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Cosmic Bullets - High Energy Particles In Astrophysics (Paperback)
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Cosmic Bullets - High Energy Particles In Astrophysics (Paperback)
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List price R480
Loot Price R423
Discovery Miles 4 230
You Save R57 (12%)
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In 1992 the fastest object known to mankind hit the Earth's
atmosphere at a speed within a billion-trillionth of one percent of
the speed of light, carrying an energy far above that of the most
powerful particle accelerator ever built. That object was a cosmic
ray.Over 100 cosmic ray particles pass through our bodies every
second. Some of these have enormous energies, far above those
accessible using man-made particle accelerators. Many of them have
traveled millions of light years across the Universe, and they
bring with them clues about exotic astronomical systems like
neutron stars, supernovae, quasars, and black holes.In "Cosmic
Bullets" leading cosmic ray experts Roger Clay and Bruce Dawson
tell the incredible story of the discovery and study of these
messengers from deep space. They point out that despite a century
of intensive research, it is still far from certain where most
cosmic rays come from or how they were created. Nevertheless, the
little-known story of their discovery and subsequent study holds
many sudden twists and wonderful surprises. The authors have
captured the excitement and mystery of astrophysical research, and
the human drama of science, in this story of discovery.
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