Nature's Constants: from Beginning to End
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This book is a high-level popular science book and another masterpiece by Barrow, a famous British popular science writer and professor at Cambridge University. This book starts with the basic physical quantities in people's daily lives - meters, seconds, and kilograms that measure space, time, and the weight of matter. It discusses the basic constants of nature, including the strength of gravity, the size of magnetism, the speed of light, and the mass of the smallest particle of matter. The author believes that the constants of nature are a set of numbers that determine the nature of the universe. They reflect the deepest mysteries of the universe. They tell us why the universe is so big and has such a long history. How strong are the various forces in the universe? How will the universe change? Are these constants really eternal? Why does life only appear on one planet in the solar system? This book also reviews the history of human exploration of the constants of nature, including the achievements of scientific greats such as Newton and Einstein.
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