The Invisible Universe: Why There's More to Reality than Meets the Eye
A guide to the 99% of the Universe our eyes can’t see from a dazzling new voice in popular science

From the discovery of entirely new kinds of galaxies to a window into cosmic ‘prehistory’, Bothwell shows us the Universe as we’ve never seen it before – literally.

'A compelling read.' Lord Martin Rees

Since the dawn of our species, people all over the world have gazed in awe at the night sky. But for all the beauty and wonder of the stars, when we look with just our eyes we are seeing and appreciating only a tiny fraction of the Universe. What does the cosmos have in store for us beyond the phenomena we can see, from black holes to supernovas? How different does the invisible Universe look from the home we thought we knew? Dr Matt Bothwell takes us on a journey through the full spectrum of light and beyond, revealing what we have learned about the mysteries of the Universe.

This book is a guide to the ninety-nine per cent of cosmic reality we can’t see – the Universe that is hidden, right in front of our eyes. It is also the endpoint of a scientific detective story thousands of years in the telling. It is a tour through our Invisible Universe.
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The Invisible Universe: Why There's More to Reality than Meets the Eye
A guide to the 99% of the Universe our eyes can’t see from a dazzling new voice in popular science

From the discovery of entirely new kinds of galaxies to a window into cosmic ‘prehistory’, Bothwell shows us the Universe as we’ve never seen it before – literally.

'A compelling read.' Lord Martin Rees

Since the dawn of our species, people all over the world have gazed in awe at the night sky. But for all the beauty and wonder of the stars, when we look with just our eyes we are seeing and appreciating only a tiny fraction of the Universe. What does the cosmos have in store for us beyond the phenomena we can see, from black holes to supernovas? How different does the invisible Universe look from the home we thought we knew? Dr Matt Bothwell takes us on a journey through the full spectrum of light and beyond, revealing what we have learned about the mysteries of the Universe.

This book is a guide to the ninety-nine per cent of cosmic reality we can’t see – the Universe that is hidden, right in front of our eyes. It is also the endpoint of a scientific detective story thousands of years in the telling. It is a tour through our Invisible Universe.
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The Invisible Universe: Why There's More to Reality than Meets the Eye

The Invisible Universe: Why There's More to Reality than Meets the Eye

by Matthew Bothwell
The Invisible Universe: Why There's More to Reality than Meets the Eye

The Invisible Universe: Why There's More to Reality than Meets the Eye

by Matthew Bothwell

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A guide to the 99% of the Universe our eyes can’t see from a dazzling new voice in popular science

From the discovery of entirely new kinds of galaxies to a window into cosmic ‘prehistory’, Bothwell shows us the Universe as we’ve never seen it before – literally.

'A compelling read.' Lord Martin Rees

Since the dawn of our species, people all over the world have gazed in awe at the night sky. But for all the beauty and wonder of the stars, when we look with just our eyes we are seeing and appreciating only a tiny fraction of the Universe. What does the cosmos have in store for us beyond the phenomena we can see, from black holes to supernovas? How different does the invisible Universe look from the home we thought we knew? Dr Matt Bothwell takes us on a journey through the full spectrum of light and beyond, revealing what we have learned about the mysteries of the Universe.

This book is a guide to the ninety-nine per cent of cosmic reality we can’t see – the Universe that is hidden, right in front of our eyes. It is also the endpoint of a scientific detective story thousands of years in the telling. It is a tour through our Invisible Universe.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780861544387
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Publication date: 01/10/2023
Pages: 320
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 7.70(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Dr Matt Bothwell is Public Astronomer at the University of Cambridge and a science communicator who gives astronomy talks and lectures on almost any area of astronomy, and makes regular media appearances (including local and national TV and radio). When he is not doing outreach, Matt is an observational astronomer, who uses a range of state-of-the-art observing facilities to study the evolution of galaxies across cosmic time.

Table of Contents

Introduction ix

1 What is light? 1

2 The hidden infrared cosmos 29

3 Microwaves and the start of the Universe 65

4 Monsters in the dark: the quest to find the Universe's hidden galaxies 95

5 Black holes: agents of destruction, agents of creation 119

6 Astronomy at the longest wavelengths 151

7 Dark matter: a cosmic ghost story 185

8 Ripples in space and time 221

9 Dark energy, and the future of our Universe 253

Conclusion: The complete picture: visible and invisible 279

Acknowledgements 287

Picture credits 289

Suggestions for further reading 291

Index 295

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