Big Numbers

Big Numbers is a brilliant and imaginative book for 10 to 12 year olds which paints a fascinating picture of the comparative scale of phenomena in our world, from the vast to the infinitesimal.The reader is taken on a roller-coaster ride through maths, physics, chemistry, biology and technology:from zero to infinity in maths and time from subatomic particles to galaxiesfrom the speed and size of the Big Bang to the size and age of the universefrom the speed of light to the power of gravityfrom the size of a White Dwarf to that of a Black Holefrom a strand of DNA to the evolution of life on Earthfrom the Hubble telescope to nanotechnology Combining words and pictures in the way that has made Icon’s highly acclaimed Introducing books famous, Big Numbers will fire the imagination of any bright youngster.