Forces of Nature by Cox, Brian -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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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

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