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Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Praise for Professor Brian Cox

Dedication

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 Seasons

The Formation of the Earth and Moon

Life on an Orbiting Planet: Storms

Life on an Orbiting, Spinning Planet: The Tides

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: A Framework to Make Sense of Life on Earth

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?: Part 1: James Clerk Maxwell and the Golden Age of Wireless

Why do Hot Things Shine?: Part 2: Max Planck and the Quantum Revolution

A Serendipitous Aside; The Solar Neutrino Problem

Pale Blue Green Planet: Part 1: The Oceans

Pale Blue Green Planet: Part 2: The Sky

Pale Blue Green Planet: Part 3: The Land

Pale Coloured Dots

Plate Section

Picture Credits

Index

By the Same Author

Acknowledgements

About the Authors

About the Publisher