation curves a ball's flight, how a mosquito's familiar whine is tuned to a perfect A sharp, how the day gets longer every century, and much more.
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'Absolutely fascinating... passionate, packed with interesting facts and numbers, and full of colourful details... a delightful book' * BBC Sky at Night * 'Absorbing' * Daily Mail * 'Berman interweaves a formidable number of facts through the book which light up every page... it all adds up to an entertaining read, leaving you in no doubt how incredible life and the universe we live in really are' Four stars. * BBC Focus * 'Bob Berman's The Sun's Heartbeat glitters and skips with the joy and excitement of science at its best. He explains things I always wondered about without diminishing the star-gazer's sense of awe.' -- Mark Kurlansky, author of <i>Salt</i> and <i>Cod</i> 'Berman's pitch-perfect book goes a long way to answering the questions you thought were too dumb to ask, but it does much more than simply provide facts... Berman is a master storyteller' * New Scientist on The Sun's Heartbeat * 'Light-hearted and fun... Above all, the author's enthusiasm for science shines through' * Wall Street Journal on The Sun's Heartbeat * 'Deeply enjoyable... Berman comes across as the world's most enthusiastic science teacher' * Washington Post on The Sun's Heartbeat *More details
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- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Forward
- Prologue: Damage and Escape
- PART 1: FIGURING OUT THE MOTION PICTURE
- CHAPTER 1: The Growth of Nothingness
- CHAPTER 2: Slow as Molasses
- CHAPTER 3: Runaway Poles
- CHAPTER 4: The Man Who Only Loved Sand
- CHAPTER 5: Down the Drain
- CHAPTER 6: Frozen
- CHAPTER 7: April's Hidden Mysteries
- PART 2: THE PACE QUICKENS
- CHAPTER 8: The Gang That Deciphered the Wind
- CHAPTER 9: Blown Away
- CHAPTER 10: Falling
- CHAPTER 11: Rush Hour for Every Body
- CHAPTER 12: Brooks and Breakers
- CHAPTER 13: Invisible Companions
- CHAPTER 14: The Stop-Action Murderer
- CHAPTER 15: Barriers of Light and Sound
- CHAPTER 16: Meteor in the Kitchen
- CHAPTER 17: Infinite Speed
- CHAPTER 18: Sleepy Village in an Exploding Universe
- Acknowledgments
- Appendix 1: Table of Selected Natural Speeds
- Appendix 2: A Note on Accuracy and Choice of Units
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author
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