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Tables of Contents for One Universe
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction Our Connection to the Universe
1
6
Motion Everything Moves
7
54
The Expanding Universe
9
2
Motion Through the Millennia
11
14
The Universe Goes `Round
25
9
Gravity's Hold on the Cosmos
34
7
Gravity and Light
41
7
The Eternal Free Fall of Orbits
48
8
Gravity Rules
56
5
Matter The Stuff of the Universe
61
48
Matter's Many Guises
65
9
The Scarcity of Matter
74
7
We Are Stardust
81
12
The Physics of Dense Matter
93
11
Too Much Matter
104
5
Energy The Power of Cosmic Phenomena
109
48
Energy Powers the Universe
111
9
By the Light of a Star
120
13
Probing Space with Spectra
133
5
Electromagnetism at Work
138
8
Sighting the Superenergetic
146
6
Evidence for Supermassive Black Holes
152
5
Frontiers The Limits of Motion, Matter, and Energy
157
50
Does Matter + Energy = Life?
161
10
Where Did the Universe Come From?
171
8
How Small Does Matter Get?
179
8
The Source of Big Explosions
187
5
Where Does the Universe Go From Here?
192
10
What Lies Ahead
202
5
Progress in Understanding the Cosmos: A Selected Chronology
207
4
Glossary
211
2
About the Authors
213
1
Index
214
4
Credits
218