SPECTRUMS: OUR MIND-BOGGLING UNIVERSE FROM INFINITESIMAL TO INFINITY

Book ID/图书代码： 02000012B56964

English Summary/英文概要： Any broad range of characteristics can be defined as a spectrum. In his new book, David Blatner investigates spectrums including numbers, light, sound, temperature, distance and time. With typical humour and insight he investigates the extraordinary universe we live in and shows how to understand the apparently inconceivable. Did you know that ...if the earth was the size of a grain of salt, our solar system would be 450 miles wide? ...no matter how chilly it is outside, it’s physically impossible to reach to a temperature of absolute zero? ...the colour magenta doesn’t really exist? ...the ancient Egyptians not only knew that the Earth was round, but actually calculated its circumference? With easy-to-read, fun, and insightful observations, Blatner rediscovers the bizarre and beautiful world in which we live.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 宇宙是一個令人難以置信的地方，充斥著我們所知的看似大小各異的物體。我們如何可以看見微觀世界中的原子和我們浩瀚無垠的銀河？我們如何可以掌握10 億年中的十億分之一秒呢？或氦氣中的冰點和原子彈的爆炸時所產生的熱量？

戴維•布蘭特納(David Blatner)的解決方案是這些物質和其他“不可思議”的物質放入六個光譜內 — — 數字、尺寸、光、聲、熱度和時間 — — 將這些物質轉換成人類可以透視的視角下。充分應用事實、插圖和奇聞軼事，《光譜》向我們證實了自己可以真正瞭解的非凡宇宙。(Sandy)

Awards/获奖情况："Leavened with wit and colorful anecdotes, each section reveals a wealth of astonishing and quirky details about the world around us....Complete with illustrative charts, photos, and pithy quotes from celebrities as diverse as George Carlin and Max Planck, Blatner’s work is one of those rare nonfiction gems that make learning about science eyeopening and fun."--"Booklist """

"I found myself charmed and, yes, even amazed by some of Mr. Blatner’s examples." --Peter Pesic, "The Wall Street Journal"

Leavened with wit and colorful anecdotes, each section reveals a wealth of astonishing and quirky details about the world around us .Complete with illustrative charts, photos, and pithy quotes from celebrities as diverse as George Carlin and Max Planck, Blatner’s work is one of those rare nonfiction gems that make learning about science eyeopening and fun. "Booklist"

I found myself charmed and, yes, even amazed by some of Mr. Blatner’s examples. "Peter Pesic, The Wall Street Journal""

"Leavened with wit and colorful anecdotes, each section reveals a wealth of astonishing and quirky details about the world around us....Complete with illustrative charts, photos, and pithy quotes from celebrities as diverse as George Carlin and Max Planck, Blatner’s work is one of those rare nonfiction gems that make learning about science eyeopening and fun." --Booklist

"I found myself charmed and, yes, even amazed by some of Mr. Blatner’s examples." --Peter Pesic, The Wall Street Journal

About the Author/作者介绍： David Blatner 因其發行的科普書，《圓周率之喜悅》，《會飛的書》，和他最近的一部《光譜》，以及獲獎作品的一位平面設計師，而蜚聲國際。他的電子出版作品在全世界發表。其發表的作品有超過五十萬冊被印刷成十四種語言。他與家人在西雅圖生活。想要更多的瞭解這本書和作者，請點擊www.spectrums.com / @spectrumsbook

David Blatner is known worldwide for his award-winning books, including The Joy of Pi and The Flying Book, and lectures on electronic publishing. More than 500,000 copies of his books are in print in twelve languages. He and his wife and son live in Seattle, Washington.

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