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.