4% Universe: Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Race to Discover the Rest of Reality
by:
Richard Panek (author)
Only 4% of the universe consists of the matter that makes up you, me, every star, every and planet. Over the past few decades, a handful of scientists have been battling to understand the rest: the strange "dark matter" and even stranger "dark energy". In exhilarating detail, Panek takes us on an...
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Only 4% of the universe consists of the matter that makes up you, me, every star, every and planet. Over the past few decades, a handful of scientists have been battling to understand the rest: the strange "dark matter" and even stranger "dark energy". In exhilarating detail, Panek takes us on an intimate tour of the epic rivalries, the eureka moments, the blind alleys, and the great mysteries that are redefining science and reinventing the universe.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781851688968 (185168896X)
ASIN: 185168896X
Publish date: 2012-03-01
Publisher: Oneworld
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English