Scott, Thomas R.,

The universe as it really is : Earth, space, matter, and time / Thomas R. Scott ; with the assistance of James Lawrence Powell. - xiv, 347 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- It's elementary -- Getting together : atoms to molecules -- Gravity -- Time -- Light -- Earth : a biography -- Earth : a physical exam -- Atmosphere and weather -- Oceans -- The sun -- The solar system -- The Milky Way -- Cosmos.

9780231184946 (cloth : alk. paper)


Cosmic physics.
Space sciences.
Gravitational fields.
Meteorology.


Earth (Planet)
Universe.

QC806 / .S375 2018