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Forces of Nature
Forces of Nature | Andrew Cohen, Professor Brian Cox
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Sunday Times Bestseller How did life on Earth begin? What is the nature of space and time? What are the chances that we will discover life on other worlds?
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kaysworld1
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First 2 books of the #spookoweenreadathon @TheSpineView read and returned to the library.
Forces of Nature by Brian Cox- This was a great book. The science teacher in me was nodding along with most of this book, I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Good Immigrant by Nikesh Shukla - Some really great stories.
Thanks to my school I'm glad I got to read it.

#schoolbooks #schoollibrary #readingthelibrary #librarybooks #reading #immigration #reallife

TheSpineView Fantastic 2y
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MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm
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My brain is absolute mush now. Two physics books in a row? What was I thinking?! I blame SciManDan and his book club.
This book was a bit more advanced than The Ascent of Gravity. I‘m glad I read the other first. Cox also leans much more heavily on the mathematical equations, which are not my strong point, and I found my mind zoning out at times.
The layout of my copy is absolutely atrocious, it‘s one of the ugliest book insides I‘ve ⬇️

MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm ever seen. There were huge chunks of blank space on pages to make room for little 2in diagrams. Then there were quote pulls placed several pages before the actual quote appeared in the text.
The information within is solid though, and despite my handicap with Math, I deepened my understanding of the universe. That‘s really all I ask of books like this. (Litsy wasn‘t working earlier, so this bit is being added late. 🤦‍♀️)
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MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm
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I‘m dying!! 😂🤣😂🤣

I‘m not on Twitter, but I have seen screenshots of people masquerading as historical figures, and I love it. 😅

I feel ya, Galileo, I feel ya.

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MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm
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Sent the hubby off to work while me and the cat snuggled under the covers with my books. Made sure my chickens were good and that the wild bird feeders were full then hightailed it right back inside. Mr. Nutters came to peruse my offerings shortly thereafter. 🐿 I hope everyone that has to venture out in this winter storm today is staying safe and warm!
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Johanna414 It‘s not supposed to hit us until tonight, so I‘m planning an emergency library trip before then! 3y
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @Johanna414 A VERY good idea! 👍📚 3y
cozypunk A calico! 😽 3y
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @dandy.punk Hehe, she was very grumpy about the cold yesterday and after this photo pretty much stayed buried under the fuzzy blankets for the rest of the day. 😅❤️ 3y
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MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm
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Only eleven pages in and I‘m loving this. 😍

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shanaqui
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Worked better for me than the other book from the series I read -- I actually grasped a good proportion of the physics! (I understood all the biology, of course.) Cox does have an enthusiasm that helps a lot. Wonder if the TV series would work to explain relativity... Might help through providing visuals; being aphantasic, I'm a little stuck when someone says "picture xyz..." to start their example.

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shanaqui
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Yeesh. I followed the part about symmetry. Gravity and spherical planets and elliptical orbits all make sense now. But relativity. Nope. No way. Cannot compute.

LibrarianJen I can't math. I can do theory though so I like math as long as you don't throw numbers into it. 🤣 5y
shanaqui @LibrarianJen I can't math either (numbers jumble, for me) but I also can't follow equations most of the time! A bad scientist I make. 5y
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arlenefinnigan
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Freespirit I do like Brian Cox🤗 5y
Cinfhen I think my older son would love this!! Fascinating and he‘s the kid that always asked “why” 5y
Mdargusch It sounds very interesting! I too have a @child that loves to store those kind of facts in her head @Cinfhen 5y
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Reviewsbylola This one looks interesting. 5y
gradcat I find Brian Cox so cute...am I the only one who likes his geek/nerd cuteness? 😂♥️ 5y
kaysworld1 @gradcat I find him quiet dishy too 😆 I'm taking chemistry in university so we mention and study him a lot. 3y
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Moray_Reads
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saresmoore YES! I love this! This basically sums up my philosophy of homeschool. 6y
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