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Ximo Abadia illustrates this follow-up to "The Speed Of Starlight", presenting children with a sense of the maths that underpins the beautiful spectacle of the science at work in nature and physics.
About the author
Colin Stuart is a renowned astronomy speaker and author whose books have sold over 100,000 copies worldwide. A Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and a 2014 runner-up in the European Astronomy Journalism Prize, Colin has also written publications featured in The Guardian, New Scientist and BBC Focus among others and has spoken about the wonders of the universe on Sky News and BBC News.Ximo Abadía is a highly acclaimed artist, living and working in Spain. He has illustrated numerous publications including The Speed of Starlight and his work was selected for the Bologna Children's Illustrator's Exhibition in 2017.
Summary
2020 Winner of The Margaret Mallett Award for Children's Non-Fiction
From atoms to beehives to the movement of the planets, everything around us is BUZZING with maths. So how does this language of numbers, symbols and equations make every single thing in our universe tick like an unseen clock? Visualise cosmic distances, discover the geometry in nature and marvel at the wonders of technology.
Learn about mathematics in an extraordinary new light. Stunning surrealist artwork by Ximo Abadía meets easy-to-read informative text by science writer Colin Stuart to create highly engaging content that will inspire future engineers, mathematicians and scientists.
Foreword
A visual exploration of mathematics, following on from The Speed of Starlight.
