Wonders of the Universe - Brian Cox
For Mum, Dad and Sandra – none of this would have been possible without you
Brian Cox
For my dad, Geof Cohen (1943–2007)
Andrew Cohen
Wonders of the Universe
Professor Brian Cox & Andrew Cohen
Contents
Introduction
The Universe
Chapter 1
Messengers
The Story of Light
Our place in the Universe
Our galactic neighbourhood
Mapping the Milky Way Galaxy
The shape of our galaxy
A star is born
What is Light?
Young’s double-slit experiment
Messengers from across the ocean of spa ...