Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

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1993
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The Cosmic Onion: A is for Atoms
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A journey through time - from seconds after the Big Bang to the present day. In his first lecture, Frank Close takes a look at the electromagnetic spectrum beyond the rainbow, from infrared to ultraviolet, from radio waves to gamma rays.
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The Cosmic Onion: To the Centre of the Sun
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By learning how atomic nuclei behave, form and change, we begin to understand how the stars, and particular, our Sun produce their power.
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The Cosmic Onion: Invaders from Outer Space
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In his third lecture Frank Close looks at the various methods of imaging fundamental particles. Millions of cosmic particles rain down on us with clues to the first moments in time.
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The Cosmic Onion: Anti-Matter Matters
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Before the Large Hadron Collider, there was the Large Electron Positron collider, the largest electon accelerator ever built.
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The Cosmic Onion: An Hour to Make the Universe
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In his final lecture, Frank Close looks at the symmetry of the early universe and the reasons behind its current asymmetrical state. According to the leading theories, the Big Bang .. show full overview

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