How it all works : all scientific laws and phenomena illustrated & demonstrated / illustrated by] Adam Dant and [written by] Brian Clegg.

By:

Clegg, Brian [Author]

Contributor(s):

Dant, Adam []

Material type: Text

TextDescription: 1 online resource (151 pages) : colour illustrationsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780711256798

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

Q175 .H695 2021

Online resources:

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Contents:

1 The kitchen -- 2 The house -- 3 The garden -- 4 The science museum -- 5 The hospital -- 6 The town square -- 7 The street -- 8 The countryside -- 9 The coastline -- 10 The continent -- 11 The Earth -- 12 The solar system -- 13 The entire universe! -- Reference section / Key figures -- Index of laws and phenomena.

Subject: How It All Works is a unique and unprecedented demonstration of our universe and how it works. Starting in the home, and moving through ever more complex scenes of street, city and landscape, all the way to the solar system and the whole universe, Adam Dant's exquisite illustrations reveal where scientific laws apply and where the phenomena they create are to be found. A rigorous reference section includes all these in alphabetical order for ease of use as well as providing mini-portraits and biographies of key scientists of the ages, from Newton to Einstein and beyond. From the atomic to the entire universe, How It All Works is an essential and entertaining visual guide to the laws and phenomena of science, and their application in our world.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	URL	Status	Date due	Barcode
Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD)	G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE	Non-fiction	Q175.32.39 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Link to resource	Available		on1285524182

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction -- 1 The kitchen -- 2 The house -- 3 The garden -- 4 The science museum -- 5 The hospital -- 6 The town square -- 7 The street -- 8 The countryside -- 9 The coastline -- 10 The continent -- 11 The Earth -- 12 The solar system -- 13 The entire universe! -- Reference section / Key figures -- Index of laws and phenomena.

How It All Works is a unique and unprecedented demonstration of our universe and how it works. Starting in the home, and moving through ever more complex scenes of street, city and landscape, all the way to the solar system and the whole universe, Adam Dant's exquisite illustrations reveal where scientific laws apply and where the phenomena they create are to be found. A rigorous reference section includes all these in alphabetical order for ease of use as well as providing mini-portraits and biographies of key scientists of the ages, from Newton to Einstein and beyond. From the atomic to the entire universe, How It All Works is an essential and entertaining visual guide to the laws and phenomena of science, and their application in our world.

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