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Do you want to know what scientists know about where you and your planet came from, but without the science blinding you? ‘Course you do – and who better than \u003ci\u003eFor Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e to tackle the biggest, strangest and most wonderful question there is!  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Origins of the Universe For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e covers:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eEarly ideas about our universe\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eModern cosmology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBig Bang theory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDark matter and gravity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGalaxies and solar systems\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLife on earth\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFinding life elsewhere\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Universe’s forecast\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: In the Beginning: Early Ideas About Our Universe 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Exploring the Early Universe 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Looking Up at the Stars: Early Beliefs 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: The Apple Drops: Newton, Gravity, and the Rotation of the Planets 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Modern Cosmology: Going Off with a Bang 49\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Bending the Universe: Magnets and Gravity 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Measuring the Universe 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Cooking Up a Big Bang 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Letting It Rise: Expanding and Inflating the Universe 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Thinking Differently About the Universe 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Building Your Own Universe 129\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Building Things from Scratch 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Forcing the Pace: The Roles of Natural Forces in the Universe 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11: Shedding Light on Dark Matter and Pinging Strings 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12: Playing with the Universe’s Chemistry Set 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13: Making Stars, Solar Systems, Galaxies, and More 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14: Giving Birth to Life 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15: Travelling Through Time 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Asking the Tough Questions 239\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16: Explaining the Unexplainable 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17: Finding Life Elsewhere 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18: Coming to an End 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: The Part of Tens 275\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19: Ten Different Beliefs about the Origins of the Universe 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20: Ten Greatest Cosmological Advances 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Understanding Scientific Units and Equations 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 303\u003c\/p\u003e \"…it makes you feel smarter with little eureka moments that are real page turners.\" (Bedfordshire on Sunday, Borough edition, \u003ci\u003eSunday 2nd March\u003c\/i\u003e)  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Pincock\u003c\/b\u003e writes about science for \u003ci\u003eThe Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e. 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