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050	0	0	_aQC178 _b.S36 2003
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100	1		_aSchutz, Bernard F., _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aGravity from the ground up / _cBernard Schutz.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2003.
300			_a1 online resource (xxvi, 462 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
520			_aThis book invites the reader to understand our Universe, not just marvel at it. From the clock-like motions of the planets to the catastrophic collapse of a star into a black hole, gravity controls the Universe. Gravity is central to modern physics, helping to answer the deepest questions about the nature of time, the origin of the Universe and the unification of the forces of nature. Linking key experiments and observations through careful physical reasoning, the author builds the reader's insight step-by-step from simple but profound facts about gravity on Earth to the frontiers of research. Topics covered include the nature of stars and galaxies, the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy, black holes, gravitational waves, inflation and the Big Bang. Suitable for general readers and for undergraduate courses, the treatment uses only high-school level mathematics, supplemented by optional computer programs, to explain the laws of physics governing gravity.
650		0	_aGravitation.
650		0	_aGravity.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521455060
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511807800
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