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How big is big and how small is small: the sizes of everything and why/

This book is about how big is the universe and how small are quarks, and what are the sizes of dozens of things between these two extremes. It describes the sizes of atoms and planets, quarks and galaxies, cells and sequoias. It is a romp through forty-five orders of magnitude from the smallest sub-...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, Timothy Paul
Format: Printed Book
Published: Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013.
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Online Access:https://books.google.co.in/books?id=BUOaAAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=How+big+is+big+and+how+small+is+small:&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjBtrn_4YXLAhUBvZQKHT2MDD0Q6AEIHDAA#v=onepage&q=How%20big%20is%20big%20and%20how%20small%20is%20small%3A&f=false