"The bubbles were swirling all around me, massaging my body. As
I luxuriated in this fantastic bath, .... I gasped as I realized
that these were miniature galaxies bringing the whole Cosmos into
my bathtub..."
Alfie is back. And so are George and other characters of the
author s previous book "Einstein s Enigma or Black Holes in My
Bubble Bath." The present book, "Universe Unveiled - The Cosmos in
My Bubble," can be considered a sequel to the previous one. It is
nontechnical and descriptive. The scientific content is presented
through the discussions between Alfie, the enlightened learner and
George, professor of astrophysics. Fantasies, based on these
discussions that cover scientific facts, are created by the magical
bubble baths taken by Alfie.
The cosmic journey begins with ancient astronomers, such as
Aristarchus and Ptolemy of Greece, Aryabhata from India, and Omar
Khayyam from Persia.
The foundations of the cosmos, essentially the solar system, are
laid by the great scientists like Copernicus, Tycho Brahe, Kepler,
Galileo, and finally Isaac Newton.
This is followed by the realm of the stars with a description of
stellar evolution and its three end-products, namely the white
dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes. The final phase of the
cosmic journey begins with the large-scale structure of the
Universe. From the early speculations of William Herschel, we move
on to Harlow Shapley, the measurer of the Milky Way. The awesome
vastness of the Universe is revealed by the remarkable observations
of Edwin Hubble, while the strangest cosmic phenomenon of universal
expansion is discovered by Hubble and his collaborator Milton
Humason, the erstwhile mule driver. The theoretical basis of modern
cosmology, the space-time picture of the general theory of
relativity, is elucidated by Albert Einstein himself. The final
chapters deal with the most modern developments such as the exact
determination of the age of the Universe, dark matter, the
acceleration of the universal expansion and dark energy.
"Universe Unveiled "blends accurate science with philosophy,
drama, humour and fantasy to create an exciting cosmic journey that
reads like a novel and educates as it entertains."
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