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The beginning and the end of everything : from the big bang to the end of the universe / Paul Parsons.

by Parsons, Paul, 1971- author.

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London : Michael O'Mara Books Limited, 2018.

9781782439561 (hardcover) :

1782439560 (hardcover)

xii, 276 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Our place in the universe -- The theory within the theory -- The expanding cosmos -- Two smoking barrels -- Most of our universe is missing -- A quantum interlude -- Into darkness -- The even bigger bang -- The birth of galaxies -- From out of nowhere -- Worlds in parallel -- Crunch time -- The long dark eternity -- Into the unknown.

"Authoritative and engaging, Paul Parsons takes us on a rollercoaster ride through billions of light years to tell the story of the Big Bang, from birth to death. 13.8 billion years ago, something incredible happened. Matter, energy, space and time all suddenly burst into existence in a cataclysmic event that's come to be known as the Big Bang. It was the birth of our universe. What started life smaller than the tiniest subatomic particle is now unimaginably vast and plays home to trillions of galaxies. The formulation of the Big Bang theory is a story that combines some of the most far-reaching concepts in fundamental physics with equally far-reaching observations of the universe. And as our understanding of the birth of the universe deepens, so does the realization that it cannot last forever. Including the latest astronomical observations and theoretical breakthroughs, as well as examining the theories that reveal how our universe could end, this is an enlightening account of modern cosmology"--Publisher's description.

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