Wonders of the Universe (Wonders Series) by Brian Cox (PDF)

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“Cox brings a magical enchantment to this life-changing book. . . . I swear that you will never be the same again after you turn the last page of this unique and irresistible book.” —Sunday Express (London)Experience the cosmos as never before with Brian Cox’s Wonders of the Universe, a gorgeously illustrated, full-color companion to his wildly popular miniseries on the Discovery Channel and BBC. Breathtaking images brighten Cox’s enthralling exploration of the fascinating science and overwhelming majesty of natural phenomena from ocean currents to black holes. Cox, called “Carl Sagan with a Britpop haircut” by the Los Angeles Times, follows in the footsteps of Stephen Hawking and Brian Greene in this riveting and dynamic tour through the Wonders of the Universe.

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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!

⭐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.

⭐Just got it today (received it in less than 24 hours what?! ). Looks so lovely. I am super excited to read it. Already bought a second copy for my dad. Thanks Russell Brand for tunin me in to Brian Cox, whose wonderment at the Universe is delightfully infectious! I want to learn more about particle physics and the Universe and everything in it… I’m stunned when reading about this stuff. It’s crazy!

⭐This book is delightful. Like its companion video series, it is part travelogue, part history and part down and dirty mind-blowing science. To tell his story, Cox travels to thoughtfully chosen locations around the globe to draw parallels between the archeology of our planet and its interconnectedness to all that there is in the universe.Unlike the video series, the book gives Cox a platform to dive more deeply into the stories behind the luminaries and visionaries who made scientific discoveries throughout history. Cox’s respect for the scientists who came before him is very apparent, as well as his infectious enthusiasm for his chosen field. Most entries in the book are concise, well-crafted standalone stories (2-6 pages in length) that easily lend themselves to a cup of coffee, a comfy chair and an open mind.Cox has an unassuming and conversational manner for relating complex physics to our everyday world. Reading this book is like sitting down to a dinner table with Professor Cox and having a lively discussion about the timeless mysteries of our universe. It’s truly a great read for anyone with a layperson’s interest in physics, space, the cosmos and how our earthly home fits into it all.

⭐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)

⭐If you’re into taking an imaginary walk through science at the edge that is understandable for us mere mortals, this is a good start. Heinz R. Pagels and Brian Greene are as or more awesome from string to multi-verse theory; beautiful and fascinating. Pagels’ view of something from nothing floored me though I probably got it wrong… if something like time exists in the realm of nothingness and it continues long enough something that shouldn’t happen… must happen. Imagine your job is to drive a dump truck “forever” and each ‘day’ you ‘get a dump truck full of six sided dice and take them to a ‘field and dump them all, then get out and check the results. One day… far… far into the future they will all come up snake-eyes!

⭐This book is a hard cover and beautifully illustrated. The only thing is in some section it’s hard to read the page number

⭐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).

⭐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.

⭐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 .

⭐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 understandableGoes into depthAlot!! of diagrams and photosany body could pick it up and understand itConsMy 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.

⭐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.

⭐Brian Cox writes so enthusiastically about his subject he carries the reader along on this amazing journey around the Cosmos explaining all the wonders so even a complete novice can’t help but be enthralled, I have always had a fascination for how our universe works and he has helped me to try and get an understanding of the complicated workings of the world of the atoms that make up the visible world, this book to me it is intensely exciting and a real page turner, I had already purchased the hard back edition from Amazon but found it rather heavy to hold while reading in bed so I bought the kindle copy and found the only drawback being the photographs in black and white which are so beautiful in the hard back so I read my kindle in bed and then consult my hardback later for the photographs to fully marvel at our universe

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