Big Numbers: A Mind-Expanding Trip to Infinity and Back - Softcover

Gribbin, John; Gribbin, Mary; Edney, Ralph

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9781840464313: Big Numbers: A Mind-Expanding Trip to Infinity and Back

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ISBN 10: 1840464313 ISBN 13: 9781840464313

Publisher: Wizard Books, 2003

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Big Numbers is a brilliant and imaginative book for 10 to 12 year olds which paints a fascinating picture of the comparative scale of phenomena in our world, from the vast to the infinitesimal. The reader is taken on a roller-coaster ride through maths, physics, chemistry, biology and technology: from zero to infinity in maths and time; from subatomic particles to galaxies; from the speed and size of the Big Bang to the size and age of the universe; from the speed of light to the power of gravity; from the size of a White Dwarf to that of a Black Hole; from a strand of DNA to the evolution of life on Earth; from the Hubble telescope to nanotechnology; Combining words and pictures in the way that has made Icon's highly acclaimed Introducing books famous, Big Numbers will fire the imagination of any bright youngster.

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Review:

"Deftly explains big ideas through simple, but not patronising language" -- Lindsay Fraser, Guardian

"Intriguing, thought-provoking stuff, explained in a fun and lively fashion" -- Manchester Evening News

"Races through black holes and ... life as we know it ... a feat of facts. Entertains bright children and adults alike." -- New Scientist

'Deftly explains big ideas... aimed at children and adults who once enthused over the Guinness Book of Records.’ -- Lindsey Fraser, The Guardian, 11 March 2003

‘A feast of facts. Would entertain bright children and adults alike.’ -- New Scientist, 8 March 2003

‘Intriguing, thought-provoking stuff,explained in a fun and lively fashion.’ -- Manchester Evening News, 15 March 2003

From the Author:

John and Mary Gribbin are hugely respected popularisers of science for adults and children alike. Their Time and the Universe (Hodder) won the IES Information Book Award. Mary is the author of the hugely successful Eyewitness Guide to Time and Space (Dorling Kindersley). They live in Sussex. Ralph Edney is the brilliant illustrator of Introducing Time, Introducing Fractal Geometry and Introducing Learning and Memory.

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